A Phase 2 Trial of SCO-101 in Combination With FOLFIRI for Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) With Acquired Resistance to FOLFIRI

Phase 1

• Conditions: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
• Interventions: Drug: FOLFIRI Protocol; Drug: SCO-101

• Registration Number: NCT04247256
• Lead Sponsor: Scandion Oncology A/S

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the combination of SCO-101 to FOLFIRI for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients who have developed resistance to FOLFIRI treatment. The study is divided in two parts, where the first part evaluates the safety and toxicity of increasing doses of SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI at the same dose as the patient has previously developed resistance to. The second part of the study evaluates the safety and efficacy of the combination of FOLFIRI and SCO-101 at the dose level established in the first part.

Detailed Description

This is a multi-center, open label, dose escalation, Phase 2 study of SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI in up to 50 mCRC patients. All patients included have previously had effect from treatment with FOLFIRI, but have now progressed (i.e. treatment failure due to acquired resistance).

FOLFIRI is a key anti-cancer chemotherapeutic combination in the treatment of several solid tumor cancers, e.g. colorectal cancer. Cancer resistance to FOLFIRI exposure is a well known phenomenon and can often be attributed to upregulation of cellular efflux pumps, e.g. ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC)G2 and ABCB1, involved in the efflux of the chemotherapeutic agents from the cancer cells and resulting in treatment failure.

SCO-101 is an inhibitor of ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) efflux pumps and SRPK1 kinase which is responsible for phosphorylation of splicing factors, a key element involved in tumour growth.

The combination of SCO-101 with FOLFIRI is expected to inhibit the active efflux of chemotherapy molecules from the cancer cell thereby re-sensitizing it to the chemotherapeutic agents.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-30
• Study Start: 2020-05-14
• Status Verified: 2021-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-02
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-30
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects are required to meet all of the following criteria for enrollment into the applicable stage (stage 1, stage 2 or stage 3) of the study:

1. Ability to understand and willingness to provide written informed consent before any trial-related activities.

2. Age 18 years or older.

3. Histologically verified colorectal adenocarcinoma.

4. Non-resectable mCRC in patients A. Stage 1 only: with or without known BRAF, KRAS or repair enzyme mutations. B. Stage 2 and stage 3 only: without known BRAF, KRAS or repair enzyme mutations

5. A. Stage 1 only: Documented progressive disease on FOLFIRI treatment regimen (with or without antiangiogenetic and EGFR inhibitory biological treatment).

   B. Stage 2 and stage 3 only: Documented progressive disease with a prior benefit (SD for more than 16 weeks, or CR or PR) on FOLFIRI treatment regimen (with or without antiangiogenetic and EGFR inhibitory biological treatment).

6. Maximum reduction of 33% in prior dose of FOLFIRI.

7. No indication for treatment with an oxaliplatin-containing treatment regimen. The patient may have received oxaliplatin treatment after treatment with FOLFIRI.

8. A. Stage 1 only: Evaluable disease by CT scan or MRI. B. Stage 2 and stage 3 only: Measurable disease by CT scan or MRI, according to RECIST. 1.1.

9. Performance status of ECOG ≤ 1.

10. Recovered to Grade 1 or less from prior surgery or acute toxicities of prior radiotherapy or treatment with cytotoxic or biologic agents.

11. ≥ 2 weeks must have elapsed since any prior surgery.

12. Adequate conditions as evidenced by the following clinical laboratory values:

    • Absolute neutrophils count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
    • Haemoglobin ≥ 6.0 mmol/L
    • Platelets ≥ 100 x 109 /L
    • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN*
    • Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.0 ULN**
    • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN*
    • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN
    • eGFR within normal limits.
    • Adequate blood clothing function as defined by the International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤ 1.2;

13. Life expectancy equal to or longer than 3 months.

14. Sexually active males and females of child-producing potential must use highly effective contraception (intrauterine devices, hormonal contraceptives (contraceptive pills, implants, transdermal patches, hormonal vaginal devices or injections with prolonged release)) for the study duration and at least 6 months after the last dose of study drug.

15. Signed informed consent.

    • AST is not mandatory. In case of known liver metastases with ALT and AST ≤ 5 x ULN and/or alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 x ULN: Patients who do not conform to the transaminase and/or alkaline phosphatase inclusion criteria, but who by the PI are considered in good PS and otherwise eligible for inclusion, and where the transaminase and/or alkaline phosphatase levels are considered elevated due to other reasons than deteriorated lever capacity, may be considered for inclusion based on conferred agreement between PI and sponsor.

      • Unconjugated bilirubin may be measured as the difference between total bilirubin and conjugated bilirubin.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from enrollment:

1. Concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or other investigational drug except non-disease related conditions (e.g. insulin for diabetes) during study period.

