ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07853105
Phase I/II Trial of Dinutuximab Beta in Combination With Irinotecan and Rapamycin in Pediatric, Adolescents and Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Bone Tumors.
Phase I/II Trial of Dinutuximab Beta in Combination With Irinotecan and Rapamycin in Pediatric, Adolescents and Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Bone Tumors.
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This Phase I/II trial studies a three-drug combination (dinutuximab beta, irinotecan, sirolimus) for people with relapsed or refractory bone tumors, including osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. Phase I finds a safe dose of dinutuximab beta given with fixed irinotecan and sirolimus; Phase II uses that dose to assess activity at about 16 weeks. Treatment is given in repeated 28-day courses with a planned total of 12 months of treatment (initial triple combination then maintenance).
What it is studying. The study is testing whether dinutuximab beta can be given safely with irinotecan and sirolimus, and then measuring disease control at about 16 weeks when that dose is used.
What the researchers hope to learn. Phase 1 goal: determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of dinutuximab beta when combined with irinotecan and sirolimus during the first 28-day cycle. Phase 2 goal: determine progression-free survival rate at or before 16 weeks using RECIST 1.1 and/or PERCIST 1.0 assessments.
What this study is about
The study's own summary, as published on ClinicalTrials.gov. Underlined terms have a short explanation.
Osteosarcomas, like other primitive bone tumors, remain hard-to-treat malignancies, especially after failure of first-line treatments. Multiple mechanisms are initiating or rendering bone tumor cells resistant to the chemotherapies leading to the drastic reduction of treatment possibilities in case of relapses. Among the list of extra-tumoral mechanisms enabling this cancer cell resistance, hypoxia and tumor-associated macrophage modulation seem to be in the top ranks. Based on that, we generated by the past tumor data where the study of hypoxic biomarkers' expressions and the presence of protumoral macrophages were influencing the prognosis of osteosarcoma patients. In fact, the association of HIF1 hyperexpression and a high number of M2 phenotype macrophages (e.g., protumoral cells) were predictive markers of the worst outcome. We recently redone this translational approach in other bone tumors like Ewing sarcomas (EWS) showing the same prognostic tendency. Furthermore, a past pediatric phase I trial, named RAPIRI, targeting both mTor and HIF1, with combination of Sirolimus and Irinotecan, was able to provide in the relapsing bone cancers a partial response or stable disease in more than 50% of patients and particularly in patients with blood concentrations of Sirolimus between 5 and 15 µg/L. To go further and understand the potential links between macrophages and hypoxic resistant tumors, recent preliminary exploration, with an immunofluorescent assessment targeting GD2 expression on tumor cell membranes, was underlining osteosarcomas but also EWS with standard fusions and CIC-DUX4 cancers as hyperexpressing cancers for this disialoganglioside. The cell-surface molecule was highly expressed in 22 out of 32 diagnostic samples (unpublished data). This glycosphingolipid usually presenting a restricted pattern of expression on normal tissues seems to be frequently hyperexpressed in some cancers and therefore amenable to targeting by the monoclonal antibody Dinutuximab beta. The anti-GD2 effect of this drug relies on complement and immune effector cells to mediate cancer cell killing. Recent and unpublished preclinical data in our Lab (UMR-CNRS7021, Strasbourg) envisioned the proof-of-concept combining Sirolimus, Irinotecan and Dinutuximab beta in osteosarcoma models and afford sustainable results to conclude to a clear efficiency of this triple combination stopping completely osteosarcoma cell proliferation and reducing drastically their invasion in microenvironment. Gathering all those prerequisite data and, as the monoclonal therapeutic antibody (Dinutuximab beta) now is extensively evaluated in clinics in multiple indications (e.g., neuroblastomas, Ewing sarcomas and other sarcomas), we propose here a phase I/II trial with this combination of treatments targeting hypoxia and GD2 in bone tumors focusing on relapsing bone tumors with endpoints determining accurate dose to give to patients and its efficacy at 16 weeks of treatment.
Interventions being studied
Being studied in this trial does not mean the treatment or procedure is approved or available for this condition.
- Drug
- Dinutuximab beta, Sirolimus and Irinotecan
Eligibility
The criteria exactly as listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. Only the study team can say whether they apply to you.
Inclusion criteria
- Biopsy proven osteosarcomas, Ewing sarcomas, other primitive bone cancers (chondrosarcomas, CIC-DUX4 bone sarcomas, Ewing-like tumors with rare fusions). Patients with relapsed refractory tumors are eligible whether the target tumor(s) is(are) considered resectable or unresectable at study entry, provided that immediate surgery is not considered medically required or immediately feasible. For tumors considered potentially resectable, resectability will be reassessed after study treatment, particularly at week 16, within a multidisciplinary tumor board.
- Refractory or relapsed sarcomas with no brain metastasis.
