CANTATA: CB-839 With Cabozantinib vs. Cabozantinib With Placebo in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (CANTATA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03428217 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 9, 2018
Results First Posted : March 20, 2023
Last Update Posted : March 20, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma | Drug: CB-839 Drug: Cabozantinib Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 444 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This is a double blinded placebo-controlled study where patients will be randomized 1:1 to either CB-839 (telaglenastat) plus cabozantinib or placebo plus cabozantinib |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | Participants, care providers, investigators and outcomes assessors are blinded to treatment. Progression free survival (PFS) will be assessed by a blinded Independent Radiology Committee for the primary endpoint of the study. |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial Comparing CB-839 in Combination With Cabozantinib (CB-Cabo) vs. Placebo With Cabozantinib (Pbo-Cabo) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 24, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 31, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 16, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Pbo-Cabo
Placebo twice daily (BID) + cabozantinib (60 mg once daily [QD]) administered orally on Days 1 through 28 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurred first.
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Drug: Cabozantinib
Oral receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo Placebo tablets |
Experimental: CB-Cabo
CB-839 800 mg BID + cabozantinib (60 mg QD) administered orally on Days 1 through 28 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression per RECIST v1.1 or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurred first.
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Drug: CB-839
Oral glutaminase inhibitor
Other Name: telaglenastat Drug: Cabozantinib Oral receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Other Names:
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- Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Independent Radiology Committee (IRC) [ Time Frame: Up to the primary analysis data cut-off date of 31 Aug 2020. Maximum duration of follow-up for PFS was 22.14 months. ]
PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the occurrence of disease progression as assessed by the IRC using RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Subjects not experiencing disease progression or death at the time of analysis of PFS will be censored at the date of the last evaluable radiographic disease assessment. RECIST v1.1 criteria:
Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. Stable Disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to the primary analysis data cut-off date of 31 Aug 2020. Maximum duration of follow-up for OS was 25.86 months. ]OS is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. Estimated from Kaplan-Meier methodology. 95% confidence interval (CI) based on Brookmeyer-Crowley methodology.
- PFS as Assessed by the Investigator [ Time Frame: Up to the primary analysis data cut-off date of 31 Aug 2020. Maximum duration of follow-up for PFS was 22.64 months. ]
PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the occurrence of disease progression as assessed by the IRC using RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Subjects not experiencing disease progression or death at the time of analysis of PFS will be censored at the date of the last evaluable radiographic disease assessment. RECIST v1.1 criteria:
Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. Stable Disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documented histological or cytological diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma with a clear-cell component
- Adult patients
- Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) ≥ 70%
- Measurable Disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
- 1-2 lines of prior therapy for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) including one anti-angiogenic therapy (any vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] pathway-targeted agent used either as monotherapy or as a component of a combination regimen) OR the combination regimen of nivolumab + ipilimumab
- Adequate hepatic, renal, cardiac and hematologic function
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with cabozantinib (or other mesenchymal-epithelial transition [MET] inhibitor) or CB-839
- Receipt of other anticancer therapy within 2-6 weeks, depending on the treatment
- Untreated or active brain metastases or central nervous system cancer, as defined per protocol
- Prior gastric surgery, small bowel resection, or other conditions that may impede adequate absorption of oral study drug
- Known active infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B or C virus
- Inability to discontinue proton-pump-inhibitor use before randomization
- Patients who are pregnant or lactating

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03428217

Study Director: | Sam Whiting, M.D., Ph.D. | Calithera Biosciences, Inc |
Documents provided by Calithera Biosciences, Inc:
Responsible Party: | Calithera Biosciences, Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03428217 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CX-839-008 |
First Posted: | February 9, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 20, 2023 |
Last Update Posted: | March 20, 2023 |
Last Verified: | February 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Tumor Metabolism RCC Glutaminase Inhibitor CB-839 CANTATA TKI Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor cabozantinib Cabometyx Cometriq |
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Carcinoma Carcinoma, Renal Cell Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Kidney Neoplasms Urologic Neoplasms |
Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases |