Combining Endostar and Toripalimab for Treating Resectable Melanoma

The Safety and Efficacy of Endostar Combined With Toripalimab as Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy for Resectable Stage III-Oligometastatic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma: A Prospective, Single-arm, Open-label, Phase II Clinical Study

This study is testing a new combination of two medications, Endostar and Toripalimab, to see if they can help people with certain types of melanoma after their surgery.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years to 75 Years
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Fudan University (Academic / other)
• Drugs / interventions: prednisone, Toripalimab
• Locations: 1 site (Shanghai)
• Trial ID: NCT05907512 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of a combination therapy using Endostar and Toripalimab for patients with resectable stage III and oligometastatic stage IV cutaneous melanoma. Participants will receive Endostar intravenously over three days every four weeks, alongside Toripalimab administered every two weeks. The study also aims to identify effective biomarkers for treatment response through analysis of tumor and blood samples. Eligible patients must have undergone complete surgical resection within the last 13 weeks and meet specific health criteria.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with resectable stage III or oligometastatic stage IV cutaneous melanoma who have not received prior anti-tumor therapy.

Not a fit: Patients with mucosal or uveal malignant melanoma, or those with metastases that cannot be surgically treated, may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could improve outcomes for patients with advanced melanoma by enhancing the effectiveness of adjuvant therapy.

How similar studies have performed: While this approach is innovative, similar combination therapies have shown promise in other studies, indicating potential for success.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 Age ≤ age ≤75 years old;
2. ECOG performance status: 0 - 1 score;
3. Patients with malignant melanoma confirmed by pathology and/or cytology, except mucosal malignant melanoma and uveal malignant melanoma;
4. Patients who have not received anti-tumor therapy at the initial stage of treatment;
5. Patients with stage III or oligometastasis stage IV malignant melanoma confirmed by histopathology or cytology. Stage III is defined as at least one clinically accessible lymph node metastasis; oligometastasis stage IV is defined as less than 4 metastases and the site of metastasis excludes bone metastases, brain metastases, or other metastases that cannot be completely surgically treated;
6. Complete surgical resection within 13 weeks prior to enrollment;
7. Laboratory tests are required to meet:

   1. Blood routine examination: hemoglobin (Hb) ≥90g/L (no blood transfusion within 14 days); Absolute neutrophil count (NEUT) ≥1.5×109/L; Platelet (PLT) ≥100×109/L;
   2. Biochemical examination: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5×ULN; Serum total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤1.5×ULN; Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤1.5×ULN and creatinine clearance 50μmol/L;
   3. Coagulation function: activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), international normalized ratio (INR), prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5×ULN;
   4. Doppler ultrasound assessment: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)≥50%;
8. Women should agree that they must use contraception (e.g., intrauterine device \[IUD\], birth control pills, or condoms) during the study and for 6 months after the end of the study; A negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study enrollment and must be non-lactating; Men should agree to use contraception during the study and for 6 months after the end of the study period;
9. Patients voluntarily joined the study, signed informed consent, and had good compliance and were able to be followed up by the trial staff.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with a history of allergic reactions to biological products;
2. Patients with previous or concurrent malignancies within 5 years (except for cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix);
3. Any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease (such as, but not limited to, Autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, enteritis, Vasculitis, nephritis; asthma in which the subject needs medical intervention with Bronchiectasis cannot be included); However, the following patients are allowed to be included: Vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia without systemic treatment, well controlled type I diabetes, hypothyroidism with normal thyroid function after replacement treatment;
4. Patients who need to use immunosuppressants, or systemic or absorbable local hormone therapy to achieve immunosuppression (dose\>10mg/day prednisone or other equivalent therapeutic hormone), and continue to use within 2 weeks after the first administration;
5. Patients with any signs or history of bleeding, regardless of severity; Patients with any bleeding or bleeding event ≥CTCAE Grade 3 within 4 weeks prior to the first dose; Or digestive tract diseases such as unhealed wound, fracture, active gastric and duodenal ulcer, ulcerative colitis or active bleeding of unresected tumor, or other conditions that may cause gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation as judged by the investigator;
6. Patients with any severe and/or uncontrolled disease, including:

   1. Patients with poorly controlled blood pressure (systolic blood pressure ≥150 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg);
   2. Unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ≥ Grade 2 congestive heart failure, or arrhythmia requiring treatment (including QTc≥480ms) within 6 months after the first administration;
   3. Active or uncontrolled serious infection (≥CTCAE 2);
   4. Known history of clinically significant liver disease, including viral hepatitis, and known hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers must exclude active HBV infection, i.e., HBV DNA positive (\>1×103 copies/mL or\>500 IU/mL); Known hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV RNA positive (\>1×1000 copies/mL or\>100 IU/mL), or other decompensated liver disease, chronic hepatitis requiring antiviral therapy;
   5. HIV test positive;
   6. Diabetes mellitus poorly controlled (fasting blood glucose ≥CTCAE 2);
   7. Urine routine examination indicates urine protein ≥++, and 24-hour urine protein quantification is confirmed to be\>1.0 g;
7. According to the judgment of the investigator, the patient has other factors that may lead to the forced termination of the study, such as other serious diseases (including mental diseases) requiring concomitant treatment, serious laboratory abnormalities, family or social factors that may affect the safety of the subject, or the collection of data and samples.

Where this trial is running

Shanghai

• Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center — Shanghai, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Chunmeng Wang, M.D.

Conditions Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8; Melanoma; Stage III-oligometastatic IV; Endostar; Toripalimab; Combination therapy