A phase I study of a mutant KRAS-targeted long peptide vaccine in patients at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

Authors

Saurav Haldar

Saurav Daniel Haldar

Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD;

Saurav Daniel Haldar , Carol Judkins , Anna Ferguson , Elizabeth Abou Diwan , Su Jin Lim , Hao Wang , Julie Nauroth , Michael Goggins , Dan Laheru , Elizabeth M. Jaffee , Nilofer Saba Azad , Neeha Zaidi

Organizations

Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD; , Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; , Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; , Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD; , Departments of Medicine, Oncology, and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; , Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD;

Research Funding

Other Foundation
Stand Up to Cancer, Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, U.S. National Institutes of Health

Background: KRAS mutations are identified in the majority of premalignant lesions that precede pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Arising during tumorigenesis, mutant KRAS (mKRAS) neoantigens are less susceptible to central tolerance mechanisms and serve as ideal vaccine targets. Indeed, targeting mKRAS neoantigens with vaccines has shown promising anti-tumor activity in the preclinical setting. For instance, our group previously demonstrated that a Listeria-based vaccine targeting mKRAS G12D combined with Treg-depleting agents can prevent the progression of early pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia to overt PDAC in a mouse model (Keenan et al, 2014). Building upon this work, the current study aims to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a pooled synthetic long peptide (SLP) mKRAS vaccine in patients identified as high risk for developing PDAC based on family history and germline mutation testing. Methods: This is a single-arm, open-label phase I trial evaluating a pooled SLP mKRAS vaccine in patients at high risk of developing PDAC (n = 20). The vaccine consists of poly-ICLC adjuvant admixed with SLPs corresponding to six common mKRAS subtypes: G12D, G12R, G12V, G12A, G12C, and G13D. A four-dose series of the mKRAS vaccine is administered on weeks 1, 3, 4, and 17. Following completion of the treatment phase, all patients have the option to continue annual follow-up visits until study closure. Eligible patients must have radiographic evidence of a premalignant pancreatic lesion and fall under at least one of the following three high-risk groups: 1) ≥ 2 familial pancreatic cancer relatives, 2) germline mutation carriers with ≥ 10% lifetime PDAC risk and 3) germline mutation carriers with ~5% lifetime PDAC risk. The co-primary endpoints of this study are safety and T cell response. Safety will be assessed by the frequency and grading of adverse events per NCI CTCAE v5.0. T cell response will be determined by the maximal percent change in IFNγ-producing mKRAS-specific T cell density within 16 weeks post-vaccination compared to baseline. Correlative studies will explore vaccine-associated changes in T cell quality (e.g., memory, exhaustion, poly-functionality, and activation) using mass cytometry analysis of peripheral blood samples. Patient accrual began in April 2022 and is currently ongoing. Clinical trial information: NCT05013216.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Trials in Progress Poster Session

Session Title

Trials in Progress Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Pancreatic Cancer,Hepatobiliary Cancer,Neuroendocrine/Carcinoid,Small Bowel Cancer

Sub Track

Prevention, Screening, and Hereditary Cancers

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT05013216

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 4; abstr TPS758)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.4_suppl.TPS758

Abstract #

TPS758

Poster Bd #

P14

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