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Safety and Efficacy Study of IMSA101 in Refractory Malignancies

NCT04020185

Description:

Open-label, dose escalation (Phase I) and dose expansion (Phase IIA) study of patients receiving intra-tumoral IMSA101 alone or in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) (Phase I and II)

Related Conditions:
  • Breast Carcinoma
  • Malignant Solid Tumor
Recruiting Status:

Recruiting

Phase:

Phase 1/Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: Safety and Efficacy Study of IMSA101 in Refractory Malignancies
  • Official Title: Phase I/IIA Safety and Efficacy Study of IMSA101 in Patients With Advanced Treatment-Refractory Malignancies

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: IMSA101-101
  • NCT ID: NCT04020185

Conditions

  • Solid Tumor, Adult

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
IMSA101Ph I Combination Therapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)Ph I Combination Therapy
Immuno-oncology (IO) therapyPh II Combination Therapy (Arm C)

Purpose

Open-label, dose escalation (Phase I) and dose expansion (Phase IIA) study of patients receiving intra-tumoral IMSA101 alone or in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) (Phase I and II)

Detailed Description

      This is an open-label, dose escalation (Phase I), and dose expansion (Phase IIA) study
      designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of IMSA101 alone or in combination with an ICI
      (Phase I and II). Therefore, the study will be conducted in 2 phases. The dose of IMSA101 in
      Phase IIA will be based on the monotherapy and combination Recommended Phase 2 Doses (RP2Ds)
      from Phase I.

      The following methodology applies to all patients (unless otherwise indicated):

        -  Pre-treatment screening radiographic tumor assessments will be collected within 30 days
           prior to initial dose for all patients. Photographic assessments for
           cutaneously-accessible lesions will be performed as detailed in a separate photography
           manual.

        -  Treatment cycles will be 28 days in duration with lesions injected weekly on Day 1 for
           the first three weeks of Cycle 1 and then every 2 weeks during cycles 2 and beyond.

        -  A single pre-defined lesion/lesion site (longest diameter ≥ 10 mm and ≤ 35 mm) shall be
           injected throughout study duration, if possible. Where the original injection site is
           considered by the investigator to become inaccessible, a second lesion/lesion site shall
           be selected as a replacement and this shall be used henceforth so long as it is
           considered accessible. Subsequent injection sites shall be replaced when they are
           considered inaccessible.

        -  Where no remaining accessible lesions are present and where benefit of IMSA101 therapy
           is, in the opinion of the investigator, being derived by the patient, continued
           injections of IMSA101 into the vicinity of an inaccessible lesion or, in the case that a
           lesion can no longer be radiographically visualized, into the last known location of the
           non-visible lesion shall be allowed.

        -  Patients will be admitted to the hospital for observation overnight following IT
           injection with IMSA101 on Day 1 of Cycle 1. Patients will be followed throughout the
           study for drug tolerability and safety by collection of clinical and laboratory data,
           including information on adverse events (AEs) using CTCAE v5.0 criteria, serious adverse
           events (SAEs), DLTs, concomitant medications, vital signs, and electrocardiograms
           (ECGs).

        -  Patients will be assessed for anti-tumor efficacy based on radiographic assessments and
           if applicable, photographic tumor assessments, and analysis of Objective Response Rate
           (ORR), Time to Progression (TTP), and Progression Free Survival (PFS) using RECIST
           criteria (Appendix 13.2) at screening and the end (≤ 7 days) of even numbered cycles
           (Cycle 2, Cycle 4, etc.) after the first dosing.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
Ph I MonotherapyExperimentalDose escalation design in which administered dose levels of IMSA101 as monotherapy will be escalated stepwise in successive cohorts of 3 to 6 patients per dose group (using a standard 3+3 study design) of IMSA101 until the RP2D or maximum tolerated dose (MTD) level is identified. The first patient enrolled in each dose level must complete the first two weeks of Cycle 1 prior to enrolling the second and third patients. Dose levels to be evaluated include (although not necessarily limited to) 100 µg (representing 1/60th of the pre-clinical Highest Non-Severely Toxic Dose [HNSTD] dose), 200 µg, 400 µg, 800 µg, and 1,200 µg.
  • IMSA101
Ph I Combination TherapyExperimentalPh I combination dosing of IMSA101 shall be evaluated upon satisfaction of the following criteria: A given dose level (combo dose level 1) has been confirmed as safe for monotherapy dosing (i.e. 2/6 patients experience Cycle 1 DLT). The next higher dose level (combo dose level 2) has been confirmed as safe for monotherapy dosing (i.e. 2/6 patients experience Cycle 1 DLT). The dose level (combo dose level 1) is found to demonstrate adequate IMSA101 pharmacodynamic (PD) activity based on exploratory endpoints. Eligible patients shall have demonstrated RECIST stable disease through ≥ 4 consecutive cycles of an approved PD-1/PD-L1-targeted ICI with no Grade ≥ 3 CTCAE events considered to be drug-related. Safety evaluations and dose escalation of IMSA101 administered in combination with current therapy shall proceed in a manner consistent with monotherapy escalation and shall proceed independently of monotherapy dose escalation.
  • IMSA101
  • Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
Ph II Monotherapy (Arm A)ExperimentalThis dose-expansion arm of 20 patients is intended to confirm the tolerability of the RP2D and identify provocative signals of IMSA101 anti-tumor activity when administered as monotherapy Tumor type to be evaluated will be identified prior to Phase IIA commencement and will be documented in a protocol amendment.
  • IMSA101
Ph II Combination Therapy (Arm B)ExperimentalThis dose-expansion arm of 20 patients is intended to confirm the tolerability of the RP2D and identify provocative signals of IMSA101 anti-tumor activity when administered as combination therapy with PD-1/PD-L1 targeted immune checkpoint inhibitors. This arm shall include a safety run-in of 5-10 patients. Tumor type and corresponding treatment combination will be identified prior to Phase IIA commencement and documented in a protocol amendment.
  • IMSA101
  • Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
Ph II Combination Therapy (Arm C)ExperimentalThis dose-expansion arm of 20 patients is intended to confirm the tolerability of the RP2D and identify provocative signals of IMSA101 anti-tumor activity when administered as combination therapy with non-PD-1/PD-L1-targeted immuno-oncology (IO) drugs approved by the FDA. This arm shall include a safety run-in of 5-10 patients. Tumor type and corresponding treatment combination will be identified prior to Phase IIA commencement and documented in a protocol amendment..
  • IMSA101
  • Immuno-oncology (IO) therapy

