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Decitabine/Cedazuridine (INQOVI), an Oral DNA Demethylating Agent, in Subjects With BAP1 Cancer Predisposition Syndrome and Subclinical, Early-Stage Mesothelioma

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Early-stage Mesothelioma
BRCA1-Associated Protein-1 (BAP1) Mutations
Mesothelioma
Subclinical Mesothelioma
Early-stage BAP1-associated Malignancies
Malignant Mesothelioma (MM)
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05960773
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

This is a Phase II study to determine the rate of stabilization or disease improvement from investigational decitabine/cedazuridine (INQOVI) treatment in subjects with BRCA1-Associated Protein-1 (BAP1) Cancer Predisposition Syndrome (CPDS) and subclinical, early-stage mesothelioma. Progression-free survival (PFS) will also be determined for treated subjects, and the treatment safety (toxicity) evaluated.

Detailed Description

Background:

* Mutations involving BRCA1-Associated Protein-1 (BAP1), a nuclear deubiquitinase involved in epigenetic regulation of gene expression, DNA repair, and cellular energetics, have emerged as one of the most common somatic mutations in malignant mesotheliomas.

* Germline mutations involving BAP1 predispose individuals to mesotheliomas and a variety of other malignancies including melanomas, as well as lung, renal, gastric, breast, and hepatobiliary carcinomas.

* The cancer penetrance of germline BAP1 mutations is nearly 100%, and most patients develop multiple synchronous or metachronous neoplasms.

* Mesotheliomas are the most common malignancies diagnosed in subjects with BAP1 Cancer Predisposition Syndrome (CPDS).

* Although clinically evident mesotheliomas arising in the context of germline BAP1 mutations tend to be more indolent than more common, sporadic mesotheliomas, the natural history of early-stage mesotheliomas in subjects with BAP1 CPDS is unknown.

* Presently there are no established guidelines for the treatment of subclinical malignancies in subjects with BAP1 CPDS.

* Epigenetic aberrations including those related to the up regulation of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) induce genomic instability and enhance the growth and invasion of mesothelioma cells.

* Over-expression of DNMT1 also promotes the development of an immunosuppressive tumor micro-environment (TME).

* Up-regulation of DNMT1 is an early event during mesothelioma development, and levels of DNMT1 over-expression are associated with poor survival in mesothelioma patients.

* Genetic or pharmacologic inhibition of DNMT1 activity induces growth arrest, genomic stress, and apoptosis of mesothelioma cells.

* DNMT1 inhibition can reprogram TMEs thereby promoting more effective antitumor immune responses.

* Decitabine/cedazuridine is an oral DNMT inhibitor which is FDA approved for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

* Conceivably decitabine/cedazuridine therapy can arrest or delay the progression of subclinical/early-stage mesotheliomas in subjects with BAP1 CPDS.

Objective:

-To determine stabilization or disease improvement rates in participants with early-stage mesotheliomas arising in the context of BAP1 CPDS following decitabine/cedazuridine treatment.

Eligibility:

* Participants with history of germline BAP1 mutations and histologically confirmed subclinical, early-stage mesotheliomas, with or without other early-stage BAP1-associated malignancies.

* The extent of the disease insufficient to warrant approved front-line therapies (surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy).

* Age \>= 18 years.

* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 1.

* Willingness to undergo pre- and post-treatment, minimally invasive thoracoscopy, and/or laparoscopy to assess treatment response.

* Adequate cardiac, renal, hepatic, and hematopoietic function.

Design:

* Participants with subclinical, early-stage mesotheliomas will undergo baseline imaging studies followed by minimally invasive thoracoscopy and/or laparoscopy to document the extent of the disease and obtain biopsies for pharmacodynamic (PD) endpoints.

* Participants will then begin oral decitabine/cedazuridine at a fixed dose and schedule (one capsule taken per day for three consecutive days during the first week of each four-week cycle) and will continue this regimen for six cycles.

* Participants will then undergo repeat imaging and minimally invasive thoracoscopy and/or laparoscopy to determine treatment response and obtain tissue for response endpoints.

* Participants who experience disease progression or unacceptable toxicities will be removed from the study.

* Participants with stable disease or disease regression will be offered an additional 6 months of decitabine/cedazuridine treatment.

* Approximately 13 participants will receive study drug on this trial.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1/ Arm 1Decitabine/cedazuridineDecitabine/cedazuridine (35 mg decitabine and 100 mg cedazuridine; PO QD)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine stabilization or disease improvement rates in participants with early-stage mesotheliomas arising in the context of BAP1 CPDS following decitabine/cedazuridine treatmentbaseline, before each cycle, after every 6 treatment cycles (Course 1 and Course 2), and at the safety visit

Assessment of thoracoscopy and/or laparoscopy findings demonstrating stability of evaluable disease or improvement compared to baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine PFS in participants receiving decitabine/cedazuridinebaseline, after every 6 treatment cycles (Course 1 and Course 2), and until date of progression or last visit ending at the time of the safety visit

Progression free survival (PFS) determined by RECIST using the Kaplan-Meier method

To evaluate the safety of decitabine/cedazuridinebefore each cycle, after every 6 treatment cycles (Course 1 and Course 2), and at the safety visit

Assessment of safety and tolerability as determined by the frequency and severity of adverse events

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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