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DS-3201b and Irinotecan for Patients With Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase I/II Study of DS-3201b, an EZH1/2 Inhibitor, in Combination With Irinotecan in Patients With Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03879798
Enrollment
22
Registered
2019-03-19
Start date
2019-03-15
Completion date
2023-05-02
Last updated
2024-10-10

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

Conditions

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

DS-3201b, Irinotecan, 18-553

Brief summary

This study will test the safety of the study drug, DS-3201b, given in combination with irinotecan to people who have recurrent small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Interventions

100 mg daily

DRUGirinotecan

Irinotecan 125 mg/m\^2 intravenously on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks in a 21-day cycle.

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

This study is a non-randomized phase I/II trial assessing the safety and tolerability of DS-3201b in combination with irinotecan in patients with recurrent small cell lung cancer.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Signed informed consent form (ICF) * Ability to comply with the study protocol as per the investigator's judgment * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of signing the ICF * Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70% or ECOG 0, -1 or 2 * Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of small cell lung cancer. Patients with a diagnosis of combined small cell lung cancer with other histologies may be considered for inclusion if the predominant histology is SCLC and only after discussion with the study PI. Patients with transformed SCLC from NSCLC are allowed on study after discussing with the MSKCC or JHU Study PI * Radiographically documented progression of disease after prior treatment with a platinum doublet regimen. Patients who received a platinum doublet regimen in combination with immunotherapy are still eligible for the study. * Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1 * Adequate tissue sample available for both IHC testing of IHC testing of SLFN11 and H3K27me3 and molecular profiling (archived tissue block or 20 unstained slides). Tissue sample can be either from an initial pre-platinum-based chemotherapy sample OR from a repeat biopsy sample after progression on platinum-based chemotherapy. * Concurrent consent to the appropriate biospecimen research protocols at MSKCC (#06-107 Storage and Research Use of Human Biospecimens) and at JHU. * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function, as defined by the following laboratory test results obtained within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment: °Adequate bone marrow function as defined by: * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L (1500/µL) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support within 2 weeks prior to starting study therapy * Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (transfusions to meet this criterion are allowed) * Platelets ≥ 150 x 10\^9/L without transfusion * Adequate renal function as defined by: °Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min as calculated using the modified Cockcroft-Gault equation or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula OR serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN * Adequate hepatic function as defined by: * AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 3 x ULN with the following exceptions * Patients with documented liver metastases: AST, ALT and ALP ≤ 5 x ULN * Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL * For patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: * stable anticoagulant regimen * INR ≤ 1.5 x ULN * aPTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN * Patients with baseline clinical symptoms or laboratory abnormalities that do not meet the definition of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). * Nonsterilized female patients of reproductive age group and male patients should use highly effective methods of contraception through defined periods during and after study treatment as specified below: * Female patients must meet 1 of the following: * Postmenopausal for at least 1 year before the screening visit, or * Surgically sterile, or * If she is of childbearing potential, agree to practice 1 highly effective method and 1 additional effective (barrier) method of contraception, at the same time, from the time of signing the informed consent through 6 months after the last dose of study drug, or * Agree to practice true abstinence, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. (Periodic abstinence \[e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, postovulation methods\] withdrawal, spermicides only, and lactational amenorrhea are not acceptable methods of contraception. Female and male condoms should not be used together.) * Female patients must agree to not donate eggs (ova) during the course of this study or 4 months after receiving their last dose of study drug(s). * A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is postmenarcheal, has not reached a postmenopausal state (≥ 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus). * Examples of highly effective contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, and established proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices. * Male patients, even if surgically sterilized (i.e., status post vasectomy), must agree to 1. of the following: * Practice highly effective barrier contraception during the entire study treatment period and through 6 months after the last dose of study drug, or * Practice true abstinence, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. (Periodic abstinence \[e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, postovulation methods for the female partner\] withdrawal, spermicides only, and lactational amenorrhea are not acceptable methods of contraception. Female and male condoms should not be used together.) * Male patients must agree to not donate sperm during the course of this study or 6 months after receiving their last dose of study drug(s). * Patient is willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, drug administration plan, laboratory tests, other study procedures, and study restrictions.

Exclusion criteria

* Any serious medical or psychiatric illness that could, in the investigator's opinion, potentially interfere with the completion of study procedures. * Untreated CNS metastases * Patients with treated CNS metastases are allowed on the study as long as their clinical symptoms are adequately controlled and the daily dose of steroid use is equivalent to or less than 10 mg of prednisone. * Is receiving concomitant treatment with a strong inhibitor or inducer of CYP3A4/5 within 7 days of first receipt of DS-3201b. °Consumption of herbs/fruits that may have an influence on PK of DS-3201b (strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers) such as St. John's wort, star fruit, Seville orange or Seville orange-containing foods and beverages, grapefruit or grapefruit-containing food or beverages should be avoided from 14 days prior to the start of the study and throughout the entire study. * Prior exposure to DS-3201b or other inhibitors of enhancer of zeste homologue-2 (EZH2) * Prior exposure to topoisomerase inhibitors, including topotecan and irinotecan * Refractory nausea and vomiting, malabsorption, biliary shunt, significant bowel resection, or any other condition that significantly affects gut motility or absorption and would preclude adequate absorption of DS-3201b in the opinion of the treating physician and/or PI. * Currently receiving anticancer therapies or who have received anticancer therapies within 2 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment. Anticancer therapies include chemotherapy, biologics, targeted therapies, immunologics, or other investigational therapy. * Currently receiving radiation therapy, or who have received radiation within 2 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment. * Patients who have not recovered to Grade ≤1 or baseline from adverse events due to prior anticancer therapy. * Patients who have had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of start of study drug, patients who have not recovered from the side effects of any major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia). * NOTE: Procedures such as a percutaneous biopsy, pleural catheter insertion, placement of a central venous catheter or other minor procedures are permitted. * Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, including the following: * Evidence of prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated episodes of QT corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's method \[QTcF\] \>450 ms for men and \>470 ms for females) ECG from 12-lead electrocardiogram for measurement of corrected QT interval according to the Fridericia formula: electrocardiogram must be registered at rest. For any EKG assessment, if the initial EKG shows a prolonged QTc, then two additional EKGs will be obtained, resulting in three specimens taken after a space of 1 minute, and the mean of the 3 EKGs will be used to determine eligibility and for grading of TRAEs. * Diagnosed or suspected long QT syndrome, or known family history of long QT syndrome * History of clinically relevant ventricular arrhythmias, such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or Torsade de Pointes * Uncontrolled arrhythmia (subjects with asymptomatic, controllable atrial fibrillation may be enrolled), or asymptomatic persistent ventricular tachycardia * Subject has clinically relevant bradycardia of \<50 bpm unless the subject has a pacemaker * History of second- or third-degree heart block. Candidates with a history of heart block may be eligible if they currently have pacemakers, and have no history of fainting or clinically relevant arrhythmia with pacemakers, within 6 months prior to Screening * Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Screening * Angioplasty or stent graft implantation within 6 months prior to Screening * Uncontrolled angina pectoris within 6 months prior to Screening * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure * Coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft within 6 months prior to Screening * Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>110 mmHg) Complete left or right bundle branch block * Patients who are currently taking medications that are known to prolong the QT interval and are clearly associated with a known risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) even when taken as recommended. Please see Section 11.6 for a full list of excluded medications. Patients who are able to discontinue any prohibited medication prior to the start of study drug at Day -7 will still be considered eligible for the study. * Have a known hypersensitivity to any of the components of or known hypersensitivity to either the study drug itself or any of the inactive ingredients in the study drug product. * Known liver cirrhosis. * Uncontrolled active infection requiring IV antibiotic, antiviral, or anti-fungal medications within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment. °Infections controlled on concurrent anti-microbial agents and anti-microbial prophylaxis per institutional guidelines are acceptable. * Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, including patients with known history or infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). °NOTE: HIV-positive patients who are taking anti-retroviral therapy are still ineligible due to potential PK interactions with DS-3201b. * Active tuberculosis * Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (chronic or acute), defined as having a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test Hepatitis B testing (HBV surface antigen and core antibody) is required only if not done previously °Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection, defined as having a negative HBsAg test and a positive total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) test, are eligible for the study. Hepatitis B testing is required only if not done previously * Active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, defined as having a positive HCV antibody test followed by a positive HCV RNA test. Hepatitis C testing (HCV antibody) is required only if not done previously °The HCV RNA test will be performed only for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test. * Female patients who have a positive serum pregnancy test during screening or a positive urine pregnancy test on Day 1 before first dose of study drug. * Female patients who are lactating and/or plan to breastfeed during the study treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) (Phase l) of DS-3201/Valemetostat1 yearWill employ a standard 3-by-3 dose-escalation phase I study design to investigate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of DS-3201b/valemetostat in combination with fixed dose irinotecan. The study population for Phase I dose-escalation will include only patients who complete at least 1 full cycle of treatment (including the initial 7-day safety run-in and the complete 21-days of Cycle 1); only these patients will be considered evaluable for DLT and determination of the MTD.
Objective Response Rate (ORR) (Phase II)1 yearThe Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Group (RECIST v1.1) criteria will be used to evaluate the response to treatment

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Phase I, Dose Level 1
Dose Level 1 (DS-3201b 100mg)
6
Phase I, Dose Level 2
Dose Level 2 (DS-3201b 150mg)
6
Phase I, Dose Level 3
Dose Level 3 (DS-3201b 200mg)
0
Phase I, Dose Level 4
Dose Level 4 (DS-3201b 250mg)
0
Phase I, Dose Level 5
Dose Level 5 (DS-3201b 300mg)
0
Phase 2
DS-3201b 100mg
10
Total22

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004FG005
Overall StudyAdverse Event000001
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy000001
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject000001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPhase I, Dose Level 1TotalPhase 2Phase I, Dose Level 2
Age, Continuous72 years66 years67 years59 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants10 Participants0 Participants5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants11 Participants10 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
6 Participants19 Participants7 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
6 Participants22 Participants10 Participants6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants13 Participants7 Participants3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3 Participants9 Participants3 Participants3 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
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
6 / 65 / 60 / 00 / 00 / 08 / 10
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 66 / 60 / 00 / 00 / 010 / 10
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 60 / 60 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10

Outcome results

Primary

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) (Phase l) of DS-3201/Valemetostat

Will employ a standard 3-by-3 dose-escalation phase I study design to investigate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of DS-3201b/valemetostat in combination with fixed dose irinotecan. The study population for Phase I dose-escalation will include only patients who complete at least 1 full cycle of treatment (including the initial 7-day safety run-in and the complete 21-days of Cycle 1); only these patients will be considered evaluable for DLT and determination of the MTD.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: MTD determined from phase I

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
All Phase I Participants, Dose Level 1 & Dose Level 2Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) (Phase l) of DS-3201/Valemetostat100 mg
Primary

Objective Response Rate (ORR) (Phase II)

The Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Group (RECIST v1.1) criteria will be used to evaluate the response to treatment

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Phase 2Objective Response Rate (ORR) (Phase II)21 % of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026