Eligibility Criteria

        Inclusion Criteria:

          1. Signed informed consent and mental capability to understand the informed consent

          2. Male or female patients > 18 years of age

          3. Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor
             malignancies refractory to or otherwise ineligible for treatment with standard-of-care
             agents/regimens, including but not limited to:

               -  Malignant melanoma

               -  Hormone receptor negative breast cancer

               -  Gastro-esophageal cancer

               -  Non-small cell lung cancer

               -  Head and neck cancer

               -  Hepatoma

               -  Renal cell carcinoma

          4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 1

          5. Evaluable or measurable disease as follows:

               -  A minimum of 3 RECIST-evaluable lesions: one that is suitable for injection and
                  biopsied; one non-injected that will be biopsied for abscopal effect; and one
                  measurable lesion that will be followed for response only.

               -  Injectable tumors shall be accessed by intralesional (cutaneous) or percutaneous
                  injection only, including those lesions that are visible, palpable, or detectable
                  by standard radiographic or ultrasound methods. Neither surgical procedures nor
                  endoscopically-guided injections including those to endobronchial, endoluminal,
                  or endosinusial spaces shall be allowed. While no anatomic locations are required
                  or disallowed, lesions selected for intratumoral injection must, in the opinion
                  of the investigator:

               -  Not be immediately adjacent to blood vasculature or other physiologic landmarks
                  in such a way that will accrue undue safety risk to the patient

               -  Have longest diameter ≥ 10 mm and ≤ 50 mm

               -  Be fully efficacy evaluable per RECIST v1.1 criteria

          6. Life expectancy > 3 months (Phase I) and > 6 months (Phase IIA)

          7. ECG without evidence of clinically meaningful conduction abnormalities or active
             ischemia as determined by the investigator

          8. Acceptable organ and marrow function as defined below:

               -  Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500 cells/μL

               -  Platelets > 50,000 cells/μL

               -  Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)

               -  Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times ULN. If
                  liver metastases are present, AST/ALT < 5 times ULN

               -  Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL and a measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
                  using the Cockcroft-Gault formula

               -  Prothrombin time (PT)/partial thromboplastin time (PTT) ≤ 1.5 times ULN

          9. Women of child-bearing potential (defined as a female who has experienced menarche and
             who has not undergone successful surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral
             salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy) or is not postmenopausal (defined as
             amenorrhea for at least 12 consecutive months with an appropriate clinical profile at
             the appropriate age, e.g., greater than 45 years) must have a negative serum pregnancy
             test prior to first dose of study drug

         10. Male and female patients with reproductive potential must agree to use two forms of
             highly effective contraception throughout the study

         11. Phase I combination only: Demonstrated RECIST stable disease through ≥ 4 consecutive
             cycles of an approved PD-1 or PD-L1 targeted ICI with no Grade ≥ 3 CTCAE events
             considered by the investigator to be drug-related.

        Exclusion Criteria:

          1. Anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks or < 5 half-lives of the first dose of study drug.

          2. Failure to recover to Grade 1 or less from clinically significant AEs due to prior
             anti-cancer therapy.

          3. Known untreated brain metastases or treated brain metastases that have not been stable
             (scan showing no worsening of central nervous system (CNS) lesion[s] and no
             requirement of corticosteroids) ≥ 4 weeks prior to study enrollment

          4. Baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (QTc interval > 470)

          5. 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 in opinion of the
             investigator would limit compliance with study requirements

          6. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

          7. Phase I combination only: Prior tumor progression through PD-1 or PD-L1 targeted ICI
             therapy.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time Frame:2 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Number of adverse events and dose limiting toxicities per CTCAE v 5.0

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Pharmacokinetic Sampling (Ph I)
Time Frame:2 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Area under the curve minimum plasma concentration
Measure:Pharmacokinetic Sampling (Ph I)
Time Frame:2 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Maximum plasma concentration
Measure:Pharmacokinetic Sampling (Ph I)
Time Frame:2 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Elimination half life
Measure:Anti-tumor Effects
Time Frame:4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Tumor response, based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1), in patients evaluable for response.
Measure:Anti-tumor Effects
Time Frame:4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Duration of response (DOR), based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1), in patients evaluable for response.
Measure:Anti-tumor Effects
Time Frame:4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Time to tumor progression (TTP), based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1), in patients evaluable for response.
Measure:Anti-tumor Effects
Time Frame:4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Progression free survival (PFS), based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1), in patients evaluable for response.

Details

Phase:Phase 1/Phase 2
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Recruiting
Lead Sponsor:ImmuneSensor Therapeutics Inc.

Last Updated

March 5, 2021