Safety and Efficacy of IV Nerofe™ Followed by Doxorubicin, In Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer

A Phase 1b, Open-Label, Dose-Confirmation Study Evaluating the Safety, and Clinical Effects of Intravenously Administered Nerofe™ in Combination With Doxorubicin, In Subjects With Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer

This is a Phase 1b, open-label, non-randomized, Dose Confirmation study. Subjects will be treated, once a week, with IV doses of Nerofe and low dose (20 mg/m2) Doxorubicin (6-8 hours from one another) in consecutive, 28-day cycles.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer; Metastatic Ovarian Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Nerofe is a first in class derivative of a human hormon-peptide(TCApF), with Cancer suppressive properties.

Detailed Description

Subjects will be evaluated regularly for safety. Subjects will return for a follow-up visit 30-33 days after the last dosing of study drug. Subjects who tolerate the drug and who do not experience progressive disease, intolerable toxicity, or meet any of the other withdrawal criteria - may continue to receive Nerofe & Doxorubicin for up to 5 cycles, at the discretion of the Principal Investigator. Throughout the trial, oversight will be provided by the Clinical Safety Committee (CSC).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Reẖovot, Israel, 7661041
    • Oncologic Institue, Kaplan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 88 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Females over18 years of age.
2. Pathologically confirmed locally advanced and/or metastatic solid tumor, for which, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, no standard curative therapy exists.
3. Subjects must have 1 of the following solid tumor types: Ovarian cancer (up to 12 patients), or by Triple-negative breast cancer (up to 12 patients).
4. Disease that is evaluable, or measurable on imaging by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1 Appendix A), and where applicable is characterized by informative tumor marker(s).
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 2(Section 6.1.1.6) .

6. Acceptable clinical laboratory values at screening, as indicated by:

   Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3; Platelets ≥ 75,000/mm3; Total bilirubin ≤ 5 mg/dL. ASpartate aminoTransferase (SGOT) ≤ 2.5 × the Upper Limit of Normal; ALalanine aminoTransferase (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × the Upper Limit of Normal; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or a measured creatinine clearance higher than 60 mL/min; and Negative serum Beta human chorionic gonadotropin test in women of childbearing potential (defined as women ≤ 50 years of age or history of amenorrhea for ≤ 12 months prior to study entry).

7. Patients with hepatic metastasis are eligible to enroll, provided that the following criteria are met at Screening:

   Total bilirubin ≤ 5 * mg/dL; ASpartate aminoTransferase and ALalanine aminoTransferase are each ≤ 5 × the Upper Limit of Normal;

8. Willing and able to provide written Informed Consent and comply with the requirements of the study.
9. Tumor tissue, taken from either an archival sample or a fresh biopsy, must be available for staining for T1/ST2 receptor, and must be ST2 positive.
10. Subject has not been previously treated with Doxorubicin or total accumulated dose has never exceeded 240 mg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any chemotherapy, immunomodulatory drug therapy, anti-neoplastic hormonal therapy (unless dose has been stable for 1 month prior to Baseline and remains stable during the trial), immunosuppressive therapy, corticosteroids > 20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent (unless administered to prevent contrast material reactions during radiographic procedures), or growth factor treatment (eg, erythropoietin) within 14 days prior to initiation of study drug.
2. Presence of an acute toxicity of prior chemotherapy, with the exception of alopecia or peripheral neuropathy, that has not resolved to ≤ Grade 1, as determined by NCI CTCAE v 4.0 (http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/CTCAE/About.html).
3. Receipt of >3 prior regimens of cytotoxic chemotherapy, including any use in the neo-adjuvant, adjuvant, and/or metastatic settings ,Unless more than 1 year elapsed since the Neo-adjuvant treatment was completed
4. Receipt of Blood Transfusion during 2 weeks prior to Baseline
5. Life expectancy <12 weeks.
6. Major surgery or radiation therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study drug,
7. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related illness.
8. Patients with history of brain metastasis
9. Known active hepatitis B or C or other active liver disease (other than malignancy).
10. Severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh Class B or C) and
11. Patients with a history of esophageal bleeding have varices that have been sclerosed or banded and no bleeding episodes have occurred during the prior 6 months.
12. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
13. Insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus will not be included if, according to the investigator, not stable, during the last 6 months.

14. History of any of the following within 12 months prior to initiation of study drug:

    Uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Classification 3 or 4), unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft surgery, transient ischemic attack, or pulmonary embolism (within the last 6 months). Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction <50% .

15. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension, or anti-hypertensive drugs whose type or dose has been changed within 1 months prior to screening or whose dose is anticipated to change within cycle 1.
16. Risk of syncope, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, according to the patient's history of syncope.
17. History of ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias requiring drug treatment
18. Malignancies can be a reason for exclusion only if active during the last year or requiring any anti-tumor treatment. Skin non-melanomatous tumors and thyroid carcinomas - can be included. as well as, Previously treated malignancy within the past 2 years that the Principal Investigator deems to be at low risk for recurrence during the course of this trial.
19. Use of any investigational agents within a minimum of 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of initiation of study drug.
20. Pregnant or lactating female.
21. Women of childbearing potential, unless they agree to use dual contraceptive methods which, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, are effective and adequate for that patient's circumstances while on study drug and for 3 months afterward.
22. Any severe, acute, or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, may interfere with the informed consent process and/or with compliance with the requirements of the study, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the investigator's opinion, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.
23. Any known multiple allergy, or acute allergic reaction within the subject's medical History or General Practitioner's records.

