Clinical trial NCT03872427: Testing Whether Cancers With Specific Mutations Respond Better to Glutaminase Inhibitor, Telaglenastat Hydrochloride, Anti-Cancer Treatment, BeGIN Study
Official title: A Phase II Basket Trial of Glutaminase Inhibitor (BEGIN) Telaglenastat (CB-839) HCL in Patients With NF1 Aberrations, NF1 Mutant Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST), KEAP1/NRF2 and LKB1 Aberrant Tumors
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
NF1 Mutation Positive Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
Unresectable Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor class: NIH
First posted: 2019-03-13
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This phase II trial studies how well glutaminase inhibitor telaglenastat hydrochloride (CB-839 HCl) works in treating patients with specific genetic mutations and solid tumors or malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors that have spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Glutaminase converts an amino acid (building block of proteins) called glutamine to glutamate, which can support several cellular pathways. Telaglenastat hydrochloride works by blocking glutamine activity needed for the growth of cells. When this activity is blocked, the growth of cancer cells may stop and the cancer cells may then die. Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) to genes that control the way cells function and uncontrolled cell growth may result in tumor formation. Specific genetic mutations studied in this clinical trial are NF1 mutation for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, and NF1, KEAP1/NRF2, or STK11/LKB1 mutation for other solid tumors. Telaglenastat hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To assess the best overall response rate (BORR) achieved by 6 months of telaglenastat (CB-839) hydrochloride (HCl) treatment in specific pathway aberrant tumors (MPNST, NF1, KEAP1/NRF2 \& STK11/ LKB1).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the safety, progression-free survival (PFS), time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS).

II. To determine the overall response rate (ORR) (highest objective response achieved between start of therapy and progression), time to response (TTR) and clinical benefit rate (CBR) of telaglenastat (CB-839)HCl.

III. To assess pharmacodynamic changes and adaptive responses and correlate with response to treatment as well as disease progression (correlative objective).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. Correlate fludeoxyglucose F-18 (18-F FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) pre-therapy and 8-weeks post-therapy response to telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl therapy.

II. Evaluate changes in level of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at baseline, one month on-treatment and time of progression (Molecular Characterization Laboratory \[MoCHA Labs\]) to treatment response.

III. Quantify the peripheral blood concentrations of the metabolites: aspartate, glutamate, glutamine and arginine (@Mayo clinic Oncometabolomics core) and correlate with response.

IV. Evaluate the pharmacodynamic (PD) effect of telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl on systemic levels of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolites in peripheral blood (baseline and one month) as part of the protocol.

V. Evaluate tumor by reverse phase protein array (@core facility at MD Anderson) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing (seq) to evaluate changes from pre-treatment, during treatment and post treatment specimens.

VI. Perform patient-derived tumor xenograft (PDX) modelling-co-clinical trials (@Dr. Funda Meric-Bernstam's lab MD Anderson) to understand response/resistance mechanisms and also evaluate combination therapies for future development.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive telaglenastat hydrochloride orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or PET/CT during screening and on study, and collection of blood samples during screening and on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months thereafter.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must have histologically confirmed malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable
* Patient must have histopathologic confirmation of advanced solid tumor with NF1 mutation, NF1 mutant MPNST, KEAP1/NRF2 mutant and STK11/LKB1 mutant tumors (molecular profiling performed in any Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act \[CLIA\] certified lab \[including tumor and circulating cell-free (cf)DNA\], e.g. Caris, FoundationOne, FoundationAct, Oncomine, Guardant etc.)

