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A Study in Participants With Advanced Cancers Associated With Expression of DLL3 (MK-6070-001/HPN328-4001)

A Phase 1/2 Open-label, Multicenter, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of HPN328 Monotherapy and HPN328 With Atezolizumab or Ifinatamab Deruxtecan (I-DXd) in Patients With Advanced Cancers Associated With Expression of Delta-like Canonical Notch Ligand 3 (DLL3).

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04471727
Enrollment
232
Registered
2020-07-15
Start date
2020-12-14
Completion date
2028-01-28
Last updated
2026-02-24

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

Conditions

Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Keywords

Lung Cancer, Small-Cell Lung Cancer, DLL3, Harpoon, TriTAC, Prostate Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumors, High Grade Neuroendrocrine Features, Delta Like Canonical Notch Ligand 3, T-cell Engager

Brief summary

This study will investigate the maximum tolerated dose, the recommended dose for expansion (RDE), safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of gocatamig alone, gocatamig with Atezolizumab and gocatamig with I-DXd in participants with advanced cancers associated with expression of Delta-like Canonical Notch Ligand 3 (DLL3).

Interventions

BIOLOGICALGocatamig

IV infusion

BIOLOGICALAtezolizumab

IV infusion

IV infusion

Sponsors

Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Daiichi Sankyo
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy associated with expression of Delta-like Canonical Notch Ligand 3 (DLL3) * Has small cell lung cancer (SCLC) which is relapsed/refractory following at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy that included platinum-based chemotherapy * Has Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer (NEPC; de novo or treatment-emergent) which is relapsed/refractory to standard systemic therapy * Has high-grade neuroendocrine tumor types other than SCLC and NEPC, with at least one of the following: * Disease that is relapsed/refractory to standard systemic therapy * Disease for which standard therapy does not exist * Disease for which standard therapy is not considered appropriate by the Investigator * Must be able to provide archival tissue sample or fresh biopsy tissue sample

