CancerPhase 1NCT02761694
Vevorisertib (ARQ 751) as a Single Agent or in Combination With Other Anti-Cancer Agents, in Solid Tumors With PIK3CA / AKT / PTEN Mutations (MK-4440-001)
A Phase 1 study testing Vevorisertib, Fulvestrant and Paclitaxel in people with Cancer and Solid Tumors, run by ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) at 6 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The primary objectives of this study are: Part 1 - Vevorisertib as single agent: To assess the safety and tolerability of vevorisertib in participants with advanced solid tumors with v-Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (AKT) 1, 2, 3 genetic alterations, activating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Cancer, Solid Tumors
- What is being tested?
- Vevorisertib, Fulvestrant and Paclitaxel
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 78 participants
- Where
- 6 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 26 Jun 2016to 10 Mar 2021
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Signed written informed consent granted prior to initiation of any study-specific procedures
- 18 years of age and older
- Histologically and/or cytologically documented diagnosis of a selected tumor type that is locally advanced, inoperable, metastatic or recurrent (including but not restricted to breast cancer, TNBC [triple negative]; HR-positive [HR+]/HER2-negative [HER2-] or endometrial cancer)
- Documented AKT genetic alterations or known actionable PIK3CA/PTEN mutations by genetic testing
- Participants with tumors with PTEN null/PTEN loss-of-function mutations are not eligible
- For combination arms; participants should be eligible for paclitaxel or fulvestrant therapy as per Investigator assessment
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- Failure to respond to standard systemic therapy, or for whom standard or curative systemic therapy does not exist or is not tolerable
- Participants in single agent arm (with AKT genetic alterations) and participants in dose escalation cohorts of combination therapy arms should have at least one line of standard systemic therapy
- Participants in single agent arm (with PIK3CA/PTEN actionable mutations) and participants in the expansion cohorts of combination therapy arms should have no more than 3 prior systemic regimens for the advanced disease
- Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy are considered one regimen if they are a continuation of the same regimen with interval debulking surgery
- If the participant is refractory or has disease progression within 6 months after completion of the adjuvant treatment, then the adjuvant treatment should be considered as the line of treatment rather than an adjuvant therapy.
- Endocrine (hormonal) therapy does not count toward total lines of therapy
- Maintenance therapy is considered part of the preceding regimen if one or more of the same drugs are continued
- Has at least one measurable target lesion according to RECIST v. 1.1
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) ≤ 1
- Adequate organ function as indicated by the following laboratory values. (All laboratory tests must be obtained within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment):
- Hematological
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10⁹/L
- Platelet count (Plt) ≥ 100 x 10⁹/L
- Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 9 g/dL
- International normalized ratio (INR) 0.8 to upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 3 for participants receiving anticoagulant therapy such as Coumadin or heparin
- Renal
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with serum creatinine levels > 1.5 x institutional ULN
- Hepatic
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x ULN or ≤ 5 x ULN for participants with known liver metastases
- Metabolic
- Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≤ 8% (≤ 64 mmol/mol)
- If a participant is currently receiving bisphosphonates or any other drug for treatment of osteoporosis, treatment-induced bone loss and metastases to bone, the participant must have received the bisphosphonates for at least four weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment
- Initiation of bisphosphonates or similar agents during the study may be allowed provided the participant completes the first cycle of treatment without any dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and the Investigator rules out tumor progression
- Male or female participants of child-producing potential must agree to use adequate contraception, including double-barrier contraceptive measures, oral contraception, or avoidance of intercourse during the study and for 90 days after the last dose of study treatment
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test. "Women of childbearing potential" is defined as sexually mature women who have not undergone a hysterectomy or who have not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the first dose of study treatment
Who cannot join
- Anti-cancer therapy, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, or investigational agents within five half-lives or four weeks, whichever is shorter, prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- To be eligible for study treatment, toxicity from prior treatment(s) must recover to Grade ≤ 1, except for alopecia
- Concurrent systemic high-dose corticosteroids (in dosing exceeding 10 mg QD of prednisone equivalent) when used intermittently in an antiemetic regimen, for central nervous system (CNS) metastases management, or as a part of the premedication regimen are allowed
- Radiation therapy within four weeks, or palliative radiation therapy within two weeks, prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- To be eligible for study treatment, radiation therapy-related toxicity must recover to Grade ≤ 1 prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- Concurrent palliative radiotherapy for local pain-control or prevention of fracture (for known bone metastases) may be allowed provided the participant completes the first cycle of treatment, does not meet criteria of progressive disease, and treated lesions will not be included in the target/non-target lesion assessment
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- Major surgical procedure within four weeks prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- To be eligible for the study treatment, all surgical wounds must be fully healed, and any surgery-related adverse events must recover to Grade ≤ 1.
