PLB-002 for advanced solid tumors

A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of PLB-002 (Anti-Claudin 6 ADC) in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors

This trial will test whether PLB-002 is safe and what side effects it causes in adults with advanced solid tumors who have exhausted standard treatments.

Quick facts

• Phase: PHASE1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Primelink BioTherapeitics(ShenZhen) Limited (industry)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, radiation, prednisone
• Locations: 2 sites (Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality and 1 other locations)
• Trial ID: NCT07304128 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

PLB-002 is being given to adults with advanced solid tumors in a Phase 1 dose-finding trial to determine safety, side effects, and basic drug characteristics. The study includes patients with a range of cancers such as platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and testicular cancer who have failed or are intolerant of standard therapies. Participants must have at least one measurable lesion, ECOG performance status 0–1, expected survival of three months or longer, and part of the study requires archived or fresh tissue for CLDN6 testing. The trial is conducted at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and sponsored by Primelink BioTherapeutics (Shenzhen).

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Adults (≥18) with histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumors — including platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, NSCLC, or testicular cancer — who have exhausted standard treatments, have at least one measurable lesion, ECOG 0–1, expected survival ≥3 months, and can provide tissue for CLDN6 testing are eligible.

Not a fit: Patients who still have effective standard treatment options, have ECOG performance status >1, an expected survival under three months, or tumors that do not express CLDN6 may be unlikely to benefit from this early-phase trial.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If PLB-002 is safe and shows activity, it could become a new treatment option for patients with CLDN6-expressing advanced solid tumors.

How similar studies have performed: CLDN6-targeting approaches are relatively new, but early-phase trials of other CLDN6-directed agents have shown preliminary signals of activity in selected cancers.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who meet all of the following criteria will be eligible to participate in the study:

  1. Patient must have the ability to understand and voluntarily sign a written informed consent form (ICF) and must have signed ICF prior to any study procedure.
  2. Adults aged 18 years or older.
  3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumors, including platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal carcinoma), NSCLC, testicular cancer, and other solid tumors, who have failed or intolerant to available standard-of-care therapy or no standard treatment exists.
  4. At least one measurable lesion as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria.
  5. Performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1.
  6. Expected survival of 3 months or longer.
  7. Part 1: Available archived or fresh tissue for retrospective CLDN6 evaluation (patients in the backfill part are recommended to have positive CLDN6 staining results by immunohistochemistry \[IHC\] tested in the central laboratory before enrollment); Part 2: Positive CLDN6 staining of tumor tissue (archived or fresh) by IHC tested in the central laboratory.
  8. Have adequate organ function, as indicated by the following laboratory parameters in below table.

     Hematologic (no transfusion or hematopoietic stimulating factor treatment within 14 days) Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 × 109/L Platelets ≥ 100× 109/L Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L Hepatic function Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5×ULN (≤ 3.0×ULN for patients with Gilbert's syndrome or liver metastasis/ hepatocellular carcinoma) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5×ULN (≤ 5.0×ULN for patients with liver metastasis/ hepatocellular carcinoma) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5×ULN (≤ 5.0×ULN for patients with liver metastasis/ hepatocellular carcinoma) Albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL Renal function Creatinine clearance (Ccr) ≥ 60 mL/min (Ccr calculated according to Cockcroft-Gault formula) Coagulation function Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), international normalized ratio (INR) and prothrombin time ≤ 1.5 × ULN (If patients are receiving anticoagulant therapy: stable doses of anticoagulants must be taken for ≥ 1 month, and the prothrombin time/aPTT/INR must be within the intended therapeutic range) Cardiac function Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%
  9. Female patients should meet at least 1 of the following criteria before they can participate in the study:

     * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test during the screening period (within 7 days prior to the first dose of the study drug), must not be lactating, and must be willing to practice a highly effective contraceptive method throughout the study (i.e., from study entry up to 6 months after the last dose of the study drug).
     * Females who have no childbearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of pregnancy), including those who have undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy.
     * Postmenopausal (total cessation of menses for ≥ 1 year).
  10. Male patients are eligible to participate in the study if they have undergone a vasectomy or agree to use a highly effective method of contraception and refrain from donating sperm from study entry up to 6 months after the last dose of the study drug.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study:

