dose escalation and cohort expansion study of niraparib and dostarlimab in paediatric participants with solid tumors (scoop)

Conditions: Neoplasms

Summary: this study will evaluate the combination of a poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (parp) inhibitor, niraparib, with the programmed cell death protein 1 (pd-1) inhibitor, dostarlimab in the paediatric population. this study will be conducted to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (rp2d) and evaluate the pharmacokinetics (pk), safety, and efficacy of niraparib in combination with dostarlimab in paediatric participants with recurrent or refractory solid tumors.


Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: for part 1 and part 2: * participant is a child or an adolescent greater than or equal to (\>=) 6 months to less than (\<) 18 years old at the time of informed consent/assent. * participant with disease other than neuroblastoma has radiologically measurable disease at screening that can be tracked as recist v1.1 target lesion(s). * participant with neuroblastoma has measurable/evaluable target and/or non-target disease by inrc at screening. neuroblastoma participants with recurrent/relapsed bone metastasis that is metaiodobenzylguanidine (mibg)-positive (or fdg-pet positive, for mibg-nonavid tumors) as only site of disease are eligible. * performance status must be \>=60 percent on the karnofsky scale for participants \>16 years of age and \>=60 percent on the lansky scale for participants less than or equal to (\<=) 16 years of age. * participant has adequate organ function. * a female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies: is not a woman of childbearing potential (wocbp) or is a wocbp and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective. * a male participant of reproductive potential is eligible to participate if he agrees to refrain from donating sperm plus, either be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or must agree to use a male condom starting with the first dose of study treatment through at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. for part 1 only: • participant has recurrent or refractory osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, or any other solid tumor (excluding tumors of the central nervous system \[cns\]) and must not be eligible for alternative curative treatment: i. participants with non-cns solid tumours other than osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, ewing sarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma are required to have prior documented breast cancer susceptibility gene (brcaness) mutational signature (mutational signature 3) on deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) sequencing of tumor obtained in the relapsed/recurrent disease setting, within 6 (preferably 3) months of cycle 1 day 1. ii. for participants with documented brcaness mutational signature: existing information on molecular profiling of the participant's tumor tissue must be through a molecular profiling platform such as individualized therapy for relapsed malignancies in childhood (inform). molecular profile information must contain information from whole exome sequencing or whole genome sequencing, including the mutation status of brca1 and brca 2 and other homologous recombination dna repair (hrr) pathway genes, mutational signatures including mutational signature 3, and tumor mutational burden (tmb). iii. note: participants with recurrent or refractory osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, ewing sarcoma, or rhabdomyosarcoma are asked to provide documentation, if available, of the brcaness mutational signature analysis on dna sequencing of their tumour. for part 2a: • participant has recurrent or refractory osteosarcoma and must not be eligible for alternative curative treatment. documentation of brcaness mutational signature 3 will be requested, but not required, for enrollment. • participant must confirm at screening that an archival or fresh tumor tissue sample is available for use, in retrospective exploratory biomarker analysis. otherwise, enrolling site must discuss with sponsor. for part 2b: * participant has recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma and must not be eligible for alternative curative treatment. documentation of brcaness mutational signature 3 will be requested, but not required, for enrollment. * participant must confirm at screening that an archival or fresh tumor tissue sample is available for use, in retrospective exploratory biomarker analysis. otherwise, enrolling site must discuss with sponsor. exclusion criteria: for part 1 and part 2: * participant has known hypersensitivity to dostarlimab or niraparib, their components, or their excipients. * participant has a known history of myelodysplastic syndrome (mds) or acute myeloid leukemia (aml). * participant has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (that is \[i.e.\], with use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). replacement therapy (for example \[e.g.\], thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. * participant has known active cns metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, or both. carcinomatous meningitis precludes a participant from study participation regardless of clinical stability. * participant had a known additional (second primary) malignancy that progressed or required active treatment within the last 2 years. * participant is considered a poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, non-malignant systemic disease, or active infection that requires systemic therapy. * participant has a condition (such as transfusion-dependent anemia or thrombocytopenia), requirement for therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the study results or interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the study treatment. * participant has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. * participant has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) (type 1 or 2 antibodies). * participant has documented presence of hbsag and/or hbcab at screening or within 3 months prior to first dose of study intervention. participants with a negative hbsag and positive hbcab result are eligible only if hbv dna is negative. * participant must not have a gastrointestinal condition, such as bowel obstruction, that can impact absorption of oral medications and is identified by clinical symptoms or ct scan, etc. * participant has had any known grade 3 or 4 anemia, neutropenia, and/or thrombocytopenia that was related to the most recent prior anti-cancer treatment and that persisted \>4 weeks (28 days). * participant has not recovered (i.e., to grade ≤1 or to baseline) from prior systemic anticancer therapy-induced aes. note: participants with alopecia, hearing impairment, grade ≤2 neuropathy, grade ≤2 fatigue, grade ≤ 2 anaemia, and/or grade ≤2 neutropenia are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for participation in the study. * participant had toxicity related to prior immunotherapy that led to study treatment discontinuation. * participant had treatment with systemic anticancer therapy (investigational agent or device, or approved chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or other systemic therapy) within 3 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to the first dose of study treatment, radiation therapy encompassing \>20 percent of the bone marrow within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment, or any radiation therapy within 1 week prior to the first dose of study treatment. * participant has not recovered adequately from aes or complications from any major surgery prior to starting study treatment. * participant has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study treatment. * participant has clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., significant cardiac conduction abnormalities, uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia or unstable angina, new york heart association grade 2 or greater congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, and history of cerebrovascular accident) within 6 months of enrolment. * participant has heart rate-corrected qt interval prolongation at screening \>450 milliseconds (msec) or \>480 msec for participants with bundle branch block. * participant has received a solid organ transplant. * participant has a documented presence of hcv antibody at screening or within 3 months prior to first dose of study intervention. note: participants with a positive hcv antibody test result due to prior resolved disease can be enrolled, if a confirmatory hcv rna test is negative and the participant otherwise meets entry criteria. * participant has a documented presence of hcv rna at screening or within 3 months prior to first dose of study intervention. note: the hcv rna test is optional and participants with negative hcv antibody test are not required to undergo hcv rna testing as well. for part 2: * participant has received prior therapy with an anti-pd-1, anti-programmed cell death ligand 1, anti-programmed cell death-ligand 2, anti-cytotoxic t-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 antibody (including ipilimumab), or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting t-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways (with the exception of participants rolling over from part 1 of the study: these participants are allowed to have received dostarlimab). * participant has had prior treatment with a known poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (parp) inhibitor (with the exception of participants rolling over from part 1 of the study: these participants are allowed to have received niraparib).

Keywords: dose escalation dose expansion dostarlimab niraparib osteosarcoma neuroblastoma