- Unable or unwilling to swallow the complete daily dose of vevorisertib
- Previous treatment with
- AKT inhibitors (e.g., ARQ 092, MK-2206, GSK2141795, AZD5363; prior treatment with PI3K or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor are allowed)
- Prior taxane therapy for the advanced, metastatic disease (for participants considered for vevorisertib +paclitaxel combination arm only)
- Known prior allergic reaction to or severe intolerance of paclitaxel or fulvestrant. Intolerance is defined as a serious adverse event (AE), a grade 3 or 4 AE per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.4.03, or permanent treatment discontinuation
- History of Type 1 diabetes mellitus or Type 2 diabetes mellitus requiring regular medication (other than oral hypoglycemic agents) or fasting glucose ≥ 160 mg/dL at Screening visit
- Significant gastrointestinal disorder(s) that could, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with the absorption, metabolism, or excretion of vevorisertib (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, extensive gastric resection)
- Known untreated or active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
- To be eligible for the study treatment, participants must have stable disease ≥ 1 month, confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan, and have CNS metastases well controlled by low-dose steroids, anti-epileptics, or other symptom-relieving medications
- History of myocardial infarction (MI) or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV congestive heart failure within 6 months of the administration of the first dose of study treatment (MI occurring > 6 months of the first dose of study treatment will be permitted); Grade 2 or worse conduction defect (e.g., right or left bundle branch block)
- A heart rate corrected QT (QTc) interval ≥ 480 msec, using the Fridericia's formula QTcF
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50% as determined by Multiple Gated Acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram (ECHO) in participants who received prior treatment with anthracyclines
- Concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled illness not related to cancer and/or social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements, including but not limited to:
- Psychiatric illness, substance abuse
- Ongoing or active known infection, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B or C virus
- Significant pulmonary dysfunction, including pneumonitis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Peripheral neuropathy grade ≥2 (vevorisertib+paclitaxel combination arm)
- Bleeding diathesis, thrombocytopenia or coagulation disorders (vevorisertib+fulvestrant combination arm)
- Thrombotic/coagulation disorders within 6 months prior to the first dose of study treatment unless stable on anticoagulation for > 3 months
- Active or history of other malignancy other than the current cancer within 2 years of the first dose of study treatment, with the exception of carcinoma in-situ of the cervix, basal cell carcinoma, and superficial bladder tumors curatively treated
- Blood transfusion or administration of growth factors within 5 days prior to a blood draw being used to confirm eligibility
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Trial locations and contacts
6 sites in 1 country.
6 sites in 1 country
United States6 sites
Charleston Hematology Oncology
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414
Mary Crowley Cancer Research
Dallas, Texas, 75230
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169
The Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
About this study
Official title: A Phase 1b Study of ARQ 751 as a Single Agent or in Combination With Other Anti-cancer Agents in Adult Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors With PIK3CA / AKT / PTEN Mutations
The primary objectives of this study are: Part 1 - Vevorisertib as single agent: To assess the safety and tolerability of vevorisertib in participants with advanced solid tumors with v-Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (AKT) 1, 2, 3 genetic alterations, activating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) mutations, phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN)-null, or other known actionable PTEN mutations; Part 2 - Vevorisertib in combination with other anti-cancer agents: To assess the safety and tolerability of vevorisertib in combination with paclitaxel or fulvestrant in participants with advanced, inoperable, metastatic and/or recurrent solid tumors with phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) / PTEN actionable mutations and/or AKT genetic alterations.
