COZMOS:Phase I/Ib Trial of Combined 5'Azacitidine and Carboplatin for Recurrent/Refractory Pediatric Brain/Solid Tumors (COZMOS)

April 3, 2024 updated by: Vijay Ramaswamy, The Hospital for Sick Children

Phase I/Ib Trial of COmbined 5'aZacitidine and Carboplatin for Recurrent/Refractory Pediatric Brain and Solid Tumors

Many pediatric brain and solid tumors have altered epigenetic landscapes, and altered DNA methylation. As such this study is a Phase I/Ib study of combined 5'Azacitidine with an escalating dose of carboplatin for all recurrent/refractory pediatric brain and solid tumors. The phase I component will establish with maximum tolerated dose of carboplatin with azacytidine. An expansion cohort will be recruited of up to 30 patients will follow consisting of 20 recurrent posterior fossa ependymoma and 10 recurrent supratentorial ependymoma.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Aberrant DNA methylation is frequently observed in many pediatric solid tumors, but in particularly several entities such as ependymoma, medulloblastoma, embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes, atypical/teratoid rhabdoid tumor, neuroblastoma and wilm's tumor have promoter hypermethylation. Treatment with DNMTi (DNA methyltransferase inhibitors) agents such as 5-azacytidine has been shown to be safe and efficacious in adult myelodysplastic syndromes, causing significant decreased DNA methylation in blood, with maximum effect at day 15 of each cycle. However, monotherapy with DNMTi has been shown to result in resistance in leukamia's and efficacy in solid tumours is limited. Synergy between DNMTi and platinum agents has shown promise in pre-clinical models including pediatric ependymoma, and in addition, the combination of demethylating agents with carboplatin has provided promising results in platinum resistant ovarian cancers. However, this approach has not been applied to pediatric solid malignancies, which are attractive targets due to their frequent epigenetic dysregulation.

Platinums are the backbone of therapy for most pediatric solid tumors, and as such it is an attractive hypothesis that part of the reason for resistance to upfront therapies is platinum resistance. Specifically, ependymoma's are highly chemoresistant tumors and studies in preclinical models of ependymoma support that this chemoresistance can be overcome with DNMTi.

There is a clear medical need for new therapies, particularly for relapsed solid tumors, specifically brain tumors. Although pre-clinical data from our group and others suggests DNA demethylase inhibitors to be promising therapies for high risk ependymoma, medulloblastoma and ETMR (embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes), 5'azacitidine monotherapy has been disappointing in clinical studies of adult solid tumours. Previous studies have suggested that platinum therapy can be effectively combined with azacitidine therapy and based on adult studies, maximum demethylation occurs approximately 5-10 days after treatment with 5'azacitidine. As such combination of azacitidine and carboplatin is a rationale therapy for several pediatric brain tumours, particularly those with a hypermethylated phenotype.

Two phases of the study will be conducted. The Phase I will establish the maximum tolerated dose of carboplatin and 5'azacytidine in a rolling 6 design. 5'azacytidine will be administered on Days 1-7 followed by Carboplatin on Day 15. The initial dose level will be 5'Azacytidine 75mg/m2/day for 7 days with Carboplatin administered on Day 15 at AUC (Area under curve) 4. Carboplatin will be dose escalated to a maximum of AUC 6, or de-escalated to AUC 3. The Phase Ib will be an ependymoma specific expansion cohort at the established MTD (maximum tolerated dose), to determine the feasibility and initial efficacy of the combination of carboplatin and 5'azacytidine in patients with recurrent/refractory posterior fossa and supratentorial ependymoma.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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31

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Australia
      • Adelaide, Australia
        • Women's and Children's Hospital
      • Clayton, Australia
        • Monash Children's Hospital
      • Lambton, Australia
        • John Hunter Children's Hospital
      • Perth, Australia
        • Perth Children's Hospital
      • South Brisbane, Australia
        • Queensland Children's Hospital
      • Sydney, Australia
        • Sydney Children's Hospital
      • Westmead, Australia
        • Children's Hospital at Westmead
    • Victoria
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
        • Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
        • Alberta Children's Hospital
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
        • BC Children's Hospital
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
        • McMaster Children's Hospital
      • London, Ontario, Canada
        • London Health Sciences Centre
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
        • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X8
        • Hospital for Sick Children
    • PQ
      • Montréal, PQ, Canada
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
      • Montréal, PQ, Canada
        • Montreal Children's Hospital
  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
        • Children's National Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

2 years to 14 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Greater than the age of 1 year and under age 18 at the time of study enrolment
  2. Recurrent or refractory brain or solid tumor, including recurrent or refractory ependymoma
  3. Tissue from diagnosis or resection prior to registration must be available (either flash frozen tissue or an FFPE block)
  4. Previous therapy with carboplatin will be permitted
  5. Failed first line treatment (surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy) and should not be eligible for treatment with curative potential.
  6. Be at least 4 weeks from the completion of myelosuppressive chemotherapy and/or biologic agents before starting day 1 of this study treatment
  7. Be at least 14 days from the completion of radiation therapy and MIBG before starting day 1 of this study treatment
  8. Be at least 3 months post hematopoetic stem cell rescue following myeloablative therapy before starting day 1 of this study treatment
  9. Must have visible disease on imaging. Resection of visible disease is permitted while on study after two cycles including achievement of a gross total resection. If a resection is performed while on study, fresh frozen tissue should be submitted for analysis.
  10. Concurrent medications will be limited to supportive medications/agents including but not limited to anti-emetics, steroids, analgesics and non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants. Strong inducers of the P450 system will not be permitted. Other concurrent medications require approval of the study Sponsor.
  11. Ability of the parent and/or child to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  12. Karnofsky ≥ 50 for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky ≥ 50 for patients ≤ 16 years of age (See Appendix I for the Karnofsky-Lansky Scores). Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score. Patients with posterior fossa syndrome/cerebellar mutism demonstrating clear improvement post-surgically can be enrolled based on physician discretion

