This phase 1, first-in-human, proof-of-concept, open-label, combination treatment study is designed to profile the safety and tolerability of BMC128 in combination with Nivolumab, its effect on the intestinal microbiome and the anti-tumor immune and inflammatory responses and its preliminary anti-tumor activity. A 14-day induction phase, in which patients will be treated with a single dose level of BMC128, will be initiated, followed by four 28-day treatment cycles of BMC128 in combination with Nivolumab. Thereafter, patients will be treated with Nivolumab as a monotherapy for up to 22 additional cycles, until disease progression (PD) or intolerable toxicity
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of BMC128 in combination with nivolumab (a known immunotherapy) in order to investigate if administration of select elements of the intestinal microbiome may serve as a novel and effective means of improving the efficacy of anti-cancer immunotherapies.