A first-in-human phase I/Ib study of ATG-037 monotherapy and combination therapy with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: STAMINA-01.

3123 Background: ATG-037 is a highly potent oral small molecule inhibitor of CD73. STAMINA-01 is an open-label, first-in-human, phase 1/1b study (NCT05205109) designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and optimal dosing of ATG-037 as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with refractory/relapsed solid tumors. Methods: The study successfully completed enrollment of dose escalation of ATG-037 with optional addition of pembrolizumab following two cycles of monotherapy in May 2024. The primary objectives were to evaluate the safety and define the optimal biological dose of ATG-037 as monotherapy and combination treatment. As of 20 January 2025, 43 patients were enrolled across the following doses - 20mg BID (n=3), 60mg BID (n=6), 120mg BID (n=10), 240mg BID (n=6), 400mg BID (n=12) and 600mg BID (n=6). The trial is currently recruiting the second part of the study for dose optimization of upfront combination therapy at two dose levels (120mg BID and 400mg BID). Results: Efficacy: As of the data cut-off (20 Jan 2025), 43 patients were enrolled on study and received monotherapy. While on ATG-037 monotherapy, 21 patients had a best response of stable disease (SD) with a disease control rate (DCR) of 49%. Twenty-eight patients with a history of acquired checkpoint inhibitor resistance received combination therapy; 7 of which (5 melanoma and 2 NSCLC patients) achieved a confirmed partial response (PR) with an overall response rate (ORR) of 25% (95% CI: [51.33, 86.78]). Additionally, 15 patients had a best response of SD with a DCR of 79% (95% CI: [8.30, 40.95]). Of the 11 enrolled melanoma patients who received combination, 5 achieved a PR for an ORR of 45% and 6 achieved SD for an DCR of 100%. Of the 9 enrolled NSCLC patients who received combination, 2 achieved a PR for an ORR of 22% and 4 achieved SD for an DCR of 67%. Safety: While on monotherapy, 24/43 (56%) patients reported treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). While on combination therapy, 17/28 (61%) patients reported TRAEs. The majority of TRAEs were grades 1-2. The only dose limiting toxicity was a grade 3 rash which occurred at the monotherapy 400mg BID dose. Only one serious TRAE (grade 3 immune mediated hepatitis) was reported at the data cut-off. Conclusions: In relapsed/refractory solid tumor patients, ATG-037 appears to be well tolerated as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab. The preliminary efficacy data is encouraging and suggests that the combination regimen may provide a new therapeutic option for CPI resistant NSCLC and melanoma patients. Clinical trial information: NCT05205109 .

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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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2025-05-28
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A first-in-human phase I/Ib study of ATG-037 monotherapy and combination therapy with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: STAMINA-01.

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A first-in-human phase I/Ib study of ATG-037 monotherapy and combination therapy with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: STAMINA-01.

Janine Lombard, Hao Cui, Andrea Tazbirkova, Jun Zhao, Joanne Lundy, Michael Chisamore, Anupa Kudva, Yongsheng Li, Qing Zhou, Ying Wu, Zhi Guo, Adnan Khattak, Faisal Hayat
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3123 Background: ATG-037 is a highly potent oral small molecule inhibitor of CD73. STAMINA-01 is an open-label, first-in-human, phase 1/1b study (NCT05205109) designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and optimal dosing of ATG-037 as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with refractory/relapsed solid tumors. Methods: The study successfully completed enrollment of dose escalation of ATG-037 with optional addition of pembrolizumab following two cycles of monotherapy in May 2024. The primary objectives were to evaluate the safety and define the optimal biological dose of ATG-037 as monotherapy and combination treatment. As of 20 January 2025, 43 patients were enrolled across the following doses - 20mg BID (n=3), 60mg BID (n=6), 120mg BID (n=10), 240mg BID (n=6), 400mg BID (n=12) and 600mg BID (n=6). The trial is currently recruiting the second part of the study for dose optimization of upfront combination therapy at two dose levels (120mg BID and 400mg BID). Results: Efficacy: As of the data cut-off (20 Jan 2025), 43 patients were enrolled on study and received monotherapy. While on ATG-037 monotherapy, 21 patients had a best response of stable disease (SD) with a disease control rate (DCR) of 49%. Twenty-eight patients with a history of acquired checkpoint inhibitor resistance received combination therapy; 7 of which (5 melanoma and 2 NSCLC patients) achieved a confirmed partial response (PR) with an overall response rate (ORR) of 25% (95% CI: [51.33, 86.78]). Additionally, 15 patients had a best response of SD with a DCR of 79% (95% CI: [8.30, 40.95]). Of the 11 enrolled melanoma patients who received combination, 5 achieved a PR for an ORR of 45% and 6 achieved SD for an DCR of 100%. Of the 9 enrolled NSCLC patients who received combination, 2 achieved a PR for an ORR of 22% and 4 achieved SD for an DCR of 67%. Safety: While on monotherapy, 24/43 (56%) patients reported treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). While on combination therapy, 17/28 (61%) patients reported TRAEs. The majority of TRAEs were grades 1-2. The only dose limiting toxicity was a grade 3 rash which occurred at the monotherapy 400mg BID dose. Only one serious TRAE (grade 3 immune mediated hepatitis) was reported at the data cut-off. Conclusions: In relapsed/refractory solid tumor patients, ATG-037 appears to be well tolerated as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab. The preliminary efficacy data is encouraging and suggests that the combination regimen may provide a new therapeutic option for CPI resistant NSCLC and melanoma patients. Clinical trial information: NCT05205109 .

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 43(16_suppl)
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US), Chongqing University (CN), Hollywood Private Hospital (AU), Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN), Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (AU), Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN), Chongqing Cancer Hospital (CN), Southern Medical University (CN)
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