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: Single arm Nerofe followed by Doxorubicin; IV treatment of Nerofe 96 mg\m2 followed by IV Doxorubicin 10mg\m2 Once weekly

Biological: Nerofe is a first in class derivative of a human hormon-peptide(TCApF), with Cancer suppressive properties.; Once weekly treatment, with IV doses of Nerofe (96mg\m2) and low dose (20 mg/m2) Doxorubicin 5 or 24 hours from one another) .; Other Names: Doxorubicin or Adriamycin is a registered chemotherapy, which belongs to the Anthracyclines. It slows or stops the growth of cancer cells.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The primary safety endpoint will be the Adverse Events (AE) reported during the combined treatment of Nerofe and low Dose doxorubicin , using the CTCAE score.	The Adverse Events (AE) reported during the combined treatment of Nerofe and low Dose doxorubicin, using the CTCAE score.	Safety data will be collected weekly during the subjects visits(Weeks 1-20), throughout the study and up to 1 year.
Assessing Change in tumor size from Baseline to End of study	Assessing Change in tumor size from Baseline to End of study under combined treatment of Nerofe and Low dose Doxorubicin in Ovarian cancer or triple negative breast cancer. Subject population will be evaluated using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, from Baseline, and every 2 cycles( 8 weeks), and last one- at the end of the study.	Imaging would be performed at Baseline and at the end of every 2 cycles(8 weeks), through the study completion, which is estimated to be after 6 months.
Assessing Change in Blood markers from Baseline to End of study	Assessing Change in tumor size from Baseline to End of study, under combined treatment of Nerofe and Low dose Doxorubicin, in Ovarian cancer or triple negative breast cancer. Subject population will be evaluated from Baseline, and every cycle( 28 days each cycle) until the end of the study.	Blood Markers would be measured at Baseline, and at the end of every cycle(28 Days in each cycle), through the study completion, which is estimated to be after 6 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pharmacokinetic Profile	Pharmacokinetic Profile, including area under the curve.	Pharmacokinetic sampling is planned once at Baseline. In Cycle 1(28 Days in each cycle), and Cycle 2 Day 1 visits: pre-dose and following the end of Nerofe infusion: 15 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours
Pharmacokinetic Profile	Pharmacokinetic Profile, including maximum plasma concentration	Pharmacokinetic sampling is planned once at Baseline. In Cycle 1(28 Days in each cycle), and Cycle 2 Day 1 visits: pre-dose and following the end of Nerofe infusion: 15 min ,1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours.
Pharmacokinetic Profile	Pharmacokinetic Profile, including trough plasma concentration.	Pharmacokinetic sampling is planned once at Baseline. In Cycle 1(28 Days in each cycle), and Cycle 2 Day 1 visits: pre-dose and following the end of Nerofe infusion: 15 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours.
Pharmacokinetic Profile	Pharmacokinetic Profile, including time to maximum plasma concentration.	Pharmacokinetic sampling is planned once at Baseline. In Cycle 1(28 Days in each cycle), and Cycle 2 Day 1 visits: pre-dose and following the end of Nerofe infusion: 15 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours.
Pharmacokinetic Profile	Pharmacokinetic Profile, including plasma half-life.	Pharmacokinetic sampling is planned once at Baseline. In Cycle 1(28 Days in each cycle), and Cycle 2 Day 1 visits: pre-dose and following the end of Nerofe infusion: 15 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours.
Pharmacodynamics profile	PharmacoDynamics profile, including changes in plasma levels of circulating cytokines	PharmacoDynamics sampling is planned at Baseline, at Day 1, 15, visits of every cycle (28 Days in each cycle), through the study completion which is estimated to be after 6 months..
Pharmacodynamics profile	PharmacoDynamics profile, including changes in plasma levels of soluble T1/ST2 receptor	PharmacoDynamics sampling is planned at Baseline, at Day 1, 15, visits of every cycle (28 Days in each cycle), through the study completion which is estimated to be after 6 months.
Pharmacodynamics profile	PharmacoDynamics profile, including changes in Peripheral blood mononuclear cells' T1/ST2 receptor expression	PharmacoDynamics sampling is planned at Baseline, at Day 1, 15, visits of every cycle (28 Days in each cycle), through the study completion which is estimated to be after 6 months.
Pharmacodynamics profile	Immunogenicity of Nerofe, through the analysis of Plasma levels of circulating anti-Nerofe antibodies.	PharmacoDynamics sampling is planned at Baseline, at Day 1, 15, visits of every cycle(28 Days in each cycle), through the study completion which is estimated to be after 6 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Immune System Key Ltd

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Stemmer SM, Benjaminov O, Silverman MH, Sandler U, Purim O, Sender N, Meir C, Oren-Apoteker P, Ohana J, Devary Y. A phase I clinical trial of dTCApFs, a derivative of a novel human hormone peptide, for the treatment of advanced/metastatic solid tumors. Mol Clin Oncol. 2018 Jan;8(1):22-29. doi: 10.3892/mco.2017.1505. Epub 2017 Nov 15.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 6, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 21, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): April 21, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 20, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 14, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): August 16, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 26, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 18, 2021
• Last Verified: October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Endocrine System Diseases; Ovarian Diseases; Adnexal Diseases; Gonadal Disorders; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Ovarian Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Doxorubicin
• Other Study ID Numbers: ISK-N103

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: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No