ProAgio in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma
• Interventions: Drug: ProAgio Dose Levels (DL) 1,2,3,4; Drug: Gemcitabine, nab paclitaxel

• Registration Number: NCT06182072
• Lead Sponsor: ProDa BioTech, LLC

Brief Summary

This is an open-label Phase I/Ib dose-escalation, dose-expansion clinical trial of the safety, pharmacokinetics and clinical activity of ProAgio combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel (G-nP) in previously untreated subjects with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Detailed Description

This is an open-label Phase I/Ib dose-escalation, dose-expansion clinical trial of the safety, pharmacokinetics and clinical activity of ProAgio combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel (G-nP) in previously untreated subjects with metastatic PDAC. The study will use an EWOC design in Phase I to determine the recommended RP2D of ProAgio with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel (G-nP). After the estimation of RP2D of ProAgio alone, the trial will continue to estimate the RP2D of ProAgio when combined with G-nP, starting from 2 dose levels lower than the estimated RP2D of ProAgio alone. EWOC design will enroll 2 subjects per cohort with 4 combination dose levels.

Subjects will be selected based on following criteria: previously untreated advanced PDAC, ECOG performance status (0-1), and adequate organ functions. Subjects with recent surgeries, history of recent thromboembolic events or significant cardiovascular disease will be excluded.

Once the MTD and RP2D of ProAgio with G-nP RP2D have been identified, an expansion cohort of 12 subjects with metastatic PDAC (n=6 receiving ProAgio and n=6 receiving ProAgio + GnP) will begin. The purpose of the expansion cohort is to confirm the safety of the regimen and provide preliminary data on the activity of both ProAgio monotherapy and ProAgio + GnP.

Data regarding adverse events will be collected, attributed and graded according to NCICTCAE criteria. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data will be collected per the study flow chart. Response will be evaluated every 2 months using RECIST criteria. Planned secondary analyses will include ORR, duration of response, PFS and OS.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-14
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-13
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-26
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2027-06-30
• Study Completion: 2028-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

1. Must be ≥ 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.

2. Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with clinical stage IV.

3. In the dose escalation phase: patients must be eligible for gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel. For dose expansion phase: patients must have received 5FU-based therapy for metastatic disease or for neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy in prior 12 months.

4. Presence of a lesion that can be safely biopsied for correlative assays.

5. Patient must meet the following laboratory values at the screening visit:

   • Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥1.5 x 10'9/L
   • Platelets ≥100 x 10'9/L
   • Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥9 g/dL
   • Serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine Clearance ≥60 mL/min using Cockcroft-Gault formula
   • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN
   • Aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤2.5 x ULN, except for subjects with liver metastasis, who may only be included if AST ≤5.0 x ULN
   • Alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN, except for subjects with liver metastasis, who may only be included if ALT ≤5.0 x ULN

6. Presence of measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria

7. Patient has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 (Appendix A: Performance Status Criteria).

8. Written informed consent must be obtained prior to any screening procedures.

9. Normal ECG defined as the following: QTcF at screening <450 ms (male subjects), <460 ms (female subjects)

10. Before enrollment, a woman must be either:

    1. Not of childbearing potential: postmenopausal (>45 years of age with amenorrhea for at least 12 months or any age with amenorrhea for at least 6 months and a serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level >40 IU/mL); permanently sterilized (eg, tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy); or otherwise be incapable of pregnancy.
    2. Of childbearing potential and practicing (during the study and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of study agent) a highly effective method of birth control consistent with local regulations regarding the use of birth control methods for subjects participating in clinical studies: eg, established use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception; placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS); barrier methods; true abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject).
    3. Note: If the childbearing potential changes after start of the study (eg, woman who is not heterosexually active becomes active) a woman must begin a highly effective method of birth control, as described above.

11. A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (β-human chorionic gonadotropin [β-hCG]) or urine pregnancy test at screening.

12. During the study and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of study agent, a woman must agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction.

13. A man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential and has not had a vasectomy must agree to use a barrier method of birth control eg, either condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository or partner with occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository, and all men must also not donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug.

14. Sign an informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study, are willing to participate in the study, and are willing and able to adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in this protocol.

Informed consent must be obtained before performing any study specific procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior exposure to gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel

2. Clinically significant peripheral neuropathy

3. Any untreated central nervous system (CNS) lesion. However, subjects are eligible if:

   a) all known CNS lesions have been treated with radiotherapy or surgery and b) patient remained without evidence of CNS disease progression ≥4 weeks after treatment.

4. Use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating growth factors (eg, G-CSF, GMCSF, M-CSF), thrombopoietin mimetics or erythroid stimulating agents ≤ 2 weeks prior start of study treatment. If erythroid stimulating agents were initiated more than 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment and the patient is on a stable dose, they can be maintained.

5. Active unstable autoimmune disease. Documented history of autoimmune disease that is well controlled on stable immune suppressive therapy can be enrolled after discussion with principal investigator.

6. Allogenic bone marrow or solid organ transplant.

7. Known history or current interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis.

8. Malignant disease, other than that being treated in this study. Exceptions to this exclusion include the following: malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 2 years prior to study treatment; completely resected basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers and any completely resected carcinoma in situ.

