Study on Combining Dostarlimab and Niraparib for Patients with Penile Cancer
Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
ClinicalTrials ID:NCT05526989
This clinical trial is testing a new treatment that combines two drugs, dostarlimab and niraparib, to see if they are safe and effective for patients with advanced penile cancer that has returned or not responded to previous treatments.
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Program Overview
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new treatment combining the drugs dostarlimab and niraparib for patients with advanced penile cancer that has either come back or not responded to previous treatments. Researchers aim to find out if this combination can help control the cancer and improve patient outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Agree to participate in the study and follow the study procedures.
- Have stage III (unremovable) or stage IV penile cancer confirmed by medical tests.
- Have a life expectancy of more than 12 weeks.
- Be in good overall health with a performance status score of 0 or 1 (score of 2 may be considered after discussion with the study doctor).
- Have measurable cancer as defined by specific criteria.
- Have had no more than one previous treatment for advanced cancer or after platinum-based chemotherapy.
- Must not have received any previous immune-oncology treatments, such as certain checkpoint inhibitors or cancer vaccines.
- Have adequate organ function as determined by specific medical tests within 28 days before starting treatment.
- Any side effects from previous chemotherapy must be mild or resolved, except for hair loss and mild nerve damage.
- If you had major surgery or radiation therapy over 30 Gy, you must have recovered from any side effects.
- Agree to use effective birth control during the study and for a specified time after the last dose of study drug.
- Must not have active brain cancer spread.
- If you have treated brain cancer spread, you must have returned to normal for at least 4 weeks before starting the study drugs.
- Must not be taking more than 20 mg of steroids daily for at least 4 weeks before starting the study drugs.
- If you have small, untreated, symptom-free brain cancer spread, you may be eligible after discussion with the study doctor.
- No brain radiation or surgery within 4 weeks of starting the study.
- No new brain cancer spread on scans 4 weeks or more after last treatment.
- No significant symptoms from brain cancer spread.
- Agree to provide existing tumor tissue samples for research purposes.
Exclusion Criteria
- Have used an experimental drug or device within 4 weeks or less than 5 half-lives of the drug before starting the study.
- Have an active or suspected autoimmune disease needing treatment within the past 2 months or a history of severe autoimmune disease needing steroids or immunosuppressive drugs (exceptions apply).
- Have a history of allergy to study drug components.
- Have had an organ transplant needing immune-suppressing drugs.
- Have active lung inflammation or a history of lung disease needing steroids.
- Have had surgery or radiation affecting more than 20% of bone marrow within 14 days of starting the study.
- Have an active infection needing treatment or a history of active tuberculosis.
- Have active hepatitis B or C infection.
- Have an immune deficiency or active HIV with a low CD4 count in the past 6 months.
- Have a prolonged QT interval on an ECG.
- Have unstable heart disease within the past 6 months.
- Have high blood pressure not controlled with medication.
- Have received a blood transfusion within 4 weeks before starting the study.
- Have received certain growth factors within 4 weeks before starting the study.
- Have had severe blood cell issues from previous chemotherapy lasting more than 4 weeks.
- Have a history of certain blood disorders or leukemia.
- Have had severe immune-related side effects from previous immunotherapy.
- Have received a live vaccine within 30 days before starting the study.
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