- 1 to 3 prior treatments for metastatic or locally advanced sarcoma.
- Age ≥ 6 and ≤ 40 years at inclusion.
- Performance status: Lansky Play score (for patients ≤ 16 years of age) or Karnofsky score (for patients > 16 years of age) ≥ 70%.
- Life expectancy expected ≥ 4 months.
- For Phase I exclusively, patients must have radiographically documented evaluable or measurable progressive disease by CT-scan, IRM or PET-scan 18F-FDG (measure of SUL and extension).
- For Phase II exclusively, patients must have radiographically documented measurable and evaluable progressive disease. At least one site of disease might be measurable as follows: i. CT-scan, physical exam ≥10 mm ii. Chest X-ray ≥20 mm iii. Lymph node short axis ≥10 mm iv. Bone and marrow invasion on PET-scan FDG (measure of SUL and extension) All radiology studies must be performed between 7 and 28 days before the first dose of study treatment (C1D1).
- Adequate cardiac function with a shortening fraction ≥29% and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% at baseline (between 7 and 28 days before the first dose of study treatment (C1D1)), as determined by echocardiography.
- Adequate organ function within 21 days prior to first dose of study treatment:
- Hematologic criteria:
- Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0 × 109/L (unsupported),
- Absolute granulocytes ≥1.0 × 109/L,
- Platelets ≥100 × 109/L (unsupported),
- INR (International normalized ratio) ≤1.5 and aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) within normal limits.
- Biochemistry:
- Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age or creatinine clearance (CKD-EPI/Schwartz) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2,
- Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN (≤3.0 x ULN for patients with Gilbert's syndrome),
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) ≤2.5 × ULN and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) ≤2.5 × ULN, except in patients with documented tumor involvement of the liver who must have ALT/SGPT and AST/SGOT ≤5 x ULN.
- Females of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to first dose of study treatment.
- Sexually active WOCBP must agree to use a highly effective contraception method during the study treatment and for at least 6 months after the last study treatment administration.
- Sexually active male patients must agree to use condoms during the study and at least 3 months after the last study treatment administration. Acceptable contraception methods are listed in X.1 Contraception.
- Written informed consent from parents/legal representative, patient, and age-appropriate assent before any study-specific screening procedures are conducted, according to local, regional or national guidelines.
- Patients able to comply with study procedures, scheduled follow-up and with management of toxicity.
- Patient affiliated to a social security regimen or beneficiary of the same according to local requirement
Exclusion criteria
- Absence of tumor target(s): for Phase I: absence of visible and evaluable target; for Phase II: absence of evaluable target.
- Prior administration of mTOR inhibitors.
- Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter drug absorption of oral drugs (e.g., chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or malabsorption syndrome).
- Clinically significant uncontrolled heart disease (including history of any cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., ventricular, supraventricular, nodal arrhythmias, or conduction abnormality), congestive heart failure > class II NYHA with 12 months of screening, unstable angina or new-onset angina.
- Prior medical history of uncontrolled hypertension defined as follow:
- Patients aged ≤ 17 years: greater than 95th percentile systolic and diastolic blood pressure based on age and weight which is not controlled by one anti-hypertensive medication.
- Patients aged > 17 years: systolic blood pressure > 150mmHg and/or diastolic > 90 mmHg that is not controlled by one anti-hypertensive medication.
- Thrombotic or embolic events within the past 6 months.
- Evidence of interstitial lung disease.
- Non-controlled hyperlipidemia: At fasting: Serum cholesterol >3 g/L or 7.75mmol/L and Triglycerides >2.5 ULN).
- Constitutional abnormality of coagulation and/or hemostasis.
- Type I diabetes or non-controlled diabetes (fasting glycemia >1.5 ULN).
- Active viral hepatitis (serologically Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or Hepatitis C virus (HCV)) or known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or any other uncontrolled active clinically serious infection of grade ≥2 defined by CTCAE v6.0.
- Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture at enrolment.
- Presence of any persistent grade ≥2 treatment-related toxicity with the exception of lymphopenia of any grade, alopecia, ototoxicity or peripheral neuropathy.
- Systemic anticancer therapy within 21 days of the first study dose or 5 times its half-life, whichever is less.
- Previous myeloablative therapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue within 8 weeks of the first dose of study treatment.
- Radiotherapy (non-palliative) within 21 days prior to the first study dose.
- Major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 21 days of the first study dose. Gastrostomy, ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, endoscopic ventriculostomy, tumor biopsy and insertion of central venous access devices are not considered major surgery, but for these procedures, a 48-hour interval must be maintained before the first dose of the investigational drug is administered.
- History of another malignancy or any medical condition which in the opinion of the principal investigator could represent a risk for the patient or adversely affect the study objectives.
- Current therapeutic anticoagulation with Vitamin K antagonists.
