Phase I trial of ipilimumab (IPI) alone and in combination with radiotherapy (XRT) in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)

5004 Background: IPI is a fully human, anti-CTLA 4 monoclonal antibody capable of enhancing anti-tumor immunity. In preclinical models, XRT results in tumor antigen release and enhances anti-tumor activity of CTLA-4 blockade. Methods: Pts with mCRPC and ECOG PS of 0–1 were treated with escalating doses of IPI every 3 weeks X 4 doses in cohorts of 6 pts at dose levels of 3, 5, and 10 mg/kg. After the 10 mg/kg cohort was completed, a protocol amendment added single fraction XRT prior to IPI starting at the 3 mg/kg dose level. The primary endpoint was safety. Imaging was repeated every 3 months and serum PSA was monitored monthly. Results: Between 1/2006 and 12/2007, 8, 6, and 6 pts were treated at the 3, 5, and 10 mg/kg dose levels respectively; 6 pts were then treated in the first XRT cohort for a total of 26 pts. 19 pts experienced 29 immune-related adverse events (irAEs) including diarrhea/colitis (14), rash (9), hepatitis (4), endocrinopathy (2). irAEs were ≥ Grade 3 in 9 pts: GI (6), hepatitis (2), and...