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Chawla, Sant P.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-6744

Mayo Clinic

Sarcoma Oncology Center

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A Phase 1b Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of CMB305, a Lentiviral-Based Prime-Boost Vaccine Regimen, in Patients with Locally Advanced, Relapsed, or Metastatic Cancer Expressing NY-ESO-1
Somaiah, Neeta , Chawla, Sant P. , Block, Matthew S. , Morris, John C. , Kim, Joseph W. , Druta, Mihaela , Sankhala, Kamalesh K. , Hwu, Patrick , Jones, Robin L. , Gnjatic, Sacha , Tuballes, Kevin , Yishak, Mahlet, Yakovich, Adam J., Meulen, Jan ter , Chen, Michael , Bohac, Chet, Gnjatic, Sacha , Jones, Robin L , Khanh, T. , Kim-Schulze, Seunghee , Lu, Hailing , Kenney, Richard T , Pollack, Seth M.

OncoImmunology | November 19, 2020 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 1 | Pages: No page available

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Multicenter, open-label phase II study of daily oral regorafenib for chemotherapy-refractory, metastatic and locally advanced angiosarcoma.
Agulnik, Mark , Okuno, Scott H. , Attia, Steven , Kocherginsky, Masha , Chawla, Sant P. , Oppelt, Peter John, Tine, Brian Andrew Van, Robinson, Steven I. , Siontis, Brittany L. , Milhem, Mohammed , Monga, Varun , Oppelt, Peter John, Hirbe, Angela C.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 25, 2020 | Volume: 38 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 11561-11561

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11561 Background: Angiosarcoma has a particularly poor prognosis with 5-year overall survival rates of approximately 30-40%. Treatment of locally advanced and metastatic angiosarcoma is inadequate. Data strongly suggest concurrent, potent inhibition of VEGFR and Tie2 represents an attractive therapeutic strategy in angiosarcoma. Regorafenib displays potent VEGFR and Tie2 receptor inhibition and also possesses activity against additional potential targets in angiosarcoma including PDGFRs, RAF, KIT and FGFR, amongst others. Methods: A multicenter phase II study of regorafenib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic angiosarcoma was conducted through the Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership. Adequate performance status, organ function, measurable disease (RECIST 1.1) and 1-4 prior therapies were required. Regorafenib 160 mg PO daily was given in 28-day cycles (21 days on, 7 days off) until disease progression (PD) or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), assessed at 16 weeks. Secondary endpoints include overall response rate (ORR), clinical benefit rate (CBR), OS, and safety and tolerability. A Simon 2-stage design was used. Results: After final enrollment of the second stage, a total of 31 pts were enrolled at 6 sites, 23 are evaluable for response. Median age was 65 (range 30-91); 50% were female, 67.7% had metastatic disease. PFS at 4 months is 52.2% with a median PFS and OS of 3.55 and 11.4 months. 1 confirmed CR and 2 PR, 12 SD and 8 PD were observed. ORR and CBR are 14.29 and 65.2%, respectively. No uncommon grade 3-4 adverse events were observed. 6 pts were non-evaluable due to refusal of further therapy and 2 patients progressed prior to first evaluation. Conclusions: Regorafenib was well tolerated in this study of pretreated patients with angiosarcomas and met its primary endpoint with a median PFS > 45% at 4 months. Treatment was feasible and did not reveal any previously unreported toxicities. Efficacy outcomes were complicated by early withdrawals of patients. RECIST responses were encouraging and regorafenib has a clinically meaningful 4-month PFS. Clinical trial information: NCT02048722 .
Clinical outcomes of patients with advanced synovial sarcoma or myxoid/round cell liposarcoma treated at major cancer centers in the United States
Somaiah, Neeta , Araujo, Dejka M. , Druta, Mihaela , Tine, Brian A. Van , Chawla, Sant P. , Seetharam, ­Mahesh , Okuno, Scott H. , Bohac, Chet, Yurasov, Sergey , Attia, Steven , Somaiah, Neeta , Van Tine, Brian A , Pollack, Seth M. , Burgess, Melissa , Chen, Michael

Cancer Medicine | May 6, 2020 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 13 | Pages: 4593-4602

