NCT04428333 - Study of GSK3359609 With Pembrolizumab and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-Platinum Chemotherapy in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Crick

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Capable of giving signed informed consent * Male or female, age \>=18 years * HNSCC that was diagnosed as recurrent or metastatic and considered incurable by local therapies. * Primary tumor location of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx. * No prior systemic therapy administered in the recurrent or metastatic setting (with the exception of systemic therapy completed \>6 months prior if given as part of multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease and no disease progression/recurrence within 6 months of the completion of curatively intended systemic treatment). * Measurable disease per RECIST version 1.1 guidelines * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) score of 0 or 1. * Adequate organ function. * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. * Female participants: must not be pregnant, not breastfeeding, and be either not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP); or be a WOCBP who agrees to use a highly effective method of birth control from 30 days prior to randomization and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment. * Male participants with female partners of child-bearing potential: must agree to use a highly effective contraception while receiving study treatment and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment and refrain from donating sperm during this periods. * Provide tumor tissue from excisional or core biopsy (fine needle aspirates and bone biopsies are not acceptable) acquired within 2 years prior to randomization for PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing by central laboratory. * Have PD-L1 IHC CPS status by central laboratory testing. * Have results from testing of human papilloma virus (HPV) status for oropharyngeal cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1/L1/L2, anti-Inducible T Cell Co-Stimulatory Receptor (ICOS) directed agent. * Systemic approved or investigational anticancer therapy within 30 days or 5 half lives of the drug, whichever is shorter. At least 14 days must have elapsed between the last dose of prior anticancer agent and the date of randomization. - Has high risk of bleeding (examples include but not limited to tumors encasing or infiltrating a major vessel \[i.e. carotid, jugular, bronchial artery\] and/or exhibits other high-risk features such as an arteriovenous fistula) * Active tumor bleeding - Grade 3 or Grade 4 hypercalcemia. * Major surgery less than or equal to (\<=) 28 days prior to randomization. * Participants must have also fully recovered from any surgery (major or minor) and/or its complications before randomization * Toxicity from previous anticancer treatment that includes: a. Grade 3/Grade 4 toxicity considered related to prior immunotherapy and that led to treatment discontinuation and b. toxicity related to prior treatment that has not resolved to \<=Grade 1 (except alopecia, hearing loss, endocrinopathy managed with replacement therapy, and peripheral neuropathy which must be \<=Grade 2). * Received transfusion of blood products or administration of colony stimulating factors within 14 days prior to randomization. * Central nervous system (CNS) metastases, with the following exception: Participants with asymptomatic CNS metastases who are clinically stable and have no requirement for steroids for at least 14 days prior to randomization. * Invasive malignancy or history of invasive malignancy other than disease under study within the last 3 years with the exception of: a. any other invasive malignancy for which the participant was definitively treated, has been disease-free for \<=3 years. b. curatively treated non-melanoma skin cancer or successfully treated in situ carcinoma and/or. c. low-risk early stage prostate cancer defined as: Stage T1c or T2a with a Gleason score \<=6 and prostatic-specific antigen less than (\<)10 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) either treated with definitive intent or untreated in active surveillance that has been stable for the past year prior to randomization. * Autoimmune disease or syndrome that required systemic treatment within the past 2 years. * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroids (\>10 milligram \[mg\] oral prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive agents within 7 days prior to randomization. * Receipt of any live vaccine within 30 days prior randomization. * Prior allogeneic/autologous bone marrow or solid organ transplantation. * Has current pneumonitis or history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or other immunosuppressive agents. * Recent history (within the past 6 months) of uncontrolled symptomatic ascites, pleural or pericardial effusions. * Recent history (within the past 6 months) of gastrointestinal obstruction that required surgery, acute diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or intra-abdominal abscess. * Recent history of allergen desensitization therapy within 4 weeks of randomization. * History or evidence of cardiac abnormalities within the 6 months prior to randomization which include: a. Serious, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia or clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormalities including second degree (Type II) or third-degree atrioventricular block. b. Cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes(including unstable angina pectoris), coronary angioplasty, stenting or bypass grafting. c. Congestive heart failure (Class II, III, or IV) as defined by the New York Heart Association functional classification system. d. Symptomatic pericarditis. * Current unstable liver or biliary disease per investigator assessment defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy, hypoalbuminemia, esophageal or gastric varices, persistent jaundice, or cirrhosis. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or positive test for hepatitis B active infection (presence of hepatitis B surface antigen), or hepatitis C active infection. * History of severe hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or to the chemotherapies under investigation including any ingredient used in the formulation. * Known history of active tuberculosis. * Any serious (\>=Grade 3) and/or unstable pre-existing medical condition (aside from malignancy). * Any psychiatric disorder, or other condition that could interfere with participant's safety, obtaining informed consent, or compliance to the study procedures in the opinion of the investigator. * Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the date of randomization.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Overall Survival (OS) in mITT Population

