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No longer recruiting (closed or complete)Last updated: 4 March 2024

BELVA: This phase I trial is trying to understand the safety and activity of a new targeted therapy drug (belvarafenib) by itself, and in combination with other targeted and immunotherapy drugs, in people with NRAS-mutant advanced melanomaA Phase Ib, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Belvarafenib as a Single Agent and in Combination With Either Cobimetinib or Cobimetinib Plus Atezolizumab in Patients With NRAS-Mutant Advanced Melanoma Who Have Received Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Therapy

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Skin Cancers Skin

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

BELVA

Clinical summary

Summary

This is a non-randomised trial evaluating three treatment regimens, across three experimental arms. Participants in Experimental Arm 1 will receive Belvarafenib alone, twice daily (BID), continuous dosing. Participants in Experimental Arm 2 will receive Belvarafenib (at the recommended dose) plus cobimetinib once daily (QD) for 21 days, 7 days off. Participants in Experimental Arm 3 will receive Belvarafenib plus cobimetinib (at the recommended dose) plus Atezolizumab once every 4 weeks (Q4W) followed by an expansion phase.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with melanoma

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
  • Histologically confirmed, metastatic (recurrent or de novo Stage IV) or unresectable locally advanced (Stage III) cutaneous melanoma, that has progressed on or after treatment with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy. Patients may have received up to two lines of systemic cancer therapy. Treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 in the adjuvant setting is acceptable. Patients must have progressed disease at study entry
  • Documentation of NRAS mutation-positive within 5 years prior to screening
  • Tumor specimen availability
  • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
  • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1

Exclusion

  • Prior treatment with a pan-RAF inhibitor
  • Treatment with systemic immunotherapy agents (e.g., anti-CTLA4, anti-PD(L)1, cytokine therapy, investigational therapy, etc.) within 28 days prior to C1D1
  • Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing CNS metastases
  • History or signs/symptoms of clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • Known clinically significant liver disease
  • History of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
  • Prior treatment with a MEK inhibitor (cobimetinib arm)
  • History of or evidence of retinal pathology on ophthalmologic examination (cobimetinib arm)
  • History of immune-related AE attributed to prior anti-PD(L)1 therapy that resulted in permanent discontinuation of anti-PD(L)1 therapy (nivolumab arm)

Inclusion

  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.
  • You have had treatment but your cancer has gotten worse or has not responded to the treatment you have been given.
  • You have had treatment, but your cancer has come back (relapsed or recurrent).
  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).

Exclusion

  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Message

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Trial sponsor

Genentech, Inc.

Scientific Title

A Phase Ib, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Belvarafenib as a Single Agent and in Combination With Either Cobimetinib or Cobimetinib Plus Atezolizumab in Patients With NRAS-Mutant Advanced Melanoma Who Have Received Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Therapy

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