  * NOTE: For all cohorts annotation for actionability will be performed by the PRECISION ONCOLOGY DECISION SUPPORT (PODS) TEAM SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN INSTITUTE FOR PERSONALIZED CANCER THERAPY (IPCT) THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER 6565 MD ANDERSON BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77030
* Patient must have no standard therapies available
* Patient must be aged greater than 18 years old for all cohorts
* Patients for NF1 mutant MPNST and NF1 mutant non-MPNST cohorts must be \>= 40 kg
* Patient must be at least 4 weeks since any prior surgery or radiotherapy
* Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test (=\< 14 days) prior to start of trial treatment
* Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) measurable disease and biopsiable targetable lesion
* Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as \>= 20 mm (\>= 2 cm) by chest x-ray or as \>= 10 mm (\>= 1 cm) with CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or calipers by clinical exam
* Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if there is no evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks after central nervous system (CNS)-directed treatment, as ascertained by clinical examination and brain imaging (MRI or CT) during the screening period
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 (Karnofsky \>= 60%)
* Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mcL
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,000/mcL
* Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) and up to 3 ml/dL for patients with Gilbert's disease
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 3 x institutional ULN and =\< 5 x institutional ULN for patients with liver metastases
* Creatinine =\< institutional ULN, as age appropriate OR
* Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
* The effects of telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because anti-metabolic agents like telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion of telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl administration
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study
* Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities \> grade 1)
* Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents
* History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl
* Patients with glioma will be excluded
* Patients with active or prior history of hepatitis B or C will be excluded
* Telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl is a weak in vitro inhibitor of CYP2C9. Therefore, patients receiving any medications or substances that are substrates of CYP2C9 are eligible, but should use caution with substrates that have a narrow therapeutic index. Because the lists of these agents are constantly changing, it is important to regularly consult a frequently-updated medical reference. As part of the enrollment/informed consent procedures, the patient will be counseled on the risk of interactions with other agents, and what to do if new medications need to be prescribed or if the patient is considering a new over-the-counter medicine or herbal product
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
* Pregnant women are excluded from this study because telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl is anti-metabolic agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with telaglenastat (CB-839) HCl

Primary outcomes:
measure: Best overall response rate
timeFrame: Up to 6 months from treatment start date
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Incidence of adverse events
timeFrame: Up to 2 years from treatment start date
measure: Progression-free survival
timeFrame: Time to progression or death whichever comes first, assessed up to 2 years from treatment start date
measure: Time to progression
timeFrame: Time to progression starting at C1D1, assessed up to 2 years from treatment start date
measure: Overall survival
timeFrame: Time to death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years from treatment start date
measure: Overall response rate
timeFrame: From start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence, assessed up to 2 years
measure: Clinical benefit rate
timeFrame: Up to 2 years from treatment start date
Other outcomes:
measure: Pharmacodynamic (PD) tumor oncometabolite levels of glutamine
timeFrame: Baseline up to between 0-8 hours post-glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 hydrochloride dose
measure: PD tumor oncometabolite levels of glutamate
timeFrame: Baseline up to between 0-8 hours post-glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 hydrochloride dose
measure: PD tumor oncometabolite levels of aspartate
timeFrame: Baseline up to between 0-8 hours post-glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 hydrochloride dose
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
state: Alabama
city: Aventura
country: United States
facility: UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura
state: Florida
city: Coral Gables
country: United States
facility: UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables
state: Florida
city: Deerfield Beach
country: United States
facility: UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall
state: Florida
city: Plantation
country: United States
facility: UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: Moffitt Cancer Center-International Plaza
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: Moffitt Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Northwestern University
state: Illinois
city: Fairway
country: United States
facility: University of Kansas Clinical Research Center
state: Kansas
city: Hays
country: United States
facility: HaysMed
state: Kansas
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: University of Kansas Cancer Center
state: Kansas
city: Olathe
country: United States
facility: The University of Kansas Cancer Center - Olathe
state: Kansas
city: Pittsburg
country: United States
facility: Mercy Hospital Pittsburg
state: Kansas
city: Salina
country: United States
facility: Salina Regional Health Center
state: Kansas
city: Topeka
country: United States
facility: University of Kansas Health System Saint Francis Campus
state: Kansas
city: Westwood
country: United States
facility: University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center
state: Kansas
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
state: Kentucky
city: Bethesda
country: United States
facility: National Cancer Institute Developmental Therapeutics Clinic
state: Maryland
city: Bethesda
country: United States
facility: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
state: Massachusetts
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: University Health Truman Medical Center
state: Missouri
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Clemmons
country: United States
facility: Wake Forest University at Clemmons
state: North Carolina
city: Winston-Salem
country: United States
facility: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
state: North Carolina
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
state: Pennsylvania
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: M D Anderson Cancer Center
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center LAO
name: Funda Meric-Bernstam
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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