Two year results of blessed: Expanded access for deltarex-g for an intermediate size population with advanced pancreatic cancer and sarcoma (NCT04091295) and individual use IND for EARLY-STAGE invasive carcinoma of breast (IND# 19130) .
Authors: Gordon Erlinda Maria , Chua-Alcala Victoria S. , Sekhon Simranjit , Adnan Noufil , Wong Steve , Quon Doris V. , Moradkhani Ania , Federman Noah , Brigham Don Arlen , Reed Rebecca , Swaney William , Hall Frederick L. , Chawla Sant P. 
Published: June 2022

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Background: Defects in cell cycle control are fundamental oncogenic drivers and targeting deregulated cell cycling is under intensive study. Cell cycle cyclin G1 (CCNG1) inhibitor therapy, exemplified by DeltaRex-G, a tumor-targeted retro vector encoding a cytocidal CCNG1 inhibitor gene, has been tested in over 280 cancer patients worldwide in early studies, inducing long term (10-13 years) survival in certain patients with intractable metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, and breast cancer. Hence, further clinical development of DeltaRex-G for cancer patients who have few or no therapeutic options is apropos. Methods: Primary objective: To determine overall survival. Secondary objective: To evaluate disease control, best overall response, and incidence of treatment-related adverse events. Patient and Methods: Study 1 is entitled “Blessed: Expanded Access for DeltaRex-G for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer and Sarcoma (NCT04091295)”. Study 2 is entitled “Compassionate Use of DeltaRex-G for Advanced Cancers. In both studies, patients will receive DeltaRex-G at 1-3 x 10e11 cfu i.v. over 15-30 minutes, 3 x a week until significant disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurs. Results: Seventeen patients were enrolled, 9 sarcomas, 2 pancreatic adenocarcinomas, 1 non-small cell lung cancer, 2 breast carcinoma, 1 prostate cancer, 1 cholangiocarcinoma, and 1 basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis. Three patients were enrolled in Study 1 and 14 patients were enrolled in Study 2. Two patients were initially enrolled in Study 1 and later enrolled in Study 2. Twelve of 17 enrolled patients were treated with DeltaRex-G monotherapy or in combination with FDA-approved cancer therapies. Of the 12 treated patients, 5 are alive 10 to 30 months from DeltaRex-G treatment initiation. Two patients with early-stage triple receptor-positive and triple receptor-negative breast cancer who received DeltaRex-G as adjuvant/first-line therapy are alive one year in complete remission; 2 patients with chemo-resistant Stage 4 sarcoma are alive 2 1/2 years, and one patient with advanced basal cell carcinoma is alive 10 months from treatment initiation. There were no treatment-related adverse events reported. Conclusions: Taken together,the data suggest that (1) Adjuvant/first-line therapy with DeltaRex-G may reduce the incidence of recurrence of early-stage invasive carcinoma of the breast and (2) DeltaRex-G may evoke tumor growth stabilization after failing standard chemotherapy. Phase 2 studies are planned to evaluate if DeltaRex-G (1) will reduce the incidence of recurrence in early-stage invasive carcinoma of breast, (2) improve survival in pancreatic cancer, and (3) prolong progression-free survival and overall survival in advanced sarcoma. Clinical trial information: NCT04091295.