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AbstractBackgroundOutcomes data regarding advanced synovial sarcoma (SS) and myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (MRCL) are limited, consisting primarily of retrospective series and post hoc analyses of clinical trials.MethodsIn this multi‐center retrospective study, data were abstracted from the medical records of 350 patients from nine sarcoma centers throughout the United States and combined into a registry. Patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic SS (n = 249) or MRCL (n = 101) who received first‐line systemic anticancer therapy and had records of tumor imaging were included. Overall survival (OS), time to next treatment, time to distant metastasis, and progression‐free survival (PFS) were evaluated using the Kaplan‐Meier method and Cox regression.ResultsAt start of first‐line systemic anticancer therapy, 92.4% of patients with SS and 91.1% of patients with MRCL had metastatic lesions. However, 74.7% of patients with SS and 72.3% of patients with MRCL had ≥2 lines of systemic therapy. Median OS and median PFS from first‐line therapy for SS was 24.7 months (95% CI, 20.9‐29.4) and 7.5 months, respectively (95% CI, 6.4‐8.4). Median OS and median PFS from start of first‐line therapy for MRCL was 29.9 months (95% CI, 27‐44.6) and 8.9 months (95% CI 4.5‐12.0).ConclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the largest retrospective study of patients with SS and MRCL. It provides an analysis of real‐world clinical outcomes among patients treated at major sarcoma cancer centers and could inform treatment decisions and design of clinical trials. In general, the survival outcomes for this selected population appear more favorable than in published literature.
Results of a Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2.5 Study of Saracatinib (AZD0530), in Patients with Recurrent Osteosarcoma Localized to the Lung
Glod, John , Steinberg, Seth M. , Reinke, Denise K. , Pressey, Joseph G. , Mascarenhas, Leo , Federman, Noah , Marina, Neyssa , Chawla, Sant P. , Lagmay, Joanne , Goldberg, John, Milhem, Mohammed , Loeb, David M. , Butrynski, James E., Turpin, Brian , Staddon, Arthur P., Spunt, Sheri L. , Jones, Robin L. , Rodler, Eve T. , Schuetze, Scott M. , Okuno, Scott H. , Helman, Lee J. , Baird, Kristin , Steinberg, Seth M , Reinke, Denise , Pressey, Joseph G , Federman, Noah , Milhem, Mohammed M , Schuetze, Scott M , Okuno, Scott , Spunt, Sheri L , Jones, Robin L , Mascarenhas, Leo , Goldberg, John, Marina, Neyssa

Sarcoma | May 1, 2020 | Volume: 2020 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-6

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Purpose. Osteosarcoma is a rare cancer and a third of patients who have completed primary treatment will develop osteosarcoma recurrence. The Src pathway has been implicated in the metastatic behavior of osteosarcoma; about 95% of samples examined express Src or have evidence of downstream activation of this pathway. Saracatinib (AZD0530) is a potent and selective Src kinase inhibitor that was evaluated in adults in Phase 1 studies. The primary goal of this study was to determine if treatment with saracatinib could increase progression-free survival (PFS) for patients who have undergone complete resection of osteosarcoma lung metastases in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Patients and Methods. Subjects with recurrent osteosarcoma localized to lung and who had complete surgical removal of all lung nodules were randomized within six weeks after complete surgical resection. Saracatinib, or placebo, was administered at a dose of 175 mg orally, once daily, for up to thirteen 28-day cycles. Results. Thirty-seven subjects were included in the analyses; 18 subjects were randomized to receive saracatinib and 19 to receive placebo. Intent-to-treat analysis demonstrated a median PFS of 19.4 months in the saracatinib treatment group and 8.6 months in the placebo treatment group (p=0.47). Median OS was not reached in either arm. Conclusions. Although saracatinib was well tolerated in this patient population, there was no apparent impact of the drug in this double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial on OS, and Src inhibition alone may not be sufficient to suppress metastatic progression in osteosarcoma. There is a suggestion of potential clinical benefit as evidenced by longer PFS in patients randomized to saracatinib based on limited numbers of patients treated.
CBT-1 in combination with doxorubicin in patients with metastatic, unresectable sarcomas who previously progressed on doxorubicin.
Chawla, Sant P. , Thornton, Katherine A., Oldham, Robert K., Okuno, Scott H. , Matlow, Susan, Barnett, Daryl, Attia, Steven , Coté, Gregory M. , Burgess, Melissa , Ballman, Karla V.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 12, 2020 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: TPS11077-TPS11077

