Study of RSO-021 in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors Including Mesothelioma

January 25, 2024 updated by: RS Oncology LLC

A Translational Phase 1/2 Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study to Determine Safety, Tolerability, and Recommended Phase 2 Dose of RSO-021 in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors Including Mesothelioma

This is an open-label, non-randomized, multicenter, translational Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and expansion study designed to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of RSO-021 after intrapleural (IP) administration in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) (non-mesothelioma) and MPE from mesothelioma.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, multi-center study whose primary Phase 1 stage objective is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of RSO-021 (thiostrepton), a naturally-occurring, sulfur-rich, cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic of the thiopeptide class, in patients with MPE from any solid tumor, including mesothelioma.

In the Phase 2 stage, once the RP2D has been identified, the antitumor activity of RSO-021 will be evaluated in four recruitment arms; (1) in patients with MPE (non-mesothelioma), (2) in patients with MPE (non-mesothelioma) in combination with paclitaxel, (3) in patients with MPE from mesothelioma after first-line SoC, and (4) in patients with MPE from mesothelioma who have a 'window of opportunity' for treatment prior to first-line systemic therapy.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

186

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

      • Bristol, United Kingdom, BS105NB
        • Recruiting
        • South Mead North Bristol Hopsital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nick Maskell, MD
      • Glasgow, United Kingdom
      • Leeds, United Kingdom, LS970F
      • Leicester, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW
        • Recruiting
        • Facility: HOPE Clinical Trials Facility, Leicester Royal Infirmary
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Dean Fennell, MD
        • Contact:
      • London, United Kingdom, SE19RT
      • London, United Kingdom, EC1A7BE
        • Recruiting
        • Barts Health NHS Cancer Institute
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Peter Szlosarek, MD
        • Contact:
      • London, United Kingdom, SW3 6JJ
        • Recruiting
        • The Royal Marsden
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sanjay Popat, MD
      • Manchester, United Kingdom, M204BX
        • Recruiting
        • The Christie NHS
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Fiona Thistlethwaite, MD
        • Contact:
      • North Shields, United Kingdom, NE29 8NH
      • Oxford, United Kingdom, OX42PG

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female ≥ 18 years old.
  2. ECOG performance status 0-1.
  3. Histological diagnosis of solid tumor/mesothelioma with MPE.

    Expansion Cohort 2:

    1. only patients with breast cancer, ovarian cancer or non-small cell lung cancer.
    2. patients for whom paclitaxel is a recommended SoC therapy.
    3. no contraindications to paclitaxel.
  4. Patients with a disease burden that is predominantly pleural, and a pleural space that is accessible.

Expansion Cohorts 1 and 2: MPE (non-mesothelioma): patients must have received at least 1 prior standard of care treatment regimen for advanced, unresectable malignancy, with documented progression.

Expansion Cohort 3:

MPE mesothelioma: patients must have received at least 1 prior standard-of-care treatment regimen for advanced, unresectable malignancy, with documented progression and there is no approved life extending alternative available.

Expansion Cohort 4: MPE mesothelioma 'window of opportunity': patients should be treatment naïve, have refused or not be immediately requiring of systemic therapy and should be patients for whom drainage is planned immediately while further treatment options are arranged. It must be documented for each patient that protocol participation will not affect their subsequent ability to access standard systemic first line therapy due to RSO-021 being a local therapy.

6. Resolution of all acute reversible toxic effects of prior therapy or surgical procedure to Grade ≤1 (except alopecia).

7. For dose escalation: Archival paraffin block, ideally from the patient's most recent biopsy, should be provided prior to the first dose of study therapy, if sufficient tissue is available.

For dose expansion cohorts: fresh tumor biopsy must be obtained.

  1. Patients enrolled in the mesothelioma expansion phase will be requested to undergo a tumor biopsy during the screening period and after the third dose.
  2. Patients enrolled in the non-mesothelioma expansion phase will be requested to undergo a tumor biopsy during the screening period and after the third dose only if medically feasible.

    8. Patients must have adequate organ function.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Last dose of prior anti-cancer therapies:

