Amivantamab With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) for Advanced NSCLC With ALK, ROS1, or RET Alterations

Description

Although non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), c-ros oncogene 1(ROS1), and ret proto-oncogene (RET) gene fusions initially respond well to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapies, acquired resistance is inevitable. In many of these cases, increased activation of the erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homologue (ERBB) or cMet pathways appears to be a bypass signaling mechanism that allows these cancer cells to circumvent the selective pressure from TKIs. Recent data have suggested that these pathways compensate for each other in situations where one pathway is inhibited, leading to "kinase switch" drug resistance. Thus, the expected inhibition of both pathways via treatment with the amivantamab and combination TKI combination may improve overall efficacy by limiting the compensatory pathway activation.

Conditions

Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Although non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), c-ros oncogene 1(ROS1), and ret proto-oncogene (RET) gene fusions initially respond well to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapies, acquired resistance is inevitable. In many of these cases, increased activation of the erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homologue (ERBB) or cMet pathways appears to be a bypass signaling mechanism that allows these cancer cells to circumvent the selective pressure from TKIs. Recent data have suggested that these pathways compensate for each other in situations where one pathway is inhibited, leading to "kinase switch" drug resistance. Thus, the expected inhibition of both pathways via treatment with the amivantamab and combination TKI combination may improve overall efficacy by limiting the compensatory pathway activation.

A Phase 1 / 2, Open Label, Study of Amivantamab (JNJ-61186372) Among Participants With Advanced NSCLC Harboring ALK, ROS1, and RET Gene Fusions in Combination With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

Amivantamab With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) for Advanced NSCLC With ALK, ROS1, or RET Alterations

