Evaluating NTX-1088, a monoclonal antibody, for advanced solid tumors

A Phase 1, First-in-Human Study of NTX-1088, a Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Poliovirus Receptor (PVR, CD155), as Monotherapy and Combined With Pembrolizumab, in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies

This study is testing a new treatment called NTX-1088 for people with advanced solid tumors to see if it is safe and effective, both on its own and when combined with another drug.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Nectin Therapeutics Ltd (Industry-sponsored)
• Drugs / interventions: pembrolizumab, chemotherapy, radiation, prednisone
• Locations: 5 sites (Duarte, California and 4 other locations)
• Trial ID: NCT05378425 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This Phase 1, open-label, multi-center study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of NTX-1088, a monoclonal antibody targeting the poliovirus receptor (PVR), both as a standalone treatment and in combination with pembrolizumab for patients with advanced solid tumors. The study is divided into two parts: the first part focuses on determining the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of NTX-1088, while the second part evaluates its antitumor activity in patients whose tumors express PVR. Participants will receive intravenous doses of the drug and may undergo biopsies to monitor treatment response.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates include adults with advanced solid malignancies that are resistant to standard therapies and express the poliovirus receptor.

Not a fit: Patients with tumors that do not express PVR or those who have not exhausted standard treatment options may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced solid tumors that express PVR.

How similar studies have performed: While this approach is novel in targeting PVR with NTX-1088, similar immunotherapy strategies have shown promise in other studies.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologic or cytologic evidence of an advanced (locally advanced or metastatic) malignant solid cancer known to express PVR, or if the patient's cancer has been documented to express PVR.
2. Must have disease that is resistant to or relapsed following available standard systemic therapy, or for which there is no standard systemic therapy or reasonable therapy in the physician's judgment likely to result in clinical benefit, or if such therapy has been refused by the patient.
3. Tumor tissue or paraffin block, ideally from the patient's most recent biopsy within 1 year of study treatment. A fresh tumor biopsy will be obtained if archival samples are not available or from tumor sampled more than 1 year prior to enrollment. Patient must be amenable to on treatment biopsy.
4. Disease that is measurable by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), version 1.1.
5. A least 18 years old.
6. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤1.
7. Adequate baseline hematopoietic, kidney and liver function.
8. A left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 45%.
9. Female participants are eligible to participate if not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and must agree to follow contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.
10. Male subjects must agree to follow contraceptive guidance during the study period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.
11. Patient must give informed written consent for the study.
12. Patient must adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
13. Patient has sufficient venous access for protocol defined plasma/blood sampling.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The patient was discontinued from prior treatment with an immuno-oncology therapeutic due to a Grade 3 or higher immune-related adverse event.
2. Received radiotherapy within 2 weeks of treatment.
3. Received radiation therapy to the lung that is greater than 30 Gray within 6 months of the first dose of study medication.
4. The patient is concurrently receiving treatment with anticancer therapies (cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and/or small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors).
5. Received an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.
6. Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention.
7. Received prior treatment with NTX-1088 or another investigational agent targeting PVR.
8. The participant must have recovered adequately from any major surgery and/or any complications from the surgery prior to starting study intervention.
9. Currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment.
10. The patient must have recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies to Grade ≤1 or baseline.
11. The patient has an active autoimmune disease that required systemic treatment in the past.
12. Presence of an uncontrolled endocrine disorder.
13. Presence of clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
14. History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis or interstitial pulmonary disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis or interstitial pulmonary disease.
15. Presence of uncontrolled, clinically significant pulmonary disease.
16. A previous severe hypersensitivity reaction (Grade ≥3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients.
17. A diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study drug. Inhaled or topical steroids are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
18. An uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
19. History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study or interfere with participation in the study.
20. A positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
21. A known history of Hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg reactive) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA detected) infection.
22. Oxygen dependent.
23. The patient has any medical condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, places the patient at an unacceptably high risk for toxicities.
24. Additional active malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years.
25. Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable.
26. Patient is pregnant or breast feeding.

Where this trial is running

Duarte, California and 4 other locations

• City of Hope — Duarte, California, United States (Recruiting)
• Ochsner Clinic Foundation — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (Recruiting)
• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States (Recruiting)
• Hadassah Medical Center — Jerusalem, Israel (Recruiting)
• Sheba Medical Center — Ramat Gan, Israel (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Keren Paz, PhD

Conditions Cancer; Tumor, Solid; Advanced Solid Tumor; Metastatic Cancer; Locally Advanced Solid Tumor; PVR; IO; Immune Oncology