Targeting ATR in Soft-tissue Sarcomas (TARSARC)

Targeting ATR in Soft-tissue Sarcomas: a Randomized Phase II Study. TARSARC Study

Multicenter, prospective, open-labeled, 2-arm, non-comparative randomized phase II trial to assess the antitumor activity of berzosertib in association with gemcitabine

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Leiomyosarcoma, Adult
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Association of berzosertib with gemcitabine; Drug: Gemcitabine

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter, prospective, open-labeled, 2-arm, non-comparative randomized (2:1) phase II trial. Patients will be randomized between arm A (gemcitabine + berzosertib) and arm B (gemcitabine) with two patients randomized in arm A for one patient randomized in arm B.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 58
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Bordeaux, France, 33076
    • Institut Bergonie
  • Lyon, France, 69008
    • Centre Leon Berard
  • Poitiers, France, 86000
    • CHU Poitiers
  • Toulouse, France, 31059
    • IUCT Oncopole
  • Villejuif, France, 94805
    • Institut Gustave Roussy

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed leiomyosarcomas.
2. Metastatic or unresectable locally advanced disease,
3. Documented progression according to RECIST v1.1 confirmed by central review,
4. Age ≥ 18 years,
5. ECOG ≤ 1,
6. Life expectancy > 3 months,
7. No more than 3 previous line of systemic therapy for advanced disease,
8. Patients must have advanced disease and must not be a candidate for other approved therapeutic regimen known to provide significant clinical benefit based on investigator judgement,
9. Patients must have measurable disease defined as per RECIST v1.1
10. Patient must comply with the collection of tumor biopsies, and tumors must be accessible for biopsy,
11. At least three weeks since last chemotherapy, immunotherapy or any other pharmacological treatment and/or radiotherapy,
12. Adequate hematological, renal, metabolic and hepatic function
13. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to randomization.
14. Both women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception 28 days before start of first dose of study drug
15. No prior or concurrent malignant disease diagnosed or treated in the last 2 years except for adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, basal or squamous skin cell carcinoma, or in situ transitional bladder cell carcinoma,
16. Recovery to grade ≤ 1 from any adverse event (AE) derived from previous treatment
17. Voluntarily signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure,
18. Patients with a social security in compliance with the French law.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous treatment with Gemcitabine, or berzosertib or other ATR inhibitor,
2. Evidence of progressive or symptomatic central nervous system or leptomeningeal metastases,
3. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding,
4. Participation to a study involving a medical or therapeutic intervention in the last 30 days,
5. Previous enrolment in the present study,
6. Patient unable to follow and comply with the study procedures because of any geographical, social or psychological reasons,
7. Known hypersensitivity to any involved study drug or any of its formulation components,
8. Has known active hepatitis B or hepatitis C,
9. Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

10. Any of the following cardiac or cardiovascular criteria :

    • Congestive heart failure ≥ New York Heart Association (NHYA) class 1,
    • Unstable angina , new-onset angina
    • Myocardial infarction less than 6 months before start of study drug
    • Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias,
11. Participants with Li Fraumeni syndrome and/or ataxia telangiectasia,

