The association between microbiota and response to ICI-based therapy reflects the ability of bacterial metabolites to upregulate MHC class I APM component expression and/or function in cancer cells, leading to their elimination by the host's immune system. Thus, the aim of this project is to evaluate the ability of anti PD-1 combined with postbiotic, that here will be a coadjuvant of a standard immunotherapy to upregulate MHC class I APM component expression and/or function in cancer cells compared to anti PD-1 alone in first line advanced melanoma patients.
The study is designed for the primary endpoint as a non-comparative calibrated phase II clinical trial. Patients assigned to the anti PD-1 alone arm will be considered as the calibration group. . Results obtained in the calibration arm will be used to judge the results obtained in the experimental arm. This is a study protocol settled up on a biological primary endpoint To evaluate the activity of the combination of anti PD-1 plus postbiotic in terms of upregulation of MHC class I APM component expression and/or function in advanced, treatment naïve, cutaneous melanoma patients. The Clinical Objectives is to evaluate the activity of the combination of anti PD-1 plus postbiotic compared to anti PD-1 alone in terms of overall response rate (ORR). To evaluate the efficacy of the combination of anti PD-1 plus postbiotic compared to anti PD-1 alone in terms of PFS.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
postbiotic food supplement PostbiotiX-HLA 1 capsule (200mg) /day
Antibody to PD1 approved for standard of care
Bari University-Oncologia medica
Bari, BA, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino University-Le Molinette
Torino, TO, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIRCCS Papa Giovanni II Bari
Bari, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGINT Milano
Milan, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAO Perugia
Perugia, Italy
RECRUITINGBiological response rate
proportion of responder patients at 12 weeks from treatment start. The response to treatment is based on the IHC level of HLA and NRLC5 at baseline and after 12 weeks from treatment start. An IHC level equal to 0 or 1+ is defined as low, while a IHC value equal to 2+ or 3+ is defined as high
Time frame: 18 months
Objective Response Rate
the proportion of patients with a complete (CR) or partial response (PR) as best response during treatment as determined by RECIST 1.1.
Time frame: 18 months
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