- Concomitant treatment with medications or substances that are inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome CYP450 3A4.
- Concomitant treatment with corticosteroids within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
- Known hypersensitivity to any study drugs or components of the formulation.
- Pregnant or nursing lactating females.
- Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines, within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug.
- Participation in other interventional clinical trials.
- Patient who has difficulty reading or understanding French
- Patient receiving government medical aid (Aide Médicale d'Etat - AME).
- Incompetent participant (subject to a legal protection measure: curatorship, guardianship, future protection mandate, family habilitation).
Study description and what participation involves
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Participants receive a combination treatment given in 28-day courses: oral sirolimus daily, intravenous irinotecan on days 1 and 15, and intravenous dinutuximab beta given over 4 days on days 1–4 and 15–18. The three-drug combination is planned for the first six courses, then sirolimus plus irinotecan continue as maintenance for the next six courses (about 12 months total). In Phase I the dinutuximab beta dose is escalated to find the maximum tolerated dose; in Phase II participants receive the recommended Phase II dose. Tumor imaging (for example CT, MRI or PET as used for RECIST/PERCIST) will be performed to assess response, particularly around 16 weeks.
How the study is structured. Interventional Phase I/II, single-group, open-label (no masking). Phase I is a dose-escalation to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of dinutuximab beta given with fixed doses of sirolimus and irinotecan. Phase II treats participants at the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D). Treatment courses are 28 days: irinotecan IV on days 1 and 15, oral sirolimus daily, and dinutuximab beta given by IV infusion on days 1–4 and 15–18 for the first six courses; from course 7 onward participants receive sirolimus plus irinotecan as maintenance, for a planned total of 12 months (six triple courses then six maintenance courses).
Questions you could ask
These questions are suggestions for a conversation with the study team or your own clinician, not advice.
- The registry lists this study under Osteosarcomas; Bone Cancer; Ewing Sarcomas. Does it apply to my diagnosis?
- This is an early-phase study, mainly about safety and dose. What is already known about this treatment?
- The registry says recruitment has not started. When is it expected to open, and can I register interest now?
- The listed sites are in France. Is any of them reachable for me, and does the study help with travel?
- Which of the eligibility criteria would need to be checked with tests before I could join?
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Important dates
- Study start
- October 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- February 2031 (estimated)
- Study completion
- February 2033 (estimated)
- Target enrollment
- 89 participants (estimated)
- Last updated on registry
- Oct 1, 2026
- Data verified
- Oct 10, 2026
Sponsor and research team
The lead sponsor funds and oversees the trial. A pharmaceutical or biotech company sponsor typically means the study is testing that company's drug or device; a hospital, university, or government agency usually indicates investigator-initiated or publicly funded research.
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Collaborators
- Recordati Rare Diseases Inc
- Ministry of Health, France
- National Cancer Institute, France
Central study contact
If you're interested in participating, the central contact can answer general questions about the study — including eligibility requirements and how to find a recruiting site near you. Actual eligibility is determined by the site's medical team.
- Sarah HUSTACHE 📞 03 88 11 54 15 ext. +33 ✉ dpidrci@chru-strasbourg.fr
Participating sites (12)
- Oncologie Médicale-Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux · France
- Maud TOULMONDE, MD · 05 56 33 32 30 ext. +33 · m.toulmonde@bordeaux.unicancer.fr
- Maud TOULMONDE
- Unité d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique (UHOP) -CHU de Bordeaux - GH Pellegrin
Bordeaux · France
- Jordane CHAIX · 05 57 82 04 32 ext. +33 · jordane.chaix@chu-bordeaux.fr
- Jordane CHAIX
- Oncologie - Unité pédiatrique Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, 59000 · France
- Cyril LERVAT, MD · 03 20 29 59 35 ext. +33 · c-lervat@o-lambret.fr
- Cyril LERVAT
- Institut d'hématologie et d'oncologie Pédiatrique iHOPE
Lyon · France
- Nadège CORRADINI · 04 69 16 26 42 ext. +33 · nadege.corradini@ihope.fr
- Nadège CORRADINI
- Oncologie médicale adulte- Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon · France
- Mehdi BRAHMI · 04 78 78 27 57 ext. +33 · Mehdi.BRAHMI@lyon.unicancer.fr
- Mehdi BRAHMI
- Hématologie, Immunologie et Oncologie Pédiatrique (HIOP), CHU Timone Enfants,
Marseille · France
- Gabriel REVON RIVIERE · 04 91 38 68 21 ext. +33 · Gabriel.REVON-RIVIERE@ap-hm.fr
- Gabriel REVON RIVIERE
- Onco-hématologie pédiatrique- CHRU NANCY-BRABOIS
Nancy · France
- Ludovic MANSUY, MD · 03-83-15-48-74 ext. +33 · lu.mansuy@chru-nancy.fr
- Ludovic MANSUY
- Oncologie Médicale - Institut Curie
Paris · France
- Valérie LAURENCE, MD · 01 44 32 46 65 ext. +33 · valerie.laurence@curie.fr
- Valérie LAURENCE
- Oncopédiatrie-SIREDO - Institut Curie
Paris · France
- Sarah WINTER, MD · sarah.winter@curie.fr
- Sarah WINTER
- Oncologie médicale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 67000 · France
- Justine GANTZER, MD · 03 68 76 72 25 ext. +33 · justine.gantzer@chru-strasbourg.fr
- Justine GANTZER
Terms used on this page · explanations by MedicalUpdates.ai
- biomarkers
- Something measurable in the body, such as a blood test result or an imaging finding, that indicates how a condition or treatment is behaving.
