Seleno-L Methionine (SLM)-Axitinib-Pembrolizumab

Description

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and effectiveness of Seleno-L Methionine (SLM) when combined with the standard dose and schedule of Axitinib and Pembrolizumab in patients who have locally advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Conditions

Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and effectiveness of Seleno-L Methionine (SLM) when combined with the standard dose and schedule of Axitinib and Pembrolizumab in patients who have locally advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Phase I/II Study of Seleno-L Methionine (SLM) in Sequential Combination With Fixed Doses and Schedules of Axitinib and Pembrolizumab (SAP) in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC)

Seleno-L Methionine (SLM)-Axitinib-Pembrolizumab

Condition
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Iowa City

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Written and voluntary informed consent.
  • * Histologically and radiologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic ccRCC. Locally advanced is defined as non resectable in the opinion of the treating providers. Participants must be treatment naïve in metastatic setting. Prior immunotherapy treatment in adjuvant setting is allowed.
  • * \> 18 years of age
  • * At least one Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1)-defined target lesion that has not been irradiated
  • * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 (fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction) or 1 (restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, such as light housework or office work).
  • * Renal function (creatinine level within normal institutional limit, or creatinine clearance \>15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal, calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula).
  • * Liver function (AST/ALT \<3.0 X institutional upper limit of normal OR \< 5 x institutional upper limit of normal in cases of liver metastases; Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN.)
  • * Adequate hematological lab values including
  • * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 109/L
  • * Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L
  • * Hemoglobin ≥ 7.0 g/dL
  • * Has adequately controlled BP with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤150/90 mm Hg with no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization/allocation.
  • * Female subjects of childbearing potential and non-sterilized male subjects who intend to be sexually active during the study must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception from the time of screening, throughout the total duration of the drug treatment, and during the 6 month post-drug washout period. See section 5.6 for full details.
  • * Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment may have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen.
  • * Untreated metastases in the central nervous system.
  • * Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • * Present use or anticipated need for cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4-inhibiting, CYP3A4-inducing drugs (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, atazanavir, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, and voriconazole, rifampin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital, and St. John's wort, bosentan, efavirenz, etravirine, modafinil, and nafcillin).
  • * Myocardial infarction, uncontrolled angina, congestive heart failure, or cerebrovascular accident within previous 6 months. Participants with history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, at provider discretion.
  • * Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting study treatment.
  • * Patients with HIV infection with CD4+ T-cell (CD4+) counts \< 350 cells/uL
  • * Patients with HIV infection and a history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Bilal G. Rahim,

Bilal Rahim, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Iowa

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31