About this trial
A multi-centre, randomized, non-inferiority trial in patients with irH, randomized to receive either close surveillance with corticosteroid rescue therapy or early high dose corticosteroids.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients must be 18 years of age, or older on the day of signing informed consent.
Patients must be capable of providing consent to enrolment and treatment.
Patients with a performance status of ECOG 0-2 will be eligible for enrolment.
Patients with histologically confirmed cancer receiving anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 monoclonal antibody ICI therapy, either alone or in combination with anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody ICI therapy who develop CTCAEv5.0 grade 2 or grade 3 hepatitis that has developed on, or after, ICI therapy and is felt to be treatment related (irH). Patients must be enrolled on trial within 10 days of diagnosis of grade 2 or grade 3 hepatotoxicity.
Disqualifiers
History underlying liver disease, including, but not limited to: hepatitis B, C, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary sclerosis, hemochromatosis, primary sclerosis cholangitis, portal vein thrombosis, Budd Chiari syndrome, alcohol induced hepatitis, suspected drug-induced liver injury from other cause (e.g. acetaminophen, antibiotics, statins, methyldopa, non-prescription herbs, see NIH LiverTox website https://livertox.nih.gov for comprehensive list).
If undertaken, liver biopsy supporting a cause of liver dysfunction other than irH
Patients with an indication for systemic immunosuppressive medications or corticosteroids. Patients with CTCAEv5.0 grade ≥2 irAE's other than irH (ie. colitis, pneumonitis, rash, etc.) are not eligible for trial, with the exception of endocrinopathies that are being treated with hormone replacement alone and not systemic immunosuppressive medications or corticosteroids.
Abnormal International Normalization Ratio (INR) at baseline (≥1.5) and bilirubin ≥60, ALT of ≥10X.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Active Surveillance
- Early initiation