Background: Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is cancer that has spread beyond the colon and rectum. Most people with mCRC die within 5 years. New immune-based treatments are making progress with some types of colon cancer. But these treatments do little for people with a type of cancer that is microsatellite stable (MSS). MSS is a specific cancer biomarker. Better treatments are needed. Objective: To test 2 drugs (tiragolumab and atezolizumab) combined with radiation therapy in people with MSS mCRC. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with MSS mCRC. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood tests. They will have imaging scans and a test of their heart function. They will provide a tissue sample from their tumor; if one is not already available, a new sample will be taken. Their ability to perform normal tasks will be assessed. Tiragolumab and atezolizumab are both administered through a tube attached to a needle inserted into a vein. Participants will receive both drugs on day 1 of 3-week treatment cycles. Each study visit should last about 8 hours. Participants will receive radiation therapy on days 1, 3, and 5 of cycle 1 only. Blood samples and rectal swabs will be collected on day 1 of every cycle. Imaging scans will be repeated every 9 weeks. Additional tumor samples may be taken during treatment. Treatment will continue for up to 2 years. Participants will have a follow-up visit 1 month after treatment ends. Follow-up visits will continue every 3 months for 1 more year.
Background: * Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is incurable for most patients and carries a poor diagnosis. * Immune-based approaches in solid tumor malignancies have seen much progress but these have limited efficacy for microsatellite stable (MSS) mCRC. * The Gastrointestinal Malignancies Section at NCI conducted a Pilot Study of the PD-1 Targeting Agent AMP-224 with low-dose cyclophosphamide and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) that supports potential antitumor efficacy of the combination of immunotherapy and radiation in MSS mCRC (NCT02298946). * T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) is an inhibitory receptor expressed in multiple cancers on tumor-infiltrating cytotoxic T cells, helper T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and regulatory T cells. Its main ligand, CD155, is expressed on tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells and upregulated on cancer cells, contributing to local immune-surveillance suppression. * Among inhibitory immune checkpoint molecules, a unique property of TIGIT blockade is that it enhances not only anti-tumor effector T-cell responses, but also NK-cell responses, and reduces the suppressive capacity of regulatory T cells. * Pre-clinical studies show that the co-blockade of TIGIT and the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) / programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway may lead to decreased tumor volume. Notably, this has been observed in anti-PD-1 resistant tumor models. * Preclinical and clinical evidence suggests further increased benefit to the double immune checkpoint blockade through increased expression of PD-L1 and neoantigens in response to SBRT. * Early results from clinical trials suggest clinical activity of anti-TIGITplus anti-PD-L1 in solid tumors and the effect of combining immunotherapy with radiation in heavily pretreated MSS mCRC patients providing a proof of concept that radiation enhances immunotherapy response. * A combination of anti-PD-L1, anti-TIGIT, and SBRT may increase CRC susceptibility to immune therapy given the promising activity of anti-TIGIT in combination with anti-PDL1 in preclinical studies of mice bearing subcutaneous CT26 colon tumors. Primary Objectives: * To confirm the Recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of the combination therapy (tiragolumab and atezolizumab plus SBRT) in participants with MSS mCRC (Part A) * To determine the proportion of participants without progression after 9 weeks of the combination therapy (tiragolumab and atezolizumab plus SBRT) in participants with MSS mCRC (Part B) Eligibility: * Age \>= 18 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \<= 1 * Histopathologic confirmation of mCRC by the NCI Laboratory of Pathology (LP) * Disease not amenable to curative resection * At least 1 lesion amenable to SBRT and a second lesion outside the radiation field to serve as a target lesion * Adequate organ and marrow function Design: * This is a phase II, single-arm, non-randomized, trial using tiragolumab and atezolizumab in combination with SBRT. * A maximum of 30 participants with MSS mCRC will be enrolled. * Participants will receive atezolizumab and tiragolumab intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (21-day cycles) with SBRT occurring on Days 1, 3, and 5 of Cycle 1 for 2 years. * Participants will be evaluated routinely for toxicity and will have re-staging imaging every 9 weeks (every 3 cycles). * Optional research biopsies will be done at baseline and during week 1 of cycle 2. If the participant has disease progression after cycle 3, a post-treatment biopsy may be performed. * The proportion of participants that are progression-free at 9 weeks will be evaluated as a binary endpoint.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Tiragolumab is given intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (21-day cycles) for up to 2 years
Atezolizumab is given intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (21-day cycles) for up to 2 years
SBRT will occur on Days 1, 3, and 5 of Cycle 1 only
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Confirm the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of the combination therapy
Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) will be collected and reported by type, grade and frequency.
Time frame: Start of therapy through cycle 1 day 21
Determine the proportion of participants without progression after 9 weeks of the combination therapy
Proportion of participants attaining 9-week progression-free survival will be evaluated and reported along with a 95% confidence interval.
Time frame: After 9 weeks of treatment
Safety
For safety, the number of adverse events by grade and type will be reported. The adverse events noted within the safety lead-in Part A will be reported separately as well as being a portion of the overall safety profile for the trial.
Time frame: Start of therapy through 28 days after last study treatment intervention.
Tolerability
The proportions of participants who tolerated 2 cycles of tiragolumab and atezolizumab in combination with SBRT. The observed proportions will be reported along with a 95% confidence interval.
Time frame: Start of therapy through 28 days after last study treatment intervention.
Best overall response (Partial Response + Complete Response) according to RECIST v1.1
The BOR will be obtained along with a 95% confidence interval.
Time frame: Every 9 weeks during the study treatment and every 3 months after that until progression or 3 years after treatment initiation
Progression Free Survival
This secondary objective will provide the conventional PFS evaluation based on Kaplan-Meier curves reflecting censoring for participants not documented to reach this timepoint as appropriate. A 95% confidence interval for the median PFS will also be provided.
Time frame: Every 9 weeks during the study treatment and every 3 months after that until progression or 3 years after treatment initiation
Overall Survival
The OS will be determined using the Kaplan-Meier method beginning at the date the treatment begins, along with a 95% confidence interval for the median OS.
Time frame: Start of therapy until death or 3 years after treatment initiation
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