Project description:Expression profiling of tumor samples obtained during CA209-038 (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01621490). The purpose of this study is to evaluate pharmacodynamic changes of nivolumab and nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab treatment on the biomarkers measured in the peripheral blood and tumor tissues of subjects with advanced melanoma (unresectable or advanced). Samples are rumor core needle biopsies obtained at trial enrolment (i.e. Screen) and/or at Cycle 1 Day 29 (i.e.Week 4) from Subjects With Advanced Melanoma (Unresectable or Metastatic) treated with nivolumab (BMS-936558,MDX-1106) 3 mg/kg solution intravenously every 2 weeks on Bristol-Myers Squibb clinical trial protocol CA209-038 Part 1 . Cohort 2 patients have progressed on anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) monoclonal antibody therapy. Values are from an interim lock of the trial data in July 2014. Best overall response (BOR) was defined using RECIST 1.1 criteria: tumor assessments between date of first dose and the date of first objectively documented progression, or the date of non-missing subsequent anti-cancer therapy (whichever occurs first) were used to derive BOR. MPCT is Maximum reduction in tumor size (index lesions only) up to first progression, and is the value typically shown on a waterfall plot.
Project description:Purpose: This phase II study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of onvansertib, a polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitor, combined with FOLFIRI + bevacizumab for the second-line treatment of KRAS-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Patients and Methods: This multicenter, open-label, single-arm study enrolled KRAS-mutated mCRC patients previously treated with oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil with or without bevacizumab. Patients received onvansertib 15 mg/m2 (days 1-5 and 15-19 of a 28-day cycle) and FOLFIRI + bevacizumab (days 1 and 15). The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR), and secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response (DOR), and tolerability. Translational and preclinical studies were conducted in KRAS-mutant CRC. Results: Among the 53 patients treated, the confirmed ORR was 26.4% (95% CI, 15.3 to 40.3). The median DOR was 11.7 months (95% CI, 9.4 to not reached). Grade 3/4 adverse events were reported in 62% of patients. A post hoc analysis revealed that patients with no prior bevacizumab treatment had a significantly higher ORR and longer PFS compared to patients with prior bevacizumab treatment: ORR of 76.9% versus 10.0% (odds ratio of 30.0, p<0.001) and median PFS of 14.9 months versus 6.6 months (hazard ratio of 0.16, p<0.001). Our translational findings support that prior bevacizumab exposure contributes to onvansertib resistance. Preclinically, we showed that onvansertib inhibited the hypoxia pathway and exhibited robust antitumor activity in combination with bevacizumab through the inhibition of angiogenesis. Conclusion: Onvansertib combined with FOLFIRI + bevacizumab showed significant activity in the second-line treatment of KRAS-mutant mCRC patients, particularly in patients with no prior bevacizumab treatment. These findings led to the evaluation of the combination in the first line setting (ClinicalTrails.gov identifier: NCT06106308).