M7824 in Subjects With HPV Associated Malignancies

Summary

Background: In the United States, each year there are more than 30,000 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers. Some of these cancers are often incurable and are not improved by standard therapies. Researchers want to see if a new drug M7824, which targets and blocks a pathway that prevents the immune system from effectively fighting the cancer can shrink tumors in people with some HPV cancers. Objectives: To see if the drug M7824 causes tumors to shrink. Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older who have a cancer associated with HPV infection. Design: Participants will be screened with medical history and physical exam. They will review their symptoms and how they perform normal activities. They will have body scans. They will give blood and urine samples. They will have a sample of their tumor tissue taken if one is not available. Participants will have an electrocardiogram to evaluate their heart. Then they will get the study drug through a thin tube in an arm vein. Participants will get the drug every 2 weeks for 26 times (1 year). This is 1 course. After the course, participants will be monitored but will not take the study drug. If their condition gets worse, they will start another course with the drug. This process can be repeated as many times as needed. Treatment will stop if the participant has bad side effects or the drug stops working. Throughout the study, participants will repeat some or all the screening tests. After participants stop taking the drug, they will have a follow-up visit and repeat some screening tests. They will get periodic follow-up phone calls.

Timeline

Start

2018-02-27

Primary completion

2021-02-02

Completion

2022-12-31

Publications

• Background Viens LJ, Henley SJ, Watson M, Markowitz LE, Thomas CC, Thompson TD, Razzaghi H, Saraiya M. Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers - United States, 2008-2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Jul 8;65(26):661-6. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6526a1.
• Background Levovitz C, Chen D, Ivansson E, Gyllensten U, Finnigan JP, Alshawish S, Zhang W, Schadt EE, Posner MR, Genden EM, Boffetta P, Sikora AG. TGFbeta receptor 1: an immune susceptibility gene in HPV-associated cancer. Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 1;74(23):6833-44. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-0602-T. Epub 2014 Oct 1.
• Background Wu P, Wu D, Li L, Chai Y, Huang J. PD-L1 and Survival in Solid Tumors: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 26;10(6):e0131403. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131403. eCollection 2015.
• Strauss J, Gatti-Mays ME, Cho BC, Hill A, Salas S, McClay E, Redman JM, Sater HA, Donahue RN, Jochems C, Lamping E, Burmeister A, Marte JL, Cordes LM, Bilusic M, Karzai F, Ojalvo LS, Jehl G, Rolfe PA, Hinrichs CS, Madan RA, Schlom J, Gulley JL. Bintrafusp alfa, a bifunctional fusion protein targeting TGF-beta and PD-L1, in patients with human papillomavirus-associated malignancies. J Immunother Cancer. 2020 Dec;8(2):e001395. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001395.

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