Read the detailed description
This study was terminated due to business reasons, and pharmacokinetic (PK) testing was prioritized.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Solid Tumors
- Being tested
- Vevorisertib, Fulvestrant, Paclitaxel
- Keywords
- AKT1, AKT2, AKT3, PI3K, solid tumors, cancer, ARQ 751, PTEN
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
VevorisertibDrug
Also called ARQ 751, MK-4440
Administered as an oral dose every day or every other day.
FulvestrantDrug
Also called Faslodex
Administered as an intramuscular (IM) injection.
PaclitaxelDrug
Also called Taxol
Administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 5 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 5 mg orally once a day (QD) until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 10 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 10 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 20 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 20 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 25 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 25 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 25 mg QOD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 25 mg orally every other day (QOD) until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 50 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 75 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 100 mg QD | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 100 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Paclitaxel | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 50 mg orally QD plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 via intravenous (IV) infusion on Days 1, 7, 15 followed by a week of rest of each 28-day cycle until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib; Drug: Paclitaxel |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Paclitaxel | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 75 mg orally QD plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 via IV infusion on Days 1, 7, and 15 followed by a week of rest of each 28-day cycle until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib; Drug: Paclitaxel |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Fulvestrant | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 50 mg orally QD plus fulvestrant 500 mg via intramuscular (IM) injection on Days 1 and 15 of Cycle 1, and Day 1 of each 28-day cycle thereafter until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib; Drug: Fulvestrant |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Fulvestrant | Experimental | Participants will receive vevorisertib 75 mg orally QD plus fulvestrant 500 mg via IM injection on Days 1 and 15 of Cycle 1, and Day 1 of each 28-day cycle thereafter until discontinuation or toxicity. Receives: Drug: Vevorisertib; Drug: Fulvestrant |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Adverse Events (AEs)
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study-drug treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a pre-existing condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE.
Measured: Up to approximately 120 weeks
Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study-drug treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a pre-existing condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE.
Measured: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Secondary outcomes (7)
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Vevorisertib
Cmax was defined as the maximum plasma drug concentration. This study was terminated because of business reasons. Due to study termination, pharmacokinetic (PK) testing was prioritized for dosing arms and timepoints that would provide the required data to support programmatic decision-making and subsequent clinical studies. Zero participants analyzed entered in the table indicate data were not generated and no data were available. Cmax is reported as geometric mean with a percent coefficient of variation.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 1 Day 22: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: predose. Cycle = 28 days.
Area Under the Curve From 0-24 Hours (AUC0-24 Hours) of Vevorisertib
AUC0-24hrs was defined as area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to 24 hours after dose administration. This study was terminated because of business reasons. Due to study termination, pharmacokinetic (PK) testing was prioritized for dosing arms and timepoints that would provide the required data to support programmatic decision-making and subsequent clinical studies. Zero participants analyzed entered in the table indicate data were not generated and no data were available. AUC0-24 is reported as geometric mean with a percent coefficient of variation.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 1 Day 22: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: predose. Cycle = 28 days.
Elimination Half-life (t½) of Vevorisertib
t1/2 was defined as the terminal elimination half-life of drug. This study was terminated because of business reasons. Due to study termination, pharmacokinetic (PK) testing was prioritized for dosing arms and timepoints that would provide the required data to support programmatic decision-making and subsequent clinical studies. Zero participants analyzed entered in the table indicate data were not generated and no data were available. t1/2 is reported as geometric mean with a percent coefficient of variation.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 1: predose, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 1 Day 22: predose, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: predose. Cycle = 28 days.
