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Molecular Profiling of Advanced Soft-tissue Sarcomas

Molecular Profiling of Advanced Soft-tissue Sarcomas. A Phase III Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03784014
Acronym
MULTISARC
Enrollment
603
Registered
2018-12-21
Start date
2019-10-19
Completion date
2026-01-13
Last updated
2025-12-11

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

Conditions

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Keywords

advanced disease, metastatic disease, Next generation sequencing exome

Brief summary

MULTISARC is a randomized multicenter study assessing whether high throughput molecular analysis (next generation sequencing exome - NGS) is feasible in advanced/metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma patients, that is, whether NGS can be conducted for a large proportion of patients, with results available within reasonnable delays. In parallel, MULTISARC aims to assess efficacy of an innovative treatment strategy guided by high throughput molecular analysis (next generation sequencing exome, RNASeq \[NGS\]) in patients with Advanced/metastatic soft-tissue sarcomas. At the end of first-line treatment, participant's tumor profile of experimental Arm NGS (treatment strategy based on NGS results) will be discussed within a multidisciplinary tumor board which aims at discussing the genomic profiles and at providing a therapeutic decision for each participant. Participants for whom a targetable genomic alteration has been identified will be proposed to enter in one of the subsequent phase II single-arm sub-trial.

Detailed description

Screening phase: frozen tumor sample (archived or newly obtained) and blood sample will be used for genetic profiling. Patients can be considered as pre-eligible for the randomized phase when all genetic material have been received by the Platform. Randomization phase: the randomization will allocate the following arms with a ratio 1:1: * experimental Arm NGS : treatment strategy based on NGS results \[exome, RNASeq\] * standard Arm No NGS: treatment strategy not based on NGS (Note that for these participants and under specific conditions, subsequent NGS analyses may be allowed within the scope of the trial) Single-arm phase II sub-trial: at the end of the first-line treatment and regardless of tumor response as per RECIST v1.1, patients randomized in Arm NGS and for whom a targetable alteration has been identified by the Molecular Tumor Board will be considered as pre-eligible for the targeted sub-study. The mandatory post-chemotherapy wash-out period of 21 days will provide time to achieve all the required tests and examinations.

Interventions

DRUGNilotinib

Target: KIT, PDGFRA, CSF1R Nilotinib will be administered orally, 400 mg twice daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

DRUGCeritinib

Target: ALK, ROS. Ceritinib will be administered orally, 450mg once daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

DRUGCapmatinib

Target: MET. Capmatinib will be administered orally, 400mg twice daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

DRUGLapatinib

Target: ERBB2, EGFR. Lapatinib will be administered orally, 1500mg once daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

DRUGTrametinib

Target: KRAS, NRAS, HRAS, PTPN11, NF1, MAP2K. Trametinib will be administered orally, 2 mg once daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

COMBINATION_PRODUCTTrametinib and Dabrafenib

Target: KRAS, NRAS, HRAS, PTPN11, NF1, MAP2K, BRAF. Trametinib will be administered orally, 2mg once daily on a continuous basis. Dabrafenib will be administered orally, 150mg twice daily, on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

COMBINATION_PRODUCTOlaparib and Durvalumab

Target: PDL1, PARP. Olaparib will be administered orally, 300mg twice daily on a continuous basis. Dabrafenib will be administered intraveinously, 1500mg on day 1 every 4 weeks. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

DRUGPalbociclib

Target: CDK4, CDK6. Palbociclib will be administered orally, 125mg once daily, 3 weeks on/1 week off. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

Target: SMO. Glasdegib will be administered orally, 300 mg once daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

Target: FGFR. TAS-120 will be administered orally, 20 mg once daily on a continuous basis. A treatment cycle consists of 3 weeks. Treatment may continue until disease progression or study discontinuation.

