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M6620 (VX-970) in Selected Solid Tumors

A Phase II Study of M6620 (VX-970) in Selected Solid Tumors

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03718091
Enrollment
30
Registered
2018-10-24
Start date
2019-01-08
Completion date
2020-07-08
Last updated
2023-07-07

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

Conditions

Leiomyosarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Solid Tumor

Keywords

Solid Tumor, leiomyosarcoma, Osteosarcoma

Brief summary

This research study is studying a drug called M6620 as a possible treatment for advanced solid tumor.

Detailed description

This study is made up of two phases: a Translational Lead-In Phase and a Phase II. These two phases serve different functions. The translational lead-in phase is designed to test the drug on a small number of patients in efforts to gain information on two research questions: * If M6620 has an anti-cancer effect on participants * If M6620 research findings that were discovered in laboratory studies are also found in human research studies. Phase II is a much larger study to determine if M6620 has an anti-cancer effect in different groups of patients. The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved M6620 as a treatment for any disease. ATR is an enzyme in cells that is responsible for multiple functions including repairing damaged DNA, helping cells that are stressed during the DNA copying process, and working to maintain the ends of chromosomes. In cancer cells, active ATR enzymes protect the cancer by helping the cells repair damage, stay alive, and maintain health. M6620 is a drug designed to inhibit the ATR enzyme. Inhibiting ATR may block how cancers repair their naturally damaged DNA, handle cancer cell stress, and maintain cancer cell life and health. Administration of M6620 may therefore assist in the slowing of growth or destruction of some cancers. In this research study, the investigators are... * Gathering initial data on the anti-cancer activity of M6620 when given alone to participants within selected cancer populations * Determining if there are changes in the biological components in the participant's body that may be associated with damaged DNA repair

Interventions

DRUGM6620

M6620 is a drug designed to inhibit the ATR enzyme. Inhibiting ATR may block how cancers repair their naturally damaged DNA, handle cancer cell stress, and maintain cancer cell life and health.

Sponsors

EMD Serono
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Participants Enrolling to the Translational Lead-in Study: * For enrollment to cohort T1: participants must have metastatic or progressive LMS with a) treatment with at least one prior systemic therapy b) ATRX mutation by NGS * For enrollment to cohorts T2 or T3: participants must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumor for which no standard curative therapy is available. * For enrollment to cohort T2: participants must have a truncating ATM mutation. Testing may be completed via the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any other CLIA-certified method. * For enrollment to cohort T3, participants must have one of the following (testing may be completed via the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any CLIA-certified laboratory): * Germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 that is predicted to be deleterious or suspected deleterious (known or predicted to be detrimental/lead to loss of function). * A somatic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, or another mutation within a known HR gene including BARD1, BRIP1, CDK12, CHEK2, FANCA, FANCC, FANCE, FANCF, FANCM, MRE11A, NBN, PALB2, RAD51B, RAD51C, or RAD51D. * A MYC amplification of greater than 6-fold. * FBXW7 truncating or missense mutation designated as deleterious. * CCNE1 amplification of greater than 8-fold. * An ARID1A mutation as determined by the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel or any other CLIA-certified method. * Other (unlisted) mutations within known HR genes may be considered with approval from the site principal investigator. * For enrollment to cohort T4: participants must have GIST with known mutation in SDHX genes or loss of expression of SDHX protein(s), as determined by standard pathology assays. Prior therapy is not required. * Age ≥ 18 years * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky \[KPS\] ≥ 60%; KPS of 50 is not permitted) * Participants must have tumor amenable to biopsy, and be a candidate for tumor biopsy according to the treating investigator. The patient must be willing to undergo a fresh tumor biopsy for this study. * Participants must have archival tissue available for analysis. Participants without available archival tissue enrolling to the translational lead-in study may instead use tissue from the fresh pre-treatment biopsy. Participants Enrolling to the Phase II: * For enrollment to cohort 1A: participants must have metastatic or progressive osteosarcoma treated with at least one prior systemic therapy. * For enrollment to cohort 1B: participants must have metastatic or progressive leiomyosarcoma treated with at least one prior systemic therapy. * For enrollment to cohorts 2 - 5: participants must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumor for which no standard curative therapy is available. * For enrollment to cohort 2: participants must have a truncating ATM mutation. Testing may be completed via the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any other CLIA-certified method. * For enrollment to cohort 3A: participants must have a germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 that is predicted to be deleterious or suspected deleterious (known or predicted to be detrimental/lead to loss of function). Testing may be completed via the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any CLIA-certified laboratory. * For enrollment to cohort 3B: participants must have a somatic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, or another mutation within a known HR gene including BARD1, BRIP1, CDK12, CHEK2, FANCA, FANCC, FANCE, FANCF, FANCM, MRE11A, NBN, PALB2, RAD51B, RAD51C, or RAD51D. Other (unlisted) mutations within known HR genes may be considered with approval from the site principal investigator. * For enrollment to cohort 4A: participants must have a MYC amplification of greater than 6-fold or an FBXW7 truncating or missense mutation designated as deleterious, as determined by the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any other CLIA-certified method. * For enrollment to cohort 4B: participants must have a CCNE1 amplification of greater than 8-fold as determined by the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any other CLIA-certified method. * For enrollment to cohort 5: participants must have an ARID1A mutation as determined by the DFCI/BWH OncoPanel, MGH SNaPshot, or any other CLIA-certified method. * For enrollment to cohort 1A: Age \> 12 * For enrollment to cohorts 1B - 5: Age ≥ 18 * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%; KPS of 50 is not permitted) for participants ≥ 16 years of age, Lansky ≥ 50% for participants \< 16 years of age * Participants must have archival tissue available for analysis All Participants: * If any participant could enroll to more than one cohort based on mutational status, the cohort enrollment decision will be discussed with the overall principal investigator. For example, if a participant has both an ATM mutation and an FBXW7 mutation and thus could enroll to either Cohort 2 or Cohort 4A, the decision of which cohort to enroll to will be made in conjunction with the overall principal investigator. The decision as to which cohort the participant should be enrolled on must be made prior to the initiation of study treatment. * Participants must have RECIST 1.1 measurable disease. * Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: All Participants: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL * Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) for age Adult Participants (Age ≥ 18 years): * AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × institutional ULN; OR * 5 × institutional ULN if liver metastases are present * Serum or plasma creatinine ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN, OR * Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault equation for participants with creatinine levels above 1.5 × institutional ULN Pediatric Participants (Age \< 18 years): * ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3 × institutional (ULN) -for the purposes of this study, the ULN for SGPT will be defined as 45 U/L. * Serum or plasma creatinine Participants 13 - 15 years: males ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, females ≤ 1.4 mg/dL, participants 16 - 17 years: males ≤ 1.7 mg/dL, females ≤ 1.4 mg/dL; OR * Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 by Schwartz formula for participants with creatinine levels above the limits described above * The effects of M6620 on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because anti-cancer agents are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of M6620 administration. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document (or parent or legally authorized representative, if minor).

