A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Controlled Study of CTX-009 in Combination with Paclitaxel Versus Paclitaxel Alone in Adult Patients with Unresectable, Advanced, Metastatic or Recurrent Biliary Tract Cancers Who Have Received One Prior Systemic Chemotherapy Regimen - COMPANION-002

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier
NCT05506943
Institution Name
The University of New Mexico
Full Institution Address


Albuquerque
New Mexico
87131
United States
Additional Institutions

  • Arizona Locations
    Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054
    Contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office, 855-776-0015
    Principal Investigator: Mitesh Borad, MD

  • University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85054
    Contact: Brianna Loughran, [email protected]
    Contact: Prisca Zimmerman, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Rachna T Shroff, MD

  • California Locations
    University of California – San Francisco
    San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-1770
    Contact: Quincy Harris, [email protected]
    Contact: Maxine Hamilton, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Katie Kelley, MD

  • University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
    Contact: Angelina Lee, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD

  • Stanford Medicine Cancer Center
    Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305
    Contact: Yasmeen Ahmed, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Gregory Heestand, MD

  • Colorado Locations
    Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
    Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80012
    Contact: Jennifer Hege, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Sujatha Nallapareddy, MD

  • Florida Locations
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611
    Contact: Allison Springer, Med, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Ilyas Sahin, MD

  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
    Contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office, 855-776-0015
    Principal Investigator: Umair Majeed, MD

  • AdventHealth Orlando
    Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
    Contact: Anh Le, 407-303-8274, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Mohamedtaki Tejani, MD

  • Illinois Locations
    Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
    Contact: Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed, [email protected]
    Contact: Anastasia Papaioannou, 630-938-2085, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Aparna Kalyan, MD

  • University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
    Contact: Hang Chang, 773-702-3482, [email protected]
    Contact: [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Chih-Yi (Andy) Liao, MD

  • Louisiana Locations
    Ochsner Clinic Foundation
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
    Contact: Elise Curry, CRC, 504-842-8084, [email protected]
    Contact: Nancy Perez, CRC, 504-842-0179, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Lingling Du, MD

  • Maryland Locations
    Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
    Contact: Nilofer Azad, MD, 202-365-0105 [email protected]
    Contact: Christy Liu, Lead Nurse, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Nilofer Azad, MD

  • Massachusetts Locations
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02141
    Contact: Joanna Caufield, RN [email protected]
    Contact: Ashley O'Meara, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Priyadarshini Pathak, MD

  • Minnesota Locations
    Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
    Contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office, 855-776-0015
    Principal Investigator: Nguyen Tran, MD

  • Missouri Locations
    Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
    Contact: David Timm, 314-215-7337 Ti,[email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Olivia Aranha, MD

  • New Jersey Locations
    Rutgers Cancer Institute
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08854
    Contact: Lead Clinical Research Coordinator, [email protected]
    Contact: Back-Up Clinical Research Coordinator, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Howard Hochster, MD

  • New Mexico Locations
    The University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
    Contact: [email protected]
    Contact: [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

  • Memorial Medical Center
    Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, 88011
    Contact: [email protected]
    Contact: [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

  • New York Locations
    Columbia University
    New York, New York, United States, 10032
    Contact: Kriti Bagri Manjrekar, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Ruth White, MD

  • Montefiore Medical Center
    Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
    Contact: Chika Ekweghariri, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Fernand Bteich, MD

  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
    Contact: Mary Lynne Tarquini, [email protected]
    Contact: Sarah Chatley, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Renuka Iyer, MD

  • Ohio Locations
    Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
    Contact: Cancer Center Hotline 866-223-8100
    Principal Investigator: Suneel Kamath, MD

  • Gabrail Cancer Center
    Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718
    Contact: Nashat Gabrail, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Nashat Y Gabrail, MD

  • Tennessee Locations
    Tennessee Oncology Nashville (SCRI Oncology Partners)
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
    Contact: AskSARAH, 844-482-4812
    Principal Investigator: Meredith Pelster, MD

  • University of Tennessee Medical Center
    Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37920
    Contact: Dani Joyner, BSN, RN, OCN, 865-305-3565, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Saikrishna Gadde, MD

  • Texas Locations
    Texas Oncology - Austin
    Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
    Contact: Jennifer Rowan, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Vivian Cline, MD

  • Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
    Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
    Contact: Christine Terraciano, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Andrew Scott Paulson, MD

  • Texas Oncology - Dension
    Denison, Texas, United States, 75020
    Contact: Jayne Mettetal, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Amir Faridi, MD

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
    Contact: [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Zishuo Ian Hu, MD

  • Texas Oncology - San Antonio
    San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78217
    Contact: Shannon Syring, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Nathan Shumway, DO

  • Texas Oncology - Northeast Texas
    Tyler, Texas, United States, 75702
    Contact: Shelly K Maxfield, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Donald A Richards, MD, PhD

  • Washington Locations
    Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.
    Vancouver, Washington, United States, 98684
    Contact: Jennifer Thompson, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: David P Cosgrove, MD

  • Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
    Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
    Contact: Cancer Clinical Research Unit Research Hotline 206-287-6270
    Contact: Bruce Lin, 206-223-6193, [email protected]
    Principal Investigator: Bruce Lin, MD

Principal Investigator
Ursa Brown-Glaberman
Principal Investigator Phone
(505) 272-4946
Principal Investigator Email
[email protected]
Study Coordinator
Compass Therapeutics
Study Coordinator Phone
(617) 500-8099
Study Coordinator Email
[email protected]
Study Overview
Compass Therapeutics is studying an experimental drug called CTX-009 in patients with previously treated, unresectable advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancers. This is an experimental drug being developed to potentially stimulate the immune system to fight against cancer.
Enrollment Information
150
Study Start Date
20230109
Study End Date
20241231
Study Purpose
Compare the effects of using CTX-009 along with chemotherapy paclitaxel to using paclitaxel alone in patients with previously treated, unresectable advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancers.
Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age and older

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable advanced, metastatic, or recurrent biliary tract cancers (including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and ampullary carcinoma)

  • Patients must have radiologically documented progression after a prior gemcitabine and platinum containing chemotherapy regimen as initial therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease. Patients who relapse within 6 months of receiving gemcitabine and platinum containing chemotherapy regimen in the adjuvant setting are also eligible.

  • At least one lesion measurable as defined by RECIST v1.1

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-1

  • Predicted life expectancy of at least 12 weeks

  • No evidence of ongoing infection and adequate biliary excretion or patients whose adequate biliary excretion can be confirmed with the following procedures: Patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage (ERBD) at least 1 week before the investigational drug treatment; Patients who underwent percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) at least 4 weeks before the investigational drug treatment; Patients free of any signs of active or suspected uncontrolled infection after a drainage procedure; Patients free of any risk of hemorrhage and with incision completely healed

  • Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function within 14 days of randomization as described in the study protocol (Patient must be free of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) treatment and blood transfusion within 14 days prior to the lab test)

  • Female patients who are women of childbearing potential (WCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test (serum-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or urine-hCG performed at the Investigator's discretion) within 14 days of randomization

  • Female patients must be surgically sterile (or have a monogamous partner who is surgically sterile) or be at least 2 years postmenopausal or commit to use 2 acceptable forms of birth control (defined as the use of an intrauterine device (IUD), a barrier method with spermicide, condoms, any form of hormonal contraceptives, or abstinence) for the duration of the study and for 4 months following the last dose of study treatment. Male patients must be sterile (biologically or surgically) or commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control (condoms with spermicide) for the duration of the study and for 4 months following the last dose of study treatment.

  • Signed and dated Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) approved Informed Consent Form (ICF) before any protocol-directed screening procedures are performed

Exclusion Criteria

  • atients who are eligible to be treated with a molecularly targeted therapy on a labelled regimen after receiving first-line chemotherapy

  • From the time point of screening, Less than 4 weeks have elapsed since patients had a surgery or major procedure and Less than 2 weeks have elapsed from the last treatment date since patients had any radiation therapy

  • Prior to the initial treatment of study drug, Less than 2 weeks have elapsed since patients had chemotherapy or hormone therapy (However, patients cannot participate when nitrosoureas or mitomycin was administered within 6 weeks) and/or Less than 2 weeks have elapsed since patients had anticancer immunotherapy or investigational drug treatment and/or Less than 6 weeks since cryotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, anhydrous alcohol therapy, or photodynamic therapy

  • A history of cardiovascular disease in the past 5 years as defined in the study protocol

  • History of hypersensitivity reactions to any components of the investigational product or other drugs of the same class (humanized/human monoclonal antibody drugs) or paclitaxel

  • Patients with contraindications to paclitaxel therapy

  • Patients with persistent, clinically significant toxicities (excluding hair loss) from previous anticancer treatment that corresponds to Grade 2 or a higher grade under NCI-CTCAE v5.