OTHERNext Generation sequencing exome

Both frozentumor material (archived or newly obtained) and blood sample collection will be used for genetic profiling

Sponsors

Commissariat A L'energie Atomique
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Institut Bergonié
CollaboratorOTHER
Plateforme labellisée Inca - Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Plateforme labellisée Inca - Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
EUCLID Clinical Trial Platform
CollaboratorOTHER
Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

MULTISARC is a randomized multicenter study assessing whether high throughput molecular analysis (next generation sequencing exome - NGS) is feasible in advanced soft tissue sarcoma participants. In parallel, MULTISARC aims to assess efficacy of an innovative treatment strategy guided by high throughput molecular analysis, in participants with advanced soft-tissue sarcomas. Randomization 1:1 with 1 participant randomized in experimental Arm NGS (treatment strategy based on NGS) and 1 participant randomized in standard Arm No NGS (treatment strategy not based on NGS). At the end of first-line treatment, participant's tumor profile of experimental Arm NGS will be discussed within a multidisciplinary tumor board which aims at discussing the genomic profiles and at providing a therapeutic decision for each participant. Participants for whom a targetable genomic alteration has been identified will be proposed to enter in one of the subsequent phase II single-arm sub-trial.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

Randomized phase Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years, * Histology: soft-tissue sarcoma confirmed by the RRePS Network, as recommended by the French NCI * Unresectable locally advanced and/or metastatic STS * No previous systemic treatment for advanced disease, * ECOG ≤ 1 * Adequate hematological and metabolic functions: Hemoglobin \> 9 g/dL and albumin \> 30 g/L * Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1. At least one site of disease must be uni-dimensionally \> 10 mm, * Availability of suitable frozen archive tumor material obtained from a metastatic lesion or advanced disease (not previously treated), or at least one lesion that can be biopsied for research purpose, * Archived FFPE block of specimen tumor sampling obtained anytime during disease development for research purpose, * Eligible to first-line systemic treatment, * No prior or concurrent malignant disease diagnosed or treated in the last two years before inclusion. Note that patients with in situ carcinoma of the cervix, or adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or adequately treated localized prostate cancer, or other localized cancer under maintenance therapy can be included as long as they don't limit assessment of efficacy of first-line systemic therapy, * Participant with a social security in compliance with the French law, * Voluntary signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure (ICF1)

Exclusion criteria

* Radiological evidence of symptomatic or progressive brain metastases, * Inability to swallow, * Major problem with intestinal absorption, * Previous allogeneic bone marrow transplant, * Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease (uncontrolled hypertension, active bleeding diatheses, or active Hepatitis B, C and HIV or active autoimmune disease), * Any condition which in the Investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the subject to participate in the trial or which would jeopardize compliance with the protocol, * Individuals deprived of liberty or placed under guardianship * Pregnant or breast feeding women, * Men or women refusing contraception, * Previous enrolment in the present study, * Any contraindication to first-line chemotherapy treatment. Phase II Sub-trials Inclusion Criteria: * Participants already enrolled in MULTISARC and randomized/switched in Arm NGS, * ECOG performance status \< 1, * Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1, * Molecular alteration identified by molecular profiling, * Participants who have received a first-line systemic treatment at the inclusion, * Participants must have advanced disease and must not be a candidate for other approved therapeutic regimen known to provide significant clinical benefit based on investigator judgement, * Participants will have had a minimum of 21 days gap from last chemotherapy or immunotherapy or any other pharmacological therapy and/or radiotherapy prior to the first dose of study treatment, * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 3 days of enrolment and serum/urine pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to the administration of the study drug, * Female with child bearing potential and male participants with partners of child bearing potential must be willing to use two effectives forms of contraception (1 highly effective method and 1 barrier method), from beginning 3 weeks before the first dose of investigational product and until 3 months after discontinuing the study. * Participant with a social security in compliance with the French law, * Voluntary signed and dated written informed consent (ICF2) prior to any study specific procedure. Main