- phase I
- An early-stage study, usually small, mainly to check safety, side effects and how much of a treatment can be given. Whether it works is not the main question yet.
- endpoints
- Something the study measures to judge its results, such as a symptom score, a blood test or survival. Outcomes are grouped as primary, secondary and sometimes exploratory.
- Biopsy proven
- Removal of a small piece of tissue so it can be examined under a microscope. 'Biopsy-proven' or 'histologically confirmed' means the diagnosis was confirmed by examining tissue under a microscope.
- relapsed
- A condition that improved with treatment and has since returned or worsened.
- refractory
- A condition that has not responded to a treatment. 'Relapsed' means it responded and then came back; 'refractory' means it did not respond in the first place.
- Performance status
- A scale from 0 to 5 that describes how a person's condition affects daily activity. 0 means fully active; 1 means restricted in strenuous activity; 2 means able to self-care but unable to work; higher numbers mean more limitation.
- Karnofsky
- A scale from 100 (no complaints) down to 0 that describes how well a person can carry out daily activities. Studies often require a minimum score.
- Life expectancy
- Some studies require that, in the investigator's judgement, a participant is likely to live long enough to complete the study period. It is a study requirement, not a prediction about any individual.
- CT
- An X-ray scan that builds detailed cross-section images of the body. 'High-resolution' CT (HRCT) is used to look closely at the lungs.
- PET
- A scan in which a small amount of a radioactive tracer is injected so that activity in tissues can be seen. Often combined with a CT or MRI scan.
- Phase II
- A study that tests whether a treatment has the intended effect and continues to check safety, usually in a larger group than phase 1.
- baseline
- Measurements taken at the start of the study, before any study treatment, so that later results can be compared with them.
- echocardiography
- An ultrasound scan of the heart. A transesophageal echocardiogram is done through a probe passed into the food pipe for a closer view.
- absolute neutrophil count
- The number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that fights infection, in a blood sample. Studies often require it to be above a set level.
- upper limit of normal
- The highest value of a blood test that a laboratory considers normal. Criteria such as '≤ 3 × ULN' mean the result must be no more than three times that value.
- creatinine clearance
- A measure of kidney function, calculated from a blood creatinine level together with age, weight and sex.
- childbearing potential
- Studies often ask participants who could become pregnant, or could father a child, to use contraception during the study and for a period afterwards, because the effect of the treatment on a pregnancy is unknown.
- Written informed consent
- The process of explaining a study, including its risks and what participation involves, so that a person can decide freely whether to take part. Consent is usually documented in writing, and a participant can choose to leave the study later.
- legal representative
- A person who is legally allowed to make decisions, including consent to research, on behalf of someone who cannot consent for themselves.
- assent
- A child's or dependent adult's agreement to take part, given alongside the formal consent of a parent or legal representative.
- follow-up
- The period after treatment or enrolment during which participants are observed or contacted, for example to record side effects or outcomes.
- enrolment
- The number of participants a study plans to include, or has included. 'Estimated' means the planned number; 'actual' means the number who joined.
- half-life
- The time it takes for the amount of a drug in the body to fall by half. 'Five half-lives' is often used as the point at which a previous drug has essentially left the body.
- investigational drug
- A treatment that is being tested and has not been approved for this use. It may be approved for a different condition. Being studied does not mean it works or is available outside the study.
- principal investigator
- The doctor or scientist responsible for running the study at a site or overall.
- Concomitant treatment
- Other medicines a participant takes during the study. Some must be reported; some are restricted.
- corticosteroids
- Steroid medicines, such as prednisone, that reduce inflammation. Studies often require a stable dose at entry or measure whether the study treatment allows the dose to be reduced.
- Inclusion Criteria
- The conditions a person must meet to be considered for the study, for example a confirmed diagnosis, an age range or a test result.
- Exclusion Criteria
- The conditions that rule a person out even if they meet the inclusion criteria, for example other illnesses, certain medicines or pregnancy.
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