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TPS11077 Background: The response rates of advanced soft tissue sarcomas (STS) to single-agent, first-line anthracycline are typically less than 25%. P-glycoprotein 1 (P-gp), a cell membrane drug efflux pump, is believed to be a resistance mechanism in STS. CBT-1 is a small molecule, orally administered, P-gp antagonist currently under clinical development. This is a multi-institutional open label phase I study of CBT-1 in combination with doxorubicin in patients with anthracycline-refractory sarcoma. The study is designed to determine a maximum tolerable dose (MTD), recommended phase II dose (RP2D), and the safety/tolerability of the combination of CBT-1 and doxorubicin. The study will evaluate anti-cancer activity as a secondary objective as measured by Disease Control Rate (DCR; complete response [CR] + partial response [PR] + stable disease [SD]) at 12 weeks. Objective Response Rate (ORR; CR+PR) and Progression Free Survival (PFS) will be monitored. Correlative studies include assessment of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamicendpoints. Methods: Patients 18 years or older with locally advanced metastatic, unresectable STS, prior progression on ≤ 150 mg/m2 of doxorubicin (or another anthracycline equivalent), ECOG PS ≤ 1 and normal organ function, are eligible for this study. Dosing includes fixed doxorubicin (37.5 mg/m2 IV day 5 and day 6) and escalation of oral CBT-1 on days 1-7 of a 21 day cycle. This study follows a standard 3+3 phase I design where dose escalation will occur if < 0/3 or 1/6 patients experience a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). Tumor assessments are conducted at Week 6 and Week 12. For patients with response or stable disease, treatment is allowed to continue for 4-5 cycles to a maximum of 450 mg/m2 lifetime doxorubicin exposure. Once RP2D is defined, an additional 10 patients will be enrolled into the dose expansion phase. To date, Cohorts 1 (50 mg CBT-1) and 2 (100 mg CBT-1) have been completed with one DLT of grade 4 neutropenia lasting longer than 7 days in Cohort 1. Enrollment to Cohort 3 began December 2018. (References: Oldham, R. K., Reid, W. K., Preisler, H. D., and Barnett, D. (1998) Cancer Biother. Radiopharm. 13, 71-80; Kelly, R. J., Robey, R. W., Chen, C. C., Draper, D., Luchenko, V., Barnett, D., Oldham, R. K., Caluag, Z., Frye, R. A., Steinberg, S. M., Fojo, T., Bates, S. E. (2012) The Oncologist 17 (4) 512-e523; Robey, R. W., Shukla, S., Finely, E. M., Oldham, R. K., Barnett, D., Ambudkar, S. V., Fojo, T., Bates, S. E., (2008) Biochemical Pharmacology 75, 6, 1302-1312). Clinical trial information: NCT03002805.
Clinical outcomes from a retrospective registry of patients with locally advanced/metastatic synovial sarcoma and myxoid round cell liposarcoma.
Attia, Steven , Tine, Brian Andrew Van, Chawla, Sant P. , Druta, Mihaela , Bohac, Gerry C., Somaiah, Neeta , Pollack, Seth M. , Burgess, Melissa

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 12, 2020 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: e22520-e22520

