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To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and anti-tumor activity of galinpepimut-S in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with selected advanced cancers.
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This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, non-comparative, multicenter, multi-arm (basket-type) study of galinpepimut-S (a multivalent WT1 analog peptide vaccine) in combination with the programmed death-1 (PD1) inhibitor pembrolizumab, in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), metastatic ovarian cancer (mOvC), advanced small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Additional details of tumors and prior therapies: mCRC treated with at least two prior lines, mOvC treated with at least one prior line, SCLC treated with one prior line, TNBC treated with at least one prior line, and AML unable to attain a morphological partial response after hypomethylating agents and who are not eligible for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
The primary objectives of the study are to assess the safety, tolerability, and anti-tumor activity of galinpepimut-S in combination with pembrolizumab. The secondary and exploratory objectives include duration of response, overall survival, and progression-free survival.
The study will enroll approximately 90 patients at up to 20 centers in the United States.
The first two galinpepimut-S injections will initially be administered as monotherapy every three weeks (Week 0 and Week 3). Thereafter, galinpepimut-S will be co-administered with pembrolizumab every three weeks for four additional administrations (for the galinpepimut-S initial immunization induction phase series; weeks 6-15) to coincide with the per label pembrolizumab dosing frequency. After that, there will be one un-paired administration of pembrolizumab (week 18), and then galinpepimut-S will be resumed Q3W for six additional doses (early immune booster phase; weeks 21-36).
At the end of this phase, there will be a 12-week interval where three unpaired administrations of pembrolizumab will occur (weeks 39-45), and then galinpepimut-S will be resumed on an every 12-week schedule for four additional doses (late immune booster phase; weeks 48-84). After 84 weeks, continuing non-progressed patients will be treated with pembrolizumab alone up until week 111.
Pembrolizumab will be administered at a dose of 200 mg intravenously Q3W on Day 1 of each cycle (three week cycles) starting on Study Week 6 and continuing for up to two years thereafter (Study Week 111). Galinpepimut-S will be administered 30-60 minutes after the completion of IV infusion of pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each cycle during which the two drugs are being co-administered.
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Inclusion criteria
Is willing and able to understand and provide signed informed consent for the study that fulfills IRB guidelines
Male or female patients >18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent
Histologically or cytologically-confirmed advanced or metastatic solid tumors who have disease progression after treatment with available therapies for metastatic disease that are known to confer clinical benefit, or are intolerant to treatment, or refuse standard treatment in the context of the particular line of treatment or, specifically for AML, demonstrate as their best response after 4 cycles of HMA therapy the status of "partial response" per European LeukemiaNet (ELN) criteria and meet the additional specified requirements for the cohort of the study they will enroll into.
All patients in the solid tumor arms will be tested for WT1 expression via IHC in their initial primary tumor OR recent biopsy of metastatic disease at the time of screening for study entry. Specifically for AML, patients will be tested for WT1 expression via IHC in their leukemic blasts either in the BM or PB. Assessment of WT1 expression positivity will be performed via central review prior to study entry.
Patients may have received a specific maximum allowable number of prior lines of therapy for metastatic disease, as follows: CRC: 2 or 3 lines; OvC: 1 or 2 lines; SCLC: 1 line; TNBC: 1 line; and AML: 1 line (allo-SCT-eligible status not allowed)
For solid tumor arms: patients must measurable disease based on RECIST v1.1 as determined by the local study team.
For AML arm, eligibility is defined as:
Resolution of toxicity effect(s) from most recent prior chemotherapy to Grade 1 or less (except alopecia). If the patient received major surgery or radiation therapy of > 30 Gy, they must have recovered from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention.
(ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
For women of child-bearing potential, agreement to use adequate birth control (abstinence, hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, oral contraception, IUD, or use of condoms or diaphragms)
Male patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception, starting with the first dose of study therapy through 4 months following the last study treatment.
Have adequate organ function as defined:
Additional Inclusion Criteria for Selected Tumor Types:
(i).Colorectal Cancer (third/fourth line)
(ii). OvC (second/third line)
(iii). SCLC (second line)
(iv). TNBC (second line)
Histologically proven metastatic breast carcinoma with triple negative receptor status.
TNBC status is defined as estrogen and progesterone receptor negative by IHC, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [HER2] negative by IHC AND HER2 gene non-amplified by fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH], per standard criteria. Patients who are weakly positive for the estrogen or progesterone receptor (i.e., < 5%) are eligible.
Patients must have measurable disease(by CT or MRI) after they progressed or were resistant to 1 prior systemic therapy.
Patients have undergone second-line therapy after residual or recurrent disease after first-line therapy. The latter may have included:
(v). AML
Pathologically or morphologically confirmed de novo or secondary AML at the time of initial diagnosis.
Achievement of no better than morphologic PR, as defined initially by the AML Working Group criteria (Cheson et al,2003), and also quoted in the more recent ELN criteria (Döhner et al, 2010),while on active treatment with HMAs.
AML patients are eligible only if they received first-line therapy with HMAs (decitabine or azacytidine) for 4 cycles and achieved only PR at the end of cycle 4.
AML patients must remain on HMA therapy throughout the trial.
Exclusion criteria
Presence of disease that is suitable for local or regional therapy administered with curative intent.
Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to treatment.
Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of the start of study treatment. Subjects must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS disease.
Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137) and was discontinued from that treatment due to a Grade 3 or higher immune-related adverse event (irAE).
Subject currently participates in a clinical trial with another investigational agent and is receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first study treatment.
Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed.
Has undergone prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study drug. The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids may be approved after consultation with the Sponsor. Steroids taken as short-term therapy (≤ 7 days) for antiemesis are permissible.
Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years, even if currently inactive or unapparent.
Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, i.e., without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks by repeat imaging (note that the repeat imaging should be performed during study screening), clinically stable and without requirement of steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment.
Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients.
Has known hypersensitivity to Montanide or vaccine adjuvants.
Had a previous clinically significant systemic allergic reaction to Montanide, sargramostim (GM-CSF), or filgrastim (G-CSF).
Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed.
Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
Subjects with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or history of Hepatitis B or C infections, or known to be positive for Hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg)/ Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA or Hepatitis C Antibody or RNA are excluded. Active Hepatitis C is defined by a known positive Hep C Ab result and known quantitative HCV RNA results greater than the lower limits of detection of the assay.
Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. This includes any serious, intercurrent, chronic, or acute illness, such as cardiac disease (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III or IV), hepatic disease, or other illness considered by the investigator as an unwarranted high risk for investigational drug treatment.
Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study.
For female subjects: Subject is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.
Has received transfusion of blood products (including platelets or red blood cells) or administration of colony stimulating factors (excluding GM-CSF, but including G-CSF or recombinant erythropoietin) within 4 weeks prior to first study treatment.
Additional Exclusion Criteria for Selected Tumor Types:
(i). CRC: None (ii). OvC: None (iii). SCLC: Mixed SCLC (iv). TNBC: None (v). AML:
Planned/anticipated HSCT (autologous or allogeneic, with any degree of match donor); acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL; M3 or any morphologic and molecular variants, inclusive); history or current diagnosis of CNS leukemia
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