Study of A166 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Cancers Expressing HER2 Antigen or Having Amplified HER2 Gene

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03602079
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: July 26, 2018
• Last Update Posted: August 3, 2023
• Sponsor: Klus Pharma Inc.
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Klus Pharma Inc.

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Open-label, Phase I-II, first-in-human (FIH) study for A166 monotherapy in HER2-expressing or amplified patients who progressed on or did not respond to available standard therapies. Patients must have documented HER2 expression or amplification. The patient must have exhausted available standard therapies. Patients will receive study drug as a single IV infusion. Cycles will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
HER2-positive Breast Cancer; HER2 Gene Mutation; HER-2 Gene Amplification; HER2 Positive Gastric Cancer; Salivary Gland Cancer; Salivary Gland Tumor; Salivary Gland Carcinoma; Salivary Gland Neoplasms; Lung Cancer; Colo-rectal Cancer; Rare Diseases; Solid Tumor; Recurrent Gastric Cancer; Recurrent Colon Cancer; Recurrent Breast Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Head and Neck Carcinoma; Bladder Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Liver Cancer; Bile Duct Cancer; Urologic Cancer; Pancreatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Recurrent Prostate Cancer; Rectal Cancer; Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma; Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer; Rectal Cancer Stage II; Rectal Cancer Stage I; Rectal Cancer Stage III; Skin Cancer; Mouth Cancer; Lip Cancer Stage I; Tongue Cancer; Breast Neoplasm Malignant Primary; Larynx Cancer; Tonsil Cancer; Palate Cancer; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma; Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Gastric; Mucinous Breast Cancer Recurrent; Cholangiocarcinoma	Drug: A166	Phase 1; Phase 2

Detailed Description:

This is an open-label, Phase I-II, first-in-human (FIH) study for A166 as monotherapy in HER2-expressing patients who progressed on or did not respond to available standard therapies. Patients enrolled in this Phase III study must have documented HER2 positivity defined as positive on in situ hybridization (ISH) or next-generation sequencing (NGS) or HER2 expression, defined as at least 1+ by validated immunohistochemistry (IHC) test. The patient must be, in the judgment of the investigator, an appropriate candidate for experimental therapy after available standard therapies have ceased to provide clinical benefit for their disease. Patients will receive study drug as a single IV infusion at the prescribed dose level in each treatment cycle. Cycles will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The study is divided into 2 parts (Phase I and Phase II).

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 49 participants
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Phase I-II, FIH Study of A166 in Locally Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors Expressing Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) or Are HER2 Amplified That Did Not Respond or Stopped Responding to Approved Therapies
• Actual Study Start Date: July 16, 2018
• Actual Primary Completion Date: January 12, 2022
• Actual Study Completion Date: January 12, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Phase I: Dose Escalation; Six dose levels have been selected for evaluation in the Phase I part of the study: 0.3, 0.6, 1.2, 2.4, 3.6, and 4.8 mg/kg of A166	Drug: A166; A166 is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) targeting HER2 expressing cancer cells.
Experimental: Phase II: • Cohort 1; HER2 positive (Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 2+ with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmation and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+) breast cancer. Treatment with A166 at recommended Phase II dose.	Drug: A166; A166 is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) targeting HER2 expressing cancer cells.
Experimental: Phase II: • Cohort 2; HER2 positive (Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 2+ with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmation and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+) gastric cancer. Treatment with A166 at recommended Phase II dose.	Drug: A166; A166 is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) targeting HER2 expressing cancer cells.
Experimental: Phase II: • Cohort 3; HER2 low expressing (Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 1+ and IHC 2+ without fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmation) breast cancer. Treatment with A166 at recommended Phase II dose.	Drug: A166; A166 is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) targeting HER2 expressing cancer cells.
Experimental: Phase II: • Cohort 4; All cancers other than breast cancer with low HER2 expression (Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 1+ and IHC 2+ without fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmation) and HER2 positive (IHC2+ with FISH confirmation and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+) cancers other than breast and gastric cancer. Treatment with A166 at recommended Phase II dose.	Drug: A166; A166 is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) targeting HER2 expressing cancer cells.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose [ Time Frame: Minimum of 21 days from date of enrollment until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 months ]
   Number of patients with dose limiting toxicities

