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INO-5401 and INO-9012 Delivered by Electroporation (EP) in Combination With Cemiplimab (REGN2810) in Newly-Diagnosed Glioblastoma (GBM)

Study Purpose

Phase 1/2 trial to evaluate safety, immunogenicity and preliminary efficacy of INO-5401 and INO-9012 in combination with cemiplimab (REGN2810), with radiation and chemotherapy, in subjects with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM).

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Newly-diagnosed brain cancer with histopathological diagnosis of GBM; - Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) rating of >/=70 at baseline; - Receive dexamethasone equivalent dose /= three days prior to Day 0; - Recovery from the effects of prior GBM surgery as defined by the Investigator; - Electrocardiogram (ECG) with no clinically significant findings as assessed by the Investigator; - Adequate organ function as demonstrated by hematological, renal, hepatic laboratory assessments; - Agree that during the trial, men will not father a child, and women cannot be or become pregnant.
Participants must be of non-child bearing potential or agree to use one highly effective or combined contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of <1% per year during the treatment period and at least through week 12 after last dose;
  • - Ability to tolerate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Presence of greater than 1 cm x 1 cm residual tumor enhancement on postoperative MRI; - Multifocal disease or leptomeningeal disease (LM) disease on post-operative MRI; - Not scheduled to start radiation within 42 days of surgical resection of tumor; - Dexamethasone equivalent dose >2 mg per day; - Prior treatment with an agent that blocks the PD-1/PD-Ligand 1 pathway; - Receipt of previous approved or investigative immune modulatory agent within 28 days of receiving the first dose of treatment; - Prior treatment with idelalisib; - Past, current or planned treatment with tumor treatment fields; oncolytic viral treatment; or prior exposure to an investigational agent or device within 28 days of receiving the first dose of treatment; - Allergy or hypersensitivity to cemiplimab or to any of its excipients; - History of documented allergic reactions or acute hypersensitivity reaction attributed to antibody treatments; - Ongoing or recent (within 5 years) evidence of autoimmune disease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments; - Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or treatment with systemic immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment, other than dexamethasone for the underlying disease under investigation, as noted in the inclusion criteria; - History of clinically significant, medically unstable disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject, interfere with trial assessments or endpoint evaluation, or otherwise impact the validity of the trial results.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT03491683
Phase

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Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

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Phase 1/Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

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Inovio Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator

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Jeffrey Skolnik, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Inovio Pharmaceuticals
Agency Class

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Industry
Overall Status Active, not recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

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Glioblastoma
Additional Details

This is a phase 1/2, open-label, multi-center trial to evaluate safety, immunogenicity and preliminary efficacy of INO-5401 and INO-9012 in combination with cemiplimab in subjects with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM). INO-5401 and INO-9012 will be delivered by intramuscular (IM) injection followed by electroporation (EP) in combination with cemiplimab and chemoradiation and radiation. There will be 2 cohorts in this trial. Cohort A will be participants with a tumor with an unmethylated O6-methylguanine-deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter. Cohort B will be participants with a tumor with a MGMT methylated promoter or who have indeterminate MGMT status. Both cohorts will receive INO-5401 and INO-9012 and cemiplimab at the same doses and on the same dosing schedule, and both cohorts will receive radiation and temozolomide (TMZ), if clinically indicated.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Cohort A: Unmethylated MGMT Promoter

Cohort A will include participants with a glioblastoma tumor with an unmethylated MGMT promoter. Participants will receive INO-5401 and INO-9012 and cemiplimab as well as radiation and temozolomide (TMZ; only during radiation therapy), if clinically indicated.

Experimental: Cohort B: Methylated MGMT Promoter

Cohort B will include participants with a glioblastoma tumor with a methylated MGMT promoter or with indeterminate MGMT status. Participants will receive INO-5401 and INO-9012 and cemiplimab as well as radiation and temozolomide (TMZ), if clinically indicated. Participants will continue to receive TMZ following radiation therapy, for up to six additional cycles, if clinically indicated.

Interventions

Biological: - INO-5401

INO-5401 is a combination of 3 separate DNA plasmids targeting Wilms tumor gene-1 (WT1) antigen, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) genes. Starting on Day 0 three milligrams (mg) of each plasmid will be delivered IM followed by EP using the CELLECTRA® 2000 EP device every three weeks for four doses, and then every 9 weeks until disease progression as defined by immunotherapy Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (iRANO), unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.

Biological: - INO-9012

INO-9012 is a DNA plasmid for expression of human interleukin-12 (IL-12). Starting on Day 0 one mg plasmid will be delivered IM followed by EP using the CELLECTRA® 2000 EP device every three weeks for four doses, and then every 9 weeks until disease progression as defined by iRANO, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.

Biological: - Cemiplimab

Cemiplimab is an antibody to programmed death-1 (PD-1) protein. Starting on Day 0 cemiplimab will be administered intravenously (IV) every three weeks at a dose of 350 mg per dose in the absence of dose holding, until disease progression as defined by iRANO, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.

Radiation: - Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy (RT) will begin no later than 42 days after surgical intervention, and should start approximately 2 weeks after Day 0. RT will be given for three weeks.

Drug: - Temozolomide

Temozolomide (TMZ) will be given daily during radiation therapy (RT) at a dose of 75 milligrams per square meter (mg/m^2).

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City of Hope, Duarte, California

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, 91010

Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California

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Stanford University, School of Medicine

Palo Alto, California, 94304

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

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University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94143

Miami, Florida

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University of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, 33136

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, 33612

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan

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Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, 48202

New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Rutgers University - Cancer Institute of New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

New York, New York

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New York University Langone Medical Center; Perlmutter Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10016

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, 10029

New York, New York

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Columbia University Medical Center The Neurological Institute of New York

New York, New York, 10032

New York, New York

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New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, New York, 10065

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Stephenson Cancer Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

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Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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University of Pennsylvania Health System: Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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UPMC Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology; UPMC Cancer Pavilion

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232

Texas Oncology, Austin, Texas

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Texas Oncology

Austin, Texas, 78705

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

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Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, 77030

Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112