Protocol Template - Early Phase.2
Protocol Template - Early Phase.2
Clinical Study Protocol: <Insert protocol number> Original Protocol/Amendment #, DD Month YYYY
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disclosure of such information that is not authorized in writing by the Sponsor is strictly
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REVISION HISTORY
Status Date
Template Instructions:
Instructional text (green font, italics) contains advice to the author, expectations of content,
format, or source, and should be followed to the extent possible unless not applicable to a
specific study. Instructional text should be deleted once the draft document is developed.
Suggested text/example text (purple font) is provided to aid the author. Example text may be
modified to suit the planned clinical study or deleted entirely.
Standard text (black font and gray highlighting) is not to be modified. However, minor changes
are acceptable, provided they do not change requirements for the section and are approved by the
Functional Area Head. Remove gray highlighting just prior to second team review.
Generally, section titles should not be changed; however, optional subsections may be added or
deleted as appropriate.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPONSOR SIGNATURES..............................................................................................................
RATIONALE FOR PROTOCOL AMENDMENT #.......................................................................
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................
1 SYNOPSIS.........................................................................................................................
2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION...................................................................................
2.1 Disease Background.................................................................................................
2.2 Rationale for Study...................................................................................................
2.3 Background on Study Agent(s).................................................................................
2.4 Dose Selection..........................................................................................................
2.5 Risk Benefit Assessment...........................................................................................
2.5.1 Risk Assessment.............................................................................................
2.5.2 Benefit Assessment.........................................................................................
2.5.3 Overall Assessment.........................................................................................
3 STUDY PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES..........................................................................
3.1 Primary Objective.....................................................................................................
3.2 Secondary Objectives...............................................................................................
3.3 Exploratory Objectives.............................................................................................
4 STUDY DESIGN..............................................................................................................
4.1 Overall Study Design................................................................................................
5 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA................................................................................................
5.1 Inclusion Criteria......................................................................................................
5.2 Exclusion Criteria.....................................................................................................
6 STUDY TREATMENTS...................................................................................................
6.1 Description of Dosing Regimens..............................................................................
6.2 Blinding....................................................................................................................
6.3 Emergency Unblinding.............................................................................................
6.4 Study Treatment Supplies.........................................................................................
6.5 Study Infusion Preparation.......................................................................................
6.6 Treatment Compliance..............................................................................................
6.7 Accountability...........................................................................................................
6.8 Investigational Product Disposition at End of Study................................................
7 POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND SUPPORTIVE CARE
MEASURES......................................................................................................................
7.1 Infusion Related Reactions Including Cytokine Release Syndrome........................
7.1.1 Grading and Management of Infusion Reactions...........................................
7.1.2 Premedication and Prophylaxis......................................................................
7.1.3 Management of Observed Infusion Reactions................................................
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2 Treatment Cohorts...............................................................................................
Table 3 NCI CTCAE Version 5.0 Grading of Infusion-Related Reactions......................
Table 4 Adverse Events of Special Interest......................................................................
Table 5 Response Rates and 95% Confidence Intervals..................................................
Table 6 Censoring Rules for Primary Analysis of PFS...................................................
LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 TIME AND EVENTS SCHEDULE
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SPONSOR SIGNATURES
Amendments
The table below summarizes the substantive modifications to the body of the protocol.
Corresponding changes were made to the synopsis. Unless changes to the synopsis were unique
to the synopsis, they are not included in the summary. Minor editorial, formatting, and
typographical changes were also made.
A redline version showing detailed changes to the protocol will be provided upon request.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Generation of the List of Abbreviations is recommended after the first review cycle.
Terms that are used once within the document do not need to be abbreviated. Only terms that
are used multiple times within the document need to appear in the List of Abbreviations.
Commonly used units of measure do not need to be included. Do not capitalize a spelled out
abbreviation unless it would normally be capitalized when spelled out within the protocol text
[(Food and Drug Administration (FDA), objective response rate (ORR)].
The List of Abbreviations should be presented in table format, as shown in the example below.
The list of abbreviations of specialist terms does not include general scientific abbreviations of
temperature, weight and volume.
AE adverse event
AESI adverse event of special interest
ALT alanine aminotransferase
ANC absolute neutrophil count
AST aspartate aminotransferase
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
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1 SYNOPSIS
The synopsis is a summary document. Do not copy and paste whole sections of the protocol
into the synopsis. The synopsis should be able to function as a standalone summary document
and for this reason should not include cross-references to other sections of the protocol. In
general, abbreviations and acronyms should be spelled out at first use in both the synopsis and
the protocol body.
Investigator(s)/Centers:
Enter the number of planned centers in US and/or globally. In a dose escalation-cohort expansion study,
identify the number study centers in the dose escalation and cohort expansion separately.
Additional information on phased country or site opening may be included.
Study Treatment:
Source is Section 3.1.1 of the IB. Should include mechanism of action.
Study Design:
Summarize from Section 4.1. Limit study design to one page. May include schematic.
Provide a summary that includes description of the population based on key inclusion/exclusion criteria. DO
NOT list all inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Criteria for Evaluation: Summary statements only. Leave the detail in the protocol body.
Safety Assessments:
The safety assessment is based on
Statistical Methods:
Should include a brief summary and not the entire statistical plan as presented in Section 14.
