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Adavosertib and Local Radiation Therapy in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas

A Phase 1 Study of AZD1775 (MK-1775) Concurrent With Local Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Children With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01922076
Enrollment
46
Registered
2013-08-14
Start date
2013-09-03
Completion date
2022-09-30
Last updated
2024-01-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma

Brief summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and the best dose of adavosertib when given together with local radiation therapy in treating children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. Adavosertib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, or other sources to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving adavosertib with local radiation therapy may work better than local radiation therapy alone in treating diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended phase 2 dose and schedule of the adavosertib (Wee1 inhibitor AZD1775 \[MK-1775\]) administered concurrently with radiation therapy in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). II. To define and describe the toxicities of AZD1775 (MK-1775) given concurrently with radiation therapy in children with newly diagnosed DIPG. III. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of AZD1775 (MK-1775) in children with newly diagnosed DIPG when given concurrently with radiation therapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To preliminarily define the antitumor activity of AZD1775 (MK-1775) within the confines of a phase 1 study, including response rate, progression free survival, and overall survival of treated patients. II. To assess the biologic activity of AZD1775 (MK-1775) by measuring expression of phosphorylated-cell division cycle 2 G1 to S and G2 to M (p-CDC2) (cyclin-dependent kinase 1 \[CDK1\]) and phosphorylated-histone H3 (p-HH3) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) before and after administration of AZD1775 (MK-1775) in children with newly diagnosed DIPG. III. To assess the biologic activity of AZD1775 (MK-1775) by measuring expression of gamma-H2A histone family, member X (H2AX) in PBMCs, a marker of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) double-strand breaks (dsDNA), before and after administration of AZD1775 (MK-1775) in children with newly diagnosed DIPG. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of adavosertib. Patients undergo radiation therapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks (up to 30 fractions). Patients also receive adavosertib orally (PO) on days 1-5 of weeks 1, 3, and 5; days 1-5 of weeks 1, 3, and 5 AND days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 2, 4, and 6; OR days 1-5 of weeks 1-6 depending on dose level assignment. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days, every 2 months for 6 months, and then every 3 months thereafter.

