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Varkaris, Andreas

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5776-8844

Mayo Clinic

Massachusetts General Hospital

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A phase I first in human, open-label, multicenter study of BI3706674, KRAS multi-inhibitor, monotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors bearing KRAS WT amp.
Kuboki, Yasutoshi, Lee, Keun-Wook, Ryu, Min-Hee, Bekaii-Saab, Tanios S., Fukuyama, Yuki, Villa-Uribe, J., Archuadze, Shorena , Shitara, Kohei, Varkaris, Andreas , Kuboki, Yasutoshi , Maron, Steven B. , Kitano, Shigehisa , Lee, Keun‐Wook , Ryu, Min‐Hee , Bekaii‐Saab, Tanios , Shitara, Kohei

Journal of Clinical Oncology | January 12, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 2_suppl | Pages: 380-380

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380 Background: KRAS amplifications (amp) occur in ~2% of solid tumors, representing a high unmet need for effective targeted therapies. BI3706674 binds to GDP-bound KRAS and locks KRAS protein in an inactive form. In preclinical models, BI3706674 has shown potent inhibition of KRAS-amp tumors. Methods: This is a Phase Ia/b trial (NCT06056024) to explore the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD) and efficacy of BI 3706674 in patients (pts) with unresectable or metastatic KRAS wild type amp or KRAS G12V mutated (mut) solid tumors. The trial aimed to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Pts (ECOG 0 -1) received BI 3706674 daily per os at 50 - 1200 mg doses. Dose escalation (DE) was guided by a Bayesian logistic regression model. This report focuses on KRAS wt amp pts from Phase Ia (DE). Results: As of 31 July 2025, 46 pts had received BI 3706674. Pts (n=15/46) with KRAS wt amp tumors had upper gastrointestinal tract (uGI) cancer [n=9: gastric (GAC;n=5), oesophageal (EAC; n=2), gastroesophageal junction (GEJC; n=2) cancers], Cholangiocarcinoma (n=1), colorectal (CRC; n=4), and ovarian (OC; n=1) cancers. Pts were treated at 200 mg (n=2), 400 mg (n=1), 800 mg (n=5), 1200 mg (n=7) doses; males: n=11; ECOG 1: n=10; median age - 62 years (range 38–83); median number of prior treatment lines was 3 (range 1-6). AEs were reported in 15 pts (100%), including 12 pts (80%) with treatment-related AEs (TRAE). High-grade AEs (Grade 3-5) were reported in 10 pts (66.7%), including 4 pts (26.7%) with TRAEs. SAEs were reported in 7 pts (46.7%), including 2 pts (13.3%) with TRAEs. The most-frequent AEs were mostly low-grade (Grade 1-2) diarrhoea (10 pts, 66.7%), nausea (10 pts, 66.7%), and vomiting (9 pts, 60.0%), often reported as TRAE. Two dose limiting toxicities were observed in 1200 mg group: nausea (Grade 3) and vomiting (Grade 3). MTD was not reached. BI 3706674 PK parameters followed the predicted non-linear PK model; dose dependent systemic exposure reached plateau at 800 mg. 12/15 pts with KRAS wt amp tumors, including 10/12 pts in 800 – 1200 mg groups, were efficacy evaluable; Disease control rate (DCR) was 58.3% (7/12 pts): 3/ 12 pts with partial response (PR), 4/12 had stable disease (SD), 5/12 pts - disease progression (PD). In 800 – 1200 mg groups 1 - OC, 2 – CRC pts achieved SD. PK/PD/efficacy correlation data is pending. Conclusions: BI 3706674 showed a tolerable safety profile and clinical efficacy in pts with KRAS amp tumors. Study results provide clinical proof of concept. KRAS wt amp is a druggable target and KRAS-targeting treatment is active in KRAS wt amp uGI cancer pts. Clinical trial information: NCT06056024 . Anticancer activity of BI 3706674 in efficacy evaluable pts with KRAS wt amp tumors. All pts, 200 – 1200 mg, N=12 Pts with uGI cancers,800 – 1200mg, N=7 ORR, n (%) 3* (25%) 3* (43%) SD, n (%) 4 (33.3%) 1 (14%) DCR, n (%) 7 (58.3%) 4 (57%) PD, n (%) 5 (41.7%) 3 (43%) *Tumor shrinkage: -60.3%, -34% and 34.3%.
Final Results from a First-in-Human Phase I Study of the Dual Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) 1/2 Inhibitor, LY3410738, in Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring IDH1 or IDH2
Harding, James J. , Oh, Do‐Youn , Macarulla, Teresa , Goyal, Lipika , Varkaris, Andreas , Palmieri, Lola‐Jade , Ikeda, Masafumi , Kondo, Shunsuke , Bai, Li‐Yuan , Ueno, Makoto , Papadopoulos, Kyriakos P. , Shroff, Rachna T. , Kizilbash, Sani H. , Liao, Chih‐Yi , Azad, Nilofer S. , Jaeckle, Kurt A. , Bender, Mark H. , Varughese, Sunoj Chacko , Sachdeva, Deepa , Radtke, David B. , Gueorguieva, Ivelina , Chen, Hsiao-Rong , Liu, Hui , Xu, Xiangyuan , Macarulla, Teresa , Chen, Li-Tzong , Papadopoulos, Kyriakos P , Shroff, Rachna T , Kizilbash, Sani H , Hollebecque, Antoine , Adeva, Jorge , Cosman, Rasha , Yokota, Tomoya , Park, Joon Oh , Turk, Anita , Liao, Chih-Yi , Satoh, Taroh , Borad, Mitesh J , El-Khouiery, Anthony B , Azad, Nilofer , Jaeckle, Kurt A , Loong, Herbert H , Yong, Wei-Peng , Bender, Mark H , Varughese, Sunoj Chacko , Sachdeva, Deepa , Radtke, David B , Gueorguieva, Ivelina , Szpurka, Anna M , Chen, Hsiao-Rong , Liu, Hui , Xu, Xiaojian , Rodon, Jordi , Ikeda, Masafumi , Goyal, Lipika , Harding, James J , Chen, Li‐Tzong , Adeva, Jorge , Yokota, Tomoya , Borad, Mitesh J. , El-Khoueiry, Anthony B. , Loong, Herbert H. , Yong, Wei Peng