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e22520 Background: Outcomes of patients (pts) with advanced synovial sarcoma (SS) and myxoid/round cell sarcoma (MRCL) is lacking. Current data is limited to single institution studies or post hoc analyses of clinical trials. To understand the natural history of these subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma we performed a systematic analysis of SS and MRCL patients from large medical institutions. Methods: Data was abstracted at 7 U.S. centers for pts treated from 2005 to 2015. Advanced SS or MRCL were eligible if they had received chemotherapy and were 18 years or older. The primary endpoint was overall survival, and secondary endpoints were progression free survival, time to next treatment, time to new distant metastasis. Results: 350 pts with locally advanced (LA), unresectable and/or or metastatic (Met) SS (n = 249) and MRCL (n = 101) were analyzed. The median age at diagnosis was 40 years for SS pts (58.2% male). The median age of MRCL pts was 50 years (67.3% male). 249 SS pts all had ≥ 1line of therapy, 74.7% had ≥2 lines of treatment. All MRCL pts received ≥1 line of treatment, 72.3% had ≥2 lines. The clinical outcomes (median overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), time to next treatment (TTNT) and time to distant metastasis (TTDM)) from start of first-line chemotherapy are: The OS and PFS from second line chemotherapy decreased for all evaluable pts (n = 259) was 17.9 months (mos) [95% confidence interval (CI) (15.0, 22.3)]; 3.9 mos (3.4, 4.8), respectively. A similar trend toward shortened OS and PFS were seen with each subsequent line of chemotherapy. Conclusions: This registry analyzing real-world clinical outcomes among advanced SS and MRCL pts is the most comprehensive performed to date. It provides data on clinical outcomes depending on line of therapy and can provide the backbone for better patient management and design of future clinical trials.[Table: see text]
A phase II randomized study of CMB305 and atezolizumab versus atezolizumab in NY-ESO-1+ soft tissue sarcoma: Analysis of immunogenicity, tumor control, and patient survival.
Chawla, Sant P. , Tine, Brian Andrew Van, Ganjoo, Kristen N. , Attia, Steven , Okuno, Scott H. , Agulnik, Mark , Livingston, Michael B. , Keedy, Vicki L. , Philip, Tony , Bohac, Gerry C., Yurasov, Sergey , Lu, Hailing , Pollack, Seth M. , Elias, Anthony , Riedel, Richard F. , Choy, Edwin , Mehren, Margaret von , Verschraegen, Claire F , Chen, Michael J. , Maki, Robert G.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 12, 2020 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 11011-11011

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11011 Background: CMB305 (C) is an immunotherapy designed to generate an anti-NY-ESO-1 immune response (IR). C consists of a dendritic cell-targeting lentiviral vector encoding NY-ESO-1 gene (LV305), and a TLR-4 agonist NY-ESO-1 recombinant protein plus GLA-SE (G305). A Phase 1 study demonstrated C is safe, generates IR and conveys a median overall survival (mOS) of 23.7 months (15.5, not reached [NR]) for soft tissue sarcomas & 29.2 months (12.2, NR) for synovial sarcoma (SS) (ESMO 2018). We evaluated efficacy and safety of C and atezolizumab (A) vs A alone in NY-ESO-1+ SS and myxoid round cell liposarcoma (MRCL). Methods: A prospective randomized open label phase 2 study of C (LV305 Intradermal Days 0, 14, 42, 70 + G305 Intramuscular Days 28, 56, 84 then q 6wk up to one year (yr)) + A (1200mg IV q3wk) vs A alone in advanced NY-ESO-1+ SS/MRCL. Primary endpoints of OS and progression-free survival (PFS); secondary endpoints of safety, IR, and response rate and post hoc analysis by line of therapy. Results: 88 patients (pts) were enrolled and dosed. Arm C+A: median age 48 yrs, 73% SS, 98% relapsed metastatic, 73% ≥2 prior lines chemotherapy; Arm A: 47 yrs, 67% SS, 84% relapsed metastatic, 53% ≥2 prior lines chemotherapy. Most treatment-related adverse events (TRAE) Grade 1/2, no treatment related deaths. Summary of clinical outcomes. Conclusions: Despite no major differences in PFS and OS between the treatment arms (Arm C+A had more advanced disease and more prior lines of chemotherapy), Arm A +C achieved PRs, a higher level of anti-NY-ESO-1 IR, and pts with IR had numerically superior outcomes. Moreover, the clinical benefit of C+A in earlier lines of therapy warrant further study. Clinical trial information: NCT02609984. [Table: see text]
A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-institutional, cross-over, phase II.5 study of saracatinib (AZD0530), a selective Src kinase inhibitor, in patients with recurrent osteosarcoma localized to the lung.
Federman, Noah , Chawla, Sant P. , Lagmay, Joanne , Goldberg, John M., Loeb, David M. , Butrynski, James E., Janeway, Katherine A. , Turpin, Brian , Staddon, Arthur P., Rodler, Eve T. , Schuetze, Scott M. , Okuno, Scott H. , Helman, Lee J. , Baird, Kristin , Reinke, Denise K. , Pressey, Joseph G. , Mascarenhas, Leo , Marina, Neyssa , Milhem, Mohammed , Spunt, Sheri L.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 11, 2020 | Volume: 31 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: TPS10591-TPS10591

