Different Doses of BI-1607 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and Ipilimumab, in Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
brief summary
Why the research is needed: Researchers are looking for a better way to treat melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed surgically. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that starts in melanocytes, the cells that make the pigment that gives skin its color. In people with cancer, the body cannot control the growth of cells, which can come together to form tumors. This trial's new treatment is called BI-1607. BI-1607 is designed to work by improving the effectiveness of other targeted therapies already used for melanoma treatment; ipilimumab and pembrolizumab. BI-1607 will improve the ability of these two treatments to help the body's defense system to destroy cancer cells.
detailed description
Trial Participants: This trial will include an estimated number of 35 participants with melanoma cancer who have not been helped by standard treatments.
The main purposes of this trial are :
1. To learn about the safety and tolerability of BI1607 when received in combination with ipilimumab and pembrolizumab, 2. To determine the best dose (quantity) of both BI-1607 and ipilimumab when combined with pembrolizumab, and 3. To see if this triple combination therapy of BI-1607/ipilimumab/ pembrolizumab is more effective.
To investigate this, the researchers will study:
* what medical problems can happen during the trial, whether there are changes in the participants' health, how many participants reduce their dose of treatment or stop treatment for a period during the trial, and how many participants have medical problems that cause them to stop their trial treatment early. * how many participants have dose-limiting toxicities (also called "DLTs", which are medical problems severe enough to stop the trial doctors from increasing a treatment dose in the next group of participants).
2\. The researchers will also study the following additional questions in this trial: * how BI-1607 acts in the body when received with ipilimumab/pembrolizumab. * whether the triple combination at varying doses of BI-1607 and ipilimumab acts in the participants' bodies as expected and has a desired effect on certain proteins in the participants' immune systems. * the number of participants who produce "antibodies" against BI-1607 and tolerability. Antibodies are proteins which are part of the immune system that help fight an infection. However, the body can produce antibodies against a treatment, which can stop the treatment from working properly. * how many participants' tumors shrink after receiving BI-1607 in combination with ipilimumab/pembrolizumab, and how long do their tumors shrink before their melanoma get worse or they pass away.
What is planned to happen during this trial: The participants are planned to be in this trial for a maximum of 25.5 months. This trial started end of 2024 and is planned to end in 2028.
This trial will have 2 parts, called Phase 1 and Phase 2.
In Phase 1, at least 15 participants will receive BI-1607 and ipilimumab once every three weeks over four treatment time points, i.e., 12 weeks. Pembrolizumab will be added to the combination treatment at the third and fourth treatment. If the participant continues in the trial thereafter, pembrolizumab will be administered alone every third week from the fifth week onwards, up to a total of 35 treatments or approximately 2 years. This phase 1 will likely contain 4 groups of participants receiving different dose levels of treatments. After the participants in the first dose group have received their first treatments, the Sponsor, in collaboration with researchers, decides if this dose is safe, and the dose will be increased in the next group of participants.
official title
An Open-Label, Multicentre Phase 1B/2A Clinical Trial of BI-1607, an Fc-Engineered Monoclonal Antibody to FcγRIIB (CD32B) in Combination With Ipilimumab and Pembrolizumab in Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma