ATR Inhibitor Elimusertib (BAY1895344) Plus Niraparib Phase 1b Study in Advanced Solid Tumors and Ovarian Cancer

An Open-label Phase 1b Study to Determine the Maximum Tolerated and/or Recommended Phase 2 Dose of the ATR Inhibitor Elimusertib (BAY 1895344) in Combination With PARP Inhibitor Niraparib, in Participants With Recurrent Advanced Solid Tumors and Ovarian Cancer

The purpose of the study is to test how well patients with advanced solid tumors and ovarian cancer respond to treatment with elimusertib in combination with niraparib. In addition researchers want to find for patients the optimal dose of elimusertib in combination with niraparib, how the drug is tolerated and the way the body absorbs, distributes and discharges the drug. The study medication elimusertib works by blocking a substance produced by the body (ATR Kinase) which is important for the growth of tumor cells. Niraparib works by blocking a substance produced by the body (PARP enzymes) in a way that tumor cells can be killed, or made more susceptible to chemotherapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Ovarian Cancer; Advanced Solid Tumors (Excluding Prostate Cancer)
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Drug: Niraparib

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 14
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
      • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant must be ≥ 18 years of age, at the time of signing the informed consent.

• Participants must have histologically confirmed diagnosis of the following indications as described below:

  • Dose escalation (Part A): recurrent advanced solid tumors, excluding prostate cancer, who experienced disease progression after treatment with standard of care therapy for metastatic disease.

  • Dose expansion (Part B): recurrent EOC, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer

    • Sub-population 1: participants PARPi naïve and with a platinum-resistant/refractory disease (recurrence with a PFI < 6 months from last platinum-based regimen). Participants may not have had more than 3 prior therapies since the development of platinum resistance.
    • Sub-population 2: participants with disease progression on PARPi (including niraparib), administered as maintenance as well active line of therapy. Participants must have not received further line of therapy after disease progression on PARPi.

• Participants in dose escalation (Part A) of the study will need to have tumor-associated DDR deficiency and/or CCNE1 gene amplification.

  -- A homozygous deletion and/or a deleterious mutation in a gene reported to be involved in DNA repair and/or sensitive to ATRi's and/or PARPi's.

• Participants in dose expansion (Part B) of the study will need to have tumor associated DDR deficiency (Sub-population 1). Participants in Part B (Sub-population 2) are not enrolled based on the presence or absence of a particular biomarker.
• Participants must have disease progression and measurable disease, as defined by RECIST 1.1.
• Available archival tumor tissue ≤ 12 months old, otherwise a fresh baseline tumor biopsy should be obtained.
• ECOG PS of 0 to 1
• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks

• Adequate bone marrow function as assessed by the following laboratory tests to be conducted within 7 (±2) days before the first dose of study intervention:

  • Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 150 x 10^9/L
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L
• Participants must have adequate organ function.
• Participants must have adequate coagulation.
• Adequate cardiac function per institutional normal measured by echocardiography (recommended) or cardiac MRI per institutional guidelines.
• A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant (confirmed by a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 (±2) days of first study intervention), not breastfeeding, or is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP). WOCBP must agree to use highly effective contraception during the intervention period and for at least 6 months (180 days) after the last dose of study intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to swallow oral medication
• Known hypersensitivity to elimusertib and/or niraparib or excipients of the preparations or any agent given in association with this study
• History of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis
• Ongoing or active uncontrolled infection (bacterial, fungal, or viral; e.g. hepatitis viral) of CTCAE grade ≥ 2 that requires systemic treatment
• Participants with HIV may be be ineligible depending on various parameters, but are not automatically excluded.
• Immunocompromised participants (e.g. diagnosis of immunodeficiency or ongoing immunosuppressive therapy)
• Pleural effusion or ascites that causes respiratory compromise (CTCAE grade ≥ 2 dyspnea)
• Active HBV or HCV infection that requires treatment.
• Moderate or severe hepatic impairment, i.e. Child Pugh Class B or C

• Participants with significant cardiovascular disease and/or relevant findings meeting the below criteria are excluded:

  • History of cardiac disease: congestive heart failure NYHA class > II, unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest), new-onset angina (within the past 6 months before study entry), myocardial infarction within the past 6 months before study entry, or cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and digoxin are permitted).
  • Clinically relevant findings in the ECG such as a second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, prolongation of the QRS complex ≥ 120 ms, or prolongation of the of the QTc interval (Fridericia) over 450 ms unless agreed otherwise between the investigator and the sponsor's medically responsible person. QTc > 450 ms detected in 2 or more time points within a 24-hour period are excluded.
  • Clinically significant arterial hypertension despite optimal medical management (per investigator´s opinion). Clinically significant hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure above 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg, despite optimal medical management. For participants taking antihypertensive medication, blood pressure should be stable/ controlled for more than 7 days before first dose of study medication.
• Previous treatment with an ATR Inhibitor
• Participants in Part A and Part B (Sub-population 2): Previous treatment with known or putative PARPi, if discontinued for CTCAE grade ≥ 3 AEs or CTCAE grade ≥ 3 hypersensitivity to PARPi. Participants in Part B Sub-population 1 must not have received prior PARPi treatment.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

6

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dose escalation of elimusertib_Part A.1; Dose escalation will initiate with Part A.1 in which niraparib is used at a lower fixed dose.	Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Elimusertib will be administered in 28-day cycles.; Drug: Niraparib; Niraparib will be administered in 28-day cycles.
Experimental: Dose escalation of elimusertib_Part A.2; If the starting dose level in Part A.1 is tolerated, dose escalation in Part A.2 may be initiated on an optional basis. In Part A.2, niraparib is used at a higher fixed dose.	Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Elimusertib will be administered in 28-day cycles.; Drug: Niraparib; Niraparib will be administered in 28-day cycles.
Experimental: Dose expansion_sub-population 1_lower dose of niraparib; MTDs and/or candidate RP2Ds for elimusertib used in combination with niraparib at a lower fixed dose. MTD: Maximum tolerated dose. RP2D: Recommended phase 2 dose.	Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Elimusertib will be administered in 28-day cycles.; Drug: Niraparib; Niraparib will be administered in 28-day cycles.
Experimental: Dose expansion_sub-population 2_lower dose of niraparib; MTDs and/or candidate RP2Ds for elimusertib used in combination with niraparib at a lower fixed dose.	Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Elimusertib will be administered in 28-day cycles.; Drug: Niraparib; Niraparib will be administered in 28-day cycles.
Experimental: Dose expansion_sub-population 1_higher dose of niraparib; MTDs and/or candidate RP2Ds for elimusertib used in combination with niraparib at a higher fixed dose.	Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Elimusertib will be administered in 28-day cycles.; Drug: Niraparib; Niraparib will be administered in 28-day cycles.
Experimental: Dose expansion_sub-population 2_higher dose of niraparib; MTDs and/or candidate RP2Ds for elimusertib used in combination with niraparib at a higher fixed dose.	Drug: Elimusertib (BAY1895344); Elimusertib will be administered in 28-day cycles.; Drug: Niraparib; Niraparib will be administered in 28-day cycles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)	Up to 30 days after the last administration of study intervention
Severity of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)	Up to 30 days after the last administration of study intervention
Incidence of treatment emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)	Up to 30 days after the last administration of study intervention
Severity of treatment emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)	Up to 30 days after the last administration of study intervention
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD): Frequency of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) at each dose level during the DLT observation period for Cycle 1	Cycle 1, 28 days after first administration of study intervention
Recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of elimusertib	Up to 30 days after last administration of study Intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of participants with complete response (CR)		At baseline and at the start of every 2nd cycle (each cycle is 28 days) starting with Cycle 3, and at the start of every 4th cycle after Cycle 11 up to 24 months.
Incidence of participants with partial response (PR)		At baseline and at the start of every 2nd cycle (each cycle is 28 days) starting with Cycle 3, and at the start of every 4th cycle after Cycle 11 up to 24 months.
Incidence of participants with stable disease (SD)		At baseline and at the start of every 2nd cycle (each cycle is 28 days) starting with Cycle 3, and at the start of every 4th cycle after Cycle 11 up to 24 months.
Incidence of participants with progressive disease (PD)		At baseline and at the start of every 2nd cycle (each cycle is 28 days) starting with Cycle 3, and at the start of every 4th cycle after Cycle 11 up to 24 months.
Objective response rate (ORR)		At baseline and at the start of every 2nd cycle (each cycle is 28 days) starting with Cycle 3, and at the start of every 4th cycle after Cycle 11 up to 24 months.
Disease control rate (DCR)		At baseline and at the start of every 2nd cycle (each cycle is 28 days) starting with Cycle 3, and at the start of every 4th cycle after Cycle 11 up to 24 months.
Cmax (Maximal plasma exposure) of elimusertib after single dose administration		Cycle 1 Day 5 and Cycle 1 Day 21, each cycle is 28 days.
AUC(0-8) of elimusertib after single dose administration		Cycle 1 Day 5 and Cycle 1 Day 21, each cycle is 28 days.
Cmax,md of elimusertib after multiple dose administration		Cycle 1 Day 5 and Cycle 1 Day 21, each cycle is 28 days.
AUC(0-8)md of elimusertib after multiple dose administration	AUC: Area under the curve	Cycle 1 Day 5 and Cycle 1 Day 21, each cycle is 28 days.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bayer
• Collaborators: GlaxoSmithKline
• Investigators: Study Director: Bayer Study Director, Bayer

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Smith G, Alholm Z, Coleman RL, Monk BJ. DNA Damage Repair Inhibitors-Combination Therapies. Cancer J. 2021 Nov-Dec 01;27(6):501-505. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000561.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 26, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 11, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 11, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 13, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 21, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 18, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: 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; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Ovarian Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; Niraparib
• Other Study ID Numbers: 18595; 2018-003930-34 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

IPD Plan Description

Availability of this study's data will later be determined according to Bayer's commitment to the EFPIA/PhRMA "Principles for responsible clinical trial data sharing". This pertains to scope, timepoint and process of data access. As such, Bayer commits to sharing upon request from qualified researchers patient-level clinical trial data, study-level clinical trial data, and protocols from clinical trials in patients for medicines and indications approved in the US and EU as necessary for conducting legitimate research. This applies to data on new medicines and indications that have been approved by the EU and US regulatory agencies on or after January 01, 2014.

Interested researchers can use www.vivli.org to request access to anonymized patient-level data and supporting documents from clinical studies to conduct research. Information on the Bayer criteria for listing studies and other relevant information is provided in the member section of the portal.

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