KAT-101 in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

June 2, 2025 updated by: Primocure Pharma

A Multi-center, Open-label, Phase 1/2a Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of KAT-101 in Subjects With HCC

NLP-KAT-101 is a Phase 1/2a dose escalation and expansion study to investigate the safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary efficacy of oral + intratumoral (IT) KAT in subjects with HCC.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Suspended

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Phase 1 will identify the optimal dose for oral alone, IT alone and the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) dose for oral + IT together. Once the RP2D is identified, additional subjects will be enrolled into Phase 2a (dose-expansion) to further investigate the efficacy and safety of oral + IT KAT at the RP2D.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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148

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Daegu, Korea, Republic of
        • Kyungpook National University Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • Seoul National University Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • Samsung Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed HCC not amenable to surgical resection or curative-intent locoregional ablative treatments and who are not eligible for liver transplantation.
  • Systemic treatment-naive for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HCC. In addition, have progressed on, refused or were intolerant to sorafenib, lenvatinib, or atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab. A maximum of 2 prior lines of systemic therapy (including chemotherapy or targeted therapy, not including locoregional therapy) will be allowed.
  • At least one measurable lesion based on RECIST 1.1
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Adequate organ function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior to the first administration of the study treatment:

    1. Major surgery within 28 days
    2. Radiotherapy within 14 days including palliative radiation
    3. Use of steroids (except for topical agents) within 14 days
    4. Chemotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosourea compounds)
    5. Prior treatment with biologic agents, including hormone therapy, within the last 3 weeks, or at least 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter
    6. Tumor infiltration in the portal vein, hepatic veins or inferior vena cava that completely blocks circulation in liver
    7. Treatment with another investigational product within 4 weeks prior to screening or for which 5 half-lives have not elapsed, whichever is longer
    8. Uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) metastasis
  • Any clinically significant abnormal intestinal findings that may interfere with the investigational product
  • Severe cardiac disorders or subjects with comorbidities of other serious internal disorders on investigator's judgment
  • QTcF > 450 msec or congenital long QT syndrome
  • Suspected serious infectious diseases, intestinal paralysis, bowel obstruction, interstitial pneumonia, or pulmonary fibrosis
  • Serious underlying medical or psychiatric condition, dementia or altered mental status that would impair the ability to understand informed consent, contraindicate participation in the study or confound the results of the study
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic or active hepatitis B virus (HBV) hepatitis C virus (HCV). Subjects with HCV who have a documented cure (undetectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) 24 weeks after the end of treatment) may be enrolled.
  • Severe physical or mental trauma that results from injury or a wound(s).
  • Any condition or non-removable device contraindicated for MRI examination
  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who are unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of birth control during the study until 185 days after the last dose of study treatment
  • Men with partners of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use condoms in combination with a second medically acceptable method of contraception during the study until 95 days after the last dose of study treatment.

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: Oral experimental arm
Oral administration (KAT-101) taken once per day for 4 consecutive days out of 7 (4 days on / 3 days off weekly). Each cycle is 28 days. Treatment will continue for up to 12 cycles until progressive disease (PD), unacceptable toxicity, or any reason for discontinuing its administration, whichever occurs first.
Drug: KAT-101
oral dosage form
Experimental: IT experimental arm
IT administration (KAT-201) will be injected via percutaneous IT injection with ultrasound and/or computed tomography (CT) guidance once a week (on Day 1 weekly). Each cycle is 28 days. Treatment will continue for up to 2 cycles until PD, unacceptable toxicity, or any reason for discontinuing its administration, whichever occurs first.
Drug: KAT-201
IT dosage form
Experimental: Oral + IT experimental arm
Once optimal oral and IT dose are determined, oral + IT will be administered as follows: oral administration (KAT-101) will be taken once per day for 4 consecutive days out of 7 (4 days on / 3 days off weekly). Treatment will continue for up to 12 cycles (each cycle 28 days). IT administration (KAT-201) will be injected via percutaneous IT injection with ultrasound and/or CT guidance once a week (on Day 1 weekly). Treatment will continue for up to 2 cycles (each cycle 28 days) until PD, unacceptable toxicity, or any reason for discontinuing its administration, whichever occurs first.
Drug: KAT-101
oral dosage form
Drug: KAT-201
IT dosage form

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To determine the Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) for oral + IT administration
Time Frame: 24 months
RP2D is defined as the dose at which dose escalation (oral + IT) ceases
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of KAT (oral, IT, and oral + IT) in subjects with HCC
Time Frame: 54 months
Measured as the number of AEs per CTCAE and changes in laboratory values compared to baseline.
54 months
To evaluate the preliminary anti-tumor activity of KAT for oral + IT administration
Time Frame: 54 months
Overall response rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of subjects with a best overall response (BOR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) and/or mRECIST; disease control rate (DCR), defined as the proportion of subjects with a BOR of CR, PR, or stable disease (SD); duration of response (DOR), defined as the length of time from the time of response (CR or PR) to the time of PD or death; progression-free survival (PFS), defined as the time from the date of treatment initiation to PD or death; overall survival (OS), defined as the length of time from the date of treatment initiation to death from any cause.
54 months
To assess maximum concentration (Cmax) of KAT (oral and oral + IT)
Time Frame: 54 months
Blood samples will be drawn to determine Cmax of KAT
54 months
To assess median time to the maximum drug concentration (Tmax) of KAT (oral and oral + IT)
Time Frame: 54 months
Blood samples will be drawn to determine Tmax of KAT
54 months
To assess half lives (T1/2) of KAT (oral and oral + IT)
Time Frame: 54 months
Blood samples will be drawn to determine T1/2 of KAT
54 months
To assess area under the curve (AUC) of KAT (oral and oral + IT)
Time Frame: 54 months
Blood samples will be drawn to determine AUC of KAT
54 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Primocure Pharma

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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November 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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November 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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October 23, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 30, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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June 5, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 2, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • NLP-KAT-101

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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