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First-in-human Phase I to Evaluate PEP-010 as Single Agent and in Combination With Paclitaxel or With Gemcitabine (CleverPeptide)

Early Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Metastatic Solid Tumor Cancer
Interventions
Combination Product: Dose escalation, first-in-human phase I clinical trial with an Expansion phase
Registration Number
NCT04733027
Lead Sponsor
Institut Curie
Brief Summary

This is an open-label, non-controlled, multicenter, dose escalation, first-in-human phase I clinical trial with an expansion phase designed to assess the safety, tolerability, PK and PD parameters, and preliminary antitumor activity of intravenous dosing of PEP-010 as single agent and in combination with paclitaxel or with gemcitabine

PEP-010 will be administered, in a Part 1, as single agent in patients with solid cancers who are not amenable to standard treatment, or in combination in patients who are eligible for the paclitaxel therapy, and in a Part 2 only in combination in:

Cohort 1 (expansion cohort, phase 1b): metastatic pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC) who received at least one previous systemic chemotherapy and eligible for paclitaxel therapy.

Cohort 2 (dose escalation cohort, phase 1a): metastatic pancreatic ductal carcinoma or advanced/metastatic ovarian cancer (OC) eligible for gemcitabine-based therapy

Detailed Description

Part 1 : PEP-010 was administered on days 1, 2 and 3 every week. Treatment was administered until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, death or withdrawal of consent, whichever occured first. Each cycle was of 21 days duration.

The initial starting dose of PEP-010, DL1 was selected based on pre-clinical data at 0.15 mg/kg. The other doses per injection from DL2 to DL7 are 0.3, 0.6; 1.2; 2.5; 5; 10 and 15 mg/kg.

For patients in Arm B, PEP-010 was combined with Paclitaxel, at a dose of 80 mg/m², weekly until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Paclitaxel will be administered according to local guidelines.

Main objective for Dose escalation cohorts was to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of PEP-010 when administered as single agent (MTD1/RP2D1), and in combination with paclitaxel (MTD2/RP2D2) by recording the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs).

Secondary objectives were

* To evaluate the safety and tolerability of PEP-010 when administered as single agent, and in combination with paclitaxel.

* To assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of PEP-010 as single agent, and in combination with paclitaxel in Dose escalation cohorts.

* To assess the pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of PEP-010 as single agent, and in combination with paclitaxel.

* To evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of PEP-010 alone and in combination with paclitaxel, using Objective Response Rate (ORR), Progression-Free Survival (PFS) according to RECIST1.1, duration of response, and Overall Survival (OS).

* To assess the immunogenicity of PEP-010 as single agent, and in combination with paclitaxel in Dose escalation cohorts.

Part 2 :

In Part 2 - Cohort 1, PDAC patients will receive PEP-010 at dose 2.5 mg/kg in combination with paclitaxel administered at a dose of 80 mg/m² weekly.

In Part 2 - Cohort 2, PDAC and OC patients will receive PEP-010 at doses 1.2 to 10 mg/kg (short dose escamation) in combination with gemcitabine administered at a dose of 1000 mg/m² weekly during 3 weeks followed by a week without infusion.

Main objectives for Part 2 (Cohort 1)

• To determine the efficacy of PEP-010 in combination with paclitaxel in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by assessment of the objective response rate.

Part 2 (Cohort 2)

* To determine the MTD of PEP-010 when administered in combination with gemcitabine.

* To determine the RP2D of PEP-010 when administered in combination with gemcitabine.

Secondary objectives for Part 2 (Cohorts 1 and 2 )

* To evaluate the safety and tolerability of PEP-010 when administered in combination with paclitaxel or with gemcitabine.

* To complete the pharmacokinetics (PK) of PEP-010 in combination with paclitaxel.

* To assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of PEP-010 in combination with gemcitabine.

* To assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of paclitaxel, when administered in combination with PEP-010.

* To assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of gemcitabine, when administered in combination with PEP-010.

* To characterize the PD effects of PEP-010 in combination with paclitaxel or with gemcitabine.

* To evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of PEP-010 in combination with paclitaxel at the RP2D in term of PFS, duration of response and OS (Cohort 1).

* To evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of PEP-010 in combination with gemcitabine using the ORR, PFS, duration of response and OS (Cohort 2).

* To assess the immunogenicity of PEP-010 in combination with paclitaxel or gemcitabine

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Part 2 cohort 1 : PEP010 in combination with paclitaxelDose escalation, first-in-human phase I clinical trial with an Expansion phaseFort part 2 the Cohort 1 will include patients with PDAC treated with the combination of PEP-010 at the dose of 2.5 mg/kg and weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m².
Part 2 cohort 2 : PEP010 in combination with gemcitabineDose escalation, first-in-human phase I clinical trial with an Expansion phaseIn arm B, the dose escalation phase will begin with DL4 (1.2 mg/kg) and will follow a 3+3 design For part 2 Cohort 2 will include patients with PDAC or OC treated with the combination of PEP-010 in ascending doses, and gemcitabine at 1000 mg/m2. Four doses of PEP-010 will be tested: 1.2 mg/kg, 2.5 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg, according to a 3+3 dose escalation design.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Part 2 Cohort 1: The primary endpoint is the ORR (objective response rate), based on local investigator assessment, per RECIST 1.1.6 months after study treatment initiation

the ORR (objective response rate), defined as the proportion of patients who have achieved a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) within the first 6 months

For Part 1 (Dose escalation) and Part 2 (Cohort 2), the primary endpoints are the rate of occurrence of DLT within cycle 1 (21 days) after initiation of the study treatment for both parts.21 days after study treatment initiation

The DLT is defined as any clinically significant non-hematological toxicity ≥ grade 3 and any hematological toxicity ≥ grade 4 of treatment-related adverse event

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

CLCC F.Baclesse Caen

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Caen, France

Institut Curie

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Paris, France

Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest- ICO

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Saint-Herblain, France

Gustave Roussy

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Villejuif, France

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