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Dose Escalation & Expansion Study of Oral VRx-3996 & Valganciclovir in Subjects With EBV+ Lymphoid Malignancies

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoma
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03397706
Lead Sponsor
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.
Brief Summary

A two part, Phase 1b/2 study to define a recommended Phase 2 dose of VRx-3996 in combination with valganciclovir (Phase 1b) designed to evaluate the efficacy of this combination in relapsed/refractory Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Lymphoma (EBV+ lymphomas).

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether VRx-3996 in combination with valganciclovir is safe, determine the side effect profile, and to determine whether this therapy may help patients with EBV-related lymphomas. The study has two phases. Goals of the first phase include determining a safe and tolerable dose that can be administered in phase 2. Goals of the second phase include further evaluating the safety and tolerability of VRx-3996 in combination with valganciclovir, evaluating how the drugs are metabolized in the body, evaluating response rates and other exploratory objectives that will help the researchers evaluate how these drugs work in the body. Participants will receive daily oral doses of the two study drugs and will have multiple study visits where they will have blood collected, physical examinations, and other medical monitoring. Following completion of the Ph2, the study will enroll additional patients into a Tablet Pharmacokinetic (PK) cohort to investigate the PK parameters of the tablet formulation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria
  • Relapsed/refractory, pathologically confirmed Epstein-Barr Virus positive (EBV+) lymphoid malignancy or lymphoproliferative disease
  • Absence of available therapy with reasonable likelihood of cure or significant clinical benefit
  • Adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal function as defined by laboratory assessment

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Known primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
  • Known CNS metastases or leptomeningeal disease unless appropriately treated and neurologically stable for at least 4 weeks
  • Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy
  • Refractory graft versus host disease (GvHD) not responding to treatment
  • Known active hepatitis B virus infection
  • Circulating hepatitis C virus on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
  • Known history of human herpes virus (HHV)-6 chromosomal integration
  • Known history of HIV infection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PK CohortValganciclovirAssessment of VRx-3996 tablet and valganciclovir PK parameters at the RP2D
Phase 1b Dose EscalationVRx-3996VRx-3996 (cohort 1) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 2) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 3) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 4) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 5) and valganciclovir
PK CohortVRx-3996Assessment of VRx-3996 tablet and valganciclovir PK parameters at the RP2D
Phase 2 Dose ExpansionVRx-3996VRx-3996 (RP2D: recommended phase 2 dose) and valganciclovir
Phase 1b Dose EscalationValganciclovirVRx-3996 (cohort 1) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 2) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 3) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 4) and valganciclovir VRx-3996 (cohort 5) and valganciclovir
Phase 2 Dose ExpansionValganciclovirVRx-3996 (RP2D: recommended phase 2 dose) and valganciclovir
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number (Proportion) of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)Up to approximately 2 years

Number (percentage) of patients experiencing at least one treatment-emergent adverse event, defined as those untoward medical events with onset after the first dose of study drug or existing events that worsened after the first dose during the study

Number (Proportion) of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) in Phase 1bCycle 1 (28 days)

Number (percentage) of patients experiencing a DLT during the first cycle (28 days) of study treatment in Phase 1b, defined as an adverse event (AE) or clinically significant abnormal laboratory value that was at least possibly related to study drugs and was not primarily related to disease, disease progression, concomitant medication(s), or intercurrent illness. In addition, to be considered a DLT, the AE had to meet at least one of the following criteria:

* Grade 4 anemia unexplained by underlying disease

* Grade 4 febrile neutropenia

* Grade 4 neutropenia lasting \>5 days

* Any other Grade 4 hematologic toxicity (thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, anemia) of any duration

* Grade 4 or higher tumor lysis syndrome

* Grade 3 or higher thrombocytopenia (with or without bleeding)

* Any requirement for platelet transfusion

* Grade 3 or higher non-hematologic toxicity despite adequate supportive care

* Results in a dose hold of \>7 consecutive days

Overall Response RateUp to approximately 2 years

Number (percentage) of patients with a best overall complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to the Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson, Bruce D. et al. J Clin Oncology 2014;32(27):3059-68), where CR included complete metabolic response (no/minimal fluorodeoxyglucose \[FDG\] uptake) and radiologic response (target lesions regress to ≤1.5 cm in longest transverse diameter of a lesion) and no new lesions, and PR included partial metabolic response (reduced FDG uptake compared with baseline) or radiologic response (target lesions ≤ 50% decrease in the sum of the product of perpendicular diameters of up to 6 target measurable nodes and extranodal sites)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Half-life of ValganciclovirPhase 1b: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Phase 2: multiple doses through Cycle 2 Day 1

