Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology

ARFOLITIXORIN for Metastatic colorectal cancer

Phase I/II trial of ARFOLITIXORIN for Metastatic colorectal cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic colorectal cancer
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
23-12-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, calcium folinate (leucovorin calcium) — listed as comparator product; route iv injection/infusion. dose and schedule not specified in the provided record.-controlled, adaptive Phase I/II trial across 3 sites in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Calcium folinate (Leucovorin calcium) — listed as Comparator product; route IV injection/infusion. Dose and schedule not specified in the provided record.
Adaptive
True, Phase 1b uses a dose-escalation design with a Safety Review Committee (SRC) reviewing AEs, SAEs, dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and PK to recommend next cohort dose and determine the MTD; Phase 2 randomizes patients to two predefined dose levels (MTD and a dose below MTD) as part of a dose-optimization approach.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
90

Eligibility

Recruits 90 Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=true). Informed consent is required: 'Signed Informed Consent Form (ICF) and ability to comply with protocol requirements.' Participants must be age ≥18 years so consent is provided by the participant. No specific details on assent or additional vulnerable-population safeguards are provided in the available record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
13. Pregnancy or lactation.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=true). Informed consent is required: 'Signed Informed Consent Form (ICF) and ability to comply with protocol requirements.' Participants must be age ≥18 years so consent is provided by the participant. No specific details on assent or additional vulnerable-population safeguards are provided in the available record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Signed Informed Consent Form (ICF) and ability to comply with protocol requirements.\n- 3. Tumor specimen (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded [FFPE]) available.\n- 4. Acceptable hematologic laboratory values defined as: a) Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L. b) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 × 109/L. c) Platelets ≥100 × 109/L.\n- 5. Adequate organ function as defined by the following laboratory values: a) Total serum bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). b) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤3 × ULN (≤5 × ULN in case of hepatic metastases). c) Creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN, or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (as measured according to Cockcroft-Gault equation).\n- 12. Female patients should agree to refrain from egg cell donation while on study treatment and for at least 15 months after the last dose of study treatment.\n- 14. Male patients should agree to refrain from sperm donation while on study treatment and for at least 12 months after the last dose of study treatment.\n- 6. Age ≥18 years at the time of signing the ICF.\n- 7. Radiographically measurable disease per RECIST (version 1.1) within 28 days of treatment allocation.\n- 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.\n- 9. Life expectancy of >12 weeks.\n- 10. Female patients must be surgically sterile, postmenopausal (for at least 1 year), or have negative results for a pregnancy test at screening, on a serum or urine sample obtained within 72 hours prior to initiation of study treatment.\n- 11. Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptive measures while on study treatment and for at least 15 months (or longer if according to local labels) after study treatment discontinuation. Highly effective methods are those that achieve a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly (as per the Clinical Trial Coordination Group [CTCG] Recommendations related to contraception and pregnancy testing in clinical trials, Version 1.2, 07 Mar 2024)\n- 13. Male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraceptive measures while on study treatment and for at least 12 months (or longer if according to local labels) after study treatment discontinuation.\n- 2. Phase 1b: Histologically confirmed RAS mutant, microsatellite stable (MSS)/proficient mismatch repair (pMMR), colorectal adenocarcinoma with metastatic disease, eligible for first-line therapy with 5-FU, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab regimen. Phase 2: Histologically confirmed, colorectal adenocarcinoma with metastatic disease, eligible for first-line therapy with 5-FU based backbones, i.e.: - Patients with mutated RAS who are candidates for therapy with FOLFOX or FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab. - Patients with WT RAS or WT BRAF and left-sided tumors who are candidates for therapy with FOLFOX or FOLFIRI plus cetuximab or panitumumab."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Indication for any mCRC surgery or anti-cancer treatment other than study treatment, including but not limited to resection as confirmed by a MTB.\n- 7. Prior exposure to arfolitixorin.\n- 8. Major surgery, or significant traumatic injury within 8 weeks of study treatment initiation.\n- 9. Hypersensitivity to arfolitixorin, 5-FU, oxaliplatin or other platinum agent, irinotecan, bevacizumab, cetuximab or panitumumab, or to their excipients.\n- 10. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) enzyme deficiency test with a Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) activity score <1.\n- 4. More than 6 cycles (3 months) of oxaliplatin exposure during adjuvant treatment.\n- 15. BRAF-mutant or dMMR/MSI-H mCRC.\n- 16. Eligibility for treatment with FOLFIRINOX regimens.\n- 11. Current evidence of any condition that could lead to higher risk or otherwise make participating in this study not in the best interest of the patient, including, but not limited to: a)\tMyocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 6 months. b)\tOther structural heart disease (e.g., myocarditis, ventricular hypertrophy). c)\tNew York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification Class II or greater. d)\tQT prolongation syndrome >450 ms. e)\tSlow or irregular ventricular rates; other serious arrhythmias requiring medication for treatment. f)\tLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <55%. g)\tActive infection requiring i.v. antibiotics. h)\tOngoing drug or alcohol abuse. i)\tInadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg). Initiation of antihypertensives is permitted provided adequate control is documented over at least 1 week before starting treatment.\n- 12. Sensory peripheral neuropathy Grade ≥2.\n- 13. Pregnancy or lactation.\n- 14. Any medical condition, or going treatmetn with contraindicated drugs, which in the opinion of the Investigator, places the patient at an unacceptably high risk for toxicities, or any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition that potentially hampers compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.\n- 2. Concomitant malignancies or previous malignancies with less than a 2-year disease-free interval at the time of signing consent. Patients with adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or adequately treated carcinoma in situ (e.g., cervix) may enroll irrespective of the time of diagnosis. Patients with controlled, advanced prostate cancer are permitted. Ongoing adjuvant antihormonal therapy after breast or prostate cancer is permitted.\n- 3. Prior 5-FU, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, bevacizumab, cetuximab or panitumumab administration for mCRC.\n- 5. Known history of central nervous system (CNS) metastases or carcinomatous meningitis.\n- 6. Receipt of any investigational product within 14 days or 5 half-lives prior to study treatment initiation, whichever is shortest. Note that participation in any other clinical study is not allowed as long as the patient is on study treatment."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: Number and severity of AEs, including clinically significant abnormal laboratory findings, regardless of causal relationship to ARFOX + bevacizumab. The outcome of Phase 1b is to determine the MTD of arfolitixorin (ARFOX + bevacizumab) in patients with mCRC.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number and severity of adverse events (AEs), including clinically significant abnormal laboratory findings; outcome to determine MTD based on safety/toxicity observations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: ORR, defined as the proportion of patients who have BOR of CR, or PR, measured from the start of the study treatment until the EOT by RECIST (version 1.1).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Objective response rate (ORR) = proportion with best overall response (BOR) of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), assessed by RECIST v1.1 from treatment start until end of treatment (EOT)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Number and severity of AEs, including clinically significant abnormal laboratory findings, regardless of causal relationship to given treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number and severity of adverse events (AEs) including clinically significant laboratory abnormalities; assessed regardless of causal relationship."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: DOR, defined as the duration of CR or PR.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of response (DOR) = time period that CR or PR is maintained; defined as duration of CR or PR."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: ORR, defined as the proportion of patients who have BOR of CR, or PR, measured from the start of the study treatment until the EOT by RECIST (version 1.1).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR per RECIST v1.1 measured from treatment start until EOT."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b and Phase 2: PFS, defined as the time from date of the first study dose to the date of first documentation of confirmed disease progression or death (whichever occurs first).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival (PFS) = time from first study dose to documented confirmed progression or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b and Phase 2: OS, measured from the date of study treatment initiation to the date of death.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) = time from treatment initiation to death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: Plasma concentration of arfolitixorin.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic measurement: plasma concentration of arfolitixorin (sampling and assay details not provided in record)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: TTR, defined as the time from the first study dose date to the date of first documentation of CR or PR measured by RECIST (version 1.1).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to response (TTR) = time from first dose to first documentation of CR or PR per RECIST v1.1."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: DCR, defined as the proportion of patients who have BOR of CR, PR, or SD ≥8 weeks.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Disease control rate (DCR) = proportion with BOR of CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) lasting ≥8 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: DpR, defined as the maximum percentage change in tumor size compared with baseline.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Depth of response (DpR) = maximum percent change in tumor size from baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: OS, measured from the date of study treatment initiation to the date of death.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) = time from treatment initiation to death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Proportion of patients qualifying for curative metastasis resection after treatment with study drug.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients considered eligible for curative metastasis resection following study treatment (criteria and assessment details not provided)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
90
Recruitment Window Months
36
Consent Approach
Signed Informed Consent Form (ICF) required from the participant ('Signed Informed Consent Form (ICF) and ability to comply with protocol requirements.'). Participants must be ≥18 years, so consent is provided by the participant. Available subject information and ICF documents in the record are in German (document titles include 'L1_SIS and ICF ISO-CC-010 DE German', 'L1_SIS and ICF ISO-CC-010 Pregnant Partner DE German', 'Optional Biosamples DE German'). No details on assent or other languages are provided in the available data.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
3
Total Number Of Participants
90

