Patient case: 48-year-old female with melanoma; genetic feature: tumor cells with >50% membranous PD-L1 expression

Clinical trial: A Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of IPI-549

Summary: This dose-escalation study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of IPI-549 monotherapy and IPI-549 in combination with nivolumab in subjects with advanced solid tumors.

Detailed description: Study IPI-549-01 is a first-in-human multicenter, open-label, up to five-part Phase 1/1b dose-escalation study designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of IPI-549 monotherapy and IPI-549 in combination with nivolumab in subjects with advanced solid tumors.
  Approximately 175 subjects will receive IPI-549, either as a monotherapy or in combination with nivolumab. Subjects will receive IPI-549 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is achieved or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  Part A (QD dosing) (and Part B (BID dosing) if necessary) a dose escalation part of the study will evaluate the safety and tolerability, PK, and PD of IPI-549 as a single agent in subjects with advanced solid tumors. Part A/B will determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) for IPI-549 single agent that is going to be administered in Part D as a single agent and Part C in combination with nivolumab.
  Part C a dose-escalation part of the study will evaluate the safety and tolerability, PK, and PD of IPI-549 when administered in combination with IV nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks (Q2W) in subjects with advanced solid tumors. Part C will determine the RP2D for the combination of IPI-549 and nivolumab (combination RP2D).
  Part D will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, PD, and preliminary clinical activity of IPI-549 administered as a single agent in a cohort of subjects with advanced solid tumors. Part D, Cycle 2 will also include a pilot food (a high-fat meal) effect evaluation that will have 8 subjects out of the entire cohort of subjects participating in the Part D.
  Part E will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, PD, and preliminary clinical activity of IPI-549 in combination with intravenous (IV) nivolumab 240 mg Q2W in a cohort of subjects with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a cohort of subjects with melanoma and a cohort of subjects with Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck (SCCHN). One or more cohorts of subjects with additional tumor types may be enrolled if supported by data generated in dose escalation or earlier expansion cohorts. To be eligible for enrollment in Part E, subjects must have received an anti-PD1/PD-L1 as their most recent treatment prior to study entry. The dose level to be administered in Part E will be the combination RP2D as determined in Part C.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  All subjects must meet the following criteria for inclusion:
  -  ≥ 18 years of age
  -  Life expectancy of ≥ 3 months
  -  Histological or cytological evidence of advanced and/or metastatic carcinoma or melanoma , excluding sarcoma
  -  At least 1 measurable disease lesion as defined by RECIST 1.1
  -  Serum creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min and serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) as determined by either of the following: Estimation as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault equation or Direct measurement by 24-hour urine collection
  -  Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome)
  -  Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (<5x ULN if liver metastasis)
  -  Adequate hematological function, defined as absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL, and platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L
  -  Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 (corresponds to Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 60%)
  Subjects entering Part A, B, C, or D must also meet the following additional criterion:
  • Failure to respond to standard therapy, or for whom no appropriate therapies are available (based on the judgement of the Investigator)
  Subjects entering Part D or E must also meet the following additional criterion:
  • Willing to undergo 1 pre-treatment and 1 on-treatment tumor biopsy
  Subjects entering Part E must also meet the following additional criteria:
  -  Histological or cytological evidence of NSCLC, melanoma, , human papillomavirus (HPV) positive or HPV negative SCCHN (oral cavity, pharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, nasopharyngeal [including undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma]), or another tumor type to be determined
  -  Failure to respond to standard therapy, or for whom no appropriate therapies are available (based on the judgment of the Investigator The most recent treatment prior to study entry must be an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody given as either monotherapy or in combination
  -  Subjects with NSCLC Tumors that harbor an actionable genetic alteration for which there is a corresponding approved therapy for that specific alteration (including but not limited to alterations in EGFR, ALK, and ROS) must have progressed on, or had intolerance to, the respective therapy
  Exclusion Criteria:
  Subjects are to be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
  -  Severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any monoclonal antibody therapy, murine protein, or known hypersensitivity to any excipient in the study drugs
  -  Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to Screening
  -  Subjects who have been treated with chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or other investigational agent within < 5 times the half-life of the agent or < 28 days (whichever is shorter) of starting study drug
  NOTE: Subjects whose immediate prior treatment was with nivolumab may start study drug 2 weeks after the last dose of nivolumab
  -  Symptomatic or untreated brain metastases
  -  Primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy
  -  Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C virus
  -  Ongoing treatment with chronic immunosuppressants (eg, cyclosporine) or systemic steroids
  -  Ongoing systemic bacterial, fungal, or viral infections at Screening
  NOTE: Subjects on antimicrobial, antifungal, or antiviral prophylaxis are not specifically excluded if all other inclusion/exclusion criteria are met
  -  Administration of a live vaccine within 6 weeks of first dose of study drug
  -  Administration of any of the following within 1 week prior to the administration of study drug:
  -  Strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4, including grapefruit products and herbal supplements
  -  P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors
  -  Warfarin, phenytoin, or other substrates of CYP2C8 or CYP2C9 with a narrow therapeutic range
  -  Medications associated with QTc interval prolongation or Torsades de Pointes
  -  Baseline QT interval corrected with Fridericia's method (QTcF) > 480 ms (average of triplicate readings) NOTE: criterion does not apply to subjects with a right or left bundle branch block
  -  Parts C, D-Annex, and E only: Subjects with active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll
  -  Prior surgery or gastrointestinal dysfunction that may affect drug absorption (eg, gastric bypass surgery, gastrectomy)
  -  Concurrent active malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or prostate intraepithelial neoplasia
  -  Past medical history of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial lung disease, radiation pneumonitis which required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
  -  History of peptic ulcer and/or gastrointestinal bleed
  -  History of stroke, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or ventricular arrhythmia requiring medication or mechanical control within the last 6 months prior to Screening
  -  Unstable or severe uncontrolled medical condition (eg, unstable cardiac function, unstable pulmonary condition including pneumonitis and/or interstitial lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes) or any important medical illness or abnormal laboratory finding that would, in the Investigator's judgment, increase the risk to the subject associated with his or her participation in the study.

Relevance to patient case: not relevant