A Study of Safety and Efficacy of KFA115 Alone and KFA115 in Combination With Tislelizumab in Patients With Select Advanced Cancers

A Phase I, Open-label, Multi-center Study of KFA115 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Tislelizumab in Patients With Select Advanced Cancers

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05544929

Novartis Reference Number: CKFA115A12101

Last Update: Feb 21, 2023

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Study Description

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and tolerability of KFA115 and KFA115 in combination with tislelizumab in patients with select advanced cancers, and to identify the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended dose.

Condition 
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Cutaneous Melanoma
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Thymic
Anal Cancer
Mesothelioma
Esophagogastric Cancer
High Microsatellite Instability Colorectal Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Phase 
Phase 1
Overall status 
Recruiting
Start date 
Oct 26, 2022
Completion date 
Sep 15, 2025
Gender 
All
Age(s)
18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Interventions

Drug
KFA115
Immunomodulatory agent
Drug
tislelizumab
Anti-PD-1 antibody

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Non-small cell lung cancer with historic PD-L1 ≥ 1%, as determined locally using a clinically accepted assay. Patients must have experienced benefit from previous anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy for at least 4 months based on investigator-assessed disease stability or response prior to developing documented disease progression.
Renal cell carcinoma, clear cell histology, previously treated with anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy and a VEGF targeted therapy as monotherapy or in combination. Patients should have documented disease progression following anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy.
Cutaneous melanoma, previously treated with anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy. Patients should have documented disease progression following anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy.
Ovarian cancer, high-grade serous histology, naive to anti-PD(L)1 therapy, no more than 3 prior lines of systemic therapy for recurrent/metastatic disease.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, non-keratinizing locally advanced recurrent or metastatic, naive to anti-PD(L)1 therapy.
Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic anal cancer (squamous), thymic carcinoma, MSI-H CRC, esophagogastric cancer, mesothelioma, and HNSCC, all naive to anti-PD(L)1 therapy.
Patients must have a site of disease amenable to biopsy, and be a candidate for tumor biopsy according to the treating institution's guidelines. Patient must be willing to undergo a new tumor biopsy at screening, and during therapy on the study, if medically feasible. Exceptions may be considered after documented discussion with Novartis. Patients with archival tumor tissue obtained ≤ 6 months prior to study treatment initiation do not need to undergo a new tumor biopsy at screening, if the patient has not received any anti-cancer therapy since the biopsy was taken, and if adequate tissue is available.
Patients must have body weight > 36 kg.

Exclusion Criteria:

Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease.
Use of agents known to prolong the QT interval unless they can be permanently discontinued for the duration of study.
History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to any ingredient of study drug(s) and other mAbs and/or their excipients.
Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Patients with vitiligo, type I diabetes, residual hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment or conditions not expected to recur may be considered. Patients previously exposed to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment who are adequately treated for skin rash or with replacement therapy for endocrinopathies should not be excluded.
Any evidence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis, or a prior history of ILD or non-infectious pneumonitis requiring high-dose glucocorticoids.
Patients who discontinued prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy due to an anti-PD-(L)1-related toxicity (applicable to the KFA115 in combination with tislelizumab treatment arms).
Patients with symptomatic peripheral neuropathy limiting instrumental activities of daily living.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study Locations

Hong Kong
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Shatin, New Territories,
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Hong Kong
Singapore
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Singapore, 119228
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Singapore
Taiwan
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Taipei, 10002
-
Taiwan

Contacts

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