Abstract CT022: First data disclosure of the Phase I trial of the first in class combination of WEE1 inhibitor zedoresertib with PKMYT1 inhibitor lunresertib in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring CCNE1, FBXW7, or PPP2R1A genomic alteration
Abstract Background: Zedoresertib (zedo) and lunresertib (lunre) are oral, highly selective WEE1 and PKMYT1 inhibitors, respectively. Inhibition of these targets leads to premature mitotic entry, and in the presence of high replication stress causes mitotic catastrophe. In preclinical models, the combination of the zedo and lunre is synthetically lethal, supporting this first-in-class trial combination (NCT04855656). Methods: In this Phase 1 trial, patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors with CCNE1 amplification (amp), or FBXW7 or PPP2R1A deleterious mutations (mut) were treated with zedo (daily dosing) plus lunre (3 days on/4 days off), guided by preclinical modelling of the pharmacological contributions of WEE1 and PKMYT1 inhibition in achieving tumor regression. Objectives included safety, tolerability, recommended doses (RD), pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PDy), antitumor activity and molecular response rate (MRR; ≥50% decline in circulating tumor DNA). Results: As of 18 Nov 2025, 54 pts (55.6% female ; prior lines of therapy 1 - 9, main cancer types: ovarian (OC) (35.2%), colorectal (31.5%), pancreatic (7.4%) and breast (5.6%)) were treated at 5 dose levels (DL) from 150 mg to 260 mg of zedo plus 60 mg or 80 mg of lunre. The most common ≥G3 treatment related adverse events (TRAEs) were anemia (9.3%), neutropenia (7.4%) and Palmar Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE) (7.4%). There were no G5 TRAEs. 4 (9.3%) of 54 pts had a dose-limiting toxicity (G3 pain in extremity and G1 rash in same pt (zedo 150 mg / lunre 60 mg), G3 rash (200 mg / 80 mg), G3 PPE (260 mg / 60 mg), G3 vomiting (260 mg / 60 mg)). PK/PDy analyses showed dose-dependent exposures for both zedo and lunre and target engagement in most pts, with reductions in pCDK1 Thr14 and Tyr15 and yH2AX induction. 24 (55.5%) of 44 RECIST v1.1 evaluable pts showed tumor shrinkage (3 cCR, 5 uPR, 15 SD and 1 PD). Of 16 evaluable pts with advanced OC (12 platinum resistant , 2 unknown and 2 platinum sensitive) with CCNE1 amp (13 pts) or FBXW7 mut (3 pts), 13 (81.3%) showed tumor shrinkage (3 cCR, 3 uPR and 7 SD); clinical benefit rate (pts with CR, PR or SD) was 93.8%; 7 (43.8%) OC pts were on treatment for at least 16 weeks; 4 (25%) OC pts achieved GCIG CA-125 responses. Of 23 pts with a post baseline ctDNA analysis, a MRR of 39% was seen across all DLs. Conclusion: We report the first disclosure of clinical data of the first-in-field synthetic lethal combination of WEE1 and PKMYT1 inhibitors in a molecularly defined pt population. The safety profile of zedo and lunre was expected and manageable. Promising antitumor activity was observed in pts with CCNE1 amp or FBXW7 mut solid tumors, especially pts with OC. Further dose optimization of this combination is ongoing. Citation Format: Timothy A. Yap, Rahul Aggarwal, Elisa Fontana, Martin Hojgaard, Benedito A. Carneiro, Linda Duska, Patricia LoRusso, Siddhartha Yadav, Stephanie Lheureux, Cara Mathews, Ryan H. Moy, Nehal Lakhani, Mia Weiss, Joan Tymon-Rosario, Gerardo Colon-Otero, Ignacio Garrido-Laguna, Elisabeth K. Lee, Esteban Rodrigo Imedio, Jonathan Wessen, Luke Piggott, Vito Dozio, Noemie Luong, Christophe Mas, Alison M. Schram. First data disclosure of the Phase I trial of the first in class combination of WEE1 inhibitor zedoresertib with PKMYT1 inhibitor lunresertib in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring CCNE1, FBXW7, or PPP2R1A genomic alterations [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026; Part 2 (Late-Breaking, Clinical Trial, and Invited Abstracts); 2026 Apr 17-22; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2026;86(8_Suppl):Abstract nr CT022.
Authors
- Elisa Fontana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9355)
- Nehal J. Lakhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6327-0176)
- Martin Højgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1850-535X)
- Linda Duska
- Christophe Mas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7585-1091)
- Stéphanie Lheureux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-5890)
- Noemie Luong
- Ryan H. Moy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-8590)
- Vito Dozio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-2599)
- Gerardo Colón‐Otero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-2421)
- Benedito A. Carneiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-1126)
- Esteban Rodrigo Imedio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5666-666X)
- Siddhartha Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4630-9903)
- Jonathan Wessen
- Alison M. Schram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-2413)
- Mia Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5718-9772)
- Patricia LoRusso
- Ignacio Garrido-Laguna
- Cara Mathews
- Luke Piggott
- Timothy A. Yap
- Joan Tymon-Rosario
- Elisabeth K. Lee
- Rahul Aggarwal
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Van Andel Institute (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Sarah Cannon Research Institute (GB)
- City University of New York (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Virginia Health System (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Jacksonville University (US)
- Kettering University (US)
- Debiopharm (Switzerland) (CH)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Princess Margaret Hospital (NZ)
- University of Minnesota Rochester (US)
- Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (US)
- Nemours Children's Clinic (US)
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Research
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2026-ct022
- Primary Topic
- Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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