Exclusion criteria

The main

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
CL of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCL is the apparent total clearance of the drug from serum after oral administration. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine CL of atezolizumab.
Percentage of participants who experience an adverse eventUp to ~4 yearsAn AE is any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE. AEs will be graded according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTACAE) version 5.0 (American Society for Transplant and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) grading criteria for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS)). The percentage of participants who experience an AE in the study will be presented.
Percentage of participants who discontinue due to an adverse eventUp to ~4 yearsAn AE is any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE. AEs will be graded according to NCI CTACAE version 5.0 (ASTCT grading criteria for CRS and ICANS). The percentage of participants who discontinue due to an AE in the study will be presented.
Number of participants with dose limiting toxicity (DLT) following treatment with HPN328 as monotherapy or in combination with atezolizumab or I-DXdUp to ~4 yearsA DLT is defined as an AE that represents a clinically significant shift from baseline and must be considered related or suspected to be related to study drug (gocatamig and/or atezolizumab or I-DXd) by the Investigator or Sponsor. AEs will be graded according to NCI CTACAE version 5.0 (ASTCT grading criteria for CRS and ICANS). The number of participants with a DLT will be presented.
Maximum concentration (Cmax) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCmax is the maximum concentration of the drug observed in serum. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Cmax of gocatamig.
Cmax of AtezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCmax is the maximum concentration of the drug observed in serum. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Cmax of Atezolizumab.
Cmax of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCmax is the maximum concentration of the drug observed in plasma. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Cmax of I-DXd.
Time to maximum concentration (Tmax) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsTmax is the amount of time that a drug is present at the maximum concentration observed in serum. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the Tmax of gocatamig.
Tmax of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsTmax is the amount of time that a drug is present at the maximum concentration observed in serum. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the Tmax of atezolizumab.
Tmax of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsTmax is the amount of time that a drug is present at the maximum concentration observed in plasma. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the Tmax of I-DXd.
Area under the concentration-time curve over the dosing interval t (AUCt) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUC is a measure of serum drug concentration and time and is estimated as the area under the plot of serum concentration against time after drug administration. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine t (AUCt) of gocatamig.
AUCt of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUC is a measure of serum drug concentration and time and is estimated as the area under the plot of serum concentration against time after drug administration. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine t (AUCt) of atezolizumab.
AUCt of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUC is a measure of plasma drug concentration and time and is estimated as the area under the plot of plasma concentration against time after drug administration. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine t (AUCt) of I-DXd.
Area under the concentration-time curve extrapolated to infinity (AUCinf) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUCinf is a measure of serum drug concentration and time to infinity and is estimated as the area under the plot of serum concentration against time to infinity after drug administration. Blood samples collected at multiple timepoints post-dose will be used to determine the AUCinf of gocatamig.
AUCinf of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUCinf is a measure of serum drug concentration and time to infinity and is estimated as the area under the plot of serum concentration against time to infinity after drug administration. Blood samples collected at multiple timepoints post-dose will be used to determine the AUCinf of atezolizumab.
AUCinf of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUCinf is a measure of plasma drug concentration and time to infinity and is estimated as the area under the plot of plasma concentration against time to infinity after drug administration. Blood samples collected at multiple timepoints post-dose will be used to determine the AUCinf of I-DXd.
Terminal half-life (t1/2) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearst1/2 is a measure of how long it takes to clear 50% of the drug from serum after reaching Cmax. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the t1/2 of gocatamig.
t1/2 of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearst1/2 is a measure of how long it takes to clear 50% of the drug from serum after reaching Cmax. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the t1/2 of atezolizumab.
t1/2 of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearst1/2 is a measure of how long it takes to clear 50% of the drug from plasma after reaching Cmax. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the t1/2 of I-DXd.
Single dose clearance (CL) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCL is the apparent total clearance of the drug from serum after oral administration. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine CL of gocatamig.
CL of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCL is the apparent total clearance of the drug from plasma after oral administration. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine CL of I-DXd.
Steady state maximum concentration (Cmax,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCmax,ss is the maximum concentration of the drug in serum observed in serum under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Cmax,ss of gocatamig.
Cmax,ss of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCmax,ss is the maximum concentration of the drug observed in serum under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Css,max of atezolizumab.
Cmax,ss of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCmax,ss is the maximum concentration of the drug observed in plasma under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Cmax,ss of I-DXd.
Steady state Ctrough (Ctrough,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCtrough,ss is the lowest concentration reached by a drug in serum under steady state conditions before the next dose is administered. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Ctrough,ss of gocatamig.
Ctrough,ss of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCtrough,ss is the lowest concentration reached by a drug in serum under steady state conditions before the next dose is administered. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Ctrough,ss of atezolizumab.
Ctrough,ss of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCtrough,ss is the lowest concentration reached by a drug in plasma under steady state conditions before the next dose is administered. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine Ctrough,ss of I-DXd.
Steady state time to maximum concentration (Tmax,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsTmax,ss is the amount of time that a drug is present at the maximum concentration observed in serum under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the Tmax,ss of gocatamig.
Tmax,ss of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsTmax,ss is the amount of time that a drug is present at the maximum concentration observed in serum under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the Tmax,ss of atezolizumab.
Tmax,ss of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsTmax,ss is the amount of time that a drug is present at the maximum concentration observed in plasma under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the Tmax,ss of I-DXd.
