A phase IB study of the combination of selumetinib (AZD6244; ARRY-142886) and cyclosporin A (CsA) in patients with advanced solid tumors with an expansion cohort in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Authors

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Anuradha Krishnamurthy

University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Anuradha Krishnamurthy , A. Dasari , Albert C. Lockhart , Mark N. Stein , Hanna Kelly Sanoff , James J. Lee , Aaron Richard Hansen , Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab , Usha Malhotra , Sarah Rippke , Sarah Lindsey Davis , Wells A. Messersmith , James C. Yao , Funda Meric-Bernstam , S. Gail Eckhardt , Christopher Hanyoung Lieu

Organizations

University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, University of North Carolina/Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, GI Medical Oncology Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase 1 Program), Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Research Funding

Other

Background: Targeting MEK is of interest in the development of novel agents for treatment of many malignancies. However, better strategies are needed to overcome acquired resistance to MEK inhibitors. Preclinical studies have shown Wnt pathway overexpression in KRAS mutant cell lines resistant to the MEK inhibitor, Selumetinib. The combination of selumetinib and cyclosporin A (CsA), a non-canonical WnT pathway modulator, demonstrated antitumor activity in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. We are conducting an NCI CTEP-approved Phase I/IB trial (NCI # 9571/COMIRB # 13-2628) of selumetinib and CsA combination. Biomarkers of response to therapy are being co-developed. We hypothesize that this combination will be safe and potentially effective in patients with mCRC and that upregulation of FZD2 may predict for sensitivity. Methods: Phase I trial with initial dose escalation investigating the combination of selumetinib and CsA in patients with advanced solid tumors (n = 18) followed by an expansion cohort in patients with irinotecan and oxaliplatin-refractory mCRC (n = 20). The expansion cohort utilizes a selumetinib “run-in” to evaluate efficacy in RAS-WT and RAS-MT mCRC to identify those patients most likely to respond to the combination. Results: 18 patients were enrolled in the dose escalation phase and 10 patients have been enrolled in the dose expansion phase as of September 2016. Grade 1 or 2 nausea and rash were reported as the most common AEs. Most commonly reported Grade 3 or 4 toxicities were hypertension, elevated liver enzymes and rash. Three DLTs were reported with Grade 3 hypertension noted at dose level 1 and 2 and grade 3 rash reported at dose level 2. The maximum tolerated dose was defined as Selumetinib 75 mg BID and CsA 2 mg/kg BID on a 28-day cycle. Two partial responses and sixteen stable disease responses have been observed. Six patients have exhibited progressive disease. Conclusions: Selumetinib in combination with cyclosporin A appears to be well-tolerated with evidence of activity in solid tumors. Expansion cohort will complete enrollment this month. Clinical trial information: NCT02188264

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Track

Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Sub Track

Translational Research

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02188264

Citation

J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl 4S; abstract 609)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2017.35.4_suppl.609

Abstract #

609

Poster Bd #

E5

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