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Safety Study of MELK Inhibitor to Treat Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Safety Study of MELK Inhibitor to Treat Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Recruiting
18 years and older
All
Phase 1

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Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of OTS167 administered via oral capsule (PO) to patients with relapsed/refractory locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Cohorts

        Patients must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for participation in the
        study:
          1. Female patients, ≥ 18 years of age at the time of obtaining informed consent.
          2. Patients with a documented (histologically- or cytologically-proven) breast cancer
             that is locally advanced or metastatic.
          3. Patients with a malignancy that is either relapsed/refractory to standard therapy or
             for which no standard therapy is available.
          4. Patients with a malignancy that is currently not amenable to surgical intervention due
             to either medical contraindications or non-resectability of the tumor.
          5. Patients with measurable or non-measurable disease according to the Response
             Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumor (RECIST, v1.1).
          6. Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of
             0 or 1 (see APPENDIX B: Performance Status Evaluation).
          7. Life expectancy of greater than or equal to 3 months.
          8. Resolution of all chemotherapy-related or radiation-related toxicities to Grade 1
             severity or lower, except for stable sensory neuropathy (less than or equal to Grade
             2).
          9. Patients who are either not of childbearing potential or who agree to use a medically
             effective method of contraception during the study and during 3 months after the last
             dose of study drug. (See Appendix H: Forms of contraception).
         10. Patients with the ability to understand and give written informed consent for
             participation in this trial, including all evaluations and procedures as specified by
             this protocol.
        Dose expansion Cohort - TNBC
          1. Patients with conditions as follows:
               -  ER <10%, PR <10% by IHC assay; And
               -  HER2 negative based on ASCO CAP guideline
          2. Patients with measurable disease according to the response evaluation criteria in TNBC
             (RECIST, v1.1)
          3. Patients with measurable disease that can be easily accessed for biopsy.
          4. Relapsed (recurrence or disease progression after achieving a documented clinical
             response to first- or second-line treatment) or refractory (disease progression while
             receiving first line or second line treatment). In the case of TNBC, prior initial
             therapy with at least one known active regimen for TNBC including, but not limited to,
             any combination of anthracyclines, taxanes, platinum agents, Ixabepilone, and/or
             cyclophosphamide is required.
        Exclusion Criteria:
        Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Cohorts Patients meeting any of the following criteria
        are ineligible for participation in the study.
          1. Women who are pregnant or lactating. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) not
             using adequate birth control see Appendix H: Forms of contraception.
          2. Patients with known central nervous system (CNS) or leptomeningeal metastases not
             controlled by prior surgery, radiotherapy or requiring corticosteroids to control
             symptoms, or patients with symptoms suggesting CNS involvement for which treatment is
             required.
          3. Patients with primary brain tumors.
          4. Patients with any hematologic malignancy. This includes leukemia (any form), lymphoma,
             and multiple myeloma.
          5. Patients with any of the following hematologic abnormalities at baseline. (Patients
             may have received a red blood cell product transfusion prior to study, if clinically
             warranted.):
               -  Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1,500 per mm3
               -  Platelet count < 100,000 per mm3
               -  Hemoglobin < 8.0 gm/dL
          6. Patients with any of the following serum chemistry abnormalities at baseline:
               -  Total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 × the ULN for the institution value
               -  AST or ALT ≥ 3 × the ULN for the institution value (≥ 5 × if due to hepatic
                  involvement by tumor)
               -  Creatinine ≥ 1.5 × ULN for the institution value (or a calculated creatinine
                  clearance < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2* )
          7. Patients with a significant active cardiovascular disease or condition, including:
               -  Congestive heart failure (CHF)requiring therapy
               -  Need for antiarrhythmic medical therapy for a ventricular arrhythmia
               -  Severe conduction disturbance
               -  Unstable angina pectoris requiring therapy
               -  QTc interval > 450 msec (males) or > 470 msec (females)
               -  QTc interval ≤ 300 msec
               -  History of congenital long QT syndrome or congenital short QT syndrome
               -  LVEF < 50% as measured by echocardiography or MUGA scan
               -  Uncontrolled hypertension (per the Investigator's discretion)
               -  Class III or IV cardiovascular disease according to the New York Heart
                  Association's (NYHA) Functional Criteria (see APPENDIX C: New York Heart
                  Association's Functional Criteria).
               -  Myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months prior to first study drug
                  administration
          8. Patients with a known or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the components of
             OTS167.
          9. Patients with a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active
             infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
         10. Patients with any other serious/active/uncontrolled infection, any infection requiring
             parenteral antibiotics, or unexplained fever > 38ºC within 1 week prior to first study
             drug administration.
         11. Patients with inadequate recovery from any prior surgical procedure, or patients
             having undergone any major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to first study drug
             administration.
         12. Patients with any other life-threatening illness, significant organ system
             dysfunction, or clinically significant laboratory abnormality, which, in the opinion
             of the Investigator, would either compromise the patient's safety or interfere with
             evaluation of the safety of the study drug.
         13. Patients with a psychiatric disorder or altered mental status that would preclude
             understanding of the informed consent process and/or completion of the necessary
             studies.
         14. Patients with the inability or with foreseeable incapacity, in the opinion of the
             Investigator, to comply with the protocol requirements.
         15. Any anti-neoplastic agent or monoclonal antibody therapy for the primary malignancy
             (standard or experimental) within 2 weeks prior to first study drug administration.
         16. Radiotherapy with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks or radiotherapy with a
             limited field of radiation for palliation within 1 week of the first dose of study
             treatment. If acute symptoms of radiation have fully resolved, the extent and timing
             of radiotherapy for eligibility can be discussed between Investigator and Sponsor.
         17. Patients requiring surgery for the primary or metastatic primary malignancy.
         18. Herbal preparations or related over the counter (OTC) preparations/supplements
             containing herbal ingredients within 1 week prior to first study drug administration
             and during study.
         19. Systemic hormonal therapy which is not related to breast cancer treatment (standard or
             experimental) within 1 week prior to first study drug administration and during study.
             The following therapies are allowed:
               -  Hormonal therapy (e.g., Megace) for appetite stimulation
               -  Nasal, ophthalmic, inhaled, and topical glucocorticoid preparations
               -  Oral replacement glucocorticoid therapy for adrenal insufficiency
               -  Low-dose maintenance steroid therapy for other conditions (excluding steroid
                  tapers for brain edema/metastases/radiation)
               -  Hormonal contraceptive therapy (for WOCBP must be combined with non-hormonal
                  contraceptive equivalent to a double-barrier method)
         20. Any other investigational treatments during study. This includes participation in any
             medical device or therapeutic intervention clinical trials.
             Dose expansion Cohort - TNBC
         21. Patients with only lesions that cannot be accessed for biopsy.

Study details
    Relapsed/Refractory Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer

NCT02926690

OncoTherapy Science, Inc.

30 January 2026

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