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CONFIRM

Title

Checkpoint blockade for inhibition of relapsed mesothelioma: A phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy of nivolumab in relapsed mesothelioma

Description

Confirm is a double blind randomised phase III trial comparing nivolumab (anti-PD-1 antibody) monotherapy versus placebo in patients with mesothelioma.

Objectives

Primary objective:

  • To compare overall survival of nivolumab with placebo in patients with relapsed mesothelioma.

Secondary objectives:

  • To compare progression free survival of nivolumab to placebo
  • To compare overall response rate, as determined by investigator, of nivolumab to placebo
  • To determine the safety profile of nivolumab in relapsed mesothelioma patients
  • To define the association of PD-L1 status and OS in patients with relapsed mesothelioma
  • To determine whether nivolumab results in acceptable quality of life and cost per QALY

Translational research:

  • To determine the correlation between overall survival and i) PD-L1 expression, ii) mutational burden (estimated by genome-wide analysis of copy number alterations), iii) immunotranscriptomic profile.

Trial Design

A double blind randomised phase III trial comparing nivolumab (anti-PD-1 antibody) monotherapy versus placebo for one year. The treatment allocation ratio is 2:1 (treatment: placebo).

Trial Status

Closed to recruitment (31/03/2020)

Population

Mesothelioma patients (any subtype, pleural or peritoneal) who have undergone prior treatment with at least two different lines of therapy.

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This research is funded by the Stand Up to Cancer campaign for Cancer Research UK (award reference no. C16728/A21400).

Find out more about the CONFIRM trial on the Cancer Research UK website .

Trial Team:

Senior Trial Manager:

Denise Dunkley

Trial Manager:

Calley Middleton

Data Manager:

Mike Radford

Contact information:

Email: confirmtrial@soton.ac.uk

SAE Reporting:

Email: ctu@soton.ac.uk

Essential Trial Documents

CONFIRM - Protocol v8 12-Mar-2021

CONFIRM - PIS v6 11-Jun-2020

CONFIRM - Consent Form v6 11-Jun-2020

CONFIRM - Patient Contact Card 02-Feb-2017

CONFIRM - GP Letter v2 13-Feb-18

CONFIRM - Pregnant Partner Consent Form v2 11.06.2020

CONFIRM - Pregnant Partners Info Sheet v2 11.06.2020

CONFIRM - Pregnant Patient Consent Form v1 11.06.2020

CONFIRM - Pregnant Patient Info Sheet v1 11.06.2020

Case Report Forms

CONFIRM - randomisation form V4 09-Nov-2018.pdf

CONFIRM - NHS Digital Patient Flagging Form v1 07-Sep-2017

CONFIRM - RECIST Report CRF V1 21-Sep-2017

CONFIRM - EQ-5D-5L Paper Self complete v1.0.docx

CONFIRM - Resource use questionnaire V2.0 31-Oct-2016.docx

ISF Documents

CONFIRM - Site Delegation Log v2 29-Mar-2017

CONFIRM - PI Protocol Acknowledgement Form

CONFIRM - Patient Screening Log V1.0 07-Mar-2017

CONFIRM - Master Patient List v1.0 07-Mar-2017

CONFIRM - Instructions for completion of Serious Adverse Event Reporting V2 14-Feb-2018

CONFIRM - Serious Adverse Event - SUSAR Report Form v4 06-Feb-2018

CONFIRM - Training Record V1.0 24-Mar-2017

CONFIRM - Site Visit Log V1.0 03-Nov-2016

CONFIRM - eCRF completion guidance V4 15-Nov-18.pdf

CONFIRM - Emergency Unblinding Notification Form V1 28-Sep-2020

CONFIRM - Unblinding Procedures v1 28-Sep-2020

CONFIRM - Request for Non-Emergency Unblinding Form v1 28-Sep-2020

Translational Study Documents

CONFIRM - Laboratory Manual V4 10-Jun-2019

CONFIRM - Blood storage and shipment logs V1.0 13-Mar-2017

CONFIRM - Tissue Tracking Log V4 10-Jun-2019

IMP Documents

CONFIRM - Pharmacy Manual v4 26-Nov-2020

CONFIRM Nivolumab 100mg Accountability Log V2 10-Aug-17

CONFIRM Nivolumab-Placebo Dispensing Log V2 10-Aug-2017

Nivolumab IB v19

Nivolumab IB v19 addendum 01

Nivolumab IB v20

Fennell, D. A., et al. Nivolumab versus Placebo in Patients with Relapsed Malignant Mesothelioma (CONFIRM): a multicentre, double-blind randomised phase III trial. Lancet Oncology https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(21)00471-X/fulltext

Fennell, D. A., et al. Nivolumab Versus Placebo in Relapsed Malignant Mesothelioma: Preliminary results from the CONFIRM Phase 3 Trial. Abstract for the Presidential Symposium of the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2021.

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