Clinical trial Recruiting at 8 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 12 Months to 30

Onivyde combined with talazoparib or temozolomide for children and young adults with recurrent solid tumors and Ewing sarcoma

Official title: A Randomized Phase I/II Study of Talazoparib or Temozolomide in Combination With Onivyde in Children With Recurrent Solid Malignancies and Ewing Sarcoma

Run by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · NCT04901702 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This will test whether adding talazoparib or temozolomide to Onivyde helps children and young adults whose solid tumors or Ewing sarcoma have come back.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages12 Months to 30 Years
SexAll
Enrollment90 (estimated)
SponsorSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations10 sites (Palo Alto, California and 9 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 9, 2021
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2026
Study endsDecember 31, 2026
Registry record updatedMay 19, 2026
Trial IDNCT04901702 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Children, adolescents, and young adults older than 12 months and younger than 30 years with recurrent or refractory non-CNS solid tumors are ideal candidates, with the phase II portion enrolling patients with recurrent or refractory Ewing sarcoma and certain expansion cohorts requiring homologous recombination repair defects.

Probably not a fit

Patients with primary CNS tumors, those who have curable disease with standard therapy, or those with poor organ function or prior intolerable reactions to the study drugs are unlikely to benefit from this protocol.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a phase I/II dose-finding and randomized trial in children, adolescents, and young adults with recurrent or refractory non-CNS solid tumors, with a phase II focus on recurrent Ewing sarcoma. In phase I participants are assigned to one of two arms: Onivyde plus talazoparib (Arm A) or Onivyde plus temozolomide (Arm B) to determine the recommended phase II doses. After RP2Ds are set, expansion cohorts will enroll non-Ewing solid tumors and a homologous recombination repair–defect cohort, while the phase II portion randomizes patients with recurrent Ewing sarcoma to compare progression-free survival between the two combinations. The primary phase I endpoint is dose determination (RP2D) and the phase II primary endpoint is progression-free survival using a two-arm non-inferiority design.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, these combinations could provide a new treatment option that delays tumor progression and improves outcomes for children and young adults with recurrent solid tumors or Ewing sarcoma.

How similar studies have gone: Combinations of PARP inhibitors with DNA-damaging chemotherapy have shown promising activity in preclinical models and some adult studies, but the safety and efficacy of these specific combinations in pediatric populations are largely unproven.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients must be \> 12 months and \< 30 years at the time of enrollment on study.

Phase I

* Patients with refractory or recurrent non-central nervous system (CNS) solid tumors not amenable to curative treatment are eligible. Patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or at the time of relapse. Patients eligible for the expansion cohort, A2, will include non-ES patients with refractory or recurrent non-CNS solid tumors with a deleterious alteration in germline or somatic genes involved in HR repair and DSBs signaling, germline or somatic assessed by prior comprehensive sequencing performed in a CLIA-approved (or equivalent) facility.

Phase II

* Patients with refractory or recurrent Ewing sarcoma (during or after completion of first-line therapy). Refractory disease is defined as progression during first line treatment or within 12 weeks of completion of first line treatment. Recurrent disease includes patients who received first line treatment and experienced disease progression at any time point \>12 weeks from the completion of first line therapy.
* Patients must have a histologic diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma with EWSR1- FLI1 translocation or other EWS rearrangement at the time of initial diagnosis. Repeat biopsy at the time of disease recurrence is strongly encouraged but it is not required/mandated for enrollment.

Disease status

* Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease (see Section 7.0 for definitions). Measurable disease includes soft tissue disease evaluable by cross-sectional imaging (RECIST). Patients with bone disease without a measurable soft tissue component or bone marrow disease only are eligible for the phase 1 and phase 2 study but will not be included in the OR endpoint.
* Performance level: Karnofsky \> 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \> 50% for patients \< 16 years of age. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.

Prior therapy

Phase I Patients who have received prior therapy with an irinotecan-based or temozolomide-based regimen are eligible. Patients who have received prior therapy with a PARP inhibitor other than talazoparib are eligible.

Phase II

* Patients should have received first line therapy and developed either refractory or recurrent disease (first relapse).
* Organ function: Must have adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined by the following parameters:
* Patients with solid tumors not metastatic to bone marrow:
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>1,000/mm3 (1x109/L)
* Platelet count \> 75,000/mm3 (75x109/L) (no transfusion within 7 days of enrollment)
* Hemoglobin \> 9 g/dL (with or without support)

In the phase I study, patients with solid tumors metastatic to bone marrow or with bone marrow hypocellularity defined as \<30% cellularity in at least one bone marrow site will be eligible for study, but they will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. These patients must not be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions. At least 2 of every cohort of 3 patients (in the phase I study) must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. If dose limiting hematologic toxicity is observed at any dose level, all subsequent patients enrolled at that dose level must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity.

* Adequate renal function defined as: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR \> 60ml/min/1.73m2 or a serum creatinine maximum based on age/sex: age 6months to \<1 year, creatinine 0.4; 1 to \< 2 years, creatinine 0.6; 2 \< 6 years, creatinine 0.8; 6 \< 10 years, creatinine 1; 10 to \<13 years, creatinine 1.2; 13 to \< 16 years creatinine 1.5 (males) or 1.4 (females); \> 16 years, creatinine 1.7 (males) 1.4 (females)
* Adequate liver function defined as: normal liver function as defined by SGPT (ALT) concentration \<5x the institutional ULN, a total bilirubin concentration \<2x the institutional ULN for age, and serum albumin \> 2g/dL.
* Adequate pulmonary function defined as no evidence of dyspnea at rest and a pulse oximetry \> 94% if there is a clinical indication for determination. Pulmonary function tests are not required.
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study:
* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Patient has not received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of enrollment onto this study (8 weeks if received prior myeloablative therapy).
* Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor. At least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim.
* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days must have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period prior to enrollment must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur.
* Monoclonal antibodies: At least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody or 28 days have elapsed since last dose of the monoclonal antibody with complete resolution of symptoms related to treatment.
* Radiotherapy: At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since any irradiation; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed since craniospinal RT, 131I-mIBG therapy or substantial bone marrow irradiation (e.g., \>50% pelvis irradiation).
* Female participant who is post-menarchal must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test and must be willing to have additional serum and urine pregnancy tests during the study.
* Female or male participant of reproductive potential must agree to use effective contraceptive methods at screening and throughout duration of study treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant or breastfeeding

* Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use two methods of birth control: a medically accepted barrier of contraceptive method (e.g., male or female condom) and a second method of birth control during protocol therapy. Two highly effective methods of contraception are required for female patients during treatment and for at least 7 months after completing therapy. Male patients with female partners of reproductive potential and/or pregnant partners are advised to use two highly effective methods of contraception during treatment and for at least 4 months after the final dose.
* Male and female participants must agree not to donate sperm or eggs, respectively, after the first dose of study drug through 105 days and 45 days after the last dose of study drug. Females considered not of childbearing potential include those who are surgically sterile (bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy).

Where it's running

  • Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
    Palo Alto, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
    Aurora, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's National Medical Center
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University School of Medicine
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minn
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Memphis, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
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  • The Hospital for Sick Children
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • CHU Sainte-Justine
    Montreal, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Texas Children's Hospital/ Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Active not recruiting
  • BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
    Vancouver, Canada
    Not yet recruiting

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