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. 2023 May 4;2023(5):CD013798. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013798.pub2

NCT04203901.

Study name
Methods Study type: RCT, phase IIb
Blinding: no, open‐label
Accrual period: July 22, 2020 ‐ March, 2022 (estimated study completion date)
Countries: national (USA), single‐ centre (Texas)
Cross‐over study: no
Status: Recruiting (as of Februrary 11, 2022)
Participants Estimated enrolment: N=120
Inclusion criteria:
  • age ≥ 18 years, all sexes

  • advanced disease histologically assessed as RCC, with predominantly clear cell histology

  • metastatic disease (measurable or non‐measurable) that can be monitored throughout the course of study participation per iRECIST

  • participants who are candidates for standard first‐line therapy

  • time from initial RCC diagnosis to initiation of systemic treatment (Nivolumab+Ipilimumab) of <1 year

  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70%

  • resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior radiotherapy or surgical procedures to Grade ≤ 1 according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0


Exclusion criteria:
  • prior systemic therapy (including adjuvant or neoadjuvant) of any kind for RCC, including immunotherapy, chemotherapy, hormonal, or investigational therapy

  • prior history of malignancy within the preceding 3 years, except for adequately treated in situ carcinomas or non‐melanoma skin cancer, adequately treated early stage breast cancer, superficial bladder cancer, and non‐metastatic prostate cancer with a normal PSA

  • history of or known brain metastases, spinal cord compression, or carcinomatous meningitis, or evidence of brain or leptomeningeal disease

  • participants will be excluded if they have <2 of the following risk factors at Screening: Time from diagnosis to systemic treatment < 1 year Hgb < LLN Corrected calcium > 10.0 mg/dLKPS < 80% Neutrophils > ULNPlatelets > ULN

  • NCI CTCAE Grade 3 haemorrhage < 28 days before Visit 1 (Week 0)

  • any serious medical condition or illness considered by the investigator to constitute an unwarranted high risk for investigational treatment


*Other protocol‐defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
Interventions Experimental arm: CMN‐001 and Nivolumab+Ipilimumab (1st line therapy), Lenvatinib + Everolimus (2nd line therapy after progression)
Control arm: Nivolumab+Ipilimumab (1st line therapy), Lenvatinib + Everolimus (2nd line therapy after progression)
Outcomes Primary outcome(s)
  • OS (time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 years), participants will be followed for OS until the completion of the study


Secondary Outcome(s)
  • treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) between both arms (time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 years)

  • PFS (time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 years, assessed by the investigator per iRECIST)


Relevant to this review but not reported: QoL, SAEs, TFST, number of patients who discontinued treatment
Other outcomes (not relevant to this review): tumour response
Starting date July 22, 2020
Contact information CoImmune; Mark DeBenedette, PhD
Notes Funding source: CoImmune