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Alonso, Guzmán

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7596-6921

Mayo Clinic

Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

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A phase I monotherapy dose escalation study of HFB301001, a novel next generation OX40 agonist monoclonal antibody, in adult patients with advanced solid tumors.
Leventakos, Konstantinos , Mehra, Ranee , Zugazagoitia, Jon , Hanna, Diana L. , Alonso, Guzmán , Liu, Angela , Shi, Xiaorong , Pollard, Jack Russella, Wong, Gabrielle, Hedrich, William D. , Lin, Xi , Hatzis, Christos, Pallante, John, Andtbacka, Robert H.I. , El-Khoueiry, Anthony B. , Garralda, Elena , Cervantes, Andrés , Haddox, Candace L. , Babiker, Hani M. , Borad, Mitesh J. , Shi, Xiaorong

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 13, 2024 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 2531-2531

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2531 Background: The immune co-stimulatory receptor OX40 is expressed on CD4+ T cells, including regulatory T cells (Tregs). First generation OX40 agonists faced limitations from interference with endogenous OX40-OX40L binding, leading to decreased surface OX40 levels on T cells. Distinguished by its unique epitope on OX40, the novel next generation IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) HFB301001 facilitates agonistic activity without impeding endogenous OX40 ligand binding. This allows for effective co-stimulation of T cells without diminishing OX40 levels. Additionally, HFB301001 exhibited superior in vivoanti-tumor activity and ability to enhance effector CD8+ T cell function compared to a benchmark first generation OX40 agonist in preclinical studies. Here, we report initial data of an ongoing dose-escalation study (NCT05229601) of HFB301001 in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors. Methods: A Phase I trial designed to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary efficacy of HFB301001. Eligible pts ≥18 years old (ECOG PS 0-1) with advanced solid tumors are enrolled in 4 different dose cohorts in monotherapy (Q4W) dose escalation. Solid tumor types were selected using Drug Intelligent Science (DIS®), employing integrative bulk and single cell RNAseq (scRNAseq) analyses to confirm and prioritize prospective targets in specific immune cell types. Sequential analysis of peripheral blood and tumor tissue biomarkers is performed. Radiographic response is assessed every 8 weeks. Results: As of January 06, 2024, 26 pts were enrolled, all having received prior systemic therapy (median 2, range 1-4); 81% received prior checkpoint inhibitor treatment. The majority of pts (77%) were male, median age was 62.5 years (range 41-78). Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 34.6% of pts, none ≥ grade 3. Common TRAEs included rash (19%), pruritis (12%) and arthralgia (8%). No dose-limiting toxicities were observed. Preliminary results demonstrate dose-proportional increases in maximum concentration, typical mAb volume of distribution, and nonlinear clearance. On treatment biopsies revealed expansion of both natural killer and cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, with no notable expansion of Tregs. Analysis of peripheral blood by scRNAseq and immunophenotyping revealed expansion of cytotoxic CD8+T cells relative to CD4+ T cells post treatment. Preliminary efficacy analysis indicates a disease-control rate (DCR) of > 60% with greatest effect seen in hepato-cellular and renal cell carcinoma. Median time on treatment was 1.9 months (range 0.9-17 months). Conclusions: HFB301001 demonstrates a favorable safety profile, dose-dependent PK and PD immunomodulation, and DCR in heavily pretreated solid tumors. HFB301001 warrants further evaluation and expansion in specific tumor types is planned. Clinical trial information: NCT05229601 .
Pralsetinib in Patients with Advanced/Metastatic Rearranged During Transfection (RET)-Altered Thyroid Cancer: Updated Efficacy and Safety Data from the ARROW Study
Subbiah, Vivek , Schüler, Martin , Zhu, Viola W. , Hadoux, Julien , Curigliano, Giuseppe , Wirth, Lori J. , Gainor, Justin F. , Alonso, Guzmán , Adkins, Douglas, Godbert, Yann , Ahn, Myung‐Ju , Cassier, Philippe A. , Cho, Byoung Chul , Zalutskaya, Alena , Barata, Teresa, Trask, Peter C., Scalori, Astrid, Bordogna, Walter, Heinzmann, Sebastian , Brose, Marcia S. , Hadoux, Julien , Curigliano, Giuseppe , Subbiah, Vivek , Hu, Mimi I. , Mansfield, Aaron S. , Taylor, Matthew H. , Adkins, Douglas, Lin, Chia‐Chi , Zalutskaya, Alena A. , Cho, B , Schuler, M.

Thyroid® | November 27, 2023 | Volume: 34 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 26-40

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Background: Rearranged during transfection ( RET ) alterations are targetable oncogenic drivers in thyroid cancer. Primary data from the open-label, phase 1/2 ARROW study demonstrated clinical activity and manageable safety with pralsetinib, a selective RET inhibitor, in patients with advanced/metastatic RET -altered thyroid cancer. We present an updated analysis with more patients and longer follow-up. Methods: Adult patients with advanced/metastatic RET -mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) or RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer who initiated oral pralsetinib at 400 mg once daily were included. Primary endpoints were overall response rate (ORR) by blinded independent central review (per RECIST v1.1) and safety. Secondary endpoints included duration of response (DoR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival. Responses were assessed in three cohorts of patients with baseline measurable disease: patients with RET -mutant MTC who had received prior cabozantinib and/or vandetanib (C/V), treatment-naïve patients with RET -mutant MTC, and patients with previously treated RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were an exploratory endpoint. Results: As of October 18, 2021, the measurable disease population comprised of 61 patients with RET -mutant MTC and prior C/V, 62 treatment-naïve patients with RET -mutant MTC, and 22 patients with RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer who had received prior systemic therapy, including radioactive iodine. The ORR was 55.7% [confidence interval; 95% CI: 42.4–68.5] in patients with RET -mutant MTC and prior C/V, 77.4% [95% CI: 65.0–87.1] in treatment-naïve patients with RET -mutant MTC, and 90.9% [95% CI: 70.8–98.9] in patients with previously treated RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer. Median DoR and median PFS were both 25.8 months in patients with RET -mutant MTC and prior C/V, not reached in treatment-naïve patients with RET -mutant MTC, and 23.6 and 25.4 months, respectively, in patients with previously treated RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer. In the RET -altered thyroid cancer safety population ( N = 175), 97.1% of patients reported a treatment-related adverse event (TRAE); these led to discontinuation in 5.7% and dose reduction in 52.6% of patients. There was one death (0.6%) due to a TRAE. PROs improved or remained stable after pralsetinib treatment. Conclusions: In this updated analysis of the ARROW study, pralsetinib continued to show deep and durable clinical activity and a manageable safety profile in patients with advanced/metastatic RET- altered thyroid cancer. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT03037385
Clinical activity and safety of the RET inhibitor pralsetinib in patients with RET fusion-positive solid tumors: Update from the ARROW trial.
Cassier, Philippe A. , Alonso, Guzmán , Paz‐Ares, Luis , Garrido, Pilar , Vuky, Jacqueline , Lopes, Gilberto , Kalemkerian, Gregory P. , Seetharam, ­Mahesh , Chang, Jianhua , Ye, Chaoyang , Green, Jennifer , Zalutskaya, Alena , Schüler, Martin , Subbiah, Vivek , Siena, Salvatore , Nadal, Ernest , Curigliano, Giuseppe , Bowles, Daniel W. , Zhang, Hui , Ye, Chaoyang, Zalutskaya, Alena A. , Fan, Yun , Schuler, M.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 2, 2021 | Volume: 39 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 3079-3079