Interventions

DRUGAdavosertib

Given PO

OTHERLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

OTHERPharmacological Study

Correlative studies

RADIATIONRadiation Therapy

Undergo radiation therapy

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
37 Months to 21 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with newly diagnosed DIPGs, defined as tumors with a pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of the pons, are eligible without histologic confirmation * Patients with brainstem tumors that do not meet these criteria or are not considered to be typical intrinsic pontine gliomas will only be eligible if the tumors are biopsied and proven to be an anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, gliosarcoma, diffuse midline glioma with histone H3 K27M mutation, or anaplastic mixed glioma; patients with pilocytic astrocytoma, fibrillary astrocytoma, gangliogliomas, or other mixed gliomas without anaplasia are not eligible * Patients with disseminated disease are not eligible, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spine must be performed if disseminated disease is suspected by the treating physician * Enrollment must be no later than 28 days after the date of radiographic diagnosis or surgery, whichever is the later date * Patients must have a body surface area \>= 0.35 m\^2 at the time of study enrollment * Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age; patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score * Patients must not have received any prior anti-cancer therapy such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy or bone marrow transplant for the treatment of DIPG; prior dexamethasone and/or surgery are allowed * Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/mm\^3 * Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment) * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or * A serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows: * 0.8 mg/dL (3 to \< 6 years of age) * 1.0 mg/dL (6 to \< 10 years of age) * 1.2 mg/dL (10 to \< 13 years of age) * 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dl (female) (13 to \< 16 years of age) * 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dl (female) (\>= 16 years of age) * Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age * Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 3 x ULN = 135 units per liter (U/L); for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L * Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\] =\< 3 x ULN = 150 U/L; for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGOT is 50 U/L * Serum albumin \>= 2 g/dL * Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants and well controlled * Nervous system disorders (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] version \[v\]5) resulting from prior therapy must be =\< grade 2 with the exception of tendon reflex (deep tendon reflex \[DTR\]); any grade of DTR is eligible * Corrected QT interval (QTc) =\< 480 msec * All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must sign a written informed consent; assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or breast-feeding women may not be entered on this study; pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal; negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 3 days prior to enrollment * Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive methods as follows: fertile females of childbearing potential who agree to use adequate contraceptive measures from 2 weeks prior to the study and until 1 month after study treatment discontinuation; male patients willing to abstain or use barrier contraception (i.e. condoms) for the duration of the study and for 3 months after treatment stops * Patients receiving corticosteroids are eligible for this trial * Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible * Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible * Patients must not currently be receiving enzyme inducing anticonvulsants * Patients should avoid concomitant medication known or suspected to prolong QTc interval or cause Torsades De Pointes; if possible, alternative agents should be considered; patients who are receiving drugs that prolong the QTc are eligible if the drug is necessary and no alternatives are available * Patients who are currently receiving drugs that are strong or moderate inhibitors and/or inducers of CYP3A4, sensitive CYP3A4 substrates and CYP3A4 substrates with a narrow therapeutic range are not eligible; the use of aprepitant or fosaprepitant as an antiemetic is prohibited due to early drug interaction data demonstrating increased exposure to AZD1775; the use of hydroxymethylglutary (HMG) coenzyme-A (Co-A) inhibitors such as atorvastatin is prohibited * Herbal preparations are not allowed throughout the study; these herbal medications include but are not limited to: St. John's wort, kava, ephedra (ma hung), gingko biloba, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), yohimbe, saw palmetto and ginseng; patients should stop using these herbal medications 7 days prior to study enrollment * Any known hypersensitivity or contraindication to the components of the study drug AZD1775 * Patients must not receive metformin for at least 5 days prior to enrollment and for the duration of study treatment * Patients must be able to swallow capsules; nasogastric or gastrostomy feeding (G) tube administration is not allowed * Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible * Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible * Patients with cardiac diseases ongoing or in the past 6 months (e.g. congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, significant uncontrolled arrhythmias) are not eligible for this trial * Major surgical procedures =\< 28 days of beginning study treatment, or minor surgical procedures (including ventriculoperitoneal \[VP\] shunt placement or stereotactic biopsy of the tumor) =\< 7 days; no waiting period required following port-a-cath or other central venous access placement * Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and/or Recommended Phase 2 Dose of AdavosertibUp to 42 daysMTD will be defined as the maximum dose at which fewer than one-third of patients experience a dose-limiting toxicity graded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.
Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With AdavosertibUp to 42 daysNumber of patients with dose limiting toxicity stratified by dose level and the toxicity will be graded using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0.
Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertibup to 24 hoursMedian (min, max) of the area under the concentration time curve adavosertib assessed at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 24 hours post dose on day 1 stratified by dose level and study part.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in p-CDC2 of AdavosertibBaseline to day 8Median (min, max) change in expression of p-CDC2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) before and after administration by dose level and study part.
Number of Patients With Response to AdavosertibUp to 4 yearsNumber of participants with response (CR/PR) by maximal 2-dimensional measures with CR: disappearance of all abnormal signal within the brainstem; PR: at least 50% decrease in the sum o the products of the two perpendicular diameters of the target lesion.
Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of AdavosertibBaseline to day 8Median (min, max) relative change in expression of gamma-H2AX of adavosertib by dose level and study part.
Change in Expression of p-HH3 of AdavosertibBaseline to day 8Median (min, max) change in expression of p-HH3 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) before and after administration by dose level and study part
Progression-free Survival (PFS) of AdavosertibUp to 4 yearsMedian (95% CI) time to progression or death stratified by dose level and study part. PFS was defined as time from start date of the first treatment to the date of disease progression or death due to any causes which ever occurred first.
Overall Survival (OS) of AdavosertibUp to 4 yearsMedian (95% CI) time to progression or death stratified by dose level and study part.

Countries

Canada, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Dose Level 1: 50 mg/m^2
Patients receive 50 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday- Friday), alternating weeks.
6
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2
Patients receive 50 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday-Friday), alternating with weeks of QOD dosing.
6
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2
Patients receive 50 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday- Friday), during weeks 1-6
7
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2
Patients receive 95 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday- Friday), during weeks 1-6
7
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2
Patients receive 130 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday- Friday), during weeks 1-6
7
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2
Patients receive 160 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday- Friday), during weeks 1-6
6
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2
Patients receive 200 mg/m\^2 adavosertib daily (Monday- Friday), during weeks 1-6
7
Total46

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004FG005FG006
Overall StudyAdverse Event0000100
Overall StudyPhysician Decision0010000
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject0001011

