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Solid TumorPhase 1NCT04344795

Phase 1a/1b Study of TPST-1495 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 study testing TPST-1495 twice daily, TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule and Pembrolizumab in people with Solid Tumor and Colorectal Cancer, run by Tempest Therapeutics at 11 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a first-in-human Phase 1a/1b, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation, dose and schedule optimization, and expansion study of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab to determine its maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D), safety, tolerability… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
TPST-1495 twice daily, TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule and Pembrolizumab
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
89 participants
Where
11 sitesUnited States
Study dates
6 May 2020to 25 Sep 2024
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

Subjects must meet all the following inclusion criteria to be eligible:

  1. Subjects must have a histologically-confirmed malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable for which there is no remaining standard therapy known to confer clinical benefit. While all solid tumor types are eligible for the dose-escalation and dose-finding portions of the study, there is a preference to enroll patients with colorectal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, urothelial cancer, endometrial cancer, NSCLC, and gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The expansion cohorts are limited to the following tumor types: endometrial, SCCHN, CRC, and tumors with an activating mutation in PIK3Ca.
  2. Subjects must have a tumor that is at least 1 cm in a single dimension and is radiographically apparent on CT or MRI.
  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 at treatment initiation.
  4. Life expectancy estimated to be ≥ 12 weeks
  5. Adequate organ and marrow function (subjects must not have received transfusions or growth factor support within 1 month prior to first dose of investigational product) as defined below:
  • Albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN); for subjects with documented/suspected Gilbert's disease, bilirubin should be ≤ 2 × ULN.
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN; for subjects with liver metastases, AST or ALT ≤ 5 × ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5×ULN OR calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min for subjects with creatinine levels > 1.5× ULN.

Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria will not be eligible to receive investigational product:

  1. Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non interventional) clinical study, a specimen-collection study or the follow-up period of an interventional study.
  2. Received more than 4 doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or COX-2 inhibitors within 2 weeks prior to study treatment initiation.
  3. History of allergy or hypersensitivity, GI bleed, or ulceration secondary to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or COX-2 inhibitors.
  4. History of GI ulcer within 1 year of treatment initiation or history of untreated helicobacter pylori infection. Subjects with history of treated helicobacter pylori infection with confirmation of eradication are eligible
  5. History of diverticulitis or any GI bleed within 2 years of treatment initiation.
  6. Receipt of any anticancer therapy within the following windows:
  • Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy (including investigational) within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to treatment initiation, whichever is longer
  • Any type of anti-cancer antibody or cytotoxic chemotherapy within 4 weeks prior to treatment initiation
  • Radiation therapy for bone metastasis within 2 weeks, any other external radiation therapy within 4 weeks before treatment initiation. Patients with clinically relevant ongoing complications from prior radiation therapy are not eligible
  • Other investigational therapy within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to dosing, whichever is longer
  1. Subjects with active or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases
  2. New York Heart Association Classification II, III or IV.
  3. Baseline QTcF > 470 milliseconds
  4. Receipt of live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to the first dose of investigational product. (Killed virus or other non-live vaccines are allowed (including most seasonal influenza vaccines, streptococcus pneumonia vaccines, and newly approved COVID-19 vaccines).
  5. Active autoimmune disease or inflammatory disorders including inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) requiring systemic treatment (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drug) within 2 years prior to treatment initiation.
  6. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, active Hepatitis B (HBV), or hepatitis C (HCV). Active HBV is defined as a known positive HBsAg result. Active HCV is defined by a known positive HCV antibody result and known quantitative HCV RNA results greater than the lower limits of detection of the assay. Patients receiving antiviral therapy for Hepatitis B or C also are not eligible
  7. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations including a history of substance abuse that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent.
  8. Subjects who are receiving anti-coagulant therapy or who are considered to be at increased risk of bleeding (i.e bleeding disorder or coagulopathy).

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 1 country.

11 sites in 1 country

United States11 sites
  • University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • START Midwest

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546

  • Carolina BioOncology Institute

    Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078

  • Tennessee Oncology

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • SCRI-OK Stephenson Cancer Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START)

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • Baystate Gynecologic Oncology

    Springfield, Massachusetts, 01107

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About this study

Official title: Phase 1a/1b Open Label Dose-escalation and Expansion Study of TPST-1495 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Solid Tumors

This is a first-in-human Phase 1a/1b, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation, dose and schedule optimization, and expansion study of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab to determine its maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D), safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and preliminary anti-tumor activity in subjects with advanced solid tumors. Subjects with all histologic types of solid tumors are eligible for the escalation and dose-finding portions of the study. However, the preferred tumor types for enrollment are colorectal cancer (CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), urothelial cancer, endometrial cancer, and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or gastric adenocarcinoma. Enrollment in the expansion cohorts is limited to the following tumor types: endometrial, SCCHN, CRC, and a basket cohort in subjects selected for an activating mutation in PIK3Ca.

Read the detailed description

This is a first-in-human Phase 1a/1b, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation, dose and schedule optimization, and expansion study of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab to determine its MTD, safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PD), pharmacodynamics (PK) and preliminary anti-tumor activity in subjects with advanced solid tumors. Subjects with all histologic types of solid tumors are eligible for the study. However, the preferred tumor types for enrollment are colorectal cancer (CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), urothelial cancer, endometrial cancer, and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or gastric adenocarcinoma. Tumor prostaglandin production and downstream signaling in both tumor cells and other cell types, including immune suppressive cell population in the tumor microenvironment, is thought to be a principal driver of progression in each of these selected malignancies. To be eligible, subjects must have no remaining standard therapy known to confer clinical benefit.

The study is composed of 3 stages. The Dose-Escalation stage will determine the MTD of single-agent TPST-1495 administered twice a day (BID). The Schedule and Dose Optimization stage will evaluate alternative TPST-1495 single-agent administration schedules and determine an RP2D for the selected schedule. This arm will also evaluate TPST-1495 in combination with pembrolizumab. The Expansion stage will evaluate the activity of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab at the selected schedule and dose in disease-specific cohorts and in a basket cohort in subjects selected for an activating mutation in PIK3Ca.

Being tested
TPST-1495 twice daily, TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule, Pembrolizumab
Keywords
TPST-1495, EP2 antagonist, EP4 antagonist, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), pembrolizumab, PIK3Ca mutation
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell, Endometrial Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TPST-1495 twice dailyDrug

    TPST-1495 administered orally twice daily

  • TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent scheduleDrug

    TPST-1495 administered orally once daily or on intermittent schedule

  • PembrolizumabDrug

    Also called Keytruda

    Pembrolizumab dosed per label recommendations

Study groups in NCT04344795
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TPST-1495 monotherapy dose escalationExperimentalSubjects will receive escalating doses of TPST-1495 administered orally twice daily until maximum tolerated dose is reached or until disease progression
Receives: Drug: TPST-1495 twice daily
TPST-1495 monotherapy dose and schedule optimizationExperimentalSubjects will receive alternative TPST-1495 administration schedules until RP2D for the selected schedule is determined or until disease progression.
Receives: Drug: TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule
TPST-1495 monotherapy dose expansionExperimentalSubjects will receive selected dose regimen from dose and schedule optimization stage until disease progression
Receives: Drug: TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule
TPST-1495 in combination with pembrolizumab dose and schedule optimizationExperimentalSubjects will receive alternative TPST-1495 administration schedules in combination with pembrolizumab until RP2D for the selected schedule is determined or until disease progression.
Receives: Drug: TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule; Drug: Pembrolizumab
TPST-1495 in combination with pembrolizumab dose expansionExperimentalSubjects will receive selected dose regimen from dose and schedule optimization stage until disease progression
Receives: Drug: TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule; Drug: Pembrolizumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Determination of maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and optimum dose schedule for TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab

    Determination of maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and optimum dose schedule for TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab based on dose limiting toxicities

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events as assessed by NCI-CTCAE v.5.0

    Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events and serious adverse events for TPST-1495

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  2. Assess pharmacokinetics: maximum serum concentration (Cmax)

    Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of TPST-1495

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  3. Assess pharmacokinetics: area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC)

    Area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) of TPST-1495

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  4. Assess pharmacokinetics: Clearance (CL)

    Clearance (CL) of TPST-1495

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  5. Assess pharmacokinetics: terminal elimination half-life (t 1/2)

    Terminal elimination half-life (t 1/2) of TPST-1495

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  6. Overall response rate (ORR) using RECIST version 1.1

    Preliminary efficacy of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab as assessed by overall response rate (ORR) using RECIST version 1.1

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  7. Progression free survival (PFS)

    Preliminary efficacy of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab as assessed by progression free survival (PFS)

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

  8. Duration of response (DoR)

    Preliminary efficacy of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab as assessed by duration of response (DoR)

    Measured: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Apr 2020
  2. Study start6 May 2020
  3. Primary completion25 Sep 2024
  4. Study completion25 Sep 2024

Resources

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
Model description
open-label dose escalation, schedule and dose optimization, and dose expansion
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
89 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04344795
Sponsor's protocol ID
TPST-1495-001
Status last verified
Sep 2025
First submitted
7 Apr 2020
Last updated
12 Sep 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Wang D, Cabalag CS, Clemons NJ, DuBois RN. Cyclooxygenases and Prostaglandins in Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment of Gastrointestinal Cancer. Gastroenterology. 2021 Dec;161(6):1813-1829. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.09.059. Epub 2021 Oct 2.

    PubMed 34606846

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing TPST-1495 twice daily, TPST-1495 once daily or on intermittent schedule and Pembrolizumab in people with Solid Tumor and Colorectal Cancer, run by Tempest Therapeutics at 11 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?

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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Determination of maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and optimum dose schedule for TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab (time frame: From start of treatment to treatment termination visit, up to 24 months). 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 NCT04344795, 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 12 Sep 2025.

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