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2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
For first-in-human studies, summarize one paragraph each for in vitro or in vivo activity, PK
and ADME, toxicology.
Include a brief summary of safety and clinical experience, if available. Summary should be
consistent with Sections 5 and 6 of the IB.
Non-therapeutic Risks
Results of exploratory objectives may not be included in the Clinical Study Report or database
lock unless they represent meaningful findings.
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4 STUDY DESIGN
5 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Patients must meet all the inclusion criteria. Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet
any exclusion criteria. No exceptions to these criteria will be granted by the sponsor.
1. .
Clinical significance of underlying conditions and judgments related to the best interests of the
patient are determined by the investigator. Sponsor consultation with the medical monitor is
encouraged where there is a concern.
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6 STUDY TREATMENTS
Module
A B
Arm
Control Arm √ √ √ √
Experimental Arm 1 √ √ √ √
6.2 Blinding
Select the most appropriate text for the study.
6.7 Accountability
Accurate accounting of all study treatments must be maintained. The investigator agrees to keep
an inventory of study treatments using the institution’s drug accountability logs or logs provided
by the sponsor. The investigator will maintain records of temperature monitoring of study
treatment. Drug disposition records must be kept in compliance with applicable guidelines and
regulations.
A Pharmacy Manual will be provided to the investigator or designee. When the study is
completed, copies of all study treatment accountability records must be provided to the sponsor.
Original drug accountability records must be maintained with the rest of the documentation for
inspection by the study monitors.
IRR, CRS and allergic reactions should be graded according to the criteria in Table 2.
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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The following are suggested treatment guidelines for the investigator regarding the management
of infusion reactions. Equivalent medications may be substituted based on the local practice of
medicine and availability.
All changes in the infusion of study treatment(s), including interruption of the infusion and its
duration as well as reductions in infusion rate and duration, must be recorded.
Blockade of immune checkpoints is associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs) due
to disruption of normal immune tolerance (2-4).
Include applicable subsections below; do not alter grayed highlighted text unless there is
significant rationale.
8.1.3 Contraception
Male and female patients are required to use highly effective contraceptive measures as specified
below. Male patients are required to use a condom regardless of his WOCBP partner’s method of
contraception.
8.2 Restrictions
Describe any restrictions on patient diet or activity. If there are not restrictions, omit the
section.
9 STUDY PROCEDURES
Provide a description of all study procedures in this section. Assessments that are not
applicable to the study may be removed.
This section provides a general description of the procedures and assessments associated with
this study. The timing of the study procedures is presented in Appendix 1. All data should be
recorded in source documents and entered into the eCRF.
Enter the protocol-specific required information for registration and enrollment. If using IRT
include relevant details.
Enumerate the types of blood samples to be collected for pharmacodynamic and biomarker
assessments.
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11 ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY
12.1 Definitions
.
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All SAEs…
12.2.3 Pregnancy
All pregnancies
14 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Describe the methods of analysis for the following parameters. Do not describe specific CSR
tables and listings in the protocol. Rather, refer the reader to the Statistical Analysis Plan or
Statistical Programming Plan.
This section outlines the statistical methodology and principles used for data analysis in this
study. A separate statistical analysis plan (SAP) and statistical programming plan (SPP) further
describe the details regarding statistical methods and govern the analysis.
The study plans to enroll approximately up to xx patients (up to xx in the dose escalation phase
and up to xx in the dose expansion phase).
The sample size of up to xx patients for the dose escalation phase is based on 3+3 design with
planned xx dose cohorts. Additional patients may be enrolled if the enrollment to a dose cohort is
expanded or intermediate dose levels are evaluated in the dose escalation phase.
The dose expansion phase plans to enroll approximately xx patients, consisting of xx patients in
each of xx tumor specific cohorts. The sample size for each tumor specific cohort is primarily
based on providing preliminary estimation of responses. Table 3 provides the 2-sided 95%
confidence interval (CI) for a number of potential responses among xx patients.
15 REFERENCE LIST
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1. Brookmeyer R and Crowley J, A Confidence Interval for the Median Survival Time.
Biometrics, 1982. 38: p. 29-41.
2. Hodi FS, O'Day SJ, McDermott DF, Weber RW, Sosman JA, Haanen JB, et al.,
Improved survival with ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma. N Engl J Med,
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3. Robert C, Thomas L, Bondarenko I, O'Day S, JW MD, Garbe C, et al., Ipilimumab
plus dacarbazine for previously untreated metastatic melanoma. N. Engl. J. Med, 2011.
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4. Sun Y, Wang Y, Zhao J, Gu M, Giscombe R, Lefvert AK, et al., B7-H3 and B7-H4
expression in non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 2006. 53(2): p. 143-151.
5. Wolchok JD, Hoos A, O'Day S, Weber JS, Hamid O, Lebbe C, et al., Guidelines for
the evaluation of immune therapy activity in solid tumors: immune-related response
criteria. Clin. Cancer Res, 2009. 15(23): p. 7412-7420.
Reference list is generated here but moved in our documents to a section much earlier in
the document (see section 15 above) – consider if this might be what breaks the link;
alternatively could it be the use of the “Convert Citations and Bibliograph to Unformatted
Citations.