About this trial
The purpose of this study is to learn whether the study drugs avutometinib and defactinib can help stop or shrink malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) that have returned or cannot be removed with surgery.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age > 12 years old with a body surface area (BSA) of at least 1.5 mm2
DIAGNOSIS: Participants with relapsed, refractory, unresectable or metastatic histologically confirmed NF1 associated or sporadic MPNST.
Participants must have available archival tissue. Tissue blocks strongly preferred. Exceptions may be made following discussion with study team if tissue has been exhausted.
MEASURABLE DISEASE: Participants must have measurable disease by RECIST v1.1.
Disqualifiers
Current warfarin use. If a participant is currently being treated for a pulmonary embolism with warfarin, they may be eligible if they are able to be converted to a Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) or low molecular weight heparin.
History of another active malignancy. Prior malignancy, that has been curatively treated or malignancies with very low potential for recurrence or progression may be included.
Major surgery within 4 weeks (excluding placement of vascular access, or core needle biopsy), minor surgery within 2 weeks.
Exposure to medications (with or without prescription), supplements, herbal remedies, or foods with potential for drug-drug interactions with avutometinib and/or defactinib within 5 half-lives (if known), or 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention, whichever is longer.
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
avutometinib capsule + defactinib tablet
Drugavutometinib in combination with defactinib in participants with metastatic or unresectable MPNST
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
The number of participants that were progression free at four months treated with defactinib and avutometinib.
The primary endpoint will be progression free survival (PFS) at four months. PFS is defined as time from initiation of therapy to progression (per RECIST v1.1) or death due to any causes. The primary endpoint is PFS at 4 months, evaluated 15-18 weeks from the initiation of therapy.
Secondary outcomes
To define and describe the toxicities of the combination therapy with defactinib and avutometinib
Adverse events based on the NCI Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) version 5.0
To estimate tumor objective response rate
Objective response rate will be defined as Complete response (CR), partial response (PR), at 4 months will be assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1.
Locations
Sponsors and contacts
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Girish Dhall, MD
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sponsor institution
United States Department of Defense
Collaborator