The NESCIO-trial is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, three-arm phase II trial investigating different combinations of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with primary, resectable, intermediate to high-risk, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. In this trial patients will be randomized 1:1:1 to receive either 2 cycles of nivolumab 360mg every 3 weeks (arm A), 2 cycles of ipilimumab 1 mg/kg + nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 3 weeks (arm B) or 2 cycles of relatlimab 360mg + nivolumab 360mg every 3 weeks (arm C), prior to surgery at week 7. After 42 patients (14 per arm) have been recruited, an interim analysis will be performed to evaluate the observed efficacy and toxicity within each arm and either allow for early discontinuation of the treatment or continuing recruitment for the second stage. As the primary endpoint, the pathological response (decrease in tumor) will be evaluated. If at most one pathologic response in the primary tumor is observed, the treatment arm will be closed for insufficient activity on the primary tumor. If at least 2 pathologic responses are observed, 9 additional patients will be included to a total of 23 patients per cohort. A maximum of 69 patients will be recruited for this study. Follow up will start at week 12 with a CT-scan according to the national/center's standard. Patients will be evaluated every 3 months by physical examination and lab testing for up to two years, thereafter according to institutional guidelines up to 5 years following surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
69
Patients will receive 2 cycles of nivolumab 360mg (arm A and C) or 3mg/kg (arm B) every 3 weeks followed by a nephrectomy.
Patients will receive 2 cycles of ipilimumab 1mg/kg every 3 weeks followed by a nephrectomy.
Patients will receive 2 cycles of relatlimab 360mg every 3 weeks followed by a nephrectomy.
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
Pathologic response rate
Pathologic response rate is defined as the proportion of patients demonstrating a complete pathologic or partial pathologic response, according to central revision (pathology of NKI)
Time frame: At 6 weeks
Safety, measured by the frequency of immune-related adverse events leading to postponing of surgery for >2 weeks
Time frame: At 8 weeks
Objective response rate
ORR is defined as the proportion of patients demonstrating a complete or partial response according to RECIST 1.1
Time frame: At 6 weeks
Recurrence Free Survival (RFS)
RFS is defined as the time from randomization to recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Subjects last known to be alive, who have not experience recurrence, will be censored.
Time frame: Up to 5 years after start of treatment
Event-free Survival (EFS)
EFS is defined as the time from randomization to recurrence, distant metastasis, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Subjects who are event-free at the end of follow-up will be censored.
Time frame: Up to 5 years after start of treatment
Rate of distant metastases
The proportion of patients starting treatment who experience distant metastases during follow-up.
Time frame: Up to 5 years after start of treatment
Rate of local recurrences
The proportion of patients starting treatment who experience a local recurrence during follow-up.
Time frame: Up to 5 years after start of treatment
Surgical morbidity following neoadjuvant immunotherapy
Surgical complication rates according to Clavien-Dindo classification
Time frame: Up to 1 year after start of treatment
Description of associations of TMB, fs/INDELs, HERVE-E, RNA tumor/immune signatures, and surface marker expression with tumor immune infiltrates and response
Time frame: Up to 5 years after start of treatment
Cell free methylated DNA profiles following neoadjuvant immunotherapy between baseline and surgery
Time frame: At 6 weeks
Collection of fresh tumor tissue for investigating TIL, scRNA and TCRseq
Time frame: At 6 weeks
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