    1. Systemic anti-cancer therapy within 3 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to study entry, whichever is shorter.
    2. Thoracic radiation therapy or significant surgery within 3 weeks prior to study entry. Localized palliative radiotherapy for pain control in non-target lesions is allowed during the screening period.
    3. Received an investigational product or been treated with an investigational device within 30 days prior to first drug administration or plans to participate in any other clinical trial while on this study.
  2. Previous or concurrent malignancy that would prevent evaluation of the primary endpoint (e.g. R/R hematological malignancy).
  3. Patients whose extent of tumor or loculations would render intrapleural administration incomplete and/or ineffective.
  4. Known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or any excipient contained in the drug formulation.
  5. History or clinical evidence of any surgical or medical condition which the investigator and/or medical monitor judges as likely to interfere with the results of the study or pose an additional risk in participating, e.g., rapidly progressive or uncontrolled disease involving a major organ system-vascular, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, hematologic, neurologic, neoplastic, renal, endocrine, or an immunodeficiency, or clinically significant active psychiatric or abuse disorders.
  6. Active infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and CD4+ T-cell count < 350/μL. Patients not on established anti-retroviral therapy for at least four weeks prior to first dose of study drug and having a detectable HIV viral load. Testing is not required for eligibility.
  7. Active infection with hepatitis B (surface antigen); or infection with hepatitis C in absence of sustained virologic response. Testing is not required for eligibility.
  8. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients.
  9. Patients with symptomatic or unstable CNS primary tumor or metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Patients with documented treated CNS metastases stable off steroids may be enrolled at the discretion of the investigator.
  10. Therapeutic oral anticoagulation for a thromboembolic event (prophylactic anticoagulation is allowed as long as patient can undergo catheter placement and biopsy). LMWH is allowed on condition that it is medically acceptable to interrupt LMWH therapy for all study procedures.
  11. Use of systemic corticosteroids to treat inflammatory or autoimmune symptoms within 15 days or other immunosuppressive drugs within 3 weeks prior to start of the study. Inhaled and topical corticosteroids are permitted. Up to 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent is permitted.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Phase 1 - Dose Escalation
RSO-021 administered in increasing doses as a solution for pleural infusion through an indwelling IP catheter, administered as a single dose on Day 1 of each week of a 21-day treatment cycle.
A naturally-occurring, sulfur-rich, cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic of the thiopeptide class.
Other Names:
  • Thiostrepton
Experimental: Ph2 - Dose Expansion - MPE from non-mesothelioma solid tumors
RSO-021 administered at the MTD/RP2D as a solution for pleural infusion through an indwelling IP catheter, administered as a single dose on Day 1 of each week of a 21-day treatment cycle in patients with MPE from non-mesothelioma solid tumors.
A naturally-occurring, sulfur-rich, cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic of the thiopeptide class.
Other Names:
  • Thiostrepton
Experimental: Ph2 - Dose Expansion - MPE from mesothelioma
RSO-021 administered at the MTD/RP2D as a solution for pleural infusion through an indwelling IP catheter, administered as a single dose on Day 1 of each week of a 21-day treatment cycle in patients with MPE from mesothelioma.
A naturally-occurring, sulfur-rich, cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic of the thiopeptide class.
Other Names:
  • Thiostrepton
Experimental: P2 - Dose Expansion - mesothelioma -First line treatment prior to Ipi/Nivo
RSO-021 administered at the MTD/RP2D as a solution for pleural infusion through an indwelling IP catheter, administered as a single dose on Day 1 of each week of a 21-day treatment cycle in patients with mesothelioma. This local treatment with RSO-021 is prior to systemic treatment of Ipi/Nivo.
A naturally-occurring, sulfur-rich, cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic of the thiopeptide class.
Other Names:
  • Thiostrepton
Experimental: Ph2 - Dose Expansion - MPE from non-mesothelioma solid tumors combination with Paclitaxel
RSO-021 administered at the MTD/RP2D as a solution for pleural infusion through an indwelling IP catheter, administered as a single dose on Day 1 of each week of a 21-day treatment cycle in patients with MPE from non-mesothelioma solid tumors. In combination with Paclitaxel. Paclitaxel will be administered as a systemic therapy per SoC and the approved labeling based on the tumor type being treated. Paclitaxel is commercially available in the UK
A naturally-occurring, sulfur-rich, cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic of the thiopeptide class.
Other Names:
  • Thiostrepton

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dose-limiting Toxicity
Time Frame: First 21 days of treatment.
The incidence of DLTs during the DLT assessment period.
First 21 days of treatment.
Frequency and Severity of Adverse Events (AE)
Time Frame: Screening to 90 days from last dose.
The incidences and percentages of patients experiencing AEs summarized by NCI CTCAE version 5.0 grade and by causality.
Screening to 90 days from last dose.
Dose Finding
Time Frame: Screening to 90 days from last dose.
Determination of the MTD and/or the RP2D.
Screening to 90 days from last dose.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pharmacokinetics of RSO-021
Time Frame: Day 1 of dosing through 21 days post last dose.
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax)
Day 1 of dosing through 21 days post last dose.
Pharmacokinetics of RSO-021
Time Frame: Day 1 of dosing through 21 days post last dose.
Area Under the Curve (AUC)
Day 1 of dosing through 21 days post last dose.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time Frame: Day 1 of dosing through day 90 after the last dose.
ORR according to RECIST v1.1.
Day 1 of dosing through day 90 after the last dose.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Time Frame: Day 1 of dosing through day 90 after the last dose.
The percentage of subjects with a complete response, partial response, or stable disease for at least 2 consecutive tumor assessments.
Day 1 of dosing through day 90 after the last dose.
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: Day 1 of dosing through day 90 after the last dose.
Time from the date of initiation of study therapy to the date measurement criteria are first met for PD or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Day 1 of dosing through day 90 after the last dose.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: James Spicer, MD, Guys Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 31, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 7, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 15, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

January 26, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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