Adagrasib (MRTX849) Plus Cetuximab and Irinotecan for the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic, KRAS positive Colorectal Cancer
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects and best dose of adagrasib plus cetuximab and irinotecan for the treatment of patients with KRAS positive colorectal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Adagrasib is a small molecule inhibitor that may target specific areas of the tumor cell and stop them from growing and spreading. Cetuximab is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It binds to a protein called EGFR, which is found on some types of cancer cells. This may help keep cancer cells from growing. Irinotecan may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving adagrasib with cetuximab and irinotecan may kill more tumor cells in patients with unresectable or metastatic, KRAS positive colorectal cancer.
Inclusion Criteria
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum with KRAS G12C mutation. KRAS G12C on circulating tumor derived deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) may also be used as basis of eligibility, with approval from study or site primary investigators (PIs)
- Unresectable or metastatic disease
- Previously treated with at least two prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease (where a regimen is defined as a unique combination of fluorouracil [5-FU], oxaliplatin, irinotecan, bevacizumab [or biosimilar], capecitabine). A treatment with adjuvant therapy with progression within 6 months of completing therapy would be considered a prior chemotherapy regimen
- Presence of tumor lesions to be evaluated per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 patients must have measurable disease
- Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of the proposed combination in patients < 18 years of age, and because solid tumor malignancies with KRAS G12C mutation is rare among patients < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study
- Able to take oral medications
- Most recent prior systemic therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy or, investigational agent) and radiation therapy discontinued at least 2 weeks before first dose or five half-lives whichever is shorter
- Recovery from the adverse effects of prior therapy at the time of enrollment to =< grade 1 (excluding alopecia and prior oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,000/mm^ 3 (>= 1.0 × 10^9/L) (within 28 days of cycle 1 day 1 [C1D1])
- Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^ 3 (>= 100 × 10^9/L) (within 28 days of C1D1)
- International normalizing ratio (INR)/partial thromboplastin time (PTT) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 28 days of C1D1)
- Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (within 28 days of C1D1), in the absence of transfusions for at least 2 weeks
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (if associated with Gilbert’s disease or UGT1A1*28 homozygosity, =< 3 x ULN) (within 28 days of C1D1)
- Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN (if associated with liver metastases =< 5 x ULN) (within 28 days of C1D1)
- Estimated creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault or chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equation (CKD-EPI) (within 28 days of C1D1)
- Women of child-bearing potential or men whose partner is a woman of child-bearing potential agree to use contraception while participating in this study, and for 6 months (females) or 4 months (males) following termination of study treatment
- Completed informed consent process, including signing of institutional review board (IRB)-approved informed consent form
- Willing and able to comply with clinical trial instructions and requirements
Exclusion Criteria
- Active brain metastases, unless adequately treated and patient is neurologically stable (except for residual symptoms of central nervous system treatment) for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment without corticosteroids or are on a stable or decreasing dose of =< 10 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent)
- Patients with carcinomatous meningitis
- History of significant hemoptysis or hemorrhage within 4 weeks of the first dose, unless resolved or stable
- Major surgery within 4 weeks of first dose
- History of intestinal disease or major gastric surgery likely to alter absorption of study treatment
- Any of the following cardiac abnormalities: * Symptomatic or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmia * Unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within the last 6 months * Congestive heart failure >= New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 within the last 6 months * QTc > 480 milliseconds * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%, if known
- Ongoing need for a medication with any of the following characteristics that cannot be switched to alternative treatment prior to study entry: known risk of Torsades de Pointes or QT prolongation; substrate of CYP3A with narrow therapeutic index; strong inducer or inhibitor of CYP3A and/or P-gp; strong inhibitor of BCRP; and proton pump inhibitors
- Known (< 2 years) or suspected presence of another malignancy, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma
- Known or suspected allergy or hypersensitivity to study drugs
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity or active hepatitis B or C. Patients treated for hepatitis C with no detectable viral load are permitted
- Pregnancy. Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test during screening
- Breast-feeding or planning to breast feed during the study or within 6 months after end of treatment
- History of severe obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease
- Any serious illness, uncontrolled inter-current illness, psychiatric illness, active or uncontrolled infection, or other medical history, including laboratory results, which, in the investigator’s opinion, would be likely to interfere with the patient’s participation in the study, or with the interpretation of results
Additional locations may be listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT05722327.
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the optimal biological dose (OBD) of adagrasib (MRTX849) when used in combination with cetuximab and irinotecan.
II. To evaluate the safety profile of this combination.
III. To determine the antitumor activity of this combination in patients with metastatic KRAS G12C colorectal cancer.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To explore correlations between MRTX849 exposure and patient outcomes such as disease response, objective response rate (ORR), duration or response (DOR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), safety, and pharmacodynamic endpoints.
II. To evaluate the utility of detecting KRAS G12C mutation in plasma to identify suitable patients.
III. To explore potential pharmacodynamic (PD) markers of KRASG12C and EGFR inhibition in tumor tissue and/or blood plasma.
IV. To explore correlations between baseline tumor biomarkers, gene alterations, and clinical activity/efficacy.
V. To define mechanisms of acquired resistance to EGFR and KRASG12C inhibition and evaluate novel strategies to overcome such resistance.
VI. To assess pharmacokinetics of MRTX849 and irinotecan and key metabolites.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of adagrasib and irinotecan followed by a dose-expansion study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 dosing schedules.
CONCURRENT DOSING: Patients receive adagrasib orally (PO) once daily (QD) or twice daily (BID) on days -14 through -0 and cetuximab intravenously (IV) over 1-2 hours on day -14. Patients continue taking adagrasib PO QD or BID on days 1-28 of each cycle and receive cetuximab intravenously IV over 1-2 hours and irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo collection of blood samples on study and undergo biopsy, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and/or PET/CT, and bone scan at screening and on study.
STAGGERED DOSING: Patients receive adagrasib PO QD or BID on days -21 through -7 and cetuximab intravenously IV over 1-2 hours on day -21. Patients continue taking adagrasib PO QD or BID on days 2-8 and 16-22 of each cycle and receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours and irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo collection of blood samples on study and undergo biopsy, CT, MRI, PET, and/or PET/CT, and bone scan at screening and on study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 2 months for up to 2 years.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationM D Anderson Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorDavid S. Hong
- Primary ID2022-0374
- Secondary IDsNCI-2023-01157
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05722327