Abstract PS15-04: A Phase 1b/2 study of palazestrant (OP-1250), an oral complete estrogen receptor antagonist (CERAN) and selective ER degrader (SERD), with palbociclib in ER-positive, HER2-negative, advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients
Authors: Chan Arlene , Day Daphne , Dinh Phuong , Slancar Michael , Lombard Janine , Ganju Vinod , McCarthy Nicole , Wilson Rosalind , Faltaos Demiana , Mathauda-Sahota Gurpreet , Murphy Caitlin 
Published: May 2024

Background:

Palazestrant (OP-1250) is a small molecule oral complete estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (CERAN) and selective ER degrader (SERD) that binds the ligand binding domain of ER and completely blocks ER-driven transcriptional activity in both wild-type (ESR1-wt) and mutant (ESR1-mut) forms of ER. In preclinical studies, palazestrant demonstrated improved tumor growth inhibition and shrinkage when combined with a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor. In a Phase 1/2 monotherapy clinical study in patients with ER-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer, palazestrant was well tolerated with demonstrated antitumor efficacy and favorable pharmacokinetics (PK) supporting once a day (qd) dosing at the recommended Phase 2 dose of 120 mg. In this study, pts received palazestrant at escalating doses of 30, 60, 90, and 120 mg qd in combination with palbociclib (125 mg qd) and no dose-limiting toxicities were observed. Palazestrant did not affect palbociclib PK and no drug–drug interactions (DDIs) occurred. Here we report updates on safety, efficacy, and PK from the ongoing study of palazestrant in combination with palbociclib.

Methods:

Patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer with progression on or after ≤1 line of endocrine therapy (prior CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy and ≤1 chemotherapy allowed) were enrolled to receive oral palazestrant 120 mg qd with oral palbociclib 125 mg qd for 21 of 28 days (NCT0526610).

Results:

As of May 12, 2023, 33 patients have been treated with palazestrant in combination with palbociclib; 12 pts were dosed in the dose-escalation phase and 21 patients were dosed in the dose-expansion phase of the study. Twenty-two patients (67%) received prior CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy; 15 patients received prior palbociclib. Thirteen of 25 patients (52%) with available baseline ctDNA had an ESR1 mutation. The most common (≥20%) treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were neutropenia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea. Most of these events were grade 1 or 2. The most common grade 3 or 4 related AE was neutropenia (18/33 [55%] were grade 3; 3/33 [9%] were grade 4). The steady-state exposure of palazestrant when dosed with 125 mg palbociclib was consistent with the monotherapy study. Palbociclib exposure at steady-state was comparable to published monotherapy data when combined with palazestrant at all dose levels tested. As of the data cut-off, there were 4 partial responses (2 confirmed) out of 19 response-evaluable patients, with a clinical benefit rate (CBR) of 42% (8/19) across all patients and 67% (6/9) in patients with ESR1 mutations.

Conclusions:

Palazestrant and palbociclib dosed in combination were well tolerated with a safety profile consistent with the individual profiles of each drug as monotherapy, and there were no DDIs. Tumor responses and clinical benefit were observed in this population of patients, including those who received prior CDK4/6 inhibitors. Expanding on our previous report, these data provide the rationale to continue advancing the clinical development of palazestrant with the approved dose of palbociclib. Updated data will be presented.

Citation Format: Arlene Chan, Daphne Day, Phuong Dinh, Michael Slancar, Janine Lombard, Vinod Ganju, Nicole McCarthy, Rosalind Wilson, Demiana Faltaos, Gurpreet Mathauda-Sahota, Caitlin Murphy. A Phase 1b/2 study of palazestrant (OP-1250), an oral complete estrogen receptor antagonist (CERAN) and selective ER degrader (SERD), with palbociclib in ER-positive, HER2-negative, advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2023 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(9 Suppl):Abstract nr PS15-04.