2. Malabsorption syndrome or previous surgeries with resection of the stomach or small intestine, whereby absorption of SCO-101 may be affected. This includes patients with ileostomy.

3. Difficulty in swallowing tablets.

4. Clinical symptoms of CNS metastases requiring steroids.

5. Any active infection requiring parenteral or oral antibiotic treatment.

6. Known HIV positivity.

7. Known active hepatitis B or C.

8. Clinical significant (i.e. active) cardiovascular disease:

   • Stroke within ≤ 6 months prior to day 1
   • Transient ischemic attach (TIA) within ≤ 6 months prior to day 1
   • Myocardial infarction within ≤ 6 months prior to day 1
   • Unstable angina
   • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure (CHF)
   • Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication

9. Mental status is not fit for clinical study or CNS disease including symptomatic epilepsy.

10. Other medications or conditions that in the Investigator's opinion would contraindicate study participation of safety reasons or interfere with the interpretation of study results. Other severe medical conditions, including serious heart disease, unstable diabetes, uncontrolled hypercalcemia, clinically active infections or previous organ transplants. Participation in another clinical trial with experimental medication within 30 days prior to registration.

11. Known hypersensitivity to irinotecan, 5-FU or capecitabine

12. Pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment arm	FOLFIRI Protocol	SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI
Treatment arm	SCO-101	SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability] of combination of SCO-101 and FOLFIRI	4 cycles (each cycle is 2 weeks)	Safety and tolerability by assessing the number, frequency, and severity of adverse events (AEs) collected from the time of first treatment until four weeks after end of treatment to evaluate safety of SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI determined according to CTCAE version 5.0
Objective Response Rate	4 cycles (each cycle is 2 weeks)	Objective response rate (ORR) defined as CR and PR using the RECIST v. 1.1
Maximum Tolerated Dose	1 cycle (each cycle is 2 weeks)	Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) by evaluation of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI evaluated by CTCAE v. 5.0 (part 1 only)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical Benefit Rate	from benefit (CR, PR or SD > 16 weeks) to progression, assessed up to 100 months	Clinical benefit rate (CBR) defined as the number of patients obtaining CR, PR, or SD \> 16 weeks according to RECIST v.1.1.
Overall Survival	Up to 2 years	Overall survival (OS) defined as time in months from the date of first study treatment to the date of death;
Progression Free Survival (PFS)	Start of treatment to first objective sign of progression, assessed up to 100 months	Progression free survival (PFS) defined as time in months from the date of first study treatment to the date of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever comes first.
Duration of Response	From first response to progression, assessed up to 100 months	Duration of response (from first response to progression)
Duration of Response compared to prior Duration of response	From first response to progression, assessed up to 100 months	Duration of response (DOR) after administration of SCO-101 compared to DOR from patients initial FOLFIRI treatment regimen (without SCO-101).
Pharmacokinetic profile of SCO-101 in combination with FOLFIRI	First week of administration (study part 1 only)	Pharmacokinetic profile of SCO-101 in blood samples
ctDNA	First 4 cycles of treatment (each cycle is 2 weeks) (study part 2 only)	Change in ctDNA from baseline (prior first dose of SCO-101) until first CT scan
Biomarker UGT1A1	Baseline (pre-treatment (all study parts))	Evaluation of Selected UGT1A1 polymorphism in a pre-treatment blood sample
Biomarker IndiTreat(TM)	Baseline (pre-treatment tumor biopsy (study part 2 only))	Efficacy of IndiTreat® to predict clinical response to SCO-101 treatment in combination with FOLFIRI from a tumor biopsy sample.
Biomarkers ABCG2, ABCB1, SRPK1	Baseline (Pre-treatment biopsy (study part 2 only))	Efficacy of molecular biomarkers ABCB1/ABCG2/SRPK1 determined by immunohistochemistry to predict clinical response to SCO-101 treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Vejle Sygehus; 🇩🇰 Vejle, Denmark

Charité; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Catholic Hospital Bochum - St. Josef-Hospital; 🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany

University Hospital Of Ulm; 🇩🇪 Ulm, Germany

Hospital de la Santa Creu in Sant Pau; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

Herlev Hospital; 🇩🇰 Herlev, Denmark

Hillerød Hospital; 🇩🇰 Hillerød, Denmark

Aalborg Universitetshospital - Region Nordjylland; 🇩🇰 Aalborg, Denmark

Sjællands Universitetshospital, Roskilde; 🇩🇰 Roskilde, Denmark

Sygehus Sønderjylland; 🇩🇰 Sønderborg, Denmark

Hospital Universitario Valle de Hebrón; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario in Valencia; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain