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Advanced Solid TumorPhase 1/2NCT04471415

Study to Investigate DRP-104 in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase 1/2 study testing DRP-104 and atezolizumab in people with Advanced Solid Tumor and Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic, run by Dracen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 22 sites in 5 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmaco-dynamics and preliminary anti-tumor activity of DRP-104 (sirpiglenastat) administered via intravenous infusion or via subcutaneous injection as a single agent and in combination with atezolizumab in patients with advanced… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
DRP-104 and atezolizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
61 participants
Where
22 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
31 Aug 2020to 28 Mar 2023
Phase
Phase 1/2
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

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of advanced or recurrent, histologically or cytologically confirmed, measurable by RECIST 1.1 metastatic or unresectable solid tumor
  • Patient must have progressed on, be intolerant of, decline, or be ineligible for, all available standard of care therapies
  • Part 2: locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with KEAP1, NFE2L2 and/or STK11 mutation ; Patients must have received at least a platinum doublet chemotherapy and an anti-PD-(L)1 antibody; Received up to 3 lines of systemic anticancer therapy in the recurrent or metastatic setting
  • Part 3 and 4 - DRP-104 + atezolizumab Prior exposure to any checkpoint inhibitor (anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PDL2, and/or anti-CTLA-4 antibody)
  • ECOG performance 0 or 1
  • Patient must consent to allow acquisition of existing FFPE tumor tissue; If unavailable, patient must consent to new pre-treatment tumor biopsy
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  • All SCCHN patient, all NSCLC patients and all patients treated with combination of DRP-104 and atezolizumab will be required to undergo pre-treatment and post-treatment core or excisional biopsies.
  • Pre-treatment and post-treatment core or excisional biopsies are optional for all remaining patients
  • Adequate baseline organ function as defined by: Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 109/L (1500/µL); Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (patients that require transfusion or growth factors need to demonstrate stable hemoglobin of ≥ 9 g/dL over at least a 7-day period after the last transfusion/growth factor injection prior to screening labs to meet eligibility) ; Platelets ≥ 75 × 109/L (75,000/µL); Hepatic Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN): PT/INR and PTT ≤1.5 × ULN, unless treated with warfarin; AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤3 × ULN or ≤ 5 × ULN for patients with liver metastases; Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73m2 measured or calculated
  • Cardiac QTc (Fridericia) <470 ms
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men who are sexually active must agree to use one highly effective method of contraception

Who cannot join

  • Patients with primary central nervous system tumors and hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Patients with progressive or symptomatic brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease
  • Patients who have not recovered to grade 1 or baseline from adverse events (CTCAE v 5.0) related to prior therapy excluding alopecia, peripheral neuropathy and ototoxicity, which are excluded if ≥ grade 3.
  • Lymphopenia ≤ grade 3 is allowed if not related to prior anticancer therapy. If related to prior anticancer therapy, lymphopenia must resolve to ≤ grade 1 or baseline.
  • Spinal cord compression not definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation
  • Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage
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  • Prior glutaminase inhibitor use
  • Prior systemic anticancer treatment (i.e., chemotherapy, biologic therapy, monoclonal antibodies, investigational agents) within 21 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter
  • Anti-androgen therapies for prostate cancer, such as bicalutamide, within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Patients must have recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies to CTCAE v 5.0 grade 1 or baseline, excluding, alopecia, peripheral neuropathy and ototoxicity, which must be at least grade 2 or baseline
  • Prior small port palliative radiotherapy within 14 days of start of Cycle 1
  • Any major surgery within 21 days from start of Cycle 1
  • Secondary malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g., breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy
  • Has a known history of HIV or HBV
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) function impairment or GI disease
  • Significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or cardiac repolarization abnormality
  • Exclusion specific to only Part 3 and 4 (DRP-104 combined with atezolizumab):
  • History of severe allergic, anaphylactic to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
  • Known hypersensitivity or allergy to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells
  • Prior anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 and/or anti CTLA4- agent, patient must not have had a serious (> Grade 3) immune-related AE requiring treatment
  • History of autoimmune disease except hypothyroidism on thyroid replacement hormone therapy, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis
  • Patients with underlying condition requiring systemic corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications or other systemic immunosuppressant medications may be enrolled in the study after approval by the Medical Monitor
  • History of organ transplantation and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Evidence or history of active or latent tuberculosis infection
  • Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before Cycle 1 Day 1

Trial locations and contacts

22 sites in 5 countries.

22 sites in 5 countries

United States13 sites
  • Johns Hopkins Kimmel Institute

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • NEXT Oncology

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031

  • AdventHealth Medical Group

    Kissimmee, Florida, 34747

  • UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • NYU Langone

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029-6574

  • Florida Cancer Specialist

    Orlando, Florida, 32827

  • HonorHealth

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

Other trials in United States

Germany4 sites
  • Centrum fur Integrieerte Onkologie

    Cologne, 50924

  • University Cancer Center NCT

    Dresden, 01307

  • University Hospital Frankfurt

    Frankfurt, 60590

  • University Klinikum Wuerzburg

    Würzburg, 97070

Other trials in Germany

Spain2 sites
  • Hospital University Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035

  • University Hospital 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041

Other trials in Spain

Taiwan2 sites
  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    Taipei, 112

Other trials in Taiwan

Singapore1 site
  • National Cancer Center Singapore

    Singapore, 169610

Other trials in Singapore

About this study

Official title: Phase 1 and Phase 2a, First-in-human Study of DRP-104, a Glutamine Antagonist, in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmaco-dynamics and preliminary anti-tumor activity of DRP-104 (sirpiglenastat) administered via intravenous infusion or via subcutaneous injection as a single agent and in combination with atezolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors and to assess preliminary safety and efficacy of which route of administration (intravenous or subcutaneous) will be selected for further development for the one expansion of patients, advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with defined genetic mutations.

Read the detailed description

This study will be conducted in 4 Parts:

Part 1: Phase 1 single-agent dose escalation of DRP-104 administered via IV infusion (Cohort 1a) or subQ injection (Cohort 1b and 1c) in patients with advanced solid tumors (excluding primary CNS tumors and HCC):

  1. Cohort 1a: IV DRP-104 dose escalation to define the IV MTD/MAD/RP2D (up to approximately 50 patients)
  2. Cohort 1b: subQ twice weekly DRP-104 dose escalation to define the twice weekly subQ MTD/MAD/RP2D (up to approximately 50 patients)
  3. Cohort 1c: subQ thrice weekly DRP-104 dose escalation to define the thrice weekly subQ MTD/MAD/RP2D (up to approximately 12 patients) Upon completion of Part 1, Cohort 1a, 1b, and 1c, the recommended phase 2 route of administration (RP2R: IV or subQ) and schedule of administration (RP2S: twice or thrice weekly) and corresponding MTD/MAD/RP2D will be determined prior to starting Part 2, cohort 2. As of Version 5 of the protocol, further assessment of the intravenous formulation was terminated prior to declaring MTD/MAD/RP2D and the RP2R was determined to be subQ (Section 2.5.5).

Part 2, which opens to enrollment once the MTD/MAD/RP2D/RP2R of DRP-104 has been declared from either Part 1-Cohort 1a, 1b, or 1c and/or the RP2R/RP2S has been determined from Part 1 and includes 2 specific cohorts:

  1. Cohort 1: Phase 1 single-agent safety expansion of DRP-104 administered subQ (the RP2R) in patients with advanced solid tumors (excluding primary CNS tumors and HCC). DRP-104 will be administered twice weekly subQ in this safety expansion at the twice weekly subQ MTD/MAD/RP2D of DRP-104 determined in Part 1-Cohort 1b. A minimum of 14 and up to 20 patients will be enrolled.
  2. Cohort 2: Phase 2a expansion at the MTD/MAD/RP2D/RP2R and schedule of administration (subQ twice or thrice weekly) of DRP-104 in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC whose tumors contain a known mutation in kelchlike ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2) and/or serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11), (N=55). If the thrice weekly schedule is selected as the RP2S, a safety review will be conducted after 8 patients have enrolled and are followed for at least one cycle of treatment before additional patients are enrolled into Part 2-Cohort 2.

Part 3: Phase 1 combination dose escalation of DRP-104 and atezolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors (excluding primary CNS tumors and HCC) previously treated with an agent targeting checkpoint pathway inhibition (such as anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and/or anti-CTLA-4 antibody), starting one dose level below the MTD/MAD/RP2D (MTD-1) of the recommended phase 2 route and schedule of administration of singleagent DRP-104 and in combination with 1200 mg atezolizumab administered via intravenous infusion on day 1 and repeated every 3 weeks (up to approximately 12 patients); The dose of atezolizumab is fixed. Enrollment for Part 3 will begin once at least 14 patients from either Part 1 or 2 have been treated at this dose, route, and schedule for at least one cycle to ensure safety.

Part 4: Phase 1 combination safety expansion at the MTD/MAD/RP2D, route, and schedule of administration of DRP-104 with atezolizumab in a similar patient population as the dose-escalation (N=14 patients).

Being tested
DRP-104, atezolizumab

What participants receive

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

  • DRP-104Drug

    DRP-104 administered intravenously over 1 hour, three times per week (TIW) (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) for 2 consecutive weeks, one week off

    DRP-104 administered subcutaneously twice weekly (Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday) every week OR thrice weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) every week

  • atezolizumabBiological

    atezolizumab administered intravenously over 1 hour at 1200 mg once every 3 weeks.

Study groups in NCT04471415
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Part 1a & Part 1bExperimentalSingle-agent dose escalation of DRP-104 to define the MTD (up to approximately 50 patients) starting at Dose Level 1 of 3.3 mg/m2 via intravenous injection Single-agent dose escalation of DRP-104 to define the MTD (up to approximately 50 patients) starting at Dose Level 1 at 10 mg via subcutaneous injection
Receives: Drug: DRP-104
Part 2ExperimentalCohort 1: Phase 1 single-agent safety expansion of DRP-104 administered subQ (the RP2R) in patients with advanced solid tumors (excluding primary CNS tumors and HCC). DRP-104 will be administered twice weekly subQ in this safety expansion at the twice weekly subQ MTD/MAD/RP2D of DRP-104 determined in Part 1-Cohort 1b. A minimum of 14 and up to 20 patients will be enrolled. Cohort 2: Phase 2a expansion at the MTD/MAD/RP2D/RP2R and schedule of administration (subQ twice or thrice weekly) of DRP-104 in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC whose tumors contain a known mutation in kelchlike ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2) and/or serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11), (N=55). If the thrice weekly schedule is selected as the RP2S, a safety review will be conducted after 8 patients have enrolled and are followed for at least one cycle of treatment before additional patients are enrolled into Part 2-Cohort 2.
Receives: Drug: DRP-104
Part 3ExperimentalPhase 1 combination dose escalation of DRP-104 and atezolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors (excluding primary CNS tumors and HCC) previously treated with an agent targeting checkpoint pathway inhibition (such as anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and/or anti-CTLA-4 antibody), starting one dose level below the MTD/MAD/RP2D (MTD-1) of the recommended phase 2 route and schedule of administration of singleagent DRP-104 and in combination with 1200 mg atezolizumab administered via intravenous infusion on day 1 and repeated every 3 weeks (up to approximately 12 patients);
Receives: Drug: DRP-104; Biological: atezolizumab
Part 4ExperimentalPhase 1 combination safety expansion at the MTD/MAD/RP2D, route, and schedule of administration of DRP-104 with atezolizumab in a similar patient population as the dose-escalation (N=14 patients).
Receives: Drug: DRP-104; Biological: atezolizumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

    Safety

    Measured: anticipated 2 year

  2. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of DRP-104

    To assess and compare the concentration and partitioning of DRP-104 and the metabolites M1 and DON

    Measured: anticipated 1 year

  3. Cmax of DRP-104

    Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)

    Measured: anticipated 1 year

  4. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    Using RECIST criteria, determine the Overall Response Rate for DRP-104 subQ in NSCLC cohort 2 (months)

    Measured: anticipated 2 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Disease Control Rate (DCR)

    Disease Control Rate of all patient cohorts (months) for IV and SubQ administration

    Measured: anticipated 2 years

  2. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    Using RECIST criteria to assess the time for the disease to progress during treatment with DRP-104 (months)

    Measured: anticipated 2 years

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    Defined as the time (months) from the start of treatment to death

    Measured: anticipated 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Jul 2020
  2. Study start31 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completion28 Mar 2023
  4. Study completion28 Mar 2023

Why it stopped: Company decision to closing study and discontinue further patient enrollment.

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
Dose Escalation cohort, followed by Dose Expansion cohort, followed by NSCLC, and in combination with atezolizumab cohorts.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
61 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04471415
Sponsor's protocol ID
DRA-104-001
Other IDs
2020-002770-27
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
25 Jun 2020
Last updated
12 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Encarnacion-Rosado J, Sohn ASW, Biancur DE, Lin EY, Osorio-Vasquez V, Rodrick T, Gonzalez-Baerga D, Zhao E, Yokoyama Y, Simeone DM, Jones DR, Parker SJ, Wild R, Kimmelman AC. Targeting pancreatic cancer metabolic dependencies through glutamine antagonism. Nat Cancer. 2024 Jan;5(1):85-99. doi: 10.1038/s43018-023-00647-3. Epub 2023 Oct 9.

    PubMed 37814010

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing DRP-104 and atezolizumab in people with Advanced Solid Tumor and Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic, run by Dracen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 22 sites in 5 countries.

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 11 inclusion and 25 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 12 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 22 sites in United States, Germany, Spain, Taiwan, Singapore. 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 combined 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.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 was stopped early (reason given: Company decision to closing study and discontinue further patient enrollment.). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) (time frame: anticipated 2 year). The study lists 4 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 NCT04471415, 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 Jun 2023.

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