OS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median OS is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

OS in Programmed Death Receptor-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Combined Positive Score (CPS) ≥1 Population

OS was defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of death due to any cause. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median OS is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Progression-free Survival (PFS) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v)1.1 in mITT Population

PFS per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v)1.1 was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of first documented disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median PFS is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Secondary Outcomes

PFS Per RECIST v1.1 in the PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

PFS per RECIST v1.1 was defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median PFS is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Milestone OS Rate at 12, 24 and 36 Months in mITT Population

Milestone OS rate at 12, 24, and 36 months was not evaluated.

Time frame: Months 12, 24 and 36

Milestone OS Rate at 12, 24 and 36 Months in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

Milestone OS rate at 12, 24, and 36 months was not evaluated. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Months 12, 24 and 36

Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v1.1 in mITT Population

ORR per RECIST v1.1 was defined as the proportion of the participants who have a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as the best overall response per RECIST v1.1 based upon investigator assessment. As a randomized double-blind study in which primary endpoints are OS and PFS, the confirmation of CR and PR was not required. Rate and associated 2-sided 95 percent Exact (Clopper-Pearson) Confidence Intervals are provided for each treatment arm which are unadjusted.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

ORR Per RECIST v1.1 in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Disease Control Rate (DCR) Per RECIST v1.1 in mITT Population

DCR per RECIST v1.1 based upon investigator assessment, was defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR at any time plus stable disease (SD) meeting the minimum time of 15 weeks. A status of SD≥15 weeks will be assigned if the follow-up disease assessment has met the SD criteria at least once after the date of randomization at a minimum of 14 weeks (98 days) considering a one-week visit window. Rate and associated 2-sided 95 percent Exact (Clopper-Pearson) Confidence Intervals are provided for each treatment arm which are unadjusted.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

DCR Per RECIST v1.1 in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Duration of Response (DoR) Per RECIST v1.1 in mITT Population

DoR per RECIST v1.1 is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until first documented disease progression per RECIST v1.1 based upon investigator assessment or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first, among participants who demonstrated CR or PR as the best overall response per RECIST v1.1. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median DoR is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

DoR Per RECIST v1.1 in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) in Safety Population

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of a study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) in Safety Population

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Number of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) in Safety Population

AESI were defined as events of potential immunologic etiology, including immune-related AEs (irAEs).

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Number of Participants With AEs in Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1) Combined Positive Score (CPS ≥1) Population

Any untoward or unfavorable medical occurrence in a participant, including any abnormal sign (for example, abnormal physical exam or laboratory finding), symptom, or disease, temporally associated with the participant's participation in the research, whether or not considered related to the participant's participation in the research. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Number of Participants With SAEs in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

SAE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect and other situations according to medical or scientific judgement. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Number of Participants With AESIs in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

AESI were defined as events of potential immunologic etiology, including immune-related AEs (irAEs). CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Severity of AEs in Safety Population

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Severity of SAEs in Safety Population

A SAE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, any other situation such as important medical events according to medical or scientific judgement. Severity for each SAE was reported during the study and assigned a grade according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0. from Grade 1 through Grade 5. Grade 1= mild toxicity; Grade 2 = moderate toxicity; Grade 3 = severe toxicity; Grade 4 = life-threatening or disabling toxicity, Grade 5 = death related to toxicity. Data of participants experiencing SAEs of Grade \>= 3 has been presented.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Severity of AESIs in Safety Population

AESI were defined as events of potential immunologic etiology, including immune-related AEs (irAEs). Severity of each AESI was reported during the study and was assigned a grade according to the NCI-CTCAE. AESIs severity were graded on a 5-point scale as: 1 = mild; discomfort noticed, but no disruption to daily activity, 2 = moderate; discomfort sufficient to reduce or affect normal daily activity, 3 = severe; inability to work or perform normal daily activity, 4 = life-threatening consequences and 5 = death related to AE. Data of participants experiencing AESIs of Grade \>= 3 have been presented.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Severity of AEs in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of a study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. Severity for each AE was reported during the study and assigned a grade according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0. from Grade 1 through Grade 5. Grade 1= mild toxicity; Grade 2 = moderate toxicity; Grade 3 = severe toxicity; Grade 4 = life-threatening or disabling toxicity, Grade 5 = death related to toxicity. Data of participants experiencing AEs of Grade \>= 3 have been presented. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Severity of SAEs in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

