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Chou, Alexander J

0000-0002-7926-3326

Mayo Clinic

Weill Cornell Medicine

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A Phase 2 Trial of RANKL Antibody, Denosumab, in Two Cohorts of Patients with Recurrent/Refractory Osteosarcoma, a Report from the Children’s Oncology Group
Janeway, Katherine A. , Buxton, Allen, Reid, Joel M. , Isakoff, Michael S. , Hingorani, Pooja , Lee, Jill L., Doski, John J. , Hall, Laura, Randall, R. Lor , DuBois, Steven G. , Krailo, Mark , Grier, Holcombe E. , Chou, Alexander J , Buxton, Allen , Reid, Joel M , Isakoff, Michael S , Kopp, Lisa , Hingorani, Pooja , Lee, Jill L , Doski, John , Daldrup-Link, Heike , Hall, Laura , Randall, Robert Lor , Reed, Damon R , DuBois, Steven G , Krailo, Mark , Grier, Holcombe , Gorlick, Richard , Kopp, Lisa M. , Reed, Damon R. , Görlick, Richard

Clinical Cancer Research | October 29, 2025 | Volume: 32 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 36-44

10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-24-2885 Get It

Abstract Purpose: Mouse models demonstrate a role for RANK and its ligand, RANKL, in osteosarcoma. The primary objective of this single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial was to determine whether denosumab, a RANKL mAb, improved disease control in recurrent osteosarcoma relative to benchmarks derived from historic Children’s Oncology Group clinical trial data. Patients and Methods: Skeletally mature patients ages 11 to 49 years old with measurable disease were eligible for cohort 1, and those with complete surgical resection of all sites of disease were eligible for cohort 2. Patients received denosumab 120 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks with calcium and vitamin D supplementation. The primary endpoints were RECIST response and remaining event-free for 4 months for cohort 1 and remaining event-free for 12 months for cohort 2. Toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic effects were additional endpoints. Results: Fifteen patients in cohort 1 and 38 in cohort 2 were eligible and evaluable for the primary endpoint. One of 15 cohort 1 patients remained event-free at 4 months. There were no objective responses. Ten of 38 cohort 2 patients were event-free at 12 months. The predefined efficacy criteria were not met in either cohort. The most common ≥ grade 3 adverse events were hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia (8% and 11%, respectively). At steady state, mean serum denosumab trough concentrations were 23.7 to 31 μg/mL in cycles 2 to 7. Serum c-telopeptide and urine n-telopeptide decreased on treatment. Conclusions: Denosumab was well-tolerated with anticipated side effects and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters but had insufficient activity for further development in osteosarcoma.
Erdafitinb in patients with FGFR-altered tumors: Results from the NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial arm B (APEC1621B).
Coffey, Brent , Piao, Jin , Saguilig, Lauren, Jaju, Alok , Fox, Elizabeth , Mooney, Margaret , Takebe, Naoko, Tricoli, James V. , Janeway, Katherine A. , Seibel, Nita L. , Lee, Alice A. , Chou, Alexander J , Williams, P. Mickey , Roy‐Chowdhuri, Sinchita , Patton, David R. , Reid, Joel M. , Alonzo, Todd A. , Berg, Stacey L. , Hawkins, Douglas S. , Takebe, Naoko , Parsons, D. Williams

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 4, 2023 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 10007-10007

10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.10007 Get It

10007 Background: The NCI-Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH) trial assigns patients aged 1-21 years with relapsed or refractory solid tumors, CNS tumors, lymphomas, and histiocytic disorders to phase 2 treatment arms of molecularly-targeted therapies based on genetic alterations in their tumor. Arm B (APEC1621B) evaluated the orally bioavailable FGFR inhibitor erdafitinib in patients whose tumors harbored activating alterations in FGFR 1/2/3/4. Methods: Patients received oral erdafitinib 4.7 mg/m 2 /dose (Max dose: 8 mg) daily for 28-day cycles until disease progression or drug related dose limiting toxicity (Max 26 cycles). Disease assessments were performed every 2-3 cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate; secondary endpoints included progression free survival (PFS). Results: A total of 20 evaluable patients (median age: 15 yrs) were enrolled from June 2018 to July 2022 in this first study of erdafitinib in pediatric patients. The most common diagnosis (n = 17) was glioma or glioneuronal tumor (11 low grade and 6 high grade). Three patients had non-CNS solid tumors (1 each with neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma). FGFR alterations detected consisted of activating hotspot mutations in FGFR1 (n = 16), FGFR2 (n = 1), FGFR4 (n = 1), and FGFR1 fusions (n = 2; FGFR1: TACC1, FGFR1: TACC3). Partial responses were confirmed by central review in 2/20 patients (10%, 90%CI: 3.4%, 26.2%), both with low grade gliomas or glioneuronal tumors (LGG, LGGNT) and FGFR1 hotspot mutations (K687E and N577K). A best response of stable disease (SD) was observed in 6 additional patients with gliomas with a median duration of SD of 6.5 cycles. Six-month PFS was 45% (95% CI: 23.1%, 64.7%) and six-month OS was 89.7% (95%CI: 64.8%, 97.3%). Treatment related adverse events included those previously reported with FGFR inhibitors including hyperphosphatemia and nail changes or infections. Grade 1 vision changes were also reported. There was one Grade 3 spinal cord compression and one Grade 4 intracranial hemorrhage. Conclusions: Erdafitinib was generally well tolerated in this heavily pre-treated cohort of children with relapsed tumors harboring FGFR alterations. Partial responses or stable disease were observed in the majority (6/11, 54%) of patients with FGFR1-mutant low grade gliomas or glioneuronal tumors, suggesting the possible benefit of FGFR inhibitor therapy for these patients. Further studies would be necessary to more thoroughly evaluate the activity of erdafitinib for patients with other histologies and FGFR alteration types or combination approaches that include other targeted and/or cytotoxic agents. Clinical trial information: NCT03210714 .