Pasireotide as Maintenance Treatment With Monthly Deep Intramuscular Injection in SSTR2/3/5-Expressing Synovial Sarcoma and Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
PAMSARC is a non-commercial interventional Phase 2 clinical trial of academic research institutions, with its primary goal being to improve medical treatment of fusion driven Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) and Synovial sarcoma (SySa) in young adults and adolsecents with male predominance. Current management of DSRCT and SySa includes chemotherapy, radiation and aggressive cytoreductive surgery. Despite advances in multimodal therapy, outcomes remain poor with frequent disease recurrence and very limited options for patients with advanced disease. Selected somatostatin receptor (SSTR) family members, i.e., SSTR2, SSTR3 and SSTR5, are frequently overexpressed in DSRCT and SySa, providing the rationale for treatment with somatostatin analogues (SSA). Pasireotide is a SSA with high affinity for SSTR1, -2, -3, and -5 and is approved for the treatment of Cushing's disease and acromegaly and has also shown activity in other cancers. In patients with advanced stage DSRCT and SySa, conventional chemotherapeutic approaches frequently lead to disease response, however, the duration of progression-free time after chemotherapy is short. The targeted approach with pasireotide after initial intensive multimodal treatment may have the potential to significantly improve outcome.
‣ Patients meeting all of the following criteria are considered for enrolment into the trial:
• Reference pathological proven diagnosis of DSRCT in any stage; or Reference pathological proven diagnosis of SySa, IRS III, metastatic or relapsed disease
• High SSTR2/3/5 mRNA expression, as determined by RNA sequencing in the DKFZ/NCT/DKTK MASTER (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05852522) or INFORM programs.
• Stable disease, partial or complete response after completion of standard treatment
• Age from 13 to 50 years
• For patients (≥16 years): Karnofsky-Index ≥ 80% For patients (\<16 years): Lansky-Index ≥ 80%
• No curative treatment option
• Bodyweight ≥ 30kg and BSA ≥ 1.1m²
• Time from last chemotherapy (at least 2 chemotherapy cycles) to enrollment \<8 weeks
• Ability of patient to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial
⁃ Written informed consent (for individuals \<18 years of age an ICF for adolescents and their parents is needed)
⁃ For women of childbearing potential negative urine pregnancy test at screening as well as highly effective forms of contraception have to be in place thereafter
∙ Evidence of childbearing potential is defined as fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile
‣ Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status is defined as:
⁃ Amenorrhea for 1 year or more without an alternative medical cause following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments plus follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the postmenopausal range in women not using hormonal contraception or hormonal replacement therapy.
• Chemotherapy-induced menopause
• Surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, total hysterectomy or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks before IMP treatment)
‣ A man is considered fertile after puberty unless permanently sterile by bilateral orchidectomy
⁃ Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with partners of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to the use of two forms of contraception in combination (male condom and one highly effective method). These should be started immediately after signing the informed consent form and continued throughout the period of study treatment plus 3 months for female and male patients . Male patients should refrain from fathering a child or donating sperm during the trial and for at least 3 months following the last dose.
⁃ Adequate bone marrow, renal, and hepatic function defined by laboratory tests within 14 days prior to study treatment:
∙ Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dl
‣ Neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3
‣ Platelet count ≥ 100,000/µl
‣ Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
‣ ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN
‣ Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN
‣ PT-INR/PTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN
‣ Albumin ≥ 25 g/l
‣ Creatine kinase ≤ 2.5 x ULN
‣ Serum creatinine \< or = 1.5 mg/dl or creatinine clearance = or \> 51 ml/min (calculation according to Crockroft-Gault)