  13. Adequate hepatic, renal, marrow and cardiac function as defined below within 28 days prior to cycle 1 day 1:

    • Serum creatinine within normal institutional limits or creatinine clearance greater than 60mL/min
    • Serum bilirubin <1.5 times upper limit of institutional normal. Higher levels are acceptable if these can be attributed to active hemolysis or ineffective erythropoiesis
    • AST, ALT and Alkaline Phosphatase <3 times upper limit of institutional normal. If liver metastases are present, then <5 times upper limit of normal is permitted.
    • Normal QTc interval at screening ECG (baseline echocardiogram is not required)

    • Adequate marrow function defined below within 14 days prior to cycle 1 day 1:

      • Leukocytes greater than or equal to 1000 x106/L
      • Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 0.75 x109/L
      • Platelets greater than or equal to 75 x109/L
      • Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10g/dL (may be transfused).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Female patient who is pregnant or breast feeding (Lactating females must agree not to breast feed while taking azacitidine) or with childbearing potential and not willing to use a double method of contraception up to 3 months after the end of study treatment. Male patient who is not willing to use a barrier method of contraception up to 6 months after the end of study treatment.
  2. Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents within 30 days prior to day 1 of protocol treatment
  3. Prior therapy with a DNA demethylase inhibitor
  4. Evidence of cardiac toxicity (shortening fraction below 28%; shortening fraction measures and ratios the change in the diameter of the left ventricle between the contracted and relaxed states)
  5. Abnormal coagulation parameters (PT >15 seconds, PTT>40 seconds, and/or INR >1.5)

  6. Significant active cardiac disease within the previous 6 months including:

    • NYHA class 3 or 4 CHF
    • Unstable angina
    • Myocardial infarction
  7. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to azacitidine or mannitol carboplatin
  8. Previous carboplatin exposure is not an exclusion criteria but previous allergic reaction to carboplatin will exclude enrolment.
  9. Patient must not require use of enzyme inducing anticonvulsants; patients who are receiving an enzyme inducing anticonvulsant must be able to switch to a non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsant such as Levetiracetam, Clobazam, Lacosamide, Valproate or Topiramate at least 2 weeks prior to study enrolment.
  10. Uncontrolled systemic fungal, bacterial or viral infection (defined as ongoing signs/symptoms related the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics, antiviral therapy and/or other treatment)
  11. Active viral infection with HIV or hepatitis type B or C Patients with advanced malignant hepatic tumors
  12. Patients with advanced malignant hepatic tumors

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Phase I Dose-escalation
5'azacytidine will be administered on Days 1-7 at a dose of 75mg/m2/day, followed by escalating doses of Carboplatin on Day 14 in a rolling 6 design. Carboplatin will be dosed initially at AUC 4. Dose level -1 will reduce 5'azacytidine to 50mg/m2/day.
Drug: 5 Azacytidine
Dose escalation of carboplatin combined with 5'azacytidine
Other Names:
  • Carboplatin
Experimental: Posterior Fossa Ependymoma Expansion Arm
5'azacytidine will be administered on days 1-7 and carboplatin will be administered on day 14 at the maximum tolerated dose achieved in the Phase I dose escalation to 20 patients with recurrent/refractory posterior fossa ependymoma.
Drug: 5 Azacytidine
Dose escalation of carboplatin combined with 5'azacytidine
Other Names:
  • Carboplatin
Experimental: Recurrent Brain and Solid Tumour Expansion Arm
5'azacytidine will be administered on days 1-7 and carboplatin will be administered on day 14 at the maximum tolerated dose achieved in the Phase I dose escalation up to 12 patients with recurrent/refractory brain and solid tumour.
Drug: 5 Azacytidine
Dose escalation of carboplatin combined with 5'azacytidine
Other Names:
  • Carboplatin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Establish maximum tolerated dose of carboplatin in combination with 5'azacytidine
Time Frame: 1 year
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by the CTCAE4.0
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Characterization of the pharmacodynamics of 5'-azacitidine in combination with carboplatin
Time Frame: 3 years
Plasma pharmacodynamics will be assessed using methylation profiling of whole blood collected before and after administration of 5'Azacytidine, and after administration of carboplatin.
3 years
Assessment of intratumoral DNA demethylation as a preliminary indication of biological efficacy of this combination.
Time Frame: 3 years
Where feasible, two cycles of 5'azacytidine and carboplatin will be administered prior to a biopsy and/or gross total resection, and intratumoral DNA methylation profiles will be generated to determine the degree of intratumoral DNA demethylation.
3 years
Assessment of disease response as a preliminary indication of efficacy of this combination against recurrent, refractory pediatric brain and solid tumors
Time Frame: 3 years
Response to therapy, particularly in ependymoma will be evaluated to determine if a larger Phase II study is warranted.
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Eric Bouffet, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Principal Investigator: Vijay Ramaswamy, MD PhD FRCPC, The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Principal Investigator: Peter Dirks, MD PhD FRCSC, The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Morgenstern, MD PhD, The Hospital for Sick Children

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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August 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

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August 31, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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June 21, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 28, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 3, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2024

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  • OZM-077

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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