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3079 Background: RET fusions are targetable oncogenic drivers in multiple solid tumor types. ARROW study (NCT03037385) data supported the US FDA approval of pralsetinib, a once-daily (QD) oral highly potent and selective RET inhibitor, for RET-altered metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and advanced/metastatic thyroid cancer. Here we provide an update on the clinical activity of pralsetinib in patients (pts) with advanced RET fusion-positive solid tumors other than NSCLC and thyroid cancer (“other” RET fusion–positive solid tumors). Methods: The global ongoing ARROW study (84 sites in 13 countries) includes phase 1 dose-escalation (30–600 mg [QD or twice daily]) and phase 2 expansion cohorts (400 mg QD) defined by tumor type and RET alteration status. Primary objectives are overall response rate (ORR; blinded independent central review per RECIST v1.1) and safety. Results: Updated analyses were completed as of Nov 6, 2020 (data cut-off) for 21 pts with other RET fusion–positive solid tumors enrolled by May 22, 2020 (enrollment cut-off) (lung other than NSCLC, n = 4; pancreatic, n = 3; colon, n = 3; cholangiocarcinoma, n = 3; unknown primary [UP], n = 2; other, n = 6). Overall, 11 (52%) pts received ≥2 prior lines of therapy for metastatic disease. The most common RET fusion partners were CCDC6 and KIF5B (24% each), NCOA4 (19%), other (10%), and unknown (24%). Two pts with colon cancer were excluded from efficacy analyses due to other driver mutations ( KRAS, PIK3CB). In 19 evaluable pts, ORR was 53% (95% CI, 29–76) with 2 (11%) complete responses (CR) and 8 (42%) partial responses (PR). Responses occurred across multiple tumor types including 3/3 pts with pancreatic cancer (including a CR ongoing at 20.8 months on treatment), 2/2 pts with UP, 2/3 pts with cholangiocarcinoma, and in pts with mesenchymal, salivary duct, and lung carcinoid tumors. Median duration of response was 19.0 months (95% CI, 5.5–not estimable). Clinical benefit rate (proportion with CR, PR, or stable disease persisting ≥16 weeks) was 68% (95% CI, 43–87). Tumor shrinkage was observed in 89% of 18 evaluable pts with post-baseline tumor assessment. In all pts enrolled in ARROW who received pralsetinib 400 mg QD irrespective of tumor type (n = 471) the most common (≥25%) treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were increased aspartate aminotransferase (39%), anemia (35%), increased alanine aminotransferase (28%), constipation (26%), and hypertension (25%). Overall, 6% of pts discontinued treatment due to TRAEs. Conclusions: Pralsetinib showed robust, durable antitumor activity in patients with multiple RET fusion‒positive, heavily pre-treated, advanced solid tumors, and was well tolerated. These data highlight the need for broad RET testing to identify candidates who could benefit from treatment with pralsetinib. Enrollment of patients with other RET fusion–positive solid tumors in ARROW is ongoing. Clinical trial information: NCT03037385.
Clinical activity of the RET inhibitor pralsetinib (BLU-667) in patients with RET fusion–positive solid tumors.
Gainor, Justin F. , Alonso, Guzmán , Zhu, Viola W. , Garrido, Pilar , Amatu, Alessio , Doebele, Robert C. , Cassier, Philippe A. , Keam, Bhumsuk , Schüler, Martin , Clifford, Corinne, Palmer, Michael , Green, Jennifer , Turner, Christopher D. , Subbiah, Vivek , Hu, Mimi I. , Mansfield, Aaron S. , Taylor, Matthew H. , Zhang, Hui , Curigliano, Giuseppe , Schuler, M.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | January 22, 2021 | Volume: 39 | Issue: 3_suppl | Pages: 467-467