PK assessment of valganciclovir pre-dose and at hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 post-dose on C1D1 and C2D1

Duration of ResponseUp to approximately 2 years

Interval of time from date of first observed complete or partial response per Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson BD et al. J Clin Oncology 2014;32(27):3059-68) to the date of documented disease progression or death due to any cause, where disease progression is defined by Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson BD et al. J Clin Oncology 2014;32(27):3059-68) as progressive metabolic disease (increase in fluorodeoxyglucose \[FDG\] uptake from baseline or new FDG-avid foci consistent with lymphoma) or progressive radiologic response (increase in the product of perpendicular diameters of a single node by ≥ 50% or emergence of a new lesion)

Time to ResponseUp to approximately 2 years

Interval of time from the start of study drug treatment to the first documentation of CR or PR per Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson BD et al. J Clin Oncology 2014;32(27):3059-68)

Progression-Free SurvivalUp to approximately 2 years

Interval of time from the date of first study drug administration to the documented date of disease progression or death, whichever occurred first, where disease progression is defined by Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson BD et al. J Clin Oncology 2014;32(27):3059-68) as progressive metabolic disease (increase in fluorodeoxyglucose \[FDG\] uptake from baseline or new FDG-avid foci consistent with lymphoma) or progressive radiologic response (increase in the product of perpendicular diameters of a single node by ≥ 50% or emergence of a new lesion)

Disease Control RateUp to approximately 2 years

Number (percentage) of patients with CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) per Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson BD et al. J Clin Oncology 2014;32(27):3059-68)

Overall SurvivalUp to approximately 2 years

Interval of time from date of first study drug treatment to date of death, for any reason (patients without documentation of death at the time of analysis were censored at the date the patient was last known to be alive)

Cmax (ng/mL) of VRx-3996Phase 1b: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Phase 2: multiple doses through Cycle 2 Day 1

Pharmacokinetic (PK) assessment of VRx-3996 pre-dose and at hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 post-dose on cycle 1 day 1 (C1D1) and cycle 2 day 2 (C2D1)

Cmax (ng/mL) of ValganciclovirPhase 1b: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Phase 2: multiple doses through Cycle 2 Day 1

PK assessment of valganciclovir pre-dose and at hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 post-dose on C1D1 and C2D1

Area Under Curve (AUC) 0-t of VRx-3996Phase 1b: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Phase 2: multiple doses through Cycle 2 Day 1

PK assessment of VRx-3996 pre-dose and at hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 post-dose on C1D1 and C2D1

AUC 0-t of of ValganciclovirPhase 1b: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Phase 2: multiple doses through Cycle 2 Day 1

PK assessment of valganciclovir pre-dose and at hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 post-dose on C1D1 and C2D1

Half-life of VRx-3996Phase 1b: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Phase 2: multiple doses through Cycle 2 Day 1

PK assessment of VRx-3996 pre-dose and at hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 post-dose on C1D1 and C2D1

Trial Locations

Locations (28)

Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University of California, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Orange, California, United States

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology Center

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Orange City, Florida, United States

ASCLEPES Research Centers

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Weeki Wachee, Florida, United States

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Pavilion

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Westwood, Kansas, United States

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian Hospital

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New York, New York, United States

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center James Cancer Hospital

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Texas Oncology - Baylor Sammons Cancer Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Centro de Hematologia e Oncologia da Bahia (CEHON)

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Salvador, BA, Brazil

Hospital de Cancer de Pernambuco (HCP)

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Recife, PE, Brazil

Real e Benemerita Associacao Portuguesa de Beneficencia

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São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP)

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São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hospital Santa Marcelina

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São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hospital do Cancer Mae de Deus

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Fox Chase Cancer Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Center

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Billings, Montana, United States

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack UMC

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Indiana Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

Thomas Jefferson University

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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