Phase 1b study of enzalutamide plus CC-115, a dual mTORC1/2 and DNA-PK inhibitor, in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) Journal Article


Authors: Zhao, J. L.; Antonarakis, E. S.; Cheng, H. H.; George, D. J.; Aggarwal, R.; Riedel, E.; Sumiyoshi, T.; Schonhoft, J. D.; Anderson, A.; Mao, N.; Haywood, S.; Decker, B.; Curley, T.; Abida, W.; Feng, F. Y.; Knudsen, K.; Carver, B.; Lacouture, M. E.; Wyatt, A. W.; Rathkopf, D.
Article Title: Phase 1b study of enzalutamide plus CC-115, a dual mTORC1/2 and DNA-PK inhibitor, in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
Abstract: Background: CC-115, a dual mTORC1/2 and DNA-PK inhibitor, has promising antitumour activity when combined with androgen receptor (AR) inhibition in pre-clinical models. Methods: Phase 1b multicentre trial evaluating enzalutamide with escalating doses of CC-115 in AR inhibitor-naive mCRPC patients (n = 41). Primary endpoints were safety and RP2D. Secondary endpoints included PSA response, time-to-PSA progression, and radiographic progression. Results: Common adverse effects included rash (31.7% Grades 1–2 (Gr); 31.7% Gr 3), pruritis (43.9% Gr 1–2), diarrhoea (37% Gr 1–2), and hypertension (17% Gr 1–2; 9.8% Gr 3). CC-115 RP2D was 5 mg twice a day. In 40 evaluable patients, 80% achieved ≥50% reduction in PSA (PSA50), and 58% achieved ≥90% reduction in PSA (PSA90) by 12 weeks. Median time-to-PSA progression was 14.7 months and median rPFS was 22.1 months. Stratification by PI3K alterations demonstrated a non-statistically significant trend towards improved PSA50 response (PSA50 of 94% vs. 67%, p = 0.08). Exploratory pre-clinical analysis suggested CC-115 inhibited mTOR pathway strongly, but may be insufficient to inhibit DNA-PK at RP2D. Conclusions: The combination of enzalutamide and CC-115 was well tolerated. A non-statistically significant trend towards improved PSA response was observed in patients harbouring PI3K pathway alterations, suggesting potential predictive biomarkers of response to a PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitor. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02833883. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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Journal Title: British Journal of Cancer
Volume: 130
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0007-0920
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group  
Date Published: 2024-01-31
Start Page: 53
End Page: 62
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/s41416-023-02487-5
PUBMED: 37980367
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC10781677
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