Number of Participants With a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT), for the Determination of Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
DLTs consisted of hematologic or non-hematologic toxicities. Hematologic DLT was any grade (Gr) 4 anemia, Gr 4 neutropenia, Gr 4 thrombocytopenia, Gr 3 lasting >7 days, Gr 3 thrombocytopenia in the presence of bleeding, or ≥ Gr 3 hyperglycemia. Non-hematologic DLT was any Gr 3, 4 or 5 non-hematologic toxicity with the exception of: (1) Gr 3 nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or responding to optimal medical management within 48 hours; (2) alopecia. Per protocol DLTs were analyzed in the first 28-day treatment cycle. The number of participants experiencing DLTs is reported here for all participants who got ≥1 dose of study drug.
Measured: Cycle 1 (Up to approximately 28 days)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
ORR was defined as the percentage of participants who have best response of Complete Response (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1).
Measured: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Best Overall Response (BOR)
BOR was assessed using RECIST 1.1. Response categories included: CR: disappearance of all target lesions; PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions; Progressive Disease (PD): at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD; Stable Disease (SD): neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD; and Inevaluable: participants who have SD as their best overall response but fail to achieve the protocol-defined duration for SD. Percentage of participants with CR, PR, SD, PD, or inevaluable as a best overall response have been reported.
Measured: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
DCR was defined, per RECIST 1.1, as the percentage of participants who have a Complete Response (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) or Stable Disease (SD: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease [PD: At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD].
Measured: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 May 2016 (estimated)
- Study start26 Jun 2016
- Primary completion10 Mar 2021
- Study completion10 Mar 2021
Why it stopped: Business Reasons
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 78 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Medical Director, Study director, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02761694
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 4440-001
- Other IDs
- ARQ 751-101, MK-4440-001
- Status last verified
- May 2023
- First submitted
- 29 Apr 2016
- Last updated
- 6 May 2023
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf
Publications
Pant S, Hamilton E, Ulahannan SV, Strauss JF, Braiteh FS, Huang M, Liaw DCH. Phase 1b study of pan-AKT inhibitor vevorisertib alone or with paclitaxel or fulvestrant in PIK3CA/AKT/PTEN-mutated advanced solid tumors. Cancer. 2023 Jun 15;129(12):1919-1929. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34733. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
PubMed 36970876
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 May 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase 1b Study of ARQ 751 as a Single Agent or in Combination With Other Anti-cancer Agents in Adult Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors With PIK3CA / AKT / PTEN Mutations
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02761694
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 4440-001
- Conditions
- Cancer, Solid Tumors
- Keywords
- AKT1, AKT2, AKT3, PI3K, solid tumors, cancer, ARQ 751, PTEN
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Business Reasons
- Enrolment
- 78 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 26 Jun 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Mar 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 10 Mar 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 4 May 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 15 Jun 2022
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objectives of this study are: Part 1 - Vevorisertib as single agent: To assess the safety and tolerability of vevorisertib in participants with advanced solid tumors with v-Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (AKT) 1, 2, 3 genetic alterations, activating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) mutations, phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN)-null, or other known actionable PTEN mutations; Part 2 - Vevorisertib in combination with other anti-cancer agents: To assess the safety and tolerability of vevorisertib in combination with paclitaxel or fulvestrant in participants with advanced, inoperable, metastatic and/or recurrent solid tumors with phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) / PTEN actionable mutations and/or AKT genetic alterations.
