A Phase II, Open Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Rigosertib in Patients With Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Associated Locally Advanced/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Who is this study for? Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
What treatments are being studied? Rigosertib
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
SUMMARY

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heritable skin disease characterized by marked fragility of epithelialized tissue with blistering in skin and mucous membranes following the slightest mechanical trauma. Eighty percent of all patients suffering from recessive dystrophic EB (RDEB), a subtype originating from mutations in the COL7A1 gene, develop squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In RDEB patients SCC presents early (most patients are in their 20s or 30s) and shows a highly aggressive metastatic course which often leads to premature death at this young age. In light of scarce data on the efficacy and safety of systemic treatment regimens for advanced SCC, the investigators propose to perform a small, first in EB trial of an experimental drug called rigosertib for the treatment of EB cancer. The trial will be conducted in two study centres, in London and Salzburg, and will last approximately 2.5 years with each patient recruited being in the study for 1 year. The drug is a polo-like kinase inhibitor interfering with different molecular pathways that are essential for cancer cell growth. Rigosertib was developed by Onconova Therapeutics and is currently tested in several clinical trials for a number of other cancers including myelodysplastic syndrome (a cancer of the blood). The investigators have identified that rigosertib most selectively kills EB cancer cells in vitro while leaving normal EB skin cells unaffected. This project will evaluate whether rigosertib is capable of inducing an anti-cancer response in EB patients and whether the drug is well-tolerated. Mechanisms of molecular targeting of squamous cancer cells by rigosertib will further be investigated in EB patients, also aiming at the identification of biomarkers that may allow the predictive identification of best responders.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 79
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 18-79 years of age;

• Diagnosis of unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic SCC confirmed prior to the Screening Visit.

• Failure to respond to RDEB SCC standard of care, such as surgical excision, radiotherapy or conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy with e.g. platin derivates (i.e.

• cisplatin or carboplatin), 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin, methotrexate, adriamycin, taxanes, gemcitabine or ifosfamide alone or in combination or failure to respond to previous alternative biologic treatments such as epidermal growth factor inhibitors (like cetuximab and panitumumab) or immune checkpoint (programmed cell death

• 1\) inhibitors (such as nivolumab, pembrolizumab, cemiplimab). For recent guidelines on standard of care for RDEB SCC and non EB-SCC please see Mellerio et al., 2016; Stratigos et al., 2015 and Kim et al., 2018.

• Is not currently receiving any other cancer therapy.

• Measurable disease based on Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)

• Patient (or patient's legally authorized representative) must have signed an informed

Locations
Other Locations
Austria
EB House Austria/Dept. of Dermatology University Hospital
RECRUITING
Salzburg
Contact Information
Primary
Manager EB Study Center
Clinical-Trial-eb@salk.at
+43 5 7255
Backup
Elisabeth Mayr, PhD
el.mayr@salk.at
+43 5 7255
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-04-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 12
Treatments
Experimental: Treatment Oral Capsules / Intravenous
Sponsors
Leads: Prof. Johann Bauer

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