Cancers attract myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) that prevent our own immune responses from destroying the cancer. This study will be the first study to begin to determine if the newly discovered drug SX-682 can block cancers from attracting MDSCs. This first study will enroll participants with melanoma, as melanoma cancer has been shown to be able to attract MDSCs. The study will begin to determine if SX-682 is a safe and effective treatment of melanoma. It is thought that SX-682 will block MDSCs from going to the cancer, and thus will allow a patient's own immune system to attack the cancer. The first participants enrolled in the study will receive for 21 days SX-682 as monotherapy. After 21 days participants will receive pembrolizumab therapy (an approved immunotherapy for melanoma) in combination with SX-682 for up to approximately 2 years. Once the safe dose level of SX-682 in combination with pembrolizumab is determined, the remaining participants will be enrolled at the highest safe dose level of SX-682, in combination with pembrolizumab. These participants will receive the combination therapy and be evaluated in the study for approximately 2 years.
Objectives The primary objective is to determine the safety profile of SX-682 alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with metastatic melanoma, including the maximum dose that can be administered until adverse effects prevent further dose increases, and the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). The secondary objectives are to: 1) evaluate the efficacy of SX-682 in combination with pembrolizumab on the basis of the objective response rate, the duration of response, and the rate of progression; and 2) characterize the SX-682 single-dose and multidose PK profile. Exploratory objectives are to: 1) assess overall survival (OS); and 2) explore potential biomarkers associated with pharmacodynamic and clinical response to SX-682 alone and combined with pembrolizumab, where the biomarker measures include, but are not limited to, tumor myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), Tregs and CD69/CD8 T cells, and in the circulation, T- and B-cell subpopulations, neutrophils, the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Tregs, the CD4:CD8 ratio, chemokines, cytokines, and LDH. Overview of Study Design This is a Phase 1, open-label, multi-center, dose-escalation with expansion study of twice-daily SX-682 in subjects with metastatic melanoma treated concurrently with pembrolizumab (Combination Stage) following a 21 day dose-escalation safety evaluation of SX-682 monotherapy (Monotherapy Stage). SX-682 is an oral small-molecule inhibitor of the CXCR1/2 chemokine receptors that are believed involved in MDSC-recruitment to tumor and other pro-tumoral mechanisms. Dosing of SX-682 in the Combination Stage is conditioned on ongoing concurrent treatment with pembrolizumab, and a subject who discontinues pembrolizumab may not receive further doses of SX-682.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
77
SX-682 is an oral small molecule selective inhibitor of C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 1 (CXCR1) and C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 2 (CXCR2)
Pembrolizumab is a humanized antibody that targets the programmed cell death 1 receptor (PD-1).
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Wilmot Cancer Institute - University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
MD Anderson
Houston, Texas, United States
SX-682 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) during Monotherapy Stage
During the Monotherapy Stage participant cohorts will be enrolled at increasing doses of SX-682. The highest SX-682 dose tested at which no more than 1 of 6 cohort participants experiences a DLT will define the SX-682 monotherapy MTD.
Time frame: Up to 21 Days in 21 day Cycle 1 of Monotherapy Stage.
SX-682 Maximum Tolerated Dose during Combination Therapy Stage
During the Combination Therapy Stage participant cohorts will be enrolled at increasing doses of SX-682 and a fixed pembrolizumab dose level. The highest SX-682 dose tested at which no more than 1 of 6 cohort participants experiences a DLT will define the SX-682 combination therapy MTD.
Time frame: Up to 42 Days in 42 day Cycle 1 of Combination Therapy Stage.
The observed tumor response rate
The percentage of participants with their best response (a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1).
Time frame: Days 38-42 of each 42 day Combination Stage cycle (Cycles 1-17)
The observed tumor response duration
Duration of CR or PR according to RECIST v1.1 from the time of first documentation to radiologic progression or death.
Time frame: Days 38-42 of each 42 day Combination Stage cycle (Cycles 1-17)
Progression free survival
The time from first SX-682 dose to documented disease progression according to RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause
Time frame: Days 38-42 of each 42 day Combination Stage cycle (Cycles 1-17)
Overall survival
During combination stage the time from first SX-682 dose to death from any cause.
Time frame: Combination Stage cycle (Cycles 1-17) and the 90 day follow-up period after the last SX-682 dose.
SX-682 dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) during monotherapy
Number of participants experiencing DLTs during monotherapy stage
Time frame: Up to 21 Days in 21 day Cycle 1.
SX-682 dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) during combination therapy stage
Number of participants experiencing DLTs during combination therapy stage
Time frame: Days 38-42 of each 42 day Combination Stage cycle (Cycles 1-17).
Adverse events during Monotherapy Stage
Number of participants experiencing clinical or laboratory adverse events (AEs) including infections and neutropenia.
Time frame: Up to 21 Days in 21 day Cycle 1 of monotherapy stage.
Adverse events during combination Therapy Stage
Number of participants experiencing clinical or laboratory adverse events (AEs) including infections and neutropenia.
Time frame: Up to 42 Days in 42 day Cycle 1-17 of Combination Therapy Stage.
SX-682 single dose pharmacokinetic parameters during SX-682 monotherapy and SX-682 and pembrolizumab combination therapy
Blood samples will be collected before and after the first dose SX-682 during Monotherapy Stage and Combination Therapy Stage. The Cmax will be determined.
Time frame: SX-682 dose on Day 1 of Cycle 1 of Monotherapy Stage and Combination Therapy Stage.
SX-682 steady-state pharmacokinetic parameters during SX-682 monotherapy and SX-682 and pembrolizumab combination therapy
Blood samples will be collected before and after the morning dose of SX-682 on Day 15 of cycle 1 during monotherapy and combination therapy. The Cssmax will be determined.
Time frame: Morning dose of day 15 of Cycle 1 of monotherapy stage and combination therapy stage.
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