Phase 1
Completed N=252
A Study to Test Different Doses of BI 836880 Combined With Ezabenlimab in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Followed by Other Types of Advanced Solid Tumours
Non-squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer · Neoplasms
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03468426 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
252
Serious AEs
49.2%
Results posted
Nov 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Part 1 - Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Within the First Cycle of Treatment — 1; 0; 0; 1 Participants
Summary
This study has 2 parts. The first part was open to adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The second part was open also to adults with other types of advanced cancer of the lung, brain, skin, and liver. After early encouraging results, more people with liver cancer can now take part in the study. The participants get a combination of two medicines called BI 836880 and ezabenlimab.
BI 836880 is a type of an antibody that blocks new blood vessel formation. New blood vessels are needed by the tumour to continue growing. Ezabenlimab is an antibody that may help the immune system fight cancer (immune checkpoint inhibitor).
The purpose of the first part of the study was to find out the highest dose of the BI 836880 that the participants can tolerate in combination with BI 754091. After the best dose of BI 836880 for the combination with ezabenlimab was found, it is used in the second part of the study. The purpose of the second part is to see whether the combination of BI 836880 and BI 754091 is able to make tumours shrink.
The participants are in the study as long as they benefit from and can tolerate treatment. During this time, they get infusions of BI 836880 and ezabenlimab every 3 weeks. The doctors also regularly check the general health of the participants.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Part 1 - Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Within the First Cycle of Treatment |
1; 0; 0; 1 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 2 - Objective Response (OR) |
7; 3; 6; 7; 2; 12 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Adverse Events (AEs) |
3; 3; 8; 14 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Drug Related AEs |
3; 2; 7; 12 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Drug Related AEs Leading to Dose Reduction or Discontinuation |
0; 0; 0; 0; 1; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Adverse Events (AEs) |
39; 39; 27; 30; 31; 28 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Drug Related AEs |
27; 27; 16; 24; 18; 27 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Drug Related AEs Leading to Dose Reduction or Discontinuation |
1; 0; 0; 0; 0; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Disease Control (DC) |
34; 25; 12; 25; 18; 24 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Duration of Objective Response (DoR) |
23.4; 54.0; 30.0; 18.1; 43.3; 53.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Progression-free Survival (PFS) |
43.14; 20.43; 6.29; 16.43; 27.86; 78.14 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Maximum Measured Concentration of BI 836880 in Plasma (Cmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
NA; 175 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Maximum Measured Concentration of BI 836880 in Plasma (Cmax) After the Fourth Infusion Cycle |
NA; 273 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Time From Dosing to Maximum Serum Concentration of BI 836880 (Tmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
NA; 1.84 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Time From Dosing to Maximum Serum Concentration of BI 836880 (Tmax) After the Fourth Infusion Cycle |
NA; 3.29 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 836880 in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) After the First Infusion Cycle |
19200; 35100 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 836880 in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) After the Fourth Infusion Cycle |
NA; 59700 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Maximum Measured Concentration of BI 836880 in Plasma (Cmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
251; 239; 275; 253; 240; 214 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Time From Dosing to Maximum Serum Concentration of BI 836880 (Tmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
2.75; 2.61; 2.25; 2.18; 2.47; 3.08 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 836880 in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) After the First Infusion Cycle |
44000; 41300; 42000; 44900; 38000; 39400 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Maximum Measured Concentration of Ezabenlimab in Plasma (Cmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
80.7; 144; 75.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Maximum Measured Concentration of Ezabenlimab in Plasma (Cmax) After the Fourth Infusion Cycle |
NA; 131; 106 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Time From Dosing to Maximum Serum Concentration of Ezabenlimab (Tmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
1.83; 1.06; 2.79 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Time From Dosing to Maximum Serum Concentration of Ezabenlimab (Tmax) After the Fourth Infusion Cycle |
NA; 1.55; 2.32 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of Ezabenlimab in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) After the First Infusion Cycle |
15100; 15800; 14900 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of Ezabenlimab in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) After the Fourth Infusion Cycle |
NA; 34000; 25200 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Maximum Measured Concentration of Ezabenlimab in Plasma (Cmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
85.7; 80.5; 89.3; 87.7; 76.6; 74.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Time From Dosing to Maximum Serum Concentration of Ezabenlimab (Tmax) After the First Infusion Cycle |
2.93; 2.90; 2.26; 2.35; 3.03; 2.38 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2 - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of Ezabenlimab in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) After the First Infusion Cycle |
17600; 15200; 17700; 19300; 14500; 14900 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Part 1:
- Of full age (according to local legislation, usually ≥ 18 years) at screening.
- Pathologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC with PDL-1 expression available and >1% by IHC (as defined by the Pembrolizumab companion diagnostic test, determined by appropriate local pathology lab.
- No previous treatment with check-point inhibitor. Or patients with checkpoint inhibitor based treatment as last therapy before entering the trial.
- Documented disease progression or relapse (based on investigator's assessment) during or after completion of at least 2 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy as first line treatment of Stage IIIB/IV non- squamous NSCLC or for checkpoint inhibitor experienced patients during or after completion of at least 2 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy and a checkpoint inhibitor treatment (monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy). This includes patients relapsing within 6 months of completing (neo)adjuvant/curative-intent chemotherapy/CPI or chemoradiotherapy
- At least one target lesion (outside the brain) that can be accurately measured per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version 1.1 .
- Lesion with a diameter ≥ 2cm assessed by radiologist as suitable for DCE-MRI evaluation (Mandatory in Part 1, optional in Part 2)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1 Life expectancy ≥ 3 months after start of the treatment in the opinion of the investigator
- Recovery from all reversible adverse events of previous anti-cancer therapies to baseline or CTCAE grade 1, except for alopecia (any grade), sensory peripheral neuropathy , must be ≤ CTCAE grade 2 or considered not clinically significant.
- Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial
- Availability and willingness to provide a fresh tumour tissue sample obtained at baseline, and after 2 cycles of treatment
- Adequate organ function defined as all of the following (all screening labs should be performed at local lab within 10 days prior to treatment initiation)
- Male or female patients. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)1 and men able to father a child must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly, starting with the screening visit and through 6 months after the last dose of BI 836880 and BI 754091 treatment, respectively. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria is provided in the patient information Note: Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to taking study medication during the screening period. At the following visits according to the flowchart a urine and/or serum pregnancy test is required. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. The serum pregnancy test must be negative for the patient to be eligible.
Part 2:
- Of full age (according to local legislation, usually ≥ 18 years) at screening
- At least one measurable target lesion outside the brain (excluding the glioblastoma patients where brain lesions are allowed), that can be accurately measured per RECIST version 1.1 or Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO)
- ECOG performance status ≤ 1 (For glioblastoma cohort Karnofsky status is applicable)
- Adequate organ function as all of the following (all screening labs should be performed at local lab within approximately 72 hours prior to treatment initiation)
- Availability and willingness to provide a fresh tumor tissue sample obtained after relapse or progression on or after prior therapy. For Part 2, In case a fresh biopsy cannot be obtained (e.g. inaccessible lesions or patient safety concern), an archived specimen obtained up to 6 months prior to cycle 1, visit 1 (C1V1)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03468426). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.