Detailed description
This study was terminated due to business reasons, and pharmacokinetic (PK) testing was prioritized.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 12
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 5 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 5 mg orally once a day (QD) until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 10 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 10 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 20 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 20 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 25 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 25 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 25 mg QOD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 25 mg orally every other day (QOD) until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 50 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 75 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 1: Vevorisertib 100 mg QD | Experimental | Drug: VevorisertibParticipants will receive vevorisertib 100 mg orally QD until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Paclitaxel | Experimental | Drug: Vevorisertib, Drug: PaclitaxelParticipants will receive vevorisertib 50 mg orally QD plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 via intravenous (IV) infusion on Days 1, 7, 15 followed by a week of rest of each 28-day cycle until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Paclitaxel | Experimental | Drug: Vevorisertib, Drug: PaclitaxelParticipants will receive vevorisertib 75 mg orally QD plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 via IV infusion on Days 1, 7, and 15 followed by a week of rest of each 28-day cycle until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Fulvestrant | Experimental | Drug: Vevorisertib, Drug: FulvestrantParticipants will receive vevorisertib 50 mg orally QD plus fulvestrant 500 mg via intramuscular (IM) injection on Days 1 and 15 of Cycle 1, and Day 1 of each 28-day cycle thereafter until discontinuation or toxicity. |
| Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Fulvestrant | Experimental | Drug: Vevorisertib, Drug: FulvestrantParticipants will receive vevorisertib 75 mg orally QD plus fulvestrant 500 mg via IM injection on Days 1 and 15 of Cycle 1, and Day 1 of each 28-day cycle thereafter until discontinuation or toxicity. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (32 listed)
- Signed written informed consent granted prior to initiation of any study-specific procedures
- 18 years of age and older
- Histologically and/or cytologically documented diagnosis of a selected tumor type that is locally advanced, inoperable, metastatic or recurrent (including but not restricted to breast cancer, TNBC [triple negative]; HR-positive [HR+]/HER2-negative [HER2-] or endometrial cancer)
- Documented AKT genetic alterations or known actionable PIK3CA/PTEN mutations by genetic testing
- For combination arms; participants should be eligible for paclitaxel or fulvestrant therapy as per Investigator assessment
Key exclusion criteria (30 listed)
- Anti-cancer therapy, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, or investigational agents within five half-lives or four weeks, whichever is shorter, prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- Radiation therapy within four weeks, or palliative radiation therapy within two weeks, prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- Major surgical procedure within four weeks prior to administration of the first dose of study treatment
- Unable or unwilling to swallow the complete daily dose of vevorisertib
- Previous treatment with
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| VevorisertibAlso: ARQ 751, MK-4440Administered as an oral dose every day or every other day. | Drug | Part 1: Vevorisertib 10 mg QD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 100 mg QD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 20 mg QD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 25 mg QD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 25 mg QOD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 5 mg QD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD, Part 1: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD, Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Fulvestrant, Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Paclitaxel, Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Fulvestrant, Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Paclitaxel |
| FulvestrantAlso: FaslodexAdministered as an intramuscular (IM) injection. | Drug | Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Fulvestrant, Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Fulvestrant |
| PaclitaxelAlso: TaxolAdministered as an intravenous (IV) infusion. | Drug | Part 2: Vevorisertib 50 mg QD plus Paclitaxel, Part 2: Vevorisertib 75 mg QD plus Paclitaxel |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Adverse Events (AEs)
Time frame: Up to approximately 120 weeks
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study-drug treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a pre-existing condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE.
Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE
Time frame: Up to approximately 116 weeks
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study-drug treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a pre-existing condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE.
7 secondary outcomes
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Vevorisertib
Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 1 Day 22: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: predose. Cycle = 28 days.
Area Under the Curve From 0-24 Hours (AUC0-24 Hours) of Vevorisertib
Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 1 Day 22: predose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: predose. Cycle = 28 days.
Elimination Half-life (t½) of Vevorisertib
Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1: predose, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 1 Day 22: predose, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: predose. Cycle = 28 days.
Number of Participants With a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT), for the Determination of Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
Time frame: Cycle 1 (Up to approximately 28 days)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time frame: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Best Overall Response (BOR)
Time frame: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Time frame: Up to approximately 116 weeks
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 May 2023.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Results publication: PubMed 36970876Pant S, Hamilton E, Ulahannan SV, Strauss JF, Braiteh FS, Huang M, Liaw DCH. Phase 1b study of pan-AKT inhibitor vevorisertib alone or with paclitaxel or fulvestrant in PIK3CA/AKT/PTEN-mutated advanced solid tumors. Cancer. 2023 Jun 15;129(12):1919-1929. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34733. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Medical Director study director
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
6 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Vevorisertib, Fulvestrant and Paclitaxel in people with Cancer and Solid Tumors, run by ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) at 6 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 32 inclusion and 30 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 May 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 6 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 Jun 2022). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Adverse Events (AEs) (time frame: Up to approximately 120 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02761694, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 May 2023; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 3 Nov 2026.