Condition
Lung Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Aurora

Colorado Research Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Aurora

Outpatient CTRC, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Aurora

UCHealth Metro Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Ann Arbor

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Provision to sign and date the informed consent form.
  • 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study.
  • 3. Participant is ≥ 18 years of age.
  • 4. Participant has histologic or cytologic confirmation of locally advanced (unresectable) or metastatic NSCLC with a known (and documented) ALK, ROS1, or RET fusion based on approved diagnostic testing methods specified below
  • 1. IHC: For ALK NSCLC only using the ALK D5F3 antibody
  • 2. FISH with ≥15% of 100 cells sampled constituting positivity
  • 3. NGS using a CLIA-certified test
  • 5. Participants must have clinical progression on at least one prior FDA-approved TKI. They must be on a TKI at the same dose for at least 8 weeks without radiographic progression or clinical intolerance of the TKI prior to enrolling on this study. TKIs that will be considered include (but not limited to):
  • 1. ALK fusions - alectinib, brigatinib, lorlatinib
  • 2. ROS1 fusions - entrectinib, lorlatinib
  • 3. RET fusions - selpercatinib, pralsetinib
  • 6. Participants must have at least 1 measurable lesion by RECIST v1.1 criteria using computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • 1. Measurable CNS lesions ≥10mm must be captured as overall and intracranial RECIST target lesions. CNS lesions 5-9mm may be included in the intra-cranial data set alone but must be listed as non-target lesions.
  • 2. Measurable, treated brain metastases (≥ 10mm) growing after whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or resection are allowed as target lesions, but lesions growing after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) are allowed as target lesions only if radiation necrosis or pseudoprogression is ruled out.
  • 7. Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0-2
  • 8. Participant has a life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks, per investigator discretion.
  • 9. Participant can ingest oral medications.
  • 10. Participant has received the final dose of any of the following treatments/procedures\*† with the specified minimum intervals before the first dose of study drug (unless in the opinion of the Sponsor-Investigator, the medication will not interfere with the study or compromise participant safety).
  • 11. Participant has adequate organ function as determined by the following laboratory values.
  • * 5 x ULN, if liver metastases are present on screening Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • * 3.0 x ULN, if patient has Gilbert's disease Amylase and lipase ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • * Participants cannot be receiving growth factor support using granulocyte-stimulating colony factor (G-CSF) during the screening visit.
  • 12. Female participant of childbearing potential (defined as a sexually mature woman who has not undergone a hysterectomy \[surgical removal of the uterus\] or bilateral oophorectomy \[surgical removal of both ovaries\], or if ≥ 45 years old, has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months \[i.e., has had menses at any time during the preceding 24 consecutive months\]) must:
  • 1. Have 1 negative pregnancy test as verified by an Investigator prior to starting study therapy. This applies even if the subject practices true abstinence\* from heterosexual contact.
  • 2. Either commit to true abstinence\* from heterosexual contact (which must be reviewed on a monthly basis) or agree to use and be able to comply with a barrier method plus a hormonal method of contraception without interruption 28 days prior to starting investigational product, during the study therapy (including dose interruptions), and for 3 months after discontinuation (or longer if required by local requirements) of study therapy. The method of contraception must be a barrier method plus a hormonal method to prevent pregnancy.
  • 3. Participants must agree to continue contraception throughout the study and continuing through 3 months after the last dose of study drug. Note: If the childbearing potential changes after start of the study (e.g., woman who is not heterosexually active becomes active, premenarchal woman experiences menarche) the woman must begin a highly effective method of birth control, as described above.
  • 4. A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine (b- human chorionic gonadotropin \[b-hCG\]) at Screening.
  • 5. A woman must agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the study and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of study drug.
  • 6. A female participant must agree not to be pregnant, or breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 3 months after the last dose of study treatment.
  • 13. A man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential must agree to use a condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository and his partner must also be practicing a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., established use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception; placement of an intrauterine device \[IUD\] or intrauterine system \[IUS\]). If the subject is vasectomized, he must still use a condom (with or without spermicide), but his female partner is not required to use contraception. The subject must also not donate sperm during the study and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of study drug, even if he has undergone a successful vasectomy. True abstinence is acceptable when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Note: Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.
  • 1. Participant has received an investigational drug within a 28-day period (or within 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) before the first dose of study drug or is currently participating in another interventional clinical trial, unless in the opinion of the Sponsor-Investigator, the medication will not interfere with the study procedures or compromise subject safety.
  • 2. The participant cannot have ever received an EGFR TKI (e.g. osimertinib), EGFR- directed monoclonal antibody (e.g. cetuximab), MET TKI (e.g. capmatinib, tepotinib), MET-directed monoclonal antibody (e.g. amivantamab) or MET-directed antibody-drug conjugate (e.g. telisotuzumab vedotin) prior to study entry. For patients with ALK or ROS1 NSCLC, crizotinib cannot be used within 3 months of screening.
  • 3. Participants who have progressed on a TKI in less than 8 weeks
  • 4. The participant has evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell transformation on the screening biopsy.
  • 5. The patient has no evidence of an ALK, ROS1, and RET gene fusion as determined by molecular testing. Acquired resistance mechanisms detected through NGS (or FISH) testing for which alternative therapies exist may potentially be eligible after consultation with the PI.
  • 6. Participants with active, symptomatic, central nervous system disease defined as follows:
  • 1. Leptomeningeal disease.
  • 2. Symptomatic cord compression from metastatic disease.
  • 3. Untreated, symptomatic brain metastases
  • 4. Patients with brain metastases may be potentially eligible provided that all the following criteria are met:
  • 7. Participant has active cardiovascular disease defined as the following:
  • 8. Participant has any history of interstitial lung disease (ILD), including drug induced ILD or radiation pneumonitis requiring treatment with prolonged steroids or other immune suppressive agents that is unresolved or resolved within the last 3 months
  • 9. Participant has clinical evidence or history of ongoing significant bowel obstruction limiting oral intake, active uncontrolled malabsorption syndromes, or any other gastrointestinal disorder or defect that would interfere with absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the study drug and/or predispose the subject to an increased risk of gastrointestinal toxicity.
  • 10. Participant has an additional primary malignancy within 2 years prior to enrollment with following exceptions:
  • 1. Adequately resected non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • 2. Superficial bladder tumors (Ta, Tis, or T1).
  • 3. Adequately treated intraepithelial carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
  • 4. Low-risk, non-metastatic prostate cancer following local treatment or ongoing active surveillance.
  • 5. Any other curatively treated in situ disease.
  • 11. Participant is positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with 1 or more of the following:
  • 12. Participant has active/chronic, known, untreated, hepatitis B as demonstrated by a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Note: Subjects with a prior history of HBV demonstrated by positive hepatitis B core antibody are eligible if they have the following at Screening: j. Negative HBsAg. k. HBV DNA (viral load) below the lower limit of quantification, per local testing.
  • 13. Participant has active/chronic, known, untreated, hepatitis C infection as demonstrated by a positive HCV antibody with detectable HCV viral load. Note:
  • 14. Participant has a concurrent and uncontrolled medical illness which would preclude study conduct and assessment, including, but not limited to the following medical conditions: an active infection requiring systemic therapy, bleeding disorder, clinically unstable ophthalmologic condition, diabetes mellitus with end-organ damage, pulmonary diseases, or alcoholic liver disease.
  • 15. Participant is a pregnant or lactating woman.
  • 16. Participant has a history of severe allergic reactions to any of the study intervention components.
  • 17. Participant has a medical or psychiatric condition, which might compromise their ability to give written informed consent or to comply with the study protocol visits and procedures.
  • 18. Participant has immune-mediated rash from checkpoint inhibitors that has not resolved prior to enrollment.
  • 19. Use of live or live-attenuated vaccines within 30 days of screening.
  • 20. Participant has significant reversible toxicities from prior anti-cancer therapy that have not recovered to Grade 1 or baseline (higher grades of alopecia and neuropathy up to Grade 2 will be permitted).
  • 21. Participant had major surgery excluding placement of vascular access or tumor biopsy, or had significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before enrollment, or will not have fully recovered from surgery, or has surgery planned during the time the participant is expected to participate in the study. Note: Participants with planned surgical procedures to be conducted under local anesthesia may participate.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Colorado, Denver,

Patil Tejas, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Colorado, Denver

Study Record Dates

2028-01