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDose Level 1: 50 mg/m^2Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Total
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
6 Participants6 Participants7 Participants7 Participants7 Participants5 Participants7 Participants45 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Age, Continuous8 years5.5 years6 years6 years6 years5.5 years7 years6 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants6 Participants6 Participants4 Participants7 Participants5 Participants6 Participants39 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
5 Participants4 Participants5 Participants3 Participants5 Participants2 Participants4 Participants28 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants3 Participants3 Participants4 Participants5 Participants4 Participants4 Participants24 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants3 Participants4 Participants3 Participants2 Participants2 Participants3 Participants22 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
EG005
affected / at risk
EG006
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
4 / 64 / 64 / 74 / 76 / 74 / 64 / 7
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 66 / 67 / 77 / 77 / 76 / 67 / 7
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 60 / 62 / 72 / 72 / 72 / 61 / 7

Outcome results

Primary

Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib

Median (min, max) of the area under the concentration time curve adavosertib assessed at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 24 hours post dose on day 1 stratified by dose level and study part.

Time frame: up to 24 hours

Population: All eligible patients

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib1122.2 hr*ng/mL
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib1233.3 hr*ng/mL
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib777.3 hr*ng/mL
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib2863.5 hr*ng/mL
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib2525.5 hr*ng/mL
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib5996.2 hr*ng/mL
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Area Under the Time Concentration Curve of Adavosertib5781.6 hr*ng/mL
Primary

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and/or Recommended Phase 2 Dose of Adavosertib

MTD will be defined as the maximum dose at which fewer than one-third of patients experience a dose-limiting toxicity graded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.

Time frame: Up to 42 days

Population: All eligible patients

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and/or Recommended Phase 2 Dose of Adavosertib200 mg/m^2
Primary

Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib

Number of patients with dose limiting toxicity stratified by dose level and the toxicity will be graded using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0.

Time frame: Up to 42 days

Population: All Toxicity evaluable patients

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib1 Participants
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Number of Dose Limiting Toxicity With Adavosertib1 Participants
Secondary

Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib

Median (min, max) relative change in expression of gamma-H2AX of adavosertib by dose level and study part.

Time frame: Baseline to day 8

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib0.9 ratio
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib0.9 ratio
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib0.9 ratio
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib1.1 ratio
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib0.9 ratio
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib1 ratio
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Change in Expression of ɤ(Gamma)-H2AX of Adavosertib1.1 ratio
Secondary

Change in Expression of p-HH3 of Adavosertib

Median (min, max) change in expression of p-HH3 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) before and after administration by dose level and study part

Time frame: Baseline to day 8

Population: Data were not and will never be collected.

Secondary

Change in p-CDC2 of Adavosertib

Median (min, max) change in expression of p-CDC2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) before and after administration by dose level and study part.

Time frame: Baseline to day 8

Population: Data were not and will never be collected.

Secondary

Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib

Number of participants with response (CR/PR) by maximal 2-dimensional measures with CR: disappearance of all abnormal signal within the brainstem; PR: at least 50% decrease in the sum o the products of the two perpendicular diameters of the target lesion.

Time frame: Up to 4 years

Population: All response evaluable patients

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Number of Patients With Response to Adavosertib0 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib

Median (95% CI) time to progression or death stratified by dose level and study part.

Time frame: Up to 4 years

Population: All response evaluable patients

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib426.5 Days
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib250 Days
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib450.5 Days
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib372.5 Days
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib274 Days
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib273 Days
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS) of Adavosertib406 Days
Secondary

Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib

Median (95% CI) time to progression or death stratified by dose level and study part. PFS was defined as time from start date of the first treatment to the date of disease progression or death due to any causes which ever occurred first.

Time frame: Up to 4 years

Population: All response evaluable patients

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Adavosertib)Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib426.5 Days
Dose Level 2: 50 mg/m^2Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib250 Days
Dose Level 3: 50 mg/m^2Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib450.5 Days
Dose Level 4: 95 mg/m^2Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib333 Days
Dose Level 5: 130 mg/m^2Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib260 Days
Dose Level 6: 160 mg/m^2Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib264 Days
Dose Level 7: 200 mg/m^2Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Adavosertib406 Days

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026