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Phase 1b Study of AMG 655 in Combination With Modified FOLFOX6 (mFOLFOX6) and Bevacizumab (B) for the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
L Saltz,1 J Infante,2 L Schwartzberg,3 J Stephenson,4
C Rocha-Lima,5 A Braun,6 K Dillingham,7 M Hsu,6
J Wiezorek,6 C Fuchs8
1Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; 2Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; 3West Clinic, Memphis, TN; 4Cancer Center of the Carolinas, Greenville, SC; 5University of Miami, Miami, FL; 6Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA; 7Amgen Ltd, Cambridge, UK; 8Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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INTRODUCTION
• AMG 655 is an investigational, fully human agonist monoclonal antibody (IgG1) that targets human death receptor 5 (DR5)
• Evidence supports the development of AMG 655 in combination with chemotherapy to treat metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC):– CRC tumors express higher levels of DR5 compared with normal
colorectal tissue1
– AMG 655 demonstrated dose-dependent activity against CRC xenografts that was significantly enhanced by combining AMG 655 with 5-FU2
– In the AMG 655 first in human (FIH) study, 1 patient with mCRC had a metabolic partial response (35% reduction in maximum standardized uptake value measured using FDG-PET) and a 24% decrease in tumor size (measured by RECIST); 4 patients with mCRC had stable disease > 12 weeks3
• Bevacizumab plus FOLFOX is the most commonly used standard first-line regimen in the United States for patients with mCRC
• We hypothesize that the addition of AMG 655 to modified (m)FOLFOX-bevacizumab may improve antitumor activity in patients with mCRC
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INTRODUCTION: AMG 655 Mechanism of Action
• The TRAIL receptor family is comprised of 2 death receptors (DR4 and DR5) and 2 decoy receptors (DcR1 and DcR2)4,5
• AMG 655 mimics endogenous Apo2L/TRAIL by binding DR5 and activating caspases, thereby inducing apoptosis in sensitive cells
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OBJECTIVES
• Primary– Determine the maximum tolerated dose (up to a target dose of
10 mg/kg IV administered every 2 weeks [Q2W]) of AMG 655 that can be safely administered in combination with mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab to patients with mCRC
• Secondary
– Safety and tolerability of escalating doses of AMG 655 in combination with mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab
– Parameters of clinical benefit (objective response rate, duration of response, time-to-response, progression-free survival, and overall survival)
– Pharmacokinetics (PK) of AMG 655
– Anti-AMG 655 antibody formation
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PATIENTS AND METHODS: Study Design
• Phase 1b, open-label, dose-escalation study of AMG 655 in combination with mFOLFOX6 and bevacizumab for the first-line treatment of patients with mCRC
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PATIENTS AND METHODS: Phase 1b Study Schema
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PATIENTS AND METHODS (continued)
• Patients were enrolled in sequential dose cohorts (6 per cohort) of AMG 655 (3 or 10 mg/kg) administered IV on day 1 of each 14-day mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab cycle
• Treatment regimen (Day 1 to 3): 1. Oxaliplatin (85 mg/m2) and leucovorin (400 mg/m2) administered
concurrently as a 2-hour infusion2. Then 5-FU (400 mg/m2) IV bolus for 2 to 4 minutes3. Then bevacizumab 5 mg/kg IV for 10 to 30 minutes4. Then AMG 655 IV for 60 minutes5. Then 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 by continuous IV infusion over 46 to 48 hours
• Patients received treatment until disease progression, drug intolerability, withdrawal of consent, or until 30 months from enrollment
• Tumor assessments were performed within 21 days before enrollment, Day 1 of Cycle 5, and every 8 weeks thereafter
• All patients were followed for survival
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PATIENTS AND METHODS: Endpoints
• Primary Endpoint– Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLT)
• Secondary Endpoints– Incidence of adverse events (AE, graded according to NCI
CTCAE Version 3.0)
– Incidence of anti-AMG 655 antibody formation
– Pharmacokinetic parameters of AMG 655
– Objective response rate (CR, PR), time-to-response, overall survival, duration of response, progression-free survival
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PATIENTS AND METHODS: Key Eligibility Criteria
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
• ECOG performance status 0 or 1
• ≥ 18 years
• Adequate hematologic, cardiac, renal, coagulation, and hepatic function
• No prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced or mCRC with the following exceptions:– May have received adjuvant or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, including
bevacizumab and EGFR inhibitors, if disease recurrence was documented ≥ 12 months after completion of chemotherapy
– May have received prior fluoropyrimidine therapy if administered solely for the purpose of radiosensitization if completed ≥ 12 months prior to enrollment
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PATIENTS AND METHODS: Definition of DLT
• Grade 4 fatigue or grade 3 fatigue > 7 days; grade 3 or 4 nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting (despite best supportive care); grade 3 or 4 neutropenia with fever > 38.5°C; grade 4 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia > 7 days; elevated ALT or AST > 10 x ULN; and grade 4 elevation in amylase or lipase > 7 days felt to be related toAMG 655 or AMG 655 + mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab
• Any other grade ≥ 3 hematologic or non-hematologic toxicity felt to be related to AMG 655 or AMG 655 + mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab
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RESULTS
• As of 25 September 2008, a total of 12 patients (6 per cohort) were enrolled and received ≥ 1 cycle of treatment
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RESULTS: Baseline Demographics and Disease Characteristics
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RESULTS: Patient Disposition
aPatient underwent resection.bPatient reached maximum clinical benefit according to the investigator.