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467 Background: Recent tumor-agnostic drug approvals have resulted in a paradigm shift in cancer treatment away from organ/histology specific indications to biomarker-guided tumor-agnostic approaches. Pralsetinib is a potent and selective RET inhibitor, which has recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adults with metastatic RET fusion–positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is under New Drug Application review for RET mutant thyroid cancers by the FDA. RET fusions occur in up to approximately 7‒8% of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, including pancreatic, liver, and colorectal cancers. There are currently no approved selective RET inhibitors for patients with RET fusion–positive solid tumors other than NSCLC and thyroid cancer. Here, we present data on the clinical activity of pralsetinib in patients with RET fusion–positive solid tumor types other than NSCLC enrolled in the Phase I/II ARROW study (NCT03037385). Methods: ARROW consists of a phase I dose escalation (30–600 mg once [QD] or twice daily) followed by a phase II expansion (400 mg QD) in patients with advanced RET-altered solid tumors. Primary objectives are overall response rate (ORR), per RECICT v1.1 and safety. Results: A total of 13 patients with RET fusion–positive thyroid cancer (12 papillary, 1 poorly differentiated; enrollment cutoff July 11, 2019) and 14 patients with RET fusion–positive solid tumors other than NSCLC and thyroid (3 pancreatic, 3 colon, 2 cholangiocarcinoma, 6 other; enrollment cutoff November 19, 2019) were enrolled in ARROW and received pralsetinib. At the February 13, 2020, data cutoff, the ORR (blinded central review) in response-evaluable patients with RET fusion–positive thyroid cancer was 91% (10/11; 95% CI: 59‒100) and disease control rate was 100% (95% CI: 72‒100). Treatment was ongoing in 7 of 11 patients. In RET fusion–positive solid tumors other than NSCLC and thyroid, ORR (investigator’s assessment) was 50% (6/12; 95% CI: 21‒79) and responses were observed in all patients with pancreatic cancer (3/3) and cholangiocarcinoma (2/2). Treatment was ongoing in 6 of 12 patients, including 2 of 3 patients with pancreatic cancer and 1 of 2 patients with cholangiocarcinoma. Responses were observed across multiple fusion genotypes. In the 27 patients with RET fusion–positive tumors other than NSCLC, most frequent treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were grade 1–2, and included anemia (33%), increased aspartate aminotransferase (33%), decreased white blood cell count (33%), hypertension (30%), increased alanine aminotransferase (26%), hyperphosphatemia (19%), and neutropenia (19%). No patients discontinued due to TRAEs. Conclusions: Pralsetinib demonstrated broad and durable antitumor activity across multiple advanced solid tumor types, regardless of RET fusion genotype, and was well tolerated. The study is ongoing. Clinical trial information: NCT03037385.
Clinical activity of the RET inhibitor pralsetinib (BLU-667) in patients with RET fusion+ solid tumors.
Gainor, Justin F. , Alonso, Guzmán , Zhu, Viola W. , Doebele, Robert C. , Keam, Bhumsuk , Clifford, Corinne, Palmer, Michael , Green, Jennifer , Turner, Christopher D. , Subbiah, Vivek , Hu, Mimi I. , Mansfield, Aaron S. , Taylor, Matthew H. , Garrido, Pilar , Amatu, Alessio , Cassier, Philippe A. , Schüler, Martin , Zhang, Hui , Curigliano, Giuseppe

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 25, 2020 | Volume: 38 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 109-109

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109 Background: RET gene fusions are targetable oncogenic drivers in multiple tumor types, including up to 20% of papillary thyroid cancers (PTC). Pralsetinib is an investigational, highly potent, selective inhibitor of oncogenic RET alterations. In the registration-enabling Phase 1/2 ARROW study (NCT03037385), pralsetinib demonstrated an overall response rate (ORR; response-evaluable patients [REP], central review) of 73% (19/26) in treatment-naïve patients and 61% (49/80; 2 pending confirmation) in platinum-exposed patients with RET fusion+ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and was well tolerated (data cut-off November 18, 2019). We provide an update on the clinical activity of pralsetinib in other RET fusion+ solid tumor types. Methods: ARROW consists of a phase 1 dose escalation (30–600 mg once [QD] or twice daily) followed by a phase 2 expansion (400 mg QD) in patients with advanced RET-altered solid tumors. Primary objectives were ORR and safety. Results: As of November 18, 2019, 29 patients with metastatic solid tumor types other than NSCLC (16 PTC, 1 undifferentiated thyroid, 3 pancreatic, 3 colon, 6 other) bearing a RET fusion have received pralsetinib. Efficacy data are presented for REP enrolled by July 11, 2019. In patients with thyroid cancer that is RET fusion+, ORR (investigator assessment) was 75% (9/12; all confirmed). Median (range) duration of response (DOR) was 14.5 (3.7+, 16.8) months (mo), with 67% of responding patients continuing treatment. Two patients with stable disease were continuing treatment at 11.5+ and 19.3+ mo. In other RET fusion+ cancers, ORR was 60% (3/5; all confirmed) with partial responses in 2/2 patients with pancreatic cancer (DOR 5.5, 7.4+ mo) and 1 patient with intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma (DOR 7.5 mo). Two patients with colon cancer had stable disease for 7.3 and 9.3 mo. Responses were observed across multiple fusion genotypes. In the entire safety population (all patients treated with 400 mg QD pralsetinib, regardless of diagnosis; n = 354), most treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were grade 1-2, and included increased aspartate aminotransferase (31%), anemia (22%), increased alanine aminotransferase (21%), constipation (21%) and hypertension (20%). Only 4% of patients in the safety population discontinued due to TRAEs. Conclusions: Pralsetinib demonstrated broad and durable antitumor activity across multiple advanced solid tumor types, regardless of RET fusion genotype, and was well tolerated. The study is ongoing and still enrolling patients in this cohort. Clinical trial information: NCT03037385.