A Phase 2 Trial of Ivonescimab for Patients With Advanced, Metastatic Salivary Gland Cancers (I-MAC)

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Sponsor: Glenn J. Hanna (other)

Phase: 2

Start date: Feb. 26, 2025

Planned enrollment: 35

Trial ID: NCT06805617
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Goal: Evaluate the antitumor activity and safety of ivonescimab in patients with advanced, unresectable, recurrent, or metastatic salivary gland carcinomas.

Patients: Adults (≥18 years) with histologically confirmed salivary gland carcinoma of any subtype, including adenoid cystic carcinoma, with measurable non-CNS disease and radiographic or symptomatic progression within the prior 12 months. ECOG 0–1 and adequate hematologic, hepatic, renal, coagulation, and urine protein parameters required. Prior systemic therapies for recurrent/metastatic disease are allowed except prior PD-1 inhibitors or oral VEGFR TKIs. Key exclusions include active CNS metastases, uncontrolled comorbidities, significant autoimmune disease requiring >10 mg prednisone equivalent, high-risk bleeding or thromboembolic history, poorly controlled hypertension, recent major surgery or serious trauma, and radiologic evidence of major vessel invasion or intratumoral cavitation.

Design: Phase 2, open-label, non-randomized, two-cohort study with a Simon two-stage design per cohort (adenoid cystic carcinoma and non–adenoid cystic salivary gland carcinoma). Approximately 35 total participants. Imaging every 9 weeks during treatment, with follow-up every 12 weeks after end of treatment.

Treatments: Ivonescimab administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Ivonescimab (AK112/SMT112) is a first-in-class bispecific tetravalent antibody targeting PD-1 and VEGF, designed to enhance cooperative binding in the presence of both targets, thereby inhibiting tumor angiogenesis while reducing immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment. Early-phase data across solid tumors have shown manageable safety and objective responses; in NSCLC, a phase 3 study reported improved progression-free survival versus pembrolizumab in PD-L1–positive disease, and the agent has regulatory approval in China for certain EGFR-mutated NSCLC settings. The safety profile includes immune-related events and VEGF pathway toxicities; hypertension and rash are among the more common adverse events, with grade ≥3 events occurring in a minority of patients in early studies.

Outcomes: Primary endpoint: objective response rate by RECIST v1.1. Secondary endpoints: progression-free survival, overall survival, duration of response (overall and by cohort), and safety/tolerability per CTCAE v5.0.

Burden on patient: Moderate. Participation requires clinic visits every 21 days for infusions, laboratory monitoring, and toxicity assessments, plus cross-sectional imaging every 9 weeks. Screening and on-study procedures include blood and urine tests and may include tumor biopsies if feasible. While there are no intensive pharmacokinetic schedules described, the imaging frequency and potential biopsies, along with travel for regular infusions over potentially prolonged treatment, contribute to a moderate overall burden.

Last updated: Oct 2025

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

[email protected] / 617-632-3090

Status: Recruiting

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

[email protected] / 617-632-3090

Status: Recruiting

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