The combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy shows promising results in terms of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) for the treatment of first-line stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, leading to such combinations becoming a real backbone of the Standard of Care (SoC) for NSCLC patients. However, conventional chemotherapy's severe systemic toxicities represent a limiting factor in terms of administered dose and frequency. Administration of cisplatin by inhalation (pulmonary route) is a promising additional approach that may overcome the limitations of conventional chemotherapy. Use of a dry powder inhaler enables a high therapeutic response by delivering high local concentrations of a well-established active substance without the usual undesired reactions that limit the use of high doses when administered through the conventional systemic route. This study may provide insights into whether this add-on treatment might be a safe and potentially efficacious option for NSCLC patients.
The survival of patients with metastatic lung cancer has significantly improved with platinum-based treatments and, more recently, with targeted therapies and immunotherapies. However, despite therapeutic advances, lung cancer remains the world's leading cause of cancer-related death (approximately 2 million per year), due to innate or acquired tumour resistance to treatments. The combination of chemotherapy (platinum-doublets) and immunotherapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors) shows promising results in terms of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) for the treatment of first-line stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, leading to such combinations becoming a real backbone of the Standard of Care (SoC) for NSCLC patients. These results may be attributable to the immunogenic effects of chemotherapy-induced tumour cell death, which, when used with immune checkpoint inhibitors, is an approach that may improve the clinical outcomes of cancer patients. However, conventional chemotherapy's severe systemic toxicities represent a limiting factor in terms of administered dose and frequency, requiring long rest phases (i.e., interruption of treatment) leading to a relatively limited frequency of chemotherapy treatment in current clinical practice (4 to 6 cycles of intravenous (iv) administration, all separated by a 3-week interruption period). This limitation, associated with high mortality, especially in the advanced stages of lung cancer, demonstrates that the treatments/combinations currently used are far from optimal. Administration of cisplatin by inhalation (pulmonary route) is a promising additional approach that may overcome the limitations of conventional chemotherapy and increase the efficacy of the current SoC via sustained local attack on the lung tumours of patients treated using immune checkpoint inhibitors with or without iv chemotherapy. Use of a dry powder inhaler (DPI) enables a high therapeutic response by delivering high local concentrations of a well-established active substance without the usual undesired reactions that limit the use of high doses when administered through the conventional systemic route. Thanks to limited systemic exposure to the cytotoxic active ingredient with the use of a dry powder inhaler, such add-on treatment enables considering 5 times weekly administration of inhaled chemotherapy at the patient's home. Increasing the frequency of local chemotherapy treatment in this way may enhance activation of the systemic anti-tumour immune response via local activation and stimulation of tumour-specific antigen release as a result of a safe, sustained and prolonged local effect, compared to the peak/short effect of iv chemotherapy. This study may provide insights into whether this add-on treatment might be a safe option for NSCLC patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
* Administration of cisplatin by inhalation (pulmonary route) using single-use RS01 capsule-based device and CIS-DPI hard capsules containing 2.5 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg cisplatin. * CIS-DPI, administered once-a-day, 5-days on followed by 2-days off. Daily dose to be administered will range from an initial dose of 2.5 mg cisplatin to a maximal theoretical dose of 30 mg (i.e., dose 1 to dose 7).
Institut Jules Bordet - Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
RECRUITINGGHDC
Charleroi, Belgium
RECRUITINGCHU Helora - Site Jolimont
Jolimont, Belgium
RECRUITINGAZ Groeninge
Kortrijk, Belgium
RECRUITINGCHU Sart Tilman
Liège, Belgium
RECRUITINGCHU Ambroise Paré
Mons, Belgium
RECRUITINGAZ Delta
Roeselare, Belgium
RECRUITINGUniversité Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, APHP - Hôpital Ambroise Paré
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCentre François Baclesse de Caen
Caen, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris-Cite University
Paris, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITING...and 5 more locations
Maximum Tolerated Dose (dose escalation phase)
Define the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) based on Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT). Dose-Limiting toxicity is defined to be a toxicity (i.e. confirmed investigational product related AE) that prevents further administration of the agent at that dose level.
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
Recommended Phase II dose (Safety expansion phase)
Confirm the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) based on Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT). Dose-Limiting toxicity is defined to be a toxicity (i.e. confirmed investigational product related AE) that prevents further administration of the agent at that dose level.
Time frame: From the first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
Pharmacodynamic markers
To assess platinum plasma levels
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
CIS-DPI efficacy - Objective response rate (ORR)
To assess the incidence of objective response (OR), stable disease (SD), progressive disease (DP) at each tumour response assessment planned according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) and Immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (iRECIST);
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
CIS-DPI efficacy - DCR
To assess the disease control rate (DCR)
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
CIS-DPI efficacy - BOR
To assess the best overall response (BOR);
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
CIS-DPI efficacy - DOR
To assess the duration of response (DOR) for patients with OR;
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) to the end of Week 12.
CIS-DPI efficacy - OS
To evaluate the Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) until the date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months
CIS-DPI efficacy - PFS
To evaluate the Progression Free survival (PFS).
Time frame: From first study treatment administration (Day 1) until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months
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