VERIFY: Vedolizumab for the Prevention of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Related Diarrhea or Colitis in Patients With Cancer

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2, Phase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Calgary

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to assess the prevention of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) related diarrhea/colitis using vedolizumab in participants with unresectable stage III or metastatic stage IV cancer, starting standard of care (SOC) immunotherapy

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study specific activities or procedures

Diagnosed with unresectable advanced stage III or metastatic stage IV malignancy

Planned for initiation of SOC immunotherapy and development of prognostic biomarker evidence that predisposes to ICI diarrhea/colitis risk

Ability to and willingness to adhere to the randomized treatment interventions (vedolizumab or placebo), administered intravenously

Disqualifiers

Condition(s) for which vedolizumab is contraindicated (e.g., hypersensitivity reaction, known allergic reaction to vedolizumab or its components)

Current or prior use of vedolizumab or prior immunotherapy exposure for cancer

Presence of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), indeterminate colitis, or microscopic colitis

Presence of ileostomy, colostomy, or short bowel syndrome

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Vedolizumab

    Biological/Vaccine

    300 mg IV at weeks 0, 3, 6, 14, and 22

  • Placebo

    Biological/Vaccine

    300 mg IV at weeks 0, 3, 6, 14, and 22

Treatment groups

298 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: VedolizumabExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Hazard Ratio of Patients achieving ICI-related diarrhea and colitis-free survival a 6-months

ICI-related diarrhea and colitis will be assessed using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), and a grade ≥2 will be considered an event.

Time frame
Start of immunotherapy therapy and for 6 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Proportion of patients with histologically confirmed colitis-free survival at 6 months

Colitis-free survival will be defined as CTCAE grade ≥2 based on a biopsy taken at time of patient meeting the primary endpoint or at 6 months.

Time frame
6 months
2

Proportion of patients with severe diarrhea or colitis at 6 months

Severe diarrhea or colitis will be defined as CTCAE grade ≥3

Time frame
6 months
3

Hazard Ratio of patients with diarrhea or colitis after 6 months

Diarrhea or colitis will be defined as CTCAE grade ≥2

Time frame
6-12 months
4

Total average dose of checkpoint inhibitor therapy received within 6 and 12 months

The total average dose of ICI therapy will be used

Time frame
0 to 6 months; and 0 to 12 months

Other outcomes

Locations

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