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To assess the feasibility of high throughput molecular analysis (next generation sequencing exome [NGS]7 weeksFeasibility will be defined as the proportion of participants for whom results from NGS are (i) interpretable and (ii) for whom a validated report of exome sequencing including a clinical recommendation from the molecular tumor board is available within 7 weeks (i.e. within at most 49 calendar days) after reception of blood and tumor samples by one of the molecular platform.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of the efficacy of the 2 treatment strategies (NGS vs No NGS) in terms of 2-year progression-free survival (PFS)2 yearsPFS will be defined as the delay from the date of randomization to the date of progression as per RECIST v1.1 (or death, whichever occurs first)
Comparison of the efficacy of the 2 treatment strategies (NGS vs No NGS) in terms of 1-year overall survival (OS)1 yearOS will be defined as the delay from the date of randomization to the date of death (whatever the cause)
Comparison of the efficacy of the 2 treatment strategies (NGS vs No NGS) in terms of 2-year overall survival (OS)2 yearsOS will be defined as the delay from the date of randomization to the date of death (whatever the cause)
Assessment of the feasibility of high throughput molecular analysis in terms of delay to obtain a clinical recommendation from the molecular tumor board for patients randomized in arm NGS with interpretable NGSan average of 7 weeksDelay from the date of signature of the informed consent to the date of the molecular tumor board
Assessment of the proportion of patients with Advanced STS presenting at least one targetable genomic alterationAn average of 7 weeksA participant will be considered as presenting at least one targetable genomic alteration, if the MTB considers that at least one genetic alteration identified can be matched with one of the drugs available through the MULTISARC study
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of 1-year progression-free survival1 yearPFS will be defined as the delay from the date of onset of first-line treatment to the date of progression as per RECIST v1.1 (or death, whichever occurs first)
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of 2-year progression-free survival2 yearsPFS will be defined as the delay from the date of onset of first-line treatment to the date of progression as per RECIST v1.1 (or death, whichever occurs first)
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of 1-year overall survival1 yearOS will be defined as the delay from the date of onset of first-line treatment to the date of death (whatever the cause).
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of 2-year overall survival2 yearsOS will be defined as the delay from the date of onset of first-line treatment to the date of death (whatever the cause).
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of best overall response under first-line treatmentThroughout the treatment period, an average of 18 weeksBest response is recorded from the date of onset of first-line treatment until the end of first-line treatment taking into account any requirement for confirmation as per RECIST v1.1 criteria
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of 6-month objective response6 monthsObjective response is defined as complete or partial response (CR, PR) as per RECIST v1.1 under first-line treatment
Comparison of the efficacy of the 2 treatment strategies (NGS vs No NGS) in terms of 1-year progression-free survival (PFS)1 yearPFS will be defined as the delay from the date of randomization to the date of progression as per RECIST v1.1 (or death, whichever occurs first)
Assessment of the efficacy of each targeted treatment in terms of 6-month non progression6 monthsNon progression is defined as complete or partial response (CR, PR) or stable disease (SD) under targeted treatment as defined as per RECIST v1.1
Assessment of the efficacy of each targeted treatment in terms of 1-year progression-free survival1 yearPFS will be defined as the delay from the date of targeted treatment initiation to the date of progression as per RECIST v1.1 or death, whichever occurs first
Assessment of the efficacy of each targeted treatment in terms of 1-year overall survival1 yearOS is defined as the delay from the date of targeted treatment initiation to the date of death (whatever the cause)
Assessment of the efficacy of each targeted treatment in terms of best overall response under treatmentThroughout the treatment period, an average of 6 monthsBest response (partial or complete, as per RECIST v1.1) recorded from date of targeted treatment initiation taking into account any requirement for confirmation as per RECIST v1.1 criteria
Assessment of the efficacy of each targeted treatment in terms of objective response under treatmentThroughout the treatment period, an average of 6 monthsComplete response or partial response under targeted treatment as defined as per RECIST evaluation criteria v1.1
Assessment of the efficacy of each targeted treatment in terms of change in tumor size (CTS)Throughout the treatment period, an average of 6 monthsCTS is defined as the difference (in percentage) in tumor size burden from the date of targeted treatment initiation (baseline) to the tumor assessment
Assessment of the safety profile of each targeted treatment using the CTCAE v5Throughout the treatment period, an average of 6 monthsSafety will be assessed as per CTCAE v5
Impact of the results of immunosequencing during first-line treatmentAt cycle 2 day 1 of targeted treatmentCorrelation of TCR-sequencing data with objective response (OR), OR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Evaluation of the association between immune profiles derived from ancillary analyses (VISIUM HD, multiplex IF, SomaScan proteomics) and treatment response, within an integrated immunosequencing framework.
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of the strategy usdin NGS as compared to the strategy without NGSTrhoughout the study period, an average of 2 yearsThe outcome will be the incremental cost-utility ratio or the incremental cost per incremental Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY)
To assess the feasibility of NGS in participants who have switched treatment arm for NGS arm in terms of proportion of participants with interpretable NGS resultsan average of 7 weeksProportion of participants with interpretable NGS results
To assess the feasibility of NGS in participants who have switched treatment arm for NGS arm in terms of delaysan average of 7 weeksDelay from the date of treatment failure (progression, investigator decision, end of last treatment line) to the date of the molecular tumor board
Assessment of the efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in terms of 6-month non progression6 monthsNon progression is defined as complete or partial response (CR, PR) or stable disease (SD) under first-line treatment as defined as per RECIST v1.1

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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