Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: AG-013736 (AXITINIB) FOR THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC RENAL CELL CANCER
Brief Summary: The study is designed to demonstrate that axitinib (AG-013736) is superior to sorafenib in delaying tumor progression in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer.


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A: For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com

Inclusion Criteria:

* Histological confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a clear-cell component
* Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) RCC
* No prior systemic therapy for RCC with the following exception:

  1. One prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for completely resectable RCC if such therapy did not include an agent that targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or VEGF receptors and if recurrence occurred at least 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy

     * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of at least 70%
     * Measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
     * Tumor tissue \[formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) archival or recent acquisition\] must be received by the central vendor (block or unstained slides) in order to randomize a subject to study treatment. (Note: Fine Needle Aspiration \[FNA\] and bone metastases samples are not acceptable for submission)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any history of or current central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Baseline imaging of the brain is required within 28 days prior to randomization
* Prior systemic treatment with VEGF or VEGF receptor targeted therapy (including, but not limited to, Sunitinib, Pazopanib, Axitinib, Tivozanib, and Bevacizumab)
* Prior treatment with an anti-programmed death (PD)-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways
* Any active or recent history of a known or suspected autoimmune disease or recent history of a syndrome that required systemic corticosteroids (\>10 mg daily Prednisone equivalent) or immunosuppressive medications except for syndromes which would not be expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger. Subjects with vitiligo or type I diabetes mellitus or residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis only requiring hormone replacement are permitted to enroll
* Any condition requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids (\>10 mg daily Prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug. Inhaled steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses \>10 mg daily Prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease
B: Select Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma.
* Phase 2: Histological or cytological confirmation of predominant clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (original tissue diagnosis of RCC is acceptable).
* Documented evidence of unresectable advanced or metastatic RCC. Phase 2: Radiographic evidence of disease progression according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1).
* Phase 2: One prior vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted treatment (for example, but not limited to, sunitinib, sorafenib, pazopanib, bevacizumab, axitinib, vatalanib, AV951/tivozanib) for unresectable advanced or metastatic RCC.
* Phase 2: Measurable disease meeting the following criteria: a.) at least 1 lesion of greater than or equal to 1.5 cm in the longest diameter for a non-lymph node or greater than or equal to 1.5 cm in the short axis diameter for a lymph node which is serially measurable according to Modified RECIST 1.1 using computerized tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI) or photography. Subjects must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1.
* Adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP less than or equal to 150/90 mmHg at screening and no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week prior to the Screening Visit.

Select Exclusion Criteria:

Phase 1b or Phase 2 specific per below:

* Phase 1b only: Subjects with untreated or unstable metastasis to the central nervous system (CNS) are excluded. Subjects who have completed local therapy and have discontinued the use of steroids for this indication at least 4 weeks prior to commencing treatment and in whom stability has been proven by at least 2 CT or MRI scans obtained at least 4 weeks apart are eligible for Phase 1b only. Phase 2 only: Subjects with CNS (e.g., brain or leptomeningeal) metastasis are excluded.
* Phase 2 only: More than one prior VEGF-targeted treatment for unresectable advanced or metastatic RCC.

Phase 1b or Phase 2 specific per below:

* Phase 1b only: Prior exposure to lenvatinib. Phase 2 only: Prior exposure to lenvatinib or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor.
* Subjects should not have received any anticancer treatment within 21 days or any investigational agent within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug and should have recovered from any toxicity related to previous anticancer treatment. Major surgery within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug.
* Subjects having greater than 1+ proteinuria on urinalysis will undergo 24-hour urine collection for quantitative assessment of proteinuria.
* Subjects with urine protein greater than or equal to 1 g/24 hours will be ineligible. Uncontrolled diabetes as defined by fasting serum glucose at 1.5 x ULN.
* Phase 2 only: Active malignancy (except for renal cell carcinoma, melanoma in-situ, basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix) within the past 24 months.
* Known intolerance to any of the study drugs (or any of the excipients) and/or known hypersensitivity to rapamycins (e.g., sirolimus, everolimus, temsirolimus) or any of the excipients.
* Phase 1b only: Subjects who discontinued prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor due to toxicity will be ineligible.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic RCC with clear cell component
* Availability of a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block from a de novo tumor biopsy during screening (biopsied tumor lesion should not be a RECIST target lesion). Alternatively, a recently obtained archival FFPE tumor tissue block (not cut slides) from a primary or metastatic tumor resection or biopsy can be provided if the following criteria are met: 1) the biopsy or resection was performed within 1 year of randomization AND 2) the patient has not received any intervening systemic anti-cancer treatment from the time the tissue was obtained and randomization onto the current study. If an FFPE tissue block cannot be provided as per documented regulations then, 15 unstained slides (10 minimum) will be acceptable
* Availability of an archival FFPE tumor tissue from primary tumor resection specimen (if not provided per above). If an FFPE tissue block cannot be provided as per documented regulations 15 unstained slides (10 minimum) will be acceptable
* At least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST version 1.1 that has not been previously irradiated
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
* Adequate bone marrow function, renal and liver functions

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior systemic therapy directed at advanced or metastatic RCC
* Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for RCC if disease progression or relapse has occurred during or within 12 months after the last dose of treatment.
* Prior immunotherapy with IL-2, IFN-α, or anti PD 1, anti PD L1, anti PD L2, anti CD137, or anti cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA 4) antibody (including ipilimumab), or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell co stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways
* Prior therapy with axitinib and/or sunitinib as well as any prior therapies with other VEGF pathway inhibitors
* Newly diagnosed or active brain metastasis
* Known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (Grade ≥3), any history of anaphylaxis, or uncontrolled asthma (ie, 3 or more features of partially controlled asthma Global Initiative for Asthma 2011)
* Any of the following in the previous 12 months: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, symptomatic congestive heart failure, LVEF less than LLN, clinically significant pericardial effusion, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack
* Any of the following in the previous 6 months: deep vein thrombosis or symptomatic pulmonary embolism
* Vaccination within 4 weeks of the first dose of avelumab and while on trial is prohibited except for administration of inactivated vaccines (for example, inactivated influenza vaccines)
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically documented metastatic renal cell cancer with a component of clear cell histology.
* Evidence of measurable disease.
* Patients with mRCC must have received no prior systemic first-line therapy or must have progressive disease per RECIST (version 1.0) after one prior systemic first line regimen for metastatic disease containing sunitinib, cytokine(s), or both.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior treatment for metastatic renal cell cancer with more that one systemic first line therapy.
* Major surgery less that 4 weeks or radiation less than 2 weeks of starting study drug.

Answer: D