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Phase I: Number of patients with Dose Limiting Toxicities [ Time Frame: Minimum of 21 days from date of enrollment until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 months ]
2. Phase I: Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.03. [ Time Frame: Every 3 weeks from date of enrollment until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 months ]
3. Phase I: Number of participants who developed measurable anti-drug antibodies [ Time Frame: Minimum of 21 days from date of enrollment until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 months ]
4. Phase I Maximum observed serum or plasma concentration (Cmax). [ Time Frame: 84 Days from date of first dose ]
5. Phase I Clearance (CL). [ Time Frame: 84 Days from date of first dose ]
6. Phase I Area under the serum or plasma concentration time curve from 0 to infinity (AUC[0-∞]). [ Time Frame: 84 Days from date of first dose ]
7. Phase I Terminal phase elimination half life (t½). [ Time Frame: 84 Days from date of first dose ]
8. Phase I Volume of distribution at terminal phase (Vz). [ Time Frame: 84 Days from date of first dose ]
9. Phase I Volume of distribution at steady state (Vss). [ Time Frame: 84 Days from date of first dose ]

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Phase I

Patients must meet the following criteria for inclusion into the study:

1. Patients must be able to provide documented voluntary informed consent.
2. Male or female patient ≥ 18 years.
3. Histologically documented, incurable, locally advanced or metastatic cancer.
4. Evaluable or measurable HER2 positive (by ISH or NGS) disease or HER2 expressing disease. HER2 expressing is defined in this protocol as HER2 expression of ≥ 1+ determined by validated IHC.
5. Patients should have no available therapy likely to convey clinical benefit.
6. Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/μL, platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL, and hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL.
7. Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN), with the exception of patients with hepatic metastases (ALT and AST ≤ 5 × ULN) and patients with hepatic and/or bone metastases (alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 × ULN).
8. Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min calculated by Cockroft-Gault, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI), or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formulas. Note that 24 hour urine collection is not required but is allowed.
9. ECOG Performance Status ≤ 1.
10. Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use an approved method of birth control (e.g., hormonal, barrier) while receiving study drug, and for at least 7 months after the last dose of study drug. Women are excluded from birth control if they had had tubal ligation or a hysterectomy.
11. Patients must have recovered (i.e., improvement to Grade 1 or better) from all acute toxicities from previous therapy, excluding alopecia and vitiligo.

Exclusion Criteria:

Phase I:

1. Severe or uncontrolled cardiac disease requiring treatment, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association) III or IV, unstable angina pectoris even if medically controlled, history of myocardial infarction during the last 6 months, serious arrhythmias requiring medication (with exception of atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia).
2. History of Grade ≥ 3 hypersensitivity reaction to trastuzumab.
3. History of any toxicity to trastuzumab that resulted in trastuzumab being permanently discontinued.
4. Symptomatic brain metastases or any radiation or surgery for brain metastases within 3 months of first infusion of study drug.
5. Require supplemental oxygen for daily activities.
6. Documented Grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy.
7. Any chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or biologic therapy treatment within 4 weeks of first infusion of study drug.
8. Any experimental therapy within 4 weeks of first infusion of study drug.
9. Any major surgical procedure within 4 weeks of first infusion of study drug.
10. Diagnosed active liver disease, including viral or other hepatitis, current or history of alcoholism, or cirrhosis. Patients who have positive hepatitis B virus test results due to having been previously vaccinated against hepatitis B, as evidenced by negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), negative anti hepatitis B core protein, and positive antibody to the HBsAg (anti-HBs) are not excluded.
11. Have known prior positive test results for human immunodeficiency virus.
12. Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes.
13. Pregnancy or lactation.
14. Resting corrected QT interval (QTc) > 470 ms at baseline.
15. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 45% determined by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan.
16. Prior cumulative doxorubicin dose of > 360 mg/m2 or equivalent.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

United States, Florida

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute

Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34232

United States, Massachusetts

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

United States, Michigan

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

United States, New York

Clinical Research Alliance, Inc.

Lake Success, New York, United States, 11042

United States, Oklahoma

Stephenson Cancer Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

United States, Oregon

Providence Cancer Institute

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213

United States, Texas

Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers - Medical City

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics, LLC (START)

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229

United States, Virginia

Virginia Cancer Specialist

Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031

Sponsors and Collaborators

Klus Pharma Inc.

Investigators

• Study Chair: Jordi Rodon Ahnert, MD, PhD; MD Anderson

More Information

• Responsible Party: Klus Pharma Inc.
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03602079
• Other Study ID Numbers: KlusPharma
• First Posted: July 26, 2018
• Last Update Posted: August 3, 2023
• Last Verified: August 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Carcinoma; Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms; Stomach Neoplasms; Rectal Neoplasms; Cholangiocarcinoma; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Salivary Gland Neoplasms; Bile Duct Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid; Mucoepidermoid Tumor; Tongue Neoplasms; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Cystadenocarcinoma; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Urologic Neoplasms; Mouth Neoplasms; Lip Neoplasms; Tonsillar Neoplasms; Recurrence; Rare Diseases; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Genital Neoplasms, Male