Area under the steady state concentration-time curve over dosing interval t (AUCt,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUCt,ss is a measure of serum drug concentration and time and is estimated as the area under the plot of serum concentration against time after drug administration under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine AUCt,ss of gocatamig.
AUCt,ss of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUCt,ss is a measure of serum drug concentration and time and is estimated as the area under the plot of serum concentration against time after drug administration under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine AUCt,ss of atezolizumab.
AUCt,ss of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAUCt,ss is a measure of plasma drug concentration and time and is estimated as the area under the plot of plasma concentration against time after drug administration under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine AUCt,ss of I-DXd.
Steady state t1/2 (t1/2,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearst1/2,ss is a measure of how long it takes to clear 50% of the drug in serum after reaching Cmax under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the t1/2,ss of gocatamig.
t1/2,ss of Gocatamig with atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearst1/2,ss is a measure of how long it takes to clear 50% of the drug after reaching Cmax under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the t1/2,ss of atezolizumab.
t1/2,ss of IDXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearst1/2,ss is a measure of how long it takes to clear 50% of the drug in plasma after reaching Cmax under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the t1/2,ss of I-DXd.
Steady state CL (CL,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCL,ss is the apparent total clearance of the drug from serum after administration under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine CL,ss of gocatamig.
CL,ss of Gocatamig with atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCL,ss is the apparent total clearance of the drug from serum after administration under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine CL,ss of atezolizumab.
CL,ss of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsCL,ss is the apparent total clearance of the drug from plasma after administration under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine CL,ss of I-DXd.
Steady state volume of distribution (V,ss) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsV,ss is defined as the volume of distribution in serum under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the V,ss of gocatamig.
V,ss of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsV,ss is defined as the volume of distribution in serum under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the V,ss of atezolizumab.
V,ss of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsV,ss is defined as the volume of distribution in plasma under steady state conditions. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine the V,ss of I-DXd.
Steady state accumulation ratio (AC) of GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAC is the ratio of accumulation of a drug in serum under steady state conditions after repeated administration as compared to a single dose. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine AC of gocatamig.
AC of atezolizumabAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAC is the ratio of accumulation of a drug in serum under steady state conditions after repeated administration as compared to a single dose. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine AC of atezolizumab.
AC of I-DXdAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsAC is the ratio of accumulation of a drug in plasma under steady state conditions after repeated administration as compared to a single dose. Blood samples collected pre dose and at multiple timepoints post dose will be used to determine AC of I-DXd.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Objective response rate (ORR) based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) (Prostate cancer clinical trials working group 3 (PCWG3) for participants with neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC))Up to ~4 yearsORR is defined as the percentage of participants with Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1. Participants with NEPC will be evaluated using PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1. ORR will be presented.
Extra-cranial objective response rate (EC-ORR) based on modified RECIST v1.1Up to ~4 yearsEC-ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1 considering extra-cranial disease (i.e. exclusive of brain metastases). Participants with NEPC will be evaluated using PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1 considering extra-cranial disease. EC-ORR will be presented.
Best Overall Response (BOR)Up to ~4 yearsBOR is defined as the participants' best disease response during the study given a hierarchy of objective response results CR: disappearance of all target lesions per RECIST 1.1 \> PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions per RECIST 1.1 \> stable disease (SD): neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum on study \> progressive disease (PD): at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (nadir), including baseline. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. \> not all evaluated/non-PD (NE): persistence of one or more non-target lesions and/or (if applicable) maintenance of tumor marker level above the normal limits. Percentage of participants in each BOR category will be presented.
Progression-free survival (PFS)Up to ~4 yearsPFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first as assessed by Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1). PD is defined as ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Participants with NEPC will be evaluated using PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1 PFS will be presented.
Extra-cranial progression free survival (EC-PFS)Up to ~4 yearsEC-PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented extra-cranial progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first as assessed by Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1). PD is defined as ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Participants with NEPC will be evaluated using PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1. EC-PFS will be presented.
Overall survival (OS)Up to ~4 yearsOS is defined as the time from first dose of study drug to death due to any cause (summarized descriptively using Kaplan Meier method). OS will be presented.
Duration of response (DOR)Up to ~4 yearsFor participants who demonstrate a confirmed Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1), DOR is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until progressive disease (PD) or death. Per RECIST 1.1, PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Participants with NEPC will be evaluated using PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1. DOR will be presented.
Duration of extra-cranial response (EC-DOR)Up to ~4 yearsFor participants who demonstrate a confirmed Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1), EC-DOR is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until progressive disease (PD) or death. Per RECIST 1.1 considering only extra-cranial disease (i.e., exclusive of brain metastases), PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Participants with NEPC will be evaluated using PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1. EC-DOR as assessed will be presented.
Incidence of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) against GocatamigAt designated time points up to ~4 yearsBlood samples collected at designated timepoints will be used to determine the ADA response to gocatamig. The incidence of ADAs for gocatamig will be presented.
Incidence of ADAs against atezolizumab (for combination-treatment patients)At designated time points up to ~4 yearsBlood samples collected at designated timepoints will be used to determine the ADA response to atezolizumab. The incidence of ADAs for atezolizumab will be presented.
Incidence of ADAs against I-DXd (for combination-treatment patients)At designated time points up to ~4 yearsBlood samples collected at designated timepoints will be used to determine the ADA response to I-DXd. The incidence of ADAs for I-DXd will be presented.

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORMedical Director

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026