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NCT07627191 · University of Arizona

GLP-1 RA Plus SOC Treatment in First-line, Metastatic Pancreatic, Colorectal, or Hepatocellular Cancer

What this study is about

There is a growing number of patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers who are also simultaneously being treated with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (RA)s. To date, no clinical trial data exists to establish safety and/or feasibility with use of GLP-1 RAs during chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.

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There is a growing number of patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers who are also simultaneously being treated with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (RA)s. To date, no clinical trial data exists to establish safety and/or feasibility with use of GLP-1 RAs during chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and correlative analyses of combining GLP-1 RAs with standard chemotherapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic, colorectal, or hepatocellular cancers in the first-line setting.

Interventions

DRUG

GLP1-RA (semaglutide)

Patients will receive 6 months of weekly semaglutide; weekly subcutaneous injection; dose escalation will occur every 4 weeks with dose titration as follows: 0.25 mg → 0.5 mg → 1 mg → 1.7 mg → Maintenance at 2.4 mg or 1.7 mg pending tolerability.

Primary outcome measures

Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events [Safety] attributed to GLP1-RA and/or its interaction with chemotherapy

Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

Safety is defined as the incidence of grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) as defined by CTCAE v5.0, attributed to GLP-1 RA and/or its interaction with chemotherapy

Who can participate

This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.

Inclusion criteria

  • Histological or cytological diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma or colorectal adenocarcinoma. Previous tumor tissue testing is acceptable. Please refer to the "additional HCC cohort criteria" below.
  • The subject has disease that is not amenable to curative-intent management (e.g., oligometastatic disease)
  • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 as determined by the investigator
  • Patients must be appropriate candidates for first-line, SOC treatment.
  • SOC treatment as defined by NCCN® guidelines or institutional standard is allowable, however, options restricted to:
  • Colorectal: FOLFOX or FOLIFIRI +/- bevacizumab
  • Pancreatic: mFOLFIRINOX
  • HCC: Tremelimumab/Durvalumab
  • Patients are eligible who received prior perioperative chemotherapy for curative intent treatment and recurred ≥ 6 months since last dose of chemotherapy.
  • ≥ 18 years old on day of consent
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Adequate archival frozen or fixed tissue available from primary or metastatic site for genotypic analysis (at least 15 unstained slides and/or tumor block)
  • Adequate hematologic and organ function laboratory values as follows:
  • The ANC ≥ 1500/mm3 without colony stimulating factor support;
  • Platelets ≥ 75,000/mm3;
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL;
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ´ the ULN. For subjects with known Gilbert's disease, bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL;
  • Serum albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dl;
  • ALT and AST ≤ 3.0 ´ ULN;
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 ´ ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min. For creatinine clearance estimation, the Cockcroft and Gault equation should be used:
  • Male: CrCl (mL/min) = (140 - age) × wt (kg) / (serum creatinine × 72);
  • Female: Multiply above result by 0.85;
  • The subject is capable of understanding and complying with the protocol requirements and has signed the informed consent document
  • Sexually active subjects (men and women) must agree to use medically accepted barrier methods of contraception (eg, male or female condom) during the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study drug(s), even if oral contraceptives are also used. All subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use both a barrier method and a second method of birth control or practice abstinence during the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study drug(s); Additional Inclusion Criteria for HCC Cohort ONLY:
  • Histologically or radiologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (per AASLD/EASL criteria)
  • Unresectable or advanced HCC not amenable to curative surgery or locoregional therapy.
  • Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B or C.
  • Child-Pugh Score Class A; or Child-Pugh Class B7 or B8 at discretion of treating physician
  • Patients with HBV infection, characterized by positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBcAb) with detectable HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (≥10 IU/mL or above the limit of detection per local or central lab standard), must be treated with antiviral therapy, as per institutional practice to ensure adequate viral suppression (HBV DNA \<2000 IU/mL) before enrolment. Patients must remain on antiviral therapy for the duration of their participation in the EAP and for 6 months after the last dose of EAP medication. Patients who test positive for anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) with undetectable HBV DNA (\<10 IU/mL or under the limit of detection per local or central lab standard) do not require anti-viral therapy before enrolment. These participants will be tested at every cycle to monitor HBV DNA levels and initiate anti-viral therapy if HBV DNA is detected (≥10 IU/mL or above the limit of detection per local or central lab standard). HBV DNA detectable patients must initiate and remain on anti-viral therapy for time they are on the EAP and for 6 months after the last dose of EAP medication. o Note: Testing required for subjects with a known history otherwise not required.
  • Patients with HCV infection must have confirmed diagnosis of HCV characterized by the presence of detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) or anti-HCV antibody upon enrolment (management of this disease is per local institutional practice).