  • Symptomatic or uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) metastasis (However, patients with asymptomatic CNS metastasis can participate provided that systemic corticosteroid treatment was discontinued at least 4 weeks prior to screening and that the patient is radiologically and neurologically stable or improving)

  • A history of the following hemorrhage-related or gastroenterological disease: Active hemorrhage, hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulopathy or tumor in great arteries and/or History of clinically significant gastroenterological disease, such as peptic ulcer, GI bleeding, GI or non-GI fistula, perforation, abdominal abscess, clinical symptoms, and signs of GI obstruction, need for parenteral hydration or nutrition, or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

  • Patients who received antiplatelet drugs (aspirin, clopidogrel, etc.) or anticoagulant drugs (warfarin, heparin, etc.) within 2 weeks prior to screening, or is expected to need those drugs during the clinical study

  • Patients requiring continuous treatment with systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or systemic corticosteroids (the following cases are permitted): NSAIDs: Up to 3 consecutive days' use is permitted; Corticosteroids: Topical use of corticosteroids, such as topical intra-articular injection, intranasal administration, eye drops, inhaler, etc., or temporary systemic corticosteroid use for treatment and prevention of patient's contrast media allergy, paclitaxel pre-treatment, or adverse event, is permitted

  • Severe infection requiring systemic antibiotics, antivirus drugs, etc., or other uncontrolled acute active infectious diseases

  • Patients with evidence of active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Patients with positive HBsAg and/or detectable HBV DNA are eligible only if adequately controlled on antiviral therapy according to institutional standards and liver function eligibility criteria are also met. HCV patients showing sustained viral response or patients with immunity to HBV infection may enroll.

  • Patients with other severe diseases or uncontrolled illnesses that warrant the exclusion from the study (permitted only if medically controlled) including but not limited to as described in the study protocol

  • Patients expected to require anticancer treatment other than the investigational product during the clinical study

  • Pregnant or lactating patients, or patients planning to become pregnant during the clinical study

  • A history of primary malignant tumor other than biliary tract cancer with the following exceptions: At least 3 years have passed since complete remission of primary malignant tumor (Patients who had papillary thyroid carcinoma and underwent a radical resection may participate in the clinical study even if less than 3 years have elapsed); At least 1 year has passed since complete resection of dermal basal cell carcinoma or successful treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

  • Clinically significant abnormal ECG findings or history determined as clinically significant by the Investigator

  • QT interval (Fridericia's formula) (QTcF) interval > 450msec at the time of screening

Required Tests Prior to Study

  • Medical History

  • Vital Signs

  • ECG (Heart Tracting)

  • Echocardiogram

  • Physical Exam

  • CT or MRI

  • Blood and urine samples

  • Pregnancy test (if applicable)

Potential Side Effects

  • CTX-009 is still being tested in people and the complete side effects may still be unknown. The below is a list of study treatment emergent adverse events observed in ≥ 10% (more than 3 of 24) study participants with biliary tract cancer who received CTX-009 in combination with Paclitaxel:

  • Anemia (low red blood count); Neutropenia (low white blood cell count)

  • Abdominal pain; Ascites (swelling); Constipation; Diarrhea; Indigestion; Nausea

  • Fatigue (tiredness); Fever; Mucosal (the lining of your stomach and intestines); Inflammation; Edema (swelling); Weakness

  • Liver abscess (pocket of pus); Liver infection

  • Aspartate aminotransferase increased; Blood bilirubin increased; Neutrophil (white blood cells) count decreased; Platelet count decreased

  • Decreased appetite

  • Muscle pain

  • Headache; Neuropathy peripheral (damage to nerves in your body)

  • Protein in urine

  • Cough; Difficulty speaking; Difficulty breathing; Nosebleed; Pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs)

  • Itchy skin

  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Financial Assistance Available
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