Exclusion criteria

* Participants who have had chemotherapy, immune therapy, other investigational therapy, major surgery, or radiotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study, or participants who have not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline from therapies administered more than 3 weeks prior (with the exceptions of 1. Alopecia and peripheral neuropathies which may be ≤ Grade 2 at study entry and 2. Laboratory abnormalities that are not listed in 3.1 and that are not considered clinically meaningful \[e.g. decreased lymphocyte count, electrolyte abnormalities\] * Participants who have received oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) within 5 half-lives of study entry. * Participants who have previously received treatment with an ATR inhibitor, including but not limited to M6620 (VX-970). * Participants with known untreated brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events. Participants with a history of brain metastases that have been treated, no longer require corticosteroids, and have been stable on imaging for at least one month following the end of treatment are permitted. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to M6620. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Pregnant women are excluded from this study because M6620 is an agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with M6620, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with M6620. * Known HIV-positive participants are ineligible because of the increased risk of lethal infections when treated with potentially marrow-suppressive therapy. * Patients with a history of another malignancy are excluded with the exception of 1. patients who remain disease-free for 3 years and 2. adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ, non-melanoma skin cancer (e.g. basal cell, squamous cell carcinomas), low-risk thyroid cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in Phospho-Chk1 Levels in Biopsy SpecimensBaseline, Day 15Changes in the levels of Phospho-Chk1 in biopsy specimens of patients treated with M6620 monotherapy from baseline to cycle 1 day 15. This is a pharmacodynamic endpoint to evaluate target engagement. Results are in percent change of Phospho-Chk1 levels from baseline versus on-treatment biopsies.
Change in yH2AX Levels in Biopsy SpecimensBaseline, Day 15Changes in the levels of yH2AX in biopsy specimens of patients treated with M6620 monotherapy from baseline to cycle 1 day 15.
Disease Control Rate16 weeksThe number of participants that achieve either Stable Disease (SD), Partial Response (PR), or Complete Response (CR) at 16 weeks. * Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm. * Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. * 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.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Treatment Related Serious Adverse EventsAE data was collected from cycle 1 day 1 until 30 days after last dose or resolution of the AE.Adverse events will be assessed using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE 5.0)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

The original study was a planned molecular lead-in followed by a basket study (6 per cohort x4 cohorts; 24 total). 6 patients were replaced as they either did not receive study drug or were unable to complete paired biopsies (replacement permitted per protocol). Thus, Cohorts T1,T2, and T3 have \>6 pts. One patient slot was not accrued for T4. The basket study was not opened due to lack of efficacy in the lead-in.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort T1: ATRX-mutant Leiomyosarcoma
M6620 will administered intravenously on days 1,4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 on a 28-day cycle. M6620: M6620 is a drug designed to inhibit the ATR enzyme. Inhibiting ATR may block how cancers repair their naturally damaged DNA, handle cancer cell stress, and maintain cancer cell life and health.
8
Cohort T2: Truncating ATM Mutation
M6620 will administered intravenously on days 1,4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 on a 28-day cycle. M6620: M6620 is a drug designed to inhibit the ATR enzyme. Inhibiting ATR may block how cancers repair their naturally damaged DNA, handle cancer cell stress, and maintain cancer cell life and health.
7
Cohort T3: Other HR Gene Mutations and Replicative Stress
M6620 will administered intravenously on days 1,4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 on a 28-day cycle. M6620: M6620 is a drug designed to inhibit the ATR enzyme. Inhibiting ATR may block how cancers repair their naturally damaged DNA, handle cancer cell stress, and maintain cancer cell life and health.
9
Cohort T4: SDH-Mutant GIST
M6620 will administered intravenously on days 1,4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 on a 28-day cycle. M6620: M6620 is a drug designed to inhibit the ATR enzyme. Inhibiting ATR may block how cancers repair their naturally damaged DNA, handle cancer cell stress, and maintain cancer cell life and health.
5
Total29

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCohort T1: ATRX-mutant LeiomyosarcomaCohort T2: Truncating ATM MutationCohort T3: Other HR Gene Mutations and Replicative StressCohort T4: SDH-Mutant GISTTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
2 Participants3 Participants5 Participants1 Participants11 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
6 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants18 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants7 Participants6 Participants4 Participants24 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
7 Participants6 Participants9 Participants3 Participants25 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants4 Participants3 Participants1 Participants16 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants3 Participants6 Participants4 Participants13 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 29
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 29
serious
Total, serious adverse events
12 / 29

Outcome results

Primary

Change in yH2AX Levels in Biopsy Specimens

Changes in the levels of yH2AX in biopsy specimens of patients treated with M6620 monotherapy from baseline to cycle 1 day 15.

Time frame: Baseline, Day 15

Population: paired biopsies

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort T1: ATRX-mutant LeiomyosarcomaChange in yH2AX Levels in Biopsy Specimens-36.8 percent change
Cohort T2: Truncating ATM MutationChange in yH2AX Levels in Biopsy Specimens142.2 percent change
Cohort T3: Other HR Gene MutationsChange in yH2AX Levels in Biopsy Specimens-34.3 percent change
Cohort T4: SDH-Mutant GISTChange in yH2AX Levels in Biopsy Specimens-30.8 percent change
Primary

Changes in Phospho-Chk1 Levels in Biopsy Specimens

Changes in the levels of Phospho-Chk1 in biopsy specimens of patients treated with M6620 monotherapy from baseline to cycle 1 day 15. This is a pharmacodynamic endpoint to evaluate target engagement. Results are in percent change of Phospho-Chk1 levels from baseline versus on-treatment biopsies.

Time frame: Baseline, Day 15

Population: change in phospho-Chk1

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort T1: ATRX-mutant LeiomyosarcomaChanges in Phospho-Chk1 Levels in Biopsy Specimens156 percent change
Cohort T2: Truncating ATM MutationChanges in Phospho-Chk1 Levels in Biopsy Specimens196 percent change
Cohort T3: Other HR Gene MutationsChanges in Phospho-Chk1 Levels in Biopsy Specimens89 percent change
Cohort T4: SDH-Mutant GISTChanges in Phospho-Chk1 Levels in Biopsy Specimens84 percent change
Primary

Disease Control Rate

The number of participants that achieve either Stable Disease (SD), Partial Response (PR), or Complete Response (CR) at 16 weeks. * Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm. * Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. * 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.

Time frame: 16 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort T1: ATRX-mutant LeiomyosarcomaDisease Control Rate0 absolute # pts with CR/PR/SD at 16 wks
Cohort T2: Truncating ATM MutationDisease Control Rate0 absolute # pts with CR/PR/SD at 16 wks
Cohort T3: Other HR Gene MutationsDisease Control Rate0 absolute # pts with CR/PR/SD at 16 wks
Cohort T4: SDH-Mutant GISTDisease Control Rate2 absolute # pts with CR/PR/SD at 16 wks
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment Related Serious Adverse Events

Adverse events will be assessed using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE 5.0)

Time frame: AE data was collected from cycle 1 day 1 until 30 days after last dose or resolution of the AE.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort T1: ATRX-mutant LeiomyosarcomaNumber of Participants With Treatment Related Serious Adverse Events12 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 22, 2026