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Window-of-opportunity Umbrella Platform Trial of Short-course Pre-operative Targeted Treatments in Patients With Molecularly Selected and Resectable Primary Colorectal Cancer: the UNICORN Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

This is a window-of-opportunity umbrella platform trial enrolling non-metastatic resectable colorectal patients selected for the presence of a specific targetable molecular alteration. The study aims to test the activity of specific targeted agents/combinations given as a short-course pre-operative strategy, matched with the specific alteration detected, followed by standard of care surgery.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Provide a signed and dated informed consent document.

• Age ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent.

• ECOG PS of 0 and 1.

• Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer adenocarcinoma that is judged as initially resectable with elective surgery aimed at radical intent with R0 margins as per multidisciplinary team assessment.

• Radiological stage cT3-4, N0-2, M0 using computed tomography (CT) as in the pivotal FOxTROT study.

• Patients with rectal cancer candidate for R0 resection, not requiring pre-operative radiotherapy based on multidisciplinary team assessment, with the following characteristics on high-resolution thin slice (3 mm) contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI):

‣ ≤ T3a defined at the MRI (perivisceral fat infiltration \<2 mm) and clinical N0

⁃ Upper-medium, defined as tumors with distal margin ≥ 5 cm from the anal verge.

⁃ Absence of mesorectal fascia invasion, as defined as a distance ≥ 1 mm between tumor and the mesorectal fascia.

• Able to provide enough archival FFPE tumor specimen that is already available from initial diagnostic procedures for the purpose of molecular pre-screening.

• Presence of one of the selected molecular profile/alteration after central pre-screening and necessary for the assignment to a matching treatment cohort.

• No prior systemic treatment for colorectal cancer or neoadjuvant radiation therapy for rectal cancer.

• Adequate bone marrow function (absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 109/L; platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L; hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL)

• Adequate renal function characterized by serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or calculated by Cockroft-Gault formula or directly measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min at screening.

• Adequate hepatic function (serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN and \< 2 mg/dL. Note: Patients who have a total bilirubin level 1.5 × ULN will be allowed if their indirect bilirubin level is ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Alanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 × ULN).

• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative blood pregnancy test at the baseline visit. For this trial, women of childbearing potential are defined as all women after puberty, unless they are postmenopausal for at least 12 months, are surgically sterile, or are sexually inactive. A postmenopausal state is defined as no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. A high follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level in the postmenopausal range may be used to confirm a post-menopausal state in women not using hormonal contraception or hormonal replacement therapy. However, in the absence of 12 months of amenorrhea, a single FSH measurement is insufficient.

• Subjects and their partners must be willing to avoid pregnancy during the trial and until a specific time interval after the last trial treatment: 7 months for female and 4 for male patients after last dose of trastuzumab-deruxtecan, 3 months for durvalumab, botensilimab and balstilimab and 2 months for panitumumab. Male subjects with female partners of childbearing potential and female subjects of childbearing potential must, therefore, be willing to use adequate contraception as approved by the Investigator (barrier contraceptive measure or oral contraception).

• Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.

∙ COHORT 1: pMMR/MSS status and HER2-positive status and LVEF ≥ 50% within 28 days before enrolment, international normalised ratio or Prothrombin time and either partial thromboplastin or activated partial thromboplastin time ≤ 1.5 × ULN

∙ COHORT 2: Proofread domain mutations in POLE or POLD1 associated with ultra-mutated status, i.e. tumor mutational burden \>100 Mut/Mb.

∙ COHORT 3: pMMR/MSS status and wild-type status for RAS and BRAF, absence of molecular predictors of resistance (PRESSING panel negative), Left-sided and rectal primary tumor location, according to the specific inclusion criterion regarding rectal tumors.

∙ COHORT 4: pMMR/MSS status and absence of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status and absence of KRAS G12C mutation.

∙ COHORT 5: pMMR/MSS status and absence of of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status.

∙ COHORT 6: dMMR/MSI-H status and absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status.

∙ COHORT 8: pMMR/MSS status and KRAS G12C mutation, absence of HER2 overexpression/amplification and wild-type status for BRAF.

∙ COHORT 9: pMMR/MSS status and absence of of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status, absence of KRAS G12C mutation.

∙ COHORT 11: pMMR/MSS status and wild-type status for RAS and BRAF, absence of molecular predictors of resistance (PRESSING panel negative except for MET alterations - MET amplifications and mutations are allowed), Left-sided and rectal primary tumor location, according to the specific inclusion criterion regarding rectal tumors.

∙ COHORT 12: pMMR/MSS status and wild-type status for RAS and BRAF, absence of molecular predictors of resistance (PRESSING panel negative except for MET alterations - MET amplifications and mutations are allowed), Right-sided primary tumor location.