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-12-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-04-2026
Processing Time Days
489
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
90

Sites

Site Name
Muenchen Klinik gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Onkologie und Hämatologie
Principal Investigator Name
Stefan Boeck
Principal Investigator Email
stefan.boeck@muenchen-klinik.de
Contact Person Name
Stefan Boeck
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Department of Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Stefan Kasper-Virchow
Principal Investigator Email
stefan.kasper-virchow@uk-essen.de
Contact Person Name
Stefan Kasper-Virchow
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Haematologie, CCM; Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie
Principal Investigator Name
Sebastian Stintzing
Principal Investigator Email
sebastian.stintzing@charite.de
Contact Person Name
Sebastian Stintzing
Contact Person Email
sebastian.stintzing@charite.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Isofol Medical AB (publ)
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Sweden

Contract research organisations

Name
Link Medical GmbH
Responsibilities
Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,8
Name
LINK Medical Research AB
Responsibilities
Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,8
Name
LINK Medical Research AS
Responsibilities
Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,7,8
Name
PKxpert AB
Responsibilities
Codes: 4
Name
Viedoc Technologies AB
Responsibilities
Codes: 7

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Link Medical GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"LINK Medical Research AB","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"LINK Medical Research AB (Medicon Village address)","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,8","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"PKxpert AB","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 4","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"Viedoc Technologies AB","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Norway","full_name":"Link Medical Research AS","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,10,11,12,13,5,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Arfolitixorin
Active Substance
ARFOLITIXORIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 1
Dose Levels
MTD and a dose level below MTD
Frequency
Every 14 days (+7 days) (per cohort dosing schedule described for dose-escalation cohorts)
Investigational Product Name
CALCIUM FOLINATE
Active Substance
CALCIUM FOLINATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous injection/infusion
Route
Intravenous injection/infusion
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2; marketingAuthNumber: -
Combination Treatment
Yes

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