Study on Tazemetostat and Doxorubicin as Initial Treatment for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

Sponsor: Epizyme, Inc.

Sponsor score: 40
Inactive

ClinicalTrials ID:NCT04204941

This clinical trial is testing a new combination of drugs, tazemetostat and doxorubicin, to see if it can help treat advanced epithelioid sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects soft tissues. The study will compare this combination to the standard treatment of doxorubicin with a placebo.

Patient Parameters

Program Overview

This study involves patients with advanced epithelioid sarcoma, a rare cancer affecting soft tissues like nerves, muscles, and bones. The trial is divided into two parts. Part 1 will focus on determining the safety and the highest dose of the drug combination that patients can tolerate. Part 2 will compare how long patients live without their cancer worsening when treated with the drug combination versus the standard treatment. The study will test the drug tazemetostat combined with doxorubicin against a placebo combined with doxorubicin, which is the current standard treatment for this type of sarcoma.

Description

The study is divided into two phases. In Phase 1b, researchers will test the safety of combining tazemetostat with doxorubicin and find the highest dose that patients can safely receive. This phase will help determine the recommended dose for the next part of the study. In Phase 3, the trial will compare the effectiveness of the tazemetostat and doxorubicin combination to the standard treatment of doxorubicin with a placebo. This comparison will help determine if the new combination is better at controlling the cancer in patients with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic epithelioid sarcoma.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must meet ALL the following inclusion criteria to be eligible to enroll in this study:

  1. Have voluntarily agreed to provide written informed consent and demonstrated willingness and ability to comply with all aspects of the protocol. Study related activities will not start until written consent is obtained.
  2. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months before enrollment
  3. Phase 1b: 18-65 years old histologically confirmed Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  4. Phase 3: ≥18 years old with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic Epithelioid Sarcoma and tumor tissue available
  5. Have measurable disease
  6. ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  7. Have adequate hematologic (bone marrow [BM] and coagulation factors), renal and hepatic function as required per protocol
  8. Females must not be lactating or pregnant at Screening or Baseline
  9. Females must not be pregnant or breast feeding and agree to use highly effective contraception during the clinical trial and for 6 months following the final dose of study
  10. Male participants of child-bearing potential must have had either a successful vasectomy or practice highly effective contraception
  11. Participants diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are eligible to participate in the study if their infection is well controlled on anti-retroviral therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants meeting ANY of the following exclusion criteria are NOT eligible to enroll in this study:

  1. Prior exposure to tazemetostat or other inhibitor(s) of enhancer of zeste homologue-2 (EZH2).
  2. Prior systemic anticancer therapy.
  3. Contraindications noted in the doxorubicin label
  4. Have any prior history of myeloid malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
  5. Have prior history of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma/T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T- LBL/T-ALL).
  6. Have participated in another interventional clinical study and received investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the planned first dose of study treatment.
  7. Have known active central nervous system (CNS) or any leptomeningeal metastasis of primary extracranial tumor.
  8. Participants taking medications that are known potent cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 inducers/inhibitors (including St. John's Wort)
  9. Are unwilling to exclude Seville oranges, grapefruit juice, AND grapefruit from the diet and all foods that contain those fruits from time of enrollment to through the duration of study participation.
  10. Major surgery within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Participants must have recovered from surgery prior to enrollment to this study.
  11. Are unable to take oral medication OR have malabsorption syndrome or any other uncontrolled gastrointestinal condition (eg, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting) that might impair the bioavailability of study treatment.
  12. Have an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  13. Are immunocompromised (ie, has a congenital immunodeficiency).
  14. Have known hypersensitivity to any component of tazemetostat or doxorubicin.
  15. Cardiovascular impairment as stated in the protocol
  16. Have a known active infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV, as measured by positive hepatitis B surface antigen), hepatitis C virus (HCV, as measured by positive hepatitis C antibody).
  17. Any other major illness that, in the Investigator's judgment, will substantially increase the risk associated with the participant's participation in this study OR interfere with their ability to receive study treatment or complete the study.
  18. Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  19. Participants who have undergone a solid organ transplant.
  20. Participants with malignancies other than STS (phase 1b) or ES (Phase 3 only).
  21. Participants housed in an institution by order of the authorities or courts.

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