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SAFETY: Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Eventsa
aAEs reported in ≥ 3 patients, both
cohorts combined (worst grade).bPatient incidence of either of these events.
Other grade 3 AEs:DVT (2 patients),febrile neutropenia (2 patients), hydronephrosis (1 patient), hypokalemia (1 patient), hyponatremia (1 patient).
Other grade 4 AEs:pulmonary embolism (2 patients).
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SAFETY (continued)
• There were no DLTs during the first 28 days of therapy
• The following serious AEs were reported:– One patient (10-mg/kg cohort) with grade 4 abdominal pain
(Day 3) and grade 4 pulmonary embolism (Day 57) – One patient (10-mg/kg cohort) with grade 4 neutropenia (Day
29) and grade 4 pulmonary embolism (Day 56) – One patient (10-mg/kg cohort) with grade 2 nausea and vomiting
and grade 3 diarrhea (Day 37) and febrile neutropenia (Day 39)
• Post baseline laboratory parameters grade ≥ 3– ALT or AST: none– Bilirubin: grade 3 in 1 patient (3-mg/kg cohort) on study Day 281
that resolved by the next cycle (not related to AMG 655 treatment)
– Lipase: grade 3 in 3 patients (1 in the 3-mg/kg cohort; 2 in the 10-mg/kg cohort; elevations were asymptomatic)
• No anti-AMG 655 antibodies have been detected to date
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SAFETY: AMG 655 Pharmacokinetics
AMG 655 PK samples were collected before the AMG 655 infusion in Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, and every 8 Cycles thereafter. They were also collected within 5 minutes before EOI and 48 h after the start of the AMG 655 infusion in Cycles 1 and 3.
Data shown are for both cohorts combined.EOI, end of infusion.
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SAFETY: Oxaliplatin Pharmacokinetics
Oxaliplatin PK samples were collected on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 3 before each infusion and within 5 minutes before the end of the oxaliplatin infusion.Data shown are for the 3-mg/kg cohort only.EOI, end of infusion.
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SAFETY: Bevacizumab Pharmacokinetics
Bevacizumab PK samples were collected on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 3 before each infusion and within 5 minutes before the end of the bevacizumab infusion.Data shown are for the 3-mg/kg cohort only.EOI, end of infusion.
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SAFETY: Tumor Response
*Unconfirmed partial response: patients underwent surgical resection prior to confirmation of response.One patient in the 10-mg/kg cohort had no measurable disease at baseline.A best response of stable disease required a radiologically determined response of stable disease or better no earlier than Study Day 49.SLD, sum of longest diameter.
• Median (range) time on AMG 655 treatment: 6.9 (1.6 to 11.4+) months • Time to progression in the 3 patients who progressed: 8, 42, 44 weeks• There were no deaths as of September 2008
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CONCLUSIONS
• The addition of AMG 655 does not appear to substantially alter the safety profile of mFOLFOX6-bevacizumab
• AMG 655 does not appear to affect the PK of oxaliplatin or bevacizumab
• The randomizedphase 2 part of thetrial, mFOLFOX6-Bwith or withoutAMG 655, is inprogress
Phase 2 Study Schema
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REFERENCES
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• We would like to thank Francesco Galimi for his contribution to this study and Kathryn Boorer for writing assistance.