9. Clinically significant infection, including known HIV or hepatitis C infection, or known hepatitis B surface antigen positivity. Testing of asymptomatic patients will not be required.

10. Clinically significant ongoing infection.

11. Received an investigational drug (including investigational vaccines) or used an invasive investigational medical device within 14 days or 5 half-lives before enrollment or is currently enrolled in the treatment stage of an investigational study.

12. A woman who is pregnant or breast-feeding, or a woman who is planning to become pregnant or a man who plans to father a child while enrolled in this study or within 30 days after the last dose of study agent.

13. Had hospitalization for infection or major surgery (eg, requiring general anesthesia) within 2 weeks before enrollment or have not fully recovered from surgery. Note: subjects with surgical procedures conducted under local anesthesia may participate.

14. History or current diagnosis of cardiac disease indicating significant risk of safety for subjects participating in the study such as uncontrolled or significant cardiac disease, including any of the following:

    1. recent myocardial infarction (within last 6 months),
    2. uncontrolled congestive heart failure,
    3. unstable angina (within last 6 months),
    4. clinically significant (symptomatic) cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia, and clinically significant second or third degree AV block without a pacemaker).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dose Escalation	ProAgio Dose Levels (DL) 1,2,3,4	ProAgio Dose Levels (DL) 1,2,3,4 ProAgio combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel is administered to study participants by intravenous injections on days 1, 8, 15, 22 every 4-week Cycle. Other Names: ACT50, G-nP: Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel
Standard Arm	ProAgio Dose Levels (DL) 1,2,3,4	Participants will receive ProAgio at the RP2D combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel is administered to study participants by intravenous injections on days 1, 8, 15, 22 every 4-week Cycle. Other Names: ACT50, G-nP: Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel
Standard Arm	Gemcitabine, nab paclitaxel	Participants will receive ProAgio at the RP2D combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel is administered to study participants by intravenous injections on days 1, 8, 15, 22 every 4-week Cycle. Other Names: ACT50, G-nP: Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel
Dose Escalation	Gemcitabine, nab paclitaxel	ProAgio Dose Levels (DL) 1,2,3,4 ProAgio combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel is administered to study participants by intravenous injections on days 1, 8, 15, 22 every 4-week Cycle. Other Names: ACT50, G-nP: Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine the patient's weight.	2 Years	Weight measured in Kilograms (kg)
Determine the patient's body temperature.	2 Years	Body Temperature measured in Celsius
Determine the safety of ProAgio combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel.	2 Years	Physical examination, vital signs, clinical laboratory evaluations (CBC, serum chemistry, coagulation studies, LFTs, and assessment of subject reported AEs (via CTCAE v5.0) and SAEs will be used to evaluate safety.
Determine the patient's height.	2 Years	Height measured in Centimeters (cm)
Determine the patient's Respiration Rate.	2 Years	Respiration Rate measured in times/min
Determine the patient's Heart Rate.	2 Years	Heart Rate measured in beats/min
Determine the patient's Systolic Blood Pressure	2 Years	Systolic Blood Pressure measured in mmHg
Determine the patient's Diastolic Blood Pressure.	2 Years	Diastolic Blood Pressure measured in mmHg
Determine the patient's Pulse Oximetry.	2 Years	Perform Pulse Oximetry measured in (SpO2)
Determine a single ideal dose which will be selected for further investigation in the dose escalation cohort.	2 Years	Following completion of the dose escalation cohort, all available data relating to the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, efficacy and safety of ProAgio combined with gemcitabine and nab paclitaxel will be reviewed by the study team including the Principle Investigator, clinical pharmacology collaborators and the sponsor. A single ideal dose will then be selected for further investigation in the dose escalation cohort. This ideal dose may or may not be the same as the MTD.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine the total integrated area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC).	2 Years	Analyze pharmacokinetics to determine the total integrated area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC).
Determine the Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax).	2 Years	Pharmacokinetics will be analyzed by determining Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax).
Determine how well the patient eliminates the study drug (CL).	2 Years	Pharmacokinetics will be analyzed by determining how well the patient eliminates the drug (CL).
Determine Volume of distribution (Vd).	2 Years	Pharmacokinetics will be analyzed by determining Volume of distribution (Vd).
Determine the study drug half-life (t1/2).	2 Years	Pharmacokinetics will be analyzed by determining the study drug half-life (t1/2).
An attempt will be made to determine dose proportionality of ProAgio.	2 Years	Pharmacokinetics will be analyzed by determining the amount of drug reaching the systemic circulation.
Evaluate Objective response rate (ORR).	2 Years	Objective response rate (ORR), defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) through cycle 6 per RECIST 1.1 as a proportion of n=6 of the Phase1b cohorts.
Evaluate Duration of response (DOR).	2 Years	Duration of response (DOR), determined from date of best response to progression or death.
Evaluate Progression-free Survival (PFS).	2 Years	Progression-free Survival (PFS), determined from date of 1st dose of study drug to progression or death.
Evaluate Overall Survival (OS).	2 Years	Overall Survival (OS) determined from date of 1st dose of study drug to death from any cause. CA19-9 will be assessed by descriptive statistics.
Evaluate patient tumor response.	2 Years	MR imaging assessment of patient tumor response using a unique MRI photon to monitor tumor changes and tumor blood perfusion changes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama; 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States