A Study of MRG003 in the Treatment of Patients With EGFR-positive Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

An Open-label, Multi-center, Phase I/II Dose Escalation and Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of MRG003 in Combination With HX008 in Patients With EGFR-positive Advanced Solid Tumors

The objective of this study is to assess the safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of MRG003 in combination with HX008 in patients with EGFR-positive advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Advanced Solid Tumors
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: MRG003+HX008

Detailed Description

This study consists of two parts: Phase I and Phase II. The objective of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of MRG003 in combination with HX008 in patients with EGFR-positive advanced or metastatic solid tumors; and to explore the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of combination therapy; and to evaluate the preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of combination therapy in the targeted study population.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 18
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Guangdong
    • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
      • Recruiting
      • Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
      • Contact: Ruihua Xu, M.D.; Phone Number: 86-18127912775; Email: xurh@sysucc.org.cn
  • Hunan
    • Changsha, Hunan, China, 410029
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Hunan Cancer Hospital
      • Contact: Yingrui Shi, M.D.; Phone Number: 13607441956; Email: shiyingrui@hnca.org.cn

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Willing to sign the informed consent form and follow the requirements specified in the protocol.
2. Aged 18 to 75 (including 18 and 75), both genders.
3. BMI ≥17
4. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks.
5. Patients with EGFR-positive advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN), and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
6. EGFR-positive determined by immunohistochemistry (except NSCLC, SCCHN and NPC).
7. Patients must have measurable lesions according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1).
8. The score of ECOG for performance status is 0 or 1.
9. No severe cardiac dysfunction.
10. Acceptable liver, renal, and hematologic function.
11. Patients with childbearing potential must use effective contraception during the treatment and for 6 months after the last dose of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational product.
2. Prior treatment with chemotherapy, biological therapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, investigational drugs, attenuated live vaccines, immunomodulators, CYP3A4 inhibitors/inducers, antibody-drug conjugates, Received major surgery without complete recovery, etc.
3. Treatment with MMAE/MMAF ADC drugs
4. Central nervous system metastasis.
5. Toxic reaction or abnormal value of laboratory test caused by previous anti-tumor treatment ≥ 2 (CTCAE v5.0)
6. Presence of peripheral neuropathy ≥ Grade 2.
7. Liver function Child Pugh Grade B or Grade C。
8. Pleural and peritoneal effusion or pericardial effusion with clinical symptoms requiring drainage.
9. Poorly controlled systemic diseases (hypertension and hyperglycemia, etc.)
10. Evidence of active infection of hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.
11. Patients with poorly controlled heart diseases
12. History of ophthalmic abnormalities.
13. History of severe skin disease requiring oral or intravenous therapy.
14. History of interstitial pneumonia, radiation pneumonia, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe pulmonary insufficiency, symptomatic bronchospasm, etc.
15. Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease or drug related immune disease or the disease history within the past 2 years.
16. The patient is using immunosuppressant or systemic hormone therapy.
17. Patients with any past arteriovenous bleeding within 3 months or current history of coagulation disorder.
18. Any clinically significant VTE occurred within 6 months.
19. Received allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplantation.
20. Inoculate live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose.
21. Patients with a positive serum pregnancy test or who are breast-feeding or who do not agree to take adequate contraceptive measures during the treatment and for 180 days after the last dose of study treatment.
22. History of other primary malignant tumor diseases.
23. Investigator considers which not suitable to participate in the clinical trial

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: MRG003+HX008; MRG003 will be administrated via intravenous infusion at 1.5, 2.0 mg/kg (MTD=2.5 mg/kg) once on Day 1 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle). HX008 will be administrated via intravenous infusion at 3 mg/kg once on Day 1 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle).	Drug: MRG003+HX008; Administered intravenously

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)	MTD is the highest dose with the proportion of DLT less than 1/3	Within 21 days after the first dose of the last patient of the MTD group
Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D)	The dose level of MRG003 recommended for further clinical studies based on assessment of the safety, efficacy and PK data from this study.	Baseline to study completion (up to 12 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)	ORR is defined as the proportions of patients with a complete response (CR) and partial response (PR). ORR will be assessed by investigator according to RECIST v1.1.	Baseline to study completion (up to 12 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adverse Events (AEs)	Any reaction, side effect, or untoward event that occurs during the course of the clinical trial whether or not the event is considered related to the study drug.	Baseline to 30 days after the last dose of study treatment
Duration of Response (DOR)	DOR is defined as the duration from the initial recording of objective disease response to the first onset of tumor progression, or death of any cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 12 months)
Progression Free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the duration from the start of treatment to the onset of tumor progression or death of any cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 12 months)
Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the duration from the start of treatment to death of any cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 12 months)
Disease Control Rate (DCR)	DCR is defined as the proportion of subjects achieving CR, PR, and SD after treatment.	Baseline to study completion (up to 12 months)
Immunogenicity (ADA)	The proportion of patients with positive ADA results.	Baseline to 90 days after the last dose.
Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	Adverse events that are difficult to deal with in clinical drug research	Baseline to 90 days after the last dose of study treatment
PK parameters: concentration-time curve	Plot of drug concentration changing with time after drug administration	Baseline to 90 days after the last dose.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shanghai Miracogen Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 30, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): May 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 15, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 18, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 18, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 15, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Solid tumors; EGFR; Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC); MRG003; HX008
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: HX008/MRG003-C001

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