Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at UCSF
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Alain Algazi (ucsf)
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Alain Algazi

Description

Summary

TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist is an investigational drug being developed for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors. This Phase 1/2 study will evaluate TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist as monotherapy or in combination with pembrolizumab in dose escalation and dose expansion. Participants will receive intratumoral (IT) injection of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist every cycle. The primary objectives are to evaluate safety and tolerability, and define the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist alone or in combination with pembrolizumab.

Official Title

Phase 1/2, Open-label, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist Alone or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

Details

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of proteins that play a key role in innate immune cell recognition of foreign pathogens, stimulating innate and adaptive immune responses. TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist is designed as a long-acting localized delivery prodrug of resiquimod, a potent toll-like receptor (TLR) 7/8 agonist, with the potential to prolong high local concentrations of resiquimod and promote potent anti-tumoral responses while reducing systemic drug exposure and related adverse events. TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist is expected to stimulate innate and adaptive immune response in the tumor microenvironment and enhance the activity of checkpoint inhibitors like pembrolizumab.

Keywords

Advanced Solid Tumor, Locally Advanced Solid Tumor, Metastatic Solid Tumor, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma HNSCC, HPV-associated Cancers, Neoadjuvant Melanoma, Neoadjuvant Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC), Ascendis Pharma, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Carcinoma, Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Pembrolizumab

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • At least 18 years of age.
  • Participants must have histologically confirmed locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic solid tumor malignancies that cannot be treated with curative intent (surgery or radiotherapy).
  • Participants must have progressed on or be intolerant of available standard of care treatment options or have disease for which there is no standard of care treatment available, with the exception of participants enrolling to the neoadjuvant cohorts.
  • At least 2 lesions of measurable disease, unless specified otherwise in the selection criteria.
  • Willingness to undergo biopsies.
  • Demonstrated adequate organ function within 28 days of Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1).
  • Life expectancy >12 weeks as determined by the Investigator.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1, or 2.
  • Participants who have undergone treatment with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or antiCTLA 4 antibody must have at least 4 weeks from the last dose of antibody and evidence of disease progression per investigator assessment before enrollment.
  • Participants who have previously received an immune checkpoint inhibitor prior to enrollment must have any immune related toxicities resolved to ≤Grade 1 or baseline (prior to the checkpoint inhibitor) to be eligible.
  • Female and male participants of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception.

You CAN'T join if...

  • Participants who have been previously treated with a TLR agonist (excluding topical agents for unrelated disease) are not eligible.
  • Other active malignancies within the last 2 years are excluded.
  • Active autoimmune diseases, regardless of need for immunosuppressive treatment at the time of screening, with the exception of patients well controlled on physiologic endocrine replacement.
  • Systemic immunosuppressive treatment with the exception for patients on corticosteroid taper (for example, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation). Participants cannot start dosing on study until steroid dose is at or lower than 10 mg per day prednisone or equivalent.
  • Women who are breastfeeding or have a positive serum pregnancy test during screening or within 72 hours prior to C1D1 are not eligible.
  • Vaccination with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of enrollment.
  • Symptomatic central nervous system metastases.
  • Known bleeding disorder that is deemed to place the patient at unacceptable risk for bleeding complications from intratumoral injections or biopsies.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist or pembrolizumab.
  • Any uncontrolled bacterial, fungal, viral, or other infection.
  • Treatment with any other anti-cancer systemic treatment (approved or investigational) or radiation therapy within 4 weeks of first dosing on study is not allowed.
  • Significant cardiac disease
  • A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc (corrected QT) interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval >480 ms (National Cancer Institute NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] grade 1) using Fredericia's QT correction formula.
  • A history of additional risk factors for Torsades de Pointes (TdP) (e.g., heart failure, clinically significant hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome).
  • The use of concomitant medications that prolong the QT/QTc interval within 14 days of enrollment.
  • Positive for HIV or with active hepatitis B or C infection.

Locations

  • Ascendis Investigational Site accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90067 United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site accepting new patients
    San Francisco California 94158 United States
  • Ascendis Investigational Site accepting new patients
    Orange California 92868 United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site withdrawn
    Stanford California 94304 United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site accepting new patients
    Duarte California 91010 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Alain Algazi (ucsf)
    Dr. Alain Algazi is a specialist in medical treatment – such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy – for patients with head and neck cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid cancers and salivary gland cancers. He leads UCSF's program in medical therapy for head and neck cancers, and chairs the head and neck cancer research committee.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Ascendis Pharma Oncology Division A/S
ID
NCT04799054
Phase
Phase 1/2 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 220 study participants
Last Updated