Clinical Cancer Research | September 30, 2025 | Volume: 31 | Issue: 23 | Pages: 4920-4932

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Abstract Purpose: Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1/2–isoform inhibitors have clinical efficacy in IDH1/IDH2-mutated neoplasms. However, primary resistance and secondary resistance limit their therapeutic potential. LY3410738, an oral, brain-penetrant, dual IDH1/IDH2-mutated isoform-selective inhibitor, was designed to overcome resistance. Patients and Methods: This global, multicenter, open-label, phase I study of patients with IDH-mutant solid tumors evaluated LY3410738 as monotherapy (dose escalation) for advanced solid tumors in combination with cisplatin–gemcitabine (CISGEM) for newly diagnosed cholangiocarcinoma or with durvalumab for relapsed/refractory cholangiocarcinoma (dose expansion; NCT04521686). Primary objectives were the maximum tolerated dose, recommended phase II dose, and preliminary antitumor activity. Safety, pharmacokinetics, inhibition of D-2-hydroxyglutarate, and ctDNA were assessed. Results: Overall, 119 patients received LY3410738 alone (N = 94) or in combination with CISGEM (N = 19) or durvalumab (N = 6). No dose-limiting toxicities were observed; the maximum tolerated dose was not determined. Common adverse events included nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. Overall response rates of 5.2% and 11.1% and disease control rates of 56.9% and 63.0% were observed for patients with relapsed/refractory IDH1- or IDH2-mutant cholangiocarcinoma or IDH1-mutant glioma, respectively. D-2-hydroxyglutarate normalization was rapid and durable. In dose-expansion cohorts, combination treatments were tolerable, with one dose-limiting toxicity in the durvalumab cohort. LY3410738 plus CISGEM demonstrated a response rate of 42.1%, a median duration of response of 8.1 months, and a median progression-free survival of 10.2 months for patients with newly diagnosed IDH-mutant cholangiocarcinoma. Conclusions: LY3410738 demonstrated largely cytostatic antitumor activity in IDH1- or IDH2-mutated cholangiocarcinoma and IDH1-mutated gliomas. LY3410738 plus CISGEM exhibited favorable antitumor activity in patients with treatment-naïve IDH-mutated cholangiocarcinoma, warranting further exploration as a treatment strategy.