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TPS10591 Background: Osteosarcoma is a rare cancer and 33% of patients who have completed primary treatment will recur. The Src pathway has been implicated in the metastatic behavior of several tumors including osteosarcoma where 95% of samples express Src or have evidence of downstream activation of this pathway. Saracatinib (AZD0530) is a potent and selective Src kinase inhibitor. The recommended phase II dose in adults was found to be 175mg daily. The primary goal of this study is to determine if treatment with Saracatinib can increase progression free survival (PFS) for patients who have undergone complete resection of metastatic osteosarcoma nodules in the lung. Secondary goals are evaluation of overall survival, time to treatment failure, and evaluation of several biological correlatives. Methods: This is a multi-institutional, phase II.5, placebo-controlled study with an accrual goals of 88 randomized patients. Patients between 15 and 75 years, with histological confirmation of recurrent osteosarcoma, localized to the lung, who have potential for complete surgical resection, are eligible for enrollment. After complete resection, patients are randomized to treatment with saracatinib or placebo, of a daily oral dose of 175 mg, continuously for up to 1 year or until progression. Patients who recur in the lung while on-study and who are amenable to complete surgical resection will be un-blinded. Those patients who received placebo may have the option to undergo surgical resection. If fully resected, they will be offered therapy with saracatinib under the same treatment guidelines as above. As of January 2013, 38 patients have enrolled and 32 patients met the criteria to be randomized and began oral therapy with either saracatinib or placebo. An interim analysis is planned after 40 patients have been randomized. Clinical trial information: NCT00752206.
Phase II trial of BPM31510-IV plus gemcitabine in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC).
Kundranda, Madappa N. , Propper, David , Ritch, Paul S., Strauss, James , Sarangarajan, Rangaprasad , Kiebish, Michael A. , Rodrigues, Leonardo O. , Granger, Elder , Ramanathan, Ramesh K., Alistar, Angela , Bui, Lynne A., Chawla, Sant P. , Niewiarowska, Anna A., Hidalgo, Manuel , Gillmore, Roopinder , Narain, Niven R.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | February 4, 2020 | Volume: 38 | Issue: 4_suppl | Pages: 723-723

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723 Background: BPM31510-IV is an Ubidecarenone (CoQ10) drug-lipid conjugate nanodispersion targeting metabolic machinery in cancer, shifting bioenergetics from lactate dependency towards mitochondrial OxPhos to generate ROS and activate apoptosis. An MTD of BPM31510-IV in combination with gemcitabine was established at 110mg/kg in a Phase I clinical trial, which determined the dose for the Phase 2 investigation. Methods: Eligible patients (aged ≥ 18 y) with relapsed/refractory PDAC to standard treatment (ST) and met inclusion/exclusion criteria were recruited. Patients received 110mg/kg IV BPM31510 in combination with gemcitabine in a 144-hour infusion. Tumor response was evaluated at week 10 and then every 8 weeks. Study endpoints assessed were Overall Response Rate (ORR), Overall Survival (OS), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Time to Progression (TTP), Tumor Response using Adaptive Molecular Responses (multi-omic molecular profiling), changes in CA 19-9 levels and patient reported Quality of Life (QOL) using the validated FACT-HEP PRO. A comprehensive multi-omic profiling for identification of biomarkers for patient stratification was explored. Results: Of the 35 patients enrolled to receive therapy, 18 patients met criteria of an adequately treated cohort (ATC- received BPM31510-IV + gemcitabine for 30 days over 2 cycles and had a RECIST 1.1 evaluation) while remaining (n = 17) had progressive disease (PD). Half of the ATC population (n = 9/18, 50%) achieved best ORR of stable disease (SD); 10/18 (55 %) demonstrated SD as best response at target lesions and 8/18 demonstrated SD at end of Cycle 2. The mTTP was 121 days (70 – 147, 95% CI); PFS 118 days (70 – 131, 95% CI) and OS 218 days (131 – 228, 95% CI), respectively. Overall, BPM31510-IV was well tolerated; the most common AE’s were GI related. Conclusions: The efficacy signal observed in this heavily pretreated population in addition to the toxicity profile warrants further clinical investigation of BPM31510-IV + gemcitabine in advanced PDAC. Clinical trial information: NCT02650804 . [Table: see text]