Vedolizumab: 300 mg IV at weeks Baseline (Week 0) Weeks 2, 6, 14, and 22.
Placebo: 300 mg IV at Baseline (Week 0) Weeks 2, 6, 14, and 22.
Study summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the prevention of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) related diarrhea/colitis using vedolizumab in participants with unresectable stage III or metastatic stage IV cancer, starting standard of care (SOC) immunotherapy
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study specific activities or procedures
2. Adult patient ≥18 years old
3. Diagnosed with unresectable advanced stage III or metastatic stage IV malignant melanoma, lung, or renal cancer
4. Planned for initiation of SOC treatment with any immunotherapy and develop an elevated fecal calprotectin \> 100 μg/g within 4 weeks of first ICI dose
5. Ability to and willingness to adhere to the randomized treatment interventions (vedolizumab or placebo), administered intravenously
6. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at the time of screening. WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral salpingectomy) and is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over age 45 years in the absence of other biological or physiological causes.
7. As per the Health Canada product monograph, WOCBP are strongly recommended to use adequate contraception to prevent pregnancy and to continue its use for at least 6 months after the last study visit.
Note: abstinence is acceptable if this is established and preferred contraception for the patient and is accepted as a local standard.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Condition(s) for which vedolizumab is contraindicated (e.g., hypersensitivity reaction, known allergic reaction to vedolizumab or its components)
2. Current or prior use of vedolizumab
3. Presence of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), indeterminate colitis, segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis or microscopic colitis
4. Presence of ileostomy, colostomy, or short bowel syndrome
5. Presence of known luminal gastrointestinal metastases at baseline
6. Presence of significant pre-existing autoimmune disease (at investigator's discretion)
7. Presence of severe infection(s) or opportunistic infection(s)
8. Active enteric infection with viral, bacterial, or parasitic pathogens
9. Presence of untreated latent or active tuberculosis, or untreated chronic hepatitis B virus. If there is a clinical suspicion of either, it is at the discretion of the Investigator to order the appropriate work-up.
10. Baseline ECOG status grade ≥3
11. Pregnancy or lactation (no exclusion for pregnant partner)
12. Treatment with another investigational product within 8 weeks of randomization
13. Requirement for baseline anti-diarrheal treatment(s) (including but not limited to loperamide, diphenoxylate-atropine, octreotide, tincture of opium), anticholinergic drug(s), or opioid-based analgesic(s) used specifically for diarrhea control within 14 days of randomization
14. Any condition or diagnosis, that could in the opinion of the Qualified Investigator or delegate interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study instructions, might confound the interpretation of the study results, or put the participant at risk
Primary outcome measure(s)
To establish the feasibility of the VERIFY protocol and determine progression to the full trial — Up to 5 years Feasibility defined by achievement of all pre-specified progression criteria:
* Recruitment \>75% target (\>0.53 participants per site per month achieving randomization)
* Recruitment: fecal calprotectin after first dose of ICI therapy \>100 μg/g in at least 15% of screened participants
* Protocol adherence: \>95% of randomized participants receiving allocated treatment, protocol adherence in \>90%
* Outcome data quality: endoscopy and biopsies taken in \>90% of eligible participants, \<10% loss to follow-up
* Feedback: no major concerns identified by patients or providers on acceptability survey
* \>15% of placebo-treated participants developing the primary outcome (sufficient event rate for feasible prevention)
* Rate of PFS and OS is not lower than historical estimates from a similar population
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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