This clinical study looked at a drug called LY3143921 hydrate (a Cdc7 inhibitor) in adult patients with advanced solid tumours. The main aims were to find out the maximum dose of LY3143921 hydrate that could be given safely to patients, and to assess the potential side effects and how they could be treated.
This clinical study looked at a drug called LY3143921 hydrate, which is a Cdc7 inhibitor. Cdc7 helps our cells replicate correctly. Cdc7 is usually found at a low level in normal cells but can reach higher levels in cancer cells. This is often the case in certain types of solid tumour cancers, which we focused on in this study. It was thought that giving LY3143921 hydrate would block the function of Cdc7 and would affect cancer cells by stopping their replication and causing them to die. LY3143921 hydrate looked promising in laboratory studies and studies in animals. This clinical study had two parts: Part 1 - a 'dose escalation' phase where groups of patients received increasing doses of LY3143921 hydrate to find a safe dose and a dose that best targeted the cancer cells. Part 2 - an 'expansion' phase where a larger group of patients received the highest dose of LY3143921 hydrate considered to be safe from Part 1, to find out more about how the drug was working.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
69
LY3143921 hydrate was administered orally on a daily schedule. Each cycle of treatment consisted of 21 days, and patients may have initially received up to 12 cycles. If the patient was benefitting, they may have continued beyond 12 cycles.
Northern Ireland Cancer Centre
Belfast, United Kingdom
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Northern Centre for Cancer Care
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Determination of the maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
The maximal dose was determined as the dose at which no more than one patient out of up to six patients at the same dose level experienced a highly probable or probable drug-related dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), and the schedule of administration at which the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was established was determined.
Time frame: 28 days from first administration of LY3143921 hydrate in the dose escalation cohort, including the single dose on Cycle 1 Day -7.
Determination of adverse event (AE) causality and grade
The causality of each AE and grade to LY3143921 hydrate was determined according to National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) Version 4.02.
Time frame: From first administration of LY3143921 hydrate until last patient's last visit (LPLV).
Determine the maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) of LY3143921
Plasma samples were analysed to determine the Cmax of LY3143921 following oral administration of LY3143921 hydrate, using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS) according to agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and validate methods. Not all participants were analysed at all time points.
Time frame: Up to 10 time points per patient per visit.
Determine the time to reach Cmax for LY3143921 (Tmax)
Plasma samples were analysed to determine the Tmax of LY3143921 following oral administration of LY3143921 hydrate, using LCMS according to agreed SOPs and validate methods. Not all participants were analysed at all time points.
Time frame: Up to 10 time points per patient per visit.
Determine under the plasma-concentration time curve for LY3143921
Plasma samples were analysed to determine under the plasma-concentration time curve for LY3143921 following oral administration of LY3143921 hydrate, using LCMS according to agreed SOPs and validate methods. Not all participants were analysed at all time points.
Time frame: Up to 10 time points per patient per visit.
Determine the plasma half-life of LY3143921
Plasma samples were analysed to determine the plasma half-life of LY3143921 following oral administration of LY3143921 hydrate, using LCMS according to agreed SOPs and validate methods. Not all participants were analysed at all time points.
Time frame: Up to 10 time points per patient per visit.
Determine the volume of distribution for LY3143921
Plasma samples were analysed to determine the volume of distribution for LY3143921 following oral administration of LY3143921 hydrate, using LCMS according to agreed SOPs and validate methods. Not all participants were analysed at all time points.
Time frame: Up to 10 time points per patient per visit.
Determine the clearance of LY3143921
Plasma samples were analysed to determine the clearance of LY3143921 following oral administration of LY3143921 hydrate, using LCMS according to agreed SOPs and validate methods. Not all participants were analysed at all time points.
Time frame: Up to 10 time points per patient per visit.
Determine the overall response rate
The ratio of participants with any response to the total number of participants in the response population. A participant is considered a responder if assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version 1.1 as having either a complete response or partial response.
Time frame: Tumour assessments at end of Cycle 2, then every 2 cycles (or more frequently) up to Cycle 70; thereafter every 8 cycles (±14 days) or more frequently until withdrawal.
Determine the median progression-free survival
The median (range) number of days from first administration of LY3143921 hydrate to documented disease progression measured according to RECIST version 1.1. Participants lost to follow-up or who withdrew consent for follow-up were censored at the time of last recorded disease assessment. Participants who started a new treatment were not censored.
Time frame: Tumour assessments at end of Cycle 2, then every 2 cycles (or more frequently) up to Cycle 70; thereafter every 8 cycles (±14 days) or more frequently until withdrawal.
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