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Study of Ruxolitinib in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

NCT04807777

Description:

In this open-label, multicenter, Phase II study, the investigators propose to evaluate the efficacy of ruxolitinib, an orally administered inhibitor of JAK1/2, in solid organ transplant recipients with advanced cSCC. In a safety lead-in of 6 patients, subjects will receive ruxolitinib 15mg twice daily (BID). After 4 weeks, if dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) are observed in 1 or fewer patients, the study will enter stage 1 of the Simon two-stage design where all subsequent patients will receive a starting dose of ruxolitinib 15mg BID. If more than 1 DLTs are observed, another cohort of 6 patients will be treated at a dose of 10mg BID. If less than 2 DLTs are observed at the new dose of 10mg, then the study will proceed to stage I using this dose; otherwise the study will stop.

Related Conditions:
  • Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Not yet recruiting

Phase:

Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: Study of Ruxolitinib in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Official Title: A Multi-Center Phase II Study of Ruxolitinib in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: AAAT5353
  • NCT ID: NCT04807777

Conditions

  • Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
RuxolitinibJAKAVIRuxolitinib

Purpose

In this open-label, multicenter, Phase II study, the investigators propose to evaluate the efficacy of ruxolitinib, an orally administered inhibitor of JAK1/2, in solid organ transplant recipients with advanced cSCC. In a safety lead-in of 6 patients, subjects will receive ruxolitinib 15mg twice daily (BID). After 4 weeks, if dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) are observed in 1 or fewer patients, the study will enter stage 1 of the Simon two-stage design where all subsequent patients will receive a starting dose of ruxolitinib 15mg BID. If more than 1 DLTs are observed, another cohort of 6 patients will be treated at a dose of 10mg BID. If less than 2 DLTs are observed at the new dose of 10mg, then the study will proceed to stage I using this dose; otherwise the study will stop.

Detailed Description

      Approximately 5.4 million individuals in the United States are diagnosed with non-melanoma
      skin cancers (NMSC) annually, with the incidence increasing over time. Twenty-five percent
      are cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC), which affect up to 1,350,000 individuals and
      result in up to 12,000 deaths annually in the US alone. Immunosuppressed patients are
      particularly vulnerable to the development of highly aggressive or catastrophic cSCC.
      Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy, such as solid organ transplant recipients
      (SOTRs), and HIV/AIDS patients have an estimated 60 to 250-fold increased risk of cSCC
      development. In renal SOTRs, cSCC represents over 70% of all malignancies that develop, with
      an incidence up to 200 times that of the general population. Post-transplant cSCC occurs at a
      younger age and is more aggressive than in non-transplant cohorts, with 30% of cSCC recurring
      within 1 year and up to 8% of disease associated with metastasis. The median survival from
      diagnosis of metastasis is 3 years.5 Cemiplimab, an anti-PD1 antibody, recently became the
      first agent to achieve regulatory approval for the treatment of advanced cSCC; however, due
      to the risk of graft rejection, the role of immunological checkpoint blockade in the SOTR
      population is extremely limited. Thus, although surgical excision is effective for sporadic
      cSCC, there remains a large unmet medical need for novel strategies for treatment and/or
      prevention of multiply recurrent, locally advanced, and metastatic cSCC, particularly in
      immunosuppressed patients.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
RuxolitinibExperimentalIn a safety lead-in of 6 patients, subjects will receive 15mg of ruxolitinib twice daily (BID). After 4 weeks, if dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) are observed in 1 or fewer patients, the study will enter stage 1 of the Simon two-stage design where all subsequent patients will receive a starting dose of ruxolitinib 15mg BID. Subjects will have regularly scheduled study visits at the clinical site on Day 1 and Day 15 (± 3 days) of the first 2 cycles, then on Day 1 (± 3 days) of every subsequent cycle (starting cycle 3), where safety assessments, including laboratory assessments, vital signs, and physical examinations will be performed.
  • Ruxolitinib

Eligibility Criteria

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic advanced cutaneous squamous cell
             carcinoma.

          -  History of solid-organ transplant requiring immunosuppression

          -  Progression of disease with estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR)-directed
             therapy

          -  Age ≥ 18 yrs

          -  Measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1

          -  Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPS) ≥60%, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
             (ECOG) ≤2

          -  No prior Janus kinase (JAK) Inhibitor therapy

          -  Adequate organ function

          -  All clinically significant toxicities from prior systemic therapy must be ≤ Grade 1
             (with the exception of alopecia, and peripheral neuropathy, which may be ≤ grade 2).

          -  Subjects must agree to undergo tumor biopsies until biopsies have been obtained from
             10 subjects (i.e., biopsies are required in at least the first 10 enrolled subjects,
             or until a goal of 10 study biopsies are obtained). Subjects in whom a biopsy is
             technically not feasible or in whom would result in unacceptable risk in the opinion
             of the investigator, may be exempted from the biopsy requirement with discussion with
             the principal investigator.

          -  Negative pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential

          -  Ability to take oral medications

          -  Adequate marrow function:

               -  Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1000 /mm3

               -  Platelet count ≥50,000/mm3

               -  Hemoglobin ≥8.0g/dL (not requiring transfusion in the past 2 weeks)

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  At least 21 days must have elapsed since the last dose of systemic chemotherapy or
             immunotherapy and the first dose of study drug.

          -  At least 14 days must have elapsed since the last dose of radiation therapy and the
             first dose of study drug.

          -  Patients who have previously been treated with a JAK inhibitor.

          -  Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents concurrently.

          -  Patients who have had recent major surgery within a minimum 4 weeks prior to starting
             study treatment, with the exception of surgical placement for vascular access.

          -  Patients with a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar
             chemical or biologic composition to ruxolitinib.

          -  Patients with symptomatic or growing brain metastases. Patients with brain metastases
             that have been treated and have remained stable for at least one month prior to
             initiation of study therapy are eligible.

          -  Concurrent use of strong CYP3A4 or CYP3A4 substrate drugs with a narrow therapeutic
             range within 14 days or 5 drug half-lives, whichever is longer, before start of study
             drug. A list of strong CYP3A4 and 2C8 inhibitors and inducers can be found in Appendix
             A.

          -  HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of
             the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with ruxolitinib. In addition, these
             patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-
             suppressive therapy.

          -  Subjects with known active hepatitis B or C, or chronic hepatitis B or C requiring
             treatment with antiviral therapy.

          -  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.

          -  Patients being actively treated for a second malignancy.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Overall Response Rate (ORR)
Time Frame:within the first 24 weeks of the start of study therapy
Safety Issue:
Description:The primary endpoint is the overall response rate as defined as the best response, confirmed at ≥4 weeks, within the first 24 weeks of the start of study therapy, using RECIST v1.1 criteria.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame:Up to 36 months
Safety Issue:
Description:Progression-free survival (PFS) (time alive without advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) probabilities will be estimated
Measure:Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame:Up to 36 months
Safety Issue:
Description:The length of time from the start of treatment that subjects with the disease are still alive.

Details

Phase:Phase 2
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Not yet recruiting
Lead Sponsor:Columbia University

Trial Keywords

  • Ruxolitinib
  • Solid Organ Transplant

Last Updated

March 19, 2021