Phase 2
Completed N=11
Phase 2 Study of Bintrafusp Alfa in Recurrent/Metastatic Olfactory Neuroblastoma (BARON).
Olfactory Neuroblastoma · Esthesioneuroblastoma · Neoplasm of the Nasal Cavity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05012098 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
11
Serious AEs
45.5%
Results posted
Aug 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Percentage of Participants With an Objective Response Rate (ORR) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 — 0; 0; 37.5; 62.5 Percentage of participants
Summary
Background:
Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a rare cancer of the nasal cavity. At diagnosis, it is usually locally advanced. It tends to spread to the neck. Sometimes it spreads to the lungs and bones. Researchers want to find a better way to treat it.
Objective:
To learn if giving immunotherapy drug bintrafusp alfa can help ONB shrink or disappear.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 years and older diagnosed with recurrent or metastatic ONB that has not responded to standard treatment.
Design:
Participants will be screened with a medical history, blood and urine tests, and physical exam. Their ability to perform their normal activities will be assessed. They will have an electrocardiogram to evaluate their heart. They will have imaging scans and/or a nuclear bone scan, as needed. For some scans, they may receive a contrast dye.
Some screening tests will be repeated during the study.
Participants will receive bintrafusp alfa once every 2 weeks for 26 doses. They will get it intravenously over 60 minutes. They may get other medicines to prevent side effects. They will complete health questionnaires. Visits will last 4-6 hours.
Participants may have optional tumor biopsies.
Participants will have an end of treatment visit within 7 days after they stop taking the study drug. About 28 days after treatment ends, they will have a safety visit. They will have follow-up visits every 3 months for the first year, then every 6 months for years 2-5, and then once a year after that for the rest of their life. If their disease progresses, they may be eligible for re-treatment with the study drug
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage of Participants With an Objective Response Rate (ORR) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 |
0; 0; 37.5; 62.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Experience a Toxicity Related to Bintrafusp Alfa (M7824), by Grades (1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5) and Type of Toxicity |
0; 0; 1; 1; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Overall Survival (OS) |
NA; 2.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Duration of Response (DOR) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Progression Free Survival (PFS) |
9.3; 2.99 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
-INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) not amenable to potentially curative local therapies. Review of tissue samples by Pathology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preferred.
- Participants must have measurable disease, per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. A previously treated lesion by radiotherapy can be chosen as the target lesion only if progression in the respective lesion has been demonstrated during or following radiotherapy.
- Participants should have received at least one line of systemic therapy including a platinum agent, with evidence of disease progression clinically or radiographically.
- Men or Women >=18 years of age on day of signing informed consent. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of bintrafusp alfa in participants =1,500/mcL
- Hemoglobin >=9 g/dL (transfusions allowed)
- Platelets >=100,000/mcL
- Serum Creatinine =30 mL/min/1.73m^2 for participant with creatinine levels > 1.5 x institutional ULN
- Serum total bilirubin 1.5 x ULN
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) = 200 cells per cubic millimeter at enrollment, be on stable antiretroviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have no reported opportunistic infections or Castleman's disease within 12 months prior to enrollment.
- For participants with serological evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated.
- For participants with serological evidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) viral load must be negative to be eligible for study participation.
- Ability of participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Must co-enroll in the following two studies. A separate inform consent will be obtained from participant for these studies.
- 21-C-0009: A Natural History Study of Children and Adults with Olfactory Neuroblastoma, and
- 18-DC-0051: Biospecimen procurement for NIDCD clinical protocols
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- Anticancer treatment, concurrent or prior (chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody, cytokine therapy, immune therapy, targeted small molecule therapy) or any investigational drug, within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever shorter) prior to the first drug administration. All residual treatment-related toxicities must have resolved or be minimal and not constitute a safety risk. Note: Palliative radiotherapy is permitted concurrently or within the pretreatment period. Subjects receiving bisphosphonates or denosumab are eligible provided treatment was initiated at least 14 days before treatment.
- Participants who received prior checkpoint blockade therapy and were taken off treatment for serious adverse events related to immuno-therapy are excluded.
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first drug administration (minimally invasive procedures such as diagnostic biopsies are permitted).
- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory diseases that might deteriorate on immunostimulatory agent (including colitis or Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, Grave's disease, hypophysitis, uveitis, rheumatoid arthritis etc.), except the following:
- Type I diabetes mellitus
- Chronic skin conditions that do not require systemic therapy (including eczema, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis)
- Hypothyroidism (e.g., post-Hashimoto thyroiditis) stable, on hormone replacement
- Mild autoimmune disease not active in the last 5 years may be eligible after consultation with the principal investigator.
- Current use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of the study medication, except the following:
- Intranasal,
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05012098). 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.