  1. Patient received systemic chemotherapy, small molecular target therapy, hormone therapy, or herbal medication with anti-cancer indication within 2 weeks prior to start of study drug; or received biological anti-cancer products (such as antibody, antibody-drug conjugate \[ADC\]) within 4 weeks or 5 half-life time prior to start of study drug (whichever is shorter). For cytotoxic agents with major delayed toxicity (such as nitrosourea or mitomycin C), 6 weeks of washout are mandated.
  2. Patients who have undergone radical radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or have undergone brain stereotactic radiotherapy or whole brain radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or have undergone palliative radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or have used a radioactive drug (Strontium, Samarium, etc.) within 8 weeks prior to the first dose of the study drug.
  3. Patient has received any other anti-cancer therapies targeting at CLDN6.
  4. Patient has persisting toxicity of \> Grade 1 (NCI CTCAE v5.0) relating to prior anti-cancer therapy with the exceptions of alopecia and endocrine dysfunction which could be managed by replacement therapy.
  5. Patient has active or uncontrolled infections, which require systemic treatment of antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals, within 2 weeks prior to start of study drug.
  6. Patient has meningeal metastases (symptomatic or asymptomatic), or has symptomatic or uncontrolled brain metastases or spinal cord compression. Patients with asymptomatic brain metastases (longest diameter of brain lesion ≤ 3 cm) can be enrolled only if treated, non-progressive brain metastases and off high-dose steroids (\> 20 mg prednisone or equivalent) for at least 4 weeks. If the patient has previously received antiepileptic treatment for central nervous system (CNS) metastases, antiepileptic medications should be discontinued for at least 2 weeks (14 days) prior to start of study drug.
  7. Patient has uncontrolled pleural, peritoneal or pericardial effusion. Asymptomatic and stable effusion could be enrolled if any one of the following criteria is met:

     * If previous imaging indicated the presence of effusion, subsequent imaging shows a reduction, no change, or a slight increase of the effusion volume, and the patient has no effusion related symptom.
     * If puncture drainage or other therapy was performed, reexamination after an interval of 2 weeks at least shows no significant increase of the effusion volume, and the patient has no effusion related symptom.
  8. Patients who have other malignancies requiring treatment within 5 years prior to the first dose of study drug will be excluded, except for radically treated locally curable basal or squamous cell skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, papillary thyroid carcinoma, breast ductal carcinoma in situ and other malignancies with favorable prognosis that have been treated with no relapse within 5 years.
  9. Patients with history of active or chronic corneal and conjunctival diseases; or history of active ocular surface diseases or scarring conjunctivitis; or presence of other clinically significant ocular diseases affecting corneal, conjunctival, or other areas that may impact drug-related ophthalmic toxicity monitoring.
  10. Has a pre-existing clinically significant lung diseases (e.g., interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and severe radiation pneumonitis), with abnormal signs or symptoms, or require treatment.
  11. Patient has severe or unstable cardiac conditions, including:

      * History of congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class \> 2);
      * History of unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to the first dose of study drug;
      * History of atrial fibrillation, supraventricular arrhythmia, or ventricular arrhythmia within 6 months prior to the first dose of study drug and still in unstable condition and requiring treatment or intervention;
      * QTcF prolongation \>470 ms, or risk factors for Torsades de Pointes (such as congenital long QT syndrome, family history of long QT syndrome, unexplained sudden death under the age of 40 years old in first-degree relatives, severe hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, concomitant use of medication which has known risk of QT prolongation).
  12. Patient with history of cerebrovascular diseases (including but not limited to stroke or transient ischemic attack) within 6 months prior to the first dose.
  13. Patient with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg despite treatment), or uncontrolled diabetes despite treatment.
  14. Patient with active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, defined as positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), and HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) levels higher than 200 IU/mL or 1000 copies/mL.
  15. Patient with active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, defined as positive hepatitis C antibody (HCV-Ab) and HCV-ribonucleic acid (RNA) quantified above the upper limit of the normal detection units.
  16. Patient with known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and/or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  17. Patient has major surgery within 2 weeks of first dose of study drug.
  18. Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product administered within 28 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to receiving the first dose of study drug.
  19. Patient with a known history of hypersensitivity to any components of the study drug, including eribulin and excipients.
  20. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  21. Patient with history or evidence of any other clinically significant condition or disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would be a risk to patient's safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures or completion.

Where this trial is running

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality and 1 other locations

• Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center- Gynecology Onc — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (RECRUITING)
• Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center- Phase 1 — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (RECRUITING)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Yi Xu

Conditions: Advanced Solid Tumor, PLB-002, ovarian cancer, NSCLC, CLDN6, claudin6