∙ COHORT 1 of UNICORN part 2 (to enroll sequentially after completion of cohort 10): pMMR/MSS status and absence of molecular characteristics allowing enrollment in cohorts 1,2 and 8 (i.e HER2 overexpression/amplification, POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status, absence of KRAS G12C mutation. Patients with tumor characteristics of EGFR dependency (regardless of MET) will be eligible for cohort 1 of UNICORN part 2 only after completion of cohort 11 or 12 (depending on primary tumor sidedness) and upon discussion with the Sponsor

Locations
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Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano
RECRUITING
Milan
Contact Information
Primary
Filippo Pietrantonio, MD
filippo.pietrantonio@istitutotumori.mi.it
+39 0223903807
Backup
Federica Palermo
unicornstudy@istitutotumori.mi.it
+39 0223903835
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-05-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 197
Treatments
Experimental: Cohort 1: HER2 positive
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status and HER2 overexpression/amplification defined as HER2 IHC 3+ or IHC 2+/ISH+ will receive the HER2 directed ADC trastuzumab deruxtecan 5.4 mg/kg IV on day 1.~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 2: POLE/D1 mutated with ultra-mutated status (>100 Mut/Megabase)
Patients selected for the presence of a proof-read domain pathogenic mutation of POLE/D1 associated with ultra-mutated status will receive a short-course preoperative immunotherapy treatment with the anti-PDL-1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab 1500 mg IV on day 1.~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 3: EGFR-dependent
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status, RAS and BRAF wild type status, PRESSING negative status and left-sided primary cancer will receive treatment with the anti-EGFR agent panitumumab 6 mg/kg IV on days 1 and 15.~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 4: pMMR/MSS status
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status and absence of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status will receive a short-course preoperative treatment with the anti-CTLA4 antibody botensilimab 1 mg/kg on day 1.~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 5: pMMR/MSS status
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status and absence of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status will receive a short-course preoperative treatment with the anti-CTLA4 antibody botensilimab 1 mg/kg on day 1 plus the anti-PD-1 balstilimab 3 mg/kg on days 1 and 15~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 6: dMMR/MSI-H status
Patients selected for the presence of dMMR/MSI-H status and absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status will receive a short-course preoperative treatment with the anti-CTLA4 antibody botensilimab 1 mg/kg on day 1.~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 7: dMMR/MSI-H status
Patients selected for the presence of dMMR/MSI-H status and absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status will receive a short-course preoperative treatment with the anti-CTLA4 antibody botensilimab 1 mg/kg on day 1 plus the anti-PD-1 balstilimab 3 mg/Kg on days 1 and 15.~After receiving the short-course preoperative treatment, patients will undergo standard radical surgery. After surgery, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy as per national and international guidelines and according to the suggestion of a central multidisciplinary team. Then, standard follow up will be started as per local guidelines.
Experimental: Cohort 8: KRAS G12C mutated
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status and KRAS G12C mutation will receive a short-course preoperative targeted treatment with the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib 960 mg orally once daily from day 1 to 28 plus the EGFR inhibitor panitumumab 6 mg/kg IV on days 1 and 15.
Experimental: Cohort 9: pMMR/MSS status
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status, absence of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status and absence of KRAS G12C status will receive a short-course preoperative targeted treatment with the anti-EP4 agent vorbipiprant.
Experimental: Cohort 10: pMMR/MSS status
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status, absence of HER2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-read domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status and absence of KRAS G12C status will receive a short-course preoperative targeted treatment with the anti-EP4 agent vorbipiprant plus the anti PD-1 antibody nivolumab.
Experimental: Cohort 11: Left-sided hyperselected regardless of MET
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status, RAS and BRAF wild type status, PRESSING negativity but regardless of MET status, and left-sided primary cancer will receive treatment with the anti-EGFR/MET bispecific antibody amivantamab 1600 mg (2240 mg if body weight ≥ 80 Kg) subcutaneously on days 1,8,15 and 22
Experimental: Cohort 12: Right-sided hyperselected regardless of MET
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status, RAS and BRAF wild type status, PRESSING negativity but regardless of MET status, and right-sided primary cancer will receive treatment with the anti-EGFR/MET bispecific antibody amivantamab 1600 mg (2240 mg if body weight ≥ 80 Kg) subcutaneously on days 1,8,15 and 22.
Experimental: UNICORN part II (NEO-UNICORN) - Cohort 1
Patients selected for the presence of pMMR/MSS status and absence of HER-2 overexpression/amplification, absence of POLE/D1 proof-reading domain pathogenic mutation associated with ultra-mutated status, absence of KRAS G12C mutated status, will receive a 2-month neoadjuvant treatment with the anti-CTLA-4 agent botensilimab, intravenously, at the dose of 75 mg on day 1 and the anti-PD-1 agent balstilimab, intravenously, at the dose of 240 mg on days 1, 15. 29 and 43. Patients with tumor characteristics of EGFR dependency (regardless of MET) will be eligible for cohort 1 of UNICORN part 2 only after completion of cohort 11 or 12 (depending on primary tumor sidedness) and upon discussion with the Sponsor
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Sponsors
Leads: Gruppo Oncologico del Nord-Ovest

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