Recruiting
Phase 2

Siltuximab

Sponsor:

Yuanquan Yang

Code:

NCT06470971

Conditions

Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Anti-PD-L1 Monoclonal Antibody

Anti-PD1 Monoclonal Antibody

Biopsy

Biospecimen Collection

Bone Scan

Study Details

Brief summary:

This phase II trial studies how well giving siltuximab during the reintroduction (rechallenge) of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy works in preventing severe immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients with cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The use of ICI therapy may lead to severe irAEs that can affect essentially any organ system in the body. Severe irAEs may lead to the early stopping of life saving treatment. Most patients that stop ICI therapy early will eventually progress and require additional treatment. Sometimes the decision is made to rechallenge with ICI therapy. Many patients who developed severe irAEs during initial ICI therapy are at risk for developing severe irAEs again during the rechallenge. Siltuximab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to receptors for a protein called interleukin-6 (IL-6). This may help lower the body's immune response and reduce inflammation. Giving siltuximab during ICI rechallenge may help prevent severe irAEs in patients with advanced cancer.

Conditions

Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm

Study ID

NCT06470971

Start date

Jul 9, 2024

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males or females aged ≥ 18 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Patients with any advanced cancer types who would benefit from anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy rechallenge at the investigator's discretion
  • Patients must have had prior severe irAE while on ICI monotherapy or in combination with other anticancer treatment. Severe irAE is defined as any grade 2 or higher irAE requiring treatment discontinuation and prednisone > 0.5 milligrams (mg)/kilogram (kg)/day (or equivalent) followed by a taper ≥ 4 weeks. Patients with history of grade 4 severe irAE need to carefully weigh the risks and benefits and might be eligible on a case-by-case basis after discussion with principal investigator (PI)
  • Recovery from prior irAEs to ≤ grade 1
  • Patients who are on prednisone ≤ 10 mg/day (d) or equivalent are allowed
  • Hemoglobin > 7 g/dL and < 17 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000 per mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 75 × 10\^9/L
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) ≤ 3 × institutional ULN or ≤ 5 × ULN for patients with liver metastases
  • Measured or calculated creatinine clearance (CL) ≥ 30 mL/min except patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis
  • Cycle 1 day 1 of the study treatment should be at least 2 weeks since prior systemic therapy, radiotherapy, or surgery
  • Estimated life expectancy, in the judgment of the investigator, of at least 12 weeks
  • Subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening
  • Subjects of childbearing potential must be willing to completely abstain or agree to use a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., less than 1% failure rate), from the time of signing informed consent and for the duration of study participation through 3 months following the last dose of study drug

  • Childbearing potential is defined by the following criteria: 1. Subject has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2. has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months)
  • Highly effective birth control methods (less than 1% failure rate per year if used consistently and correctly) include but are not limited to: 1. Oral, injected, or implanted hormonal method of contraception; 2. Place of intrauterine device (IUD) or system (IUS); 3. Tubal ligation (tubes tied) or a sterile partner (effective bilateral vasectomy)
  • Subjects must not breastfeed a child during the study and for 3 months after the last dose of study drug
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign the written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Any ≥ grade 3 irAEs in which the risks outweigh the benefits per investigator's discretion (these may include but are not limited to myocarditis, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, encephalitis, myelitis, or other life-threatening events)
  • Has active autoimmune disease or irAE requiring systemic treatment with steroids (> 10 mg daily doses of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive agents or any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy
  • Cycle 1 day 1 of the study treatment must be at least 2 weeks beyond high dose systemic corticosteroids (prednisone > 0.5 mg/kg/day or equivalent); chronic steroid use up to 10 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent) is permitted
  • Other concurrent anticancer therapy except for palliative radiation and hormone therapy
  • Has a known history of HIV-1/2 with detectable viral load and/or CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4) count < 300/mL within the previous 3 months
  • Has detectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load polymerase chain reaction (PCR) if there is a known history of active hepatitis B or hepatitis C
  • High risk for bowel perforation per the investigator's judgment, such as history of severe diverticulitis or active ulcers or extensive gastrointestinal (GI) involvement by the tumor
  • Presence of a transplanted solid organ (with the exception of a corneal transplant more than 3 months prior to screening) or having received an allogeneic bone marrow transplant or an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant
  • Uncontrolled concomitant illness including, but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 1 month prior to enrollment, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, uncontrolled seizures, or severe noncompensated hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 180mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 120mmHg)
  • Patients with a current severe infection
  • Known unmanageable allergies, hypersensitivity, intolerance to monoclonal antibodies, to murine, chimeric, human proteins or their excipients
  • Prior failure of interleukin-6 or interleukin-6 receptor targeted therapies. Prior IL-6 or IL-6 receptor-targeted therapies are permitted if the response was favorable
  • Received any investigational drug within 30 days

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Treatment (PD1 antibody, PD-L1 antibody, Siltuximab)

Patients receive anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody therapy either every 3 or 6 weeks, or every 2 or 4 weeks per physicians choice. Patients also receive siltuximab IV over 1 hour on day 1 of each cycle prior to the administration of anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy. Treatment repeats either every 3 weeks for up to 8 doses or every 4 weeks for up to 6 doses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may undergo biopsy and bone scan on study, as well as blood sample collection and CT or MRI throughout the study.

Interventions

Anti-PD-L1 Monoclonal Antibody

Receive anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody therapy

Anti-PD1 Monoclonal Antibody

Receive anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody therapy

Biopsy

Undergo biopsy

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Bone Scan

Undergo bone scan

Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Siltuximab

Given IV

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of severe immune-related adverse event (irAE) [ Time Frame: Within 24 weeks of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) rechallenge ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Cener

800-293-5066OSUCCCClinicaltrials@osumc.edu

Locations

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Contacts

Yuanquan Yang

614-366-2485Yuanquan.Yang@osumc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Yuanquan Yang

More Information

Sponsor

Yuanquan Yang

Last update posted

Jan 20, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Yuanquan Yang on 2026-01-20.