12. Active autoimmune disease:

    • Patients with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, hypo- or hyperthyroid disease not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible,
    • Patients requiring hormone replacement with corticosteroids are eligible if the steroids are administered only for the purpose of hormonal replacement and at dose ≤ 10 mg or 10 mg equivalent prednisone day,
    • Administration of steroids through a route known to result in a minimal systemic exposure (topical, intranasal, intra-ocular or inhalation) are acceptable.
13. Arterial or venous thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident , deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months before the start of study medication,
14. Patients with oral anticoagulation based on Vitamine K antagonist,
15. Treatment by potent inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4
16. Vaccination with yellow fever or by any other live attenuated vaccine in the last 30 days,
17. Individuals deprived of liberty or placed under legual guardianship.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental Arm A: treatment by berzosertib combined with gemcitabine; Patients with advanced leiomyosarcomas will be treated with berzosertib combined with gemcitabine	Drug: Association of berzosertib with gemcitabine; Gemcitabine will be administered by intravenous 30-minutes infusion on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks, at a fixed dose of 1000 mg/m². Berzosertib will be administered intravenously on days 2 and 9 every 3 weeks (210 mg/m²). A treatment cycle consists of 3 weeks (i.e., 21 days) and will be administered during hospitalization.; Other Names: Experimental
Other: Standard Arm B: treatment by gemcitabine alone; Patients with advanced leiomyosarcomas will be treated with with gemcitabine alone (control arm)	Drug: Gemcitabine; Gemcitabine will be administered by intravenous 30-minutes infusion on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks, at a fixed dose of 1000 mg/m². A treatment cycle consists of 3 weeks (i.e., 21 days) and will be administered during hospitalization.; Other Names: Control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of the antitumor activity of berzosertib combined with gemcitabine	Antitumor activity will be assessed in terms of 6-month progression-free rate and is defined as the rate of complete or partial response (CR, PR) or stable disease (SD), as per RECIST v1.1.	6 months
Assessment of the antitumor activity of gemcitabine	Antitumor activity will be assessed in terms of 6-month progression-free rate and is defined as the rate of complete or partial response (CR, PR) or stable disease (SD), as per RECIST v1.1.	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
6-month objective response rate (ORR) for patients treated by berzosertib in association with gemcitabine	Objective response is defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as per adapted RECIST v1.1.	6 months
6-month objective response rate (ORR) for patients treated by gemcitabine alone	Objective response is defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as per adapted RECIST v1.1.	6 months
Best overall response for patients treated by berzosertib in association with gemcitabine	Best overall response is defined as the best reponse across all time points (RECIST v1.1). The best overall response rate is determined once all the data for the patient is known	throughout the treatment period, an expected average of 6 months
Best overall response for patients treated by gemcitabine alone	Best overall response is defined as the best reponse across all time points (RECIST v1.1). The best overall response rate is determined once all the data for the patient is known	throughout the treatment period, an expected average of 6 months
1-year progression-free survival for patients treated by berzosertib in association with gemcitabine	Progression-free survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of progression (as per RECIST v1.1) or death (from any cause), whichever occurs first	1 year
1-year progression-free survival for patients treated by gemcitabine alone	Progression-free survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of progression (as per RECIST v1.1) or death (from any cause), whichever occurs first	1 year
2-year progression-free survival for patients treated by berzosertib in association with gemcitabine	Progression-free survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of progression (as per RECIST v1.1) or death (from any cause), whichever occurs first	2 years
2-year progression-free survival for patients treated by gemcitabine alone	Progression-free survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of progression (as per RECIST v1.1) or death (from any cause), whichever occurs first	2 years
1-year overall survival for patients treated by berzosertib in association with gemcitabine	Overall survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of death (from any cause)	1 year
1-year overall survival for patients treated by gemcitabine alone	Overall survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of death (from any cause)	1 year
2-year overall survival for patients treated by berzosertib in association with gemcitabine	Overall survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of death (from any cause)	2 years
2-year overall survival for patients treated by gemcitabine alone	Overall survival is defined as the delay between the start date of treatment and the date of death (from any cause)	2 years
6-month objective response according to CHOI criteria, independently for each arm	Objective response is defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as per CHOI criteria.	6 months
Best overall response according to CHOI criteria, independently for each arm	Best overall response is defined as the best reponse across all time points (CHOI criteria). The best overall response rate is determined once all the data for the patient is known	throughout the treatment period, an expected average of 6 months
Safety profile independently for each arm: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event version 5	Toxicity graded using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5	throughout the treatment period, an expected average of 6 months
Tumor immune cells levels	Levels of immune cells (CD4, CD8, PDL1)in tumor will be measured by immunohistochemistry	before treatment onset and cycle 2 day 1 (each cycle is 21 days)
Blood cytokines levels	Levels of cytokines (tryptophane, interleukine) in blood will be measured by ELISA	baseline, cycle 2 day 1, cycle 6 day 1 and progression (each cycle is 21 days)
Blood lymphocytes levels	Levels of fixed PBMC (peripheral blood mononucear cells) in blood will be measured by flow cytometry	baseline, cycle 2 day 1, cycle 6 day 1 and progression (each cycle is 21 days)
Blood kynurenine levels	Levels of kynurenine in blood will be measured by ELISA	baseline, cycle 2 day 1, cycle 6 day 1 and progression (each cycle is 21 days)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Institut Bergonié
• Collaborators: Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 9, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 29, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): April 21, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 19, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 5, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: soft-tissue sarcoma; ATR inhibition; advanced/metastatic
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplastic Processes; Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Sarcoma; Leiomyosarcoma; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Gemcitabine
• Other Study ID Numbers: IB 2018-04; 2018-003835-31 (EudraCT Number)

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