PI3K Inhibitor BYL719 in Combination With the HSP90 Inhibitor AUY922 in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

A Phase IB, Multicenter, Open-label Dose Escalation Study of the PI3K Inhibitor BYL719 in Combination With the HSP90 Inhibitor AUY922 in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer Carrying a Molecular Alteration of PIK3CA or an Amplification of HER2

The study is intended to investigate the safety of BYL719 and AUY922 in patients with advanced gastric cancer, and to determine the MTD and/or RDE of both drugs in combination. In addition, the preliminary efficacy of BYL719 in combination with AUY922, and the pharmacokinetics of both drugs will be assessed. Patients will be eligible for this study, if their tumors carry either a molecular alteration of PIK3CA, or an amplification of HER2.

The study includes a dose escalation part followed by a safety expansion phase.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stomach Neoplasms Esophageal Neoplasms Metastatic Gastric Cancer Mutated PI3KCA Protein Overexpressed HER2 Protein
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: AUY922; Drug: BYL719

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Köln, Germany, 50924
    • Novartis Investigative Site
  • Würzburg, Germany, 97080
    • Novartis Investigative Site
• Japan
  • Tokyo
    • Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
      • Novartis Investigative Site
• Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 738-736
    • Novartis Investigative Site
  • Korea
    • Seoul, Korea, Korea, Republic of, 110 744
      • Novartis Investigative Site
• Switzerland
  • Bellinzona, Switzerland, 6500
    • Novartis Investigative Site
• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan, 10048
    • Novartis Investigative Site
• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
      • Massachusetts General Hospital Mass General 2
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
      • University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Med. Oncology

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction;
• Patients must not have a complete gastrectomy;
• gastric tumors carrying PIK3CA mutation or amplification, or HER2-overexpression, or both;
• at least one but no more than three previous lines of treatment for advanced or metastatic disease;
• Patients with PIK3CA mutated or amplified tumors must have failed at least one line but no more than three lines of standard chemotherapy and/or targeted agents;Patients with HER2 amplified tumor must have failed at least one line, but no more than three lines, with or without anti-HER2 therapy. All HER2 positive patients are expected to have received trastuzumab unless contraindications were present or trastuzumab was unavailable;
• Performance Status (PS) ≤ 1 ;
• Adequate bone marrow, liver and other organ functions and laboratory parameters;

• Recovery from all AEs of previous anti-cancer therapies, including surgery and radiotherapy, to baseline or to CTCAE Grade ≤ 1, except for alopecia;Negative serum pregnancy (β hCG) test within 72 hrs before starting study treatment in all pre-menopausal women and women < 12 months after the onset of menopause.

  * Exclusion Criteria:

• Progressive disease during or after prior combination treatment with PI3K-inhibitors and HSP90- inhibitors;
• history of prior significant toxicity from another PI3K- or HSP90- inhibitor requiring discontinuation of treatment;
• primary CNS tumor or uncontrolled CNS metastasest;
• Patients who are currently receiving medication with a known risk of prolonging the QT interval or inducing Torsades de Pointes and the treatment cannot either be discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug treatment;
• Patients with diabetes mellitus requiring insulin treatment and/or with clinical signs or with fasting glucose ≥ 140 mg/dL / 7.8 mmol/L, history of clinically significant gestational diabetes mellitus or documented steroid-induced diabetes mellitus;Patients with diarrhea CTCAE Grade ≥ 2 ;
• Patients with acute or chronic pancreatitis; History or current evidence of central serous retinopathy (CSR), retinal vein occlusion (RVO) or ophthalmopathy as assessed by ophthalmologic examination at baseline that would be considered a risk factor for CSR/RVO;
• Impaired gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral BYL719;
• Patients receiving chronic slow-release formulation of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI), H2-antagonists or other gastric pH elevating agents;
• Treatment with therapeutic doses of coumarin-based anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin sodium, Coumadin®). Low doses of courmarin-based anticoagulants;
• Patients receiving chronic or high dose corticosteroids therapy; other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: BYL719 + AUY922; Dose finding study to estimate the maximum tolerated dose(s) (MTD) and/or recommended dose(s) for safety expansion (RDE) followed by an expansion phase to further assess the safety and preliminary activity of the combination. BYL719 tablets will be administered orally on a daily schedule (q.d.). a b.i.d. regimen may be explored. AUY922 will be administered by IV infusion once per week.

Drug: AUY922; AUY922 is a non-geldanamycin inhibitor of the heat shock protein 90 (HSP90).; Drug: BYL719; BYL719 is an oral α-specific phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence rate of Dose Limiting Toxicities.	To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or Recommended dose for expansion (RDE) and schedule of BYL719 and AUY922 when used as a combination in patients with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer carrying a molecular alteration of PIK3CA and/or an amplification of HER2. 1 cycle = 28days	cycle 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Frequency of adverse events (AEs)	To characterize the safety and tolerability of BYL719 and AUY922 in combination.	duration of the study, an expected average of 24 months
Best Overall Response (BOR) as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1	To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of BYL719/AUY922 combination from Treatment start to disease progression	every 6 weeks
Plasma concentration versus time profiles of BYL719 as single agent an in combination with AUY922.	To determine the single dose PK of BYL719 single dose, and multiple doses PK of BYL719.	2 months
Overall response rate (ORR) as per RECIST version 1.1	To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of BYL719/AUY922 combination.	an expected average of 12 months
Progression free survival (PFS) as per RECIST version 1.1	To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of BYL719/AUY922 combination.	every 6 weeks
Overall survival (OS)	To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of BYL719/AUY922 combination.	approximately 1 year
Overall survival rate at 6 months (OS6)	To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of BYL719/AUY922 combination.	6 months
Frequency and severity of serious adverse events (SAEs)	To characterize the safety and tolerability of BYL719 and AUY922 in combination.	duration of the study, an expected average of 24 months
Plasma concentration versus time profile of AUY922 as single agent and in combination with BYL719	To determine the single dose and multiple dose pharmacokinetics of AUY922	2 months
Plasma concentration versus time profile of the AUY922 metabolite BJP762	To determine pharmacokinetics of BJP762 after single dose and multiple dose of AUY922	2 months
Severity of adverse events (AEs)	To characterize the safety and tolerability of BYL719 and AUY922 in combination.	duration of the study, an expected average of 24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Results for CBYL719X2103 can be found on the Novartis Clinical Trials website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): June 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 9, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 6, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: gastric cancer advanced gastric or metastatic gastric cancer PI3K PIK3CA mutation Her2 amplification HSP90 inhibitor PI3K inhibitor PIK3CA amplification
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Stomach Diseases; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Esophageal Diseases; Stomach Neoplasms; Esophageal Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: CBYL719X2103; 2011-005978-40 (EudraCT Number)