Exclusion criteria

  • The subject has received cytotoxic chemotherapy (including investigational cytotoxic chemotherapy) or biologic agents (eg, cytokines or antibodies) for metastatic and/or unresectable disease.
  • BMI \< 25 kg/m2
  • For colorectal cancer only - Microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) tumors.
  • For colorectal cancer only - BRAF V600E mutant tumors.
  • A personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2).
  • A prior hypersensitivity reaction to semaglutide or any of the excipients in WEGOVY®. Serious hypersensitivity reaction, including anaphylaxis and angioedema, have been reported with WEGOVY®.
  • Subjects on insulin.
  • Subjects with a history of diabetic retinopathy
  • Known brain metastases or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated with radiotherapy and/or surgery (including radiosurgery) and stable for at least 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Eligible subjects must be neurologically asymptomatic and without corticosteroid treatment at the time of the start of study treatment
  • The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness including, but not limited to, the following conditions: o Cardiovascular disorders including:
  • For patients being considered for bevacizumab (or bevacizumab biosimilar) only:
  • Concurrent uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained blood pressure (BP) \> 150 mm Hg systolic or \> 100 mm Hg diastolic despite optimal antihypertensive treatment within 7 days of the first dose of study treatment;
  • thromboembolic event requiring therapeutic anticoagulation (Note: subjects with a venous filter (eg, vena cava filter) within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment.
  • Any of the following within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment:
  • unstable angina pectoris;
  • clinically-significant cardiac arrhythmias;
  • stroke (including transient ischemic attack (TIA), or other ischemic event);
  • myocardial infarction;
  • GI disorders particularly those associated with a high risk of perforation or fistula formation including:
  • Unresolved abdominal fistula, GI perforation, bowel obstruction, intra-abdominal abscess.
  • Uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain.
  • Other clinically significant disorders that would preclude safe study participation
  • Major surgery within 8 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Subjects with clinically relevant ongoing complications from prior surgery are not eligible.
  • Females who are known or suspected to be pregnant or lactating. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within screening.
  • Female patients planning on becoming pregnant while on study.
  • Male subjects with a pregnant partner who are unwilling to practice abstinence or use a condom during treatment.
  • Male subjects unwilling to abstain from donating sperm during treatment.
  • Inability to comply with self-administration of GLP-1 RA subcutaneous injections.
  • Subject has known sensitivity to any of the products or components to be administered during dosing.
  • Concurrent use of other semaglutide containing products or any other GLP-1 receptor agonist.
  • Diagnosis of another malignancy within 2 years before the first dose of study treatment, except for superficial skin cancers, or localized, low grade tumors deemed cured and not treated with systemic therapy.
  • Subject likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures and/or to comply with all required study procedures to the best of the subject and investigator's knowledge.
  • History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition or disease that in the opinion of the investigator, if consulted, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion. Additional Exclusion Criteria for HCC Cohort ONLY:
  • Child-Pugh Score Class B9; or Child-Pugh Class C
  • Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation within 28 days of the first dose of EAP treatments.
  • History of allogenic organ transplantation (e.g., liver transplant).
  • History of hepatic encephalopathy within the past 12 months or requirement for medications to prevent or control encephalopathy (e.g., no lactulose, rifaximin, etc if used for purposes of hepatic encephalopathy.
  • Clinically meaningful ascites, defined as any ascites requiring non-pharmacologic intervention (e.g., paracentesis) to maintain symptomatic control, within 2 months before the first EAP treatment dose. Patients on stable doses of diuretics for ascites for ≥2 months are eligible.
  • Patients with main portal vein thrombosis (i.e., thrombosis in the main trunk of the portal vein, with or without blood flow) on baseline imaging.
  • Active or previously documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease \[e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease\], diverticulitis \[except for diverticulosis\], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome \[granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc\]). Patients without active disease in the last 5 years are excluded unless discussed with the Treating Physician and considered appropriate for EAP participation. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
  • Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement
  • Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
  • Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
  • Patients co-infected with HBV and HCV, or co-infected with HBV and hepatitis D virus (HDV). HBV positive (presence of HbsAg and/or anti-HBcAb with detectable HBV DNA); HCV positive (presence of anti-HCV antibodies); HDV positive (presence of anti-HDV antibodies). o Note: Testing required for subjects with a known history otherwise not required.
  • Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.
  • History of active primary immunodeficiency.
  • Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of EAP treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra-articular injection)
  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent
  • Steroids as pre-medication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan pre-medication)
  • Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before first dose of treatment. Note: patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine while receiving study treatment, and up to 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
  • Previous randomization or treatment in a previous durvalumab and/or tremelimumab clinical study regardless of treatment arm assignment.
  • Patients who have received anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 before the first dose of EAP treatment.

Where

  • Tucson, Arizona

Related conditions & keywords

Pancreatic CancerColorectal CancerHepatocellular CarcinomaGLP1 receptor agonistsgastrointestinal cancer

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