A SAE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, any other situation such as important medical events according to medical or scientific judgement. Severity for each SAE was reported during the study and assigned a grade according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0. from Grade 1 through Grade 5. Grade 1= mild toxicity; Grade 2 = moderate toxicity; Grade 3 = severe toxicity; Grade 4 = life-threatening or disabling toxicity, Grade 5 = death related to toxicity. Data of participants that experienced SAEs of Grade \>= 3 have been presented. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Severity of AESI in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

AESI were defined as events of potential immunologic etiology, including immune-related AEs (irAEs). Severity of each AESI was reported during the study and was assigned a grade according to the NCI-CTCAE. AESIs severity were graded on a 5-point scale as: 1 = mild; discomfort noticed, but no disruption to daily activity, 2 = moderate; discomfort sufficient to reduce or affect normal daily activity, 3 = severe; inability to work or perform normal daily activity, 4 = life-threatening consequences and 5 = death related to AE. Data of participants that experienced AESIs of Grade \>= 3 have been presented.

Time frame: Up to approximately 37.2 months

Number of Participants With Dose Modifications in Safety Population

Number of participants with dose modifications (including dose interruptions, dose delays, dose reductions and treatment discontinuations) were reported by each interventional component.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Number of Participants With Dose Modifications in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

Number of participants with dose modifications (including dose interruptions, dose delays, dose reductions and treatment discontinuations) were reported by each interventional component. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Time to Deterioration (TTD) in Pain in mITT Population

TTD in pain is defined as the time from randomization to the first definitive meaningful deterioration from baseline in the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Item Library(EORTC IL51) Questionnaire pain domain, i.e. an increase from baseline of at least 8.33 observed at all subsequent non-missing visits. The EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire 35-Item Head and Neck Module (QLQ-H\&N35) is a head and neck specific module with multi-item scales. The mouth pain, swallowing, speech problems, opening mouth, coughing, feeding tube, and trouble with social eating domains were administered and referred to as the EORTC IL51. The questionnaire scores for each scale and single-item measure are averaged and transformed linearly to present a score ranging from 0-100. A high score represents a high/healthy level of functioning. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median TTD is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

TTD in Pain in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

TTD in pain is defined as the time from randomization to the first definitive meaningful deterioration from baseline in the EORTC IL51 pain domain, i.e. an increase from baseline of at least 8.33 observed at all subsequent non-missing visits. The EORTC QLQ-H\&N35 is a head and neck specific module with multi-item scales. The mouth pain, swallowing, speech problems, opening mouth, coughing, feeding tube, and trouble with social eating domains were administered and referred to as the EORTC IL51. The questionnaire scores for each scale and single-item measure are averaged and transformed linearly to present a score ranging from 0-100. A high score represents a high/healthy level of functioning. Kaplan-Meier estimate for the median TTD is presented, along with associated 95% confidence interval, estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells to the total number of viable tumor cells.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

TTD in Physical Function in mITT Population

TTD in physical function (PF) is defined as the time from randomization to the first definitive meaningful deterioration from baseline in the PF T-score, i.e. a decrease from baseline of at least 2.4 observed at all subsequent non-missing visits, as measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Physical Function (PROMIS PF 8c).The PROMIS PF 8c is an 8-item fixed length short form derived from the PROMIS Physical Function item bank. It includes a 5-point scale with three sets of response options. Scores on the PROMIS PF 8c are reported on a T score metric (mean = 50 and SD = 10), with higher scores reflecting better physical functioning.

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

TTD in Physical Function in PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Population

TTD in PF is defined as the time from randomization to the first definitive meaningful deterioration from baseline in the PF T-score, i.e. a decrease from baseline of at least 2.4 observed at all subsequent non-missing visits, as measured by the PROMIS PF 8c.The PROMIS PF 8c is an 8-item fixed length short form derived from the PROMIS Physical Function item bank. It includes a 5-point scale with three sets of response options. Scores on the PROMIS PF 8c are reported on a T score metric (mean = 50 and SD = 10), with higher scores reflecting better physical functioning. CPS was defined as the ratio of the combined number of PD-L1 expressing tumor cells and immune cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) to the total number of viable tumor cells

Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months

Study of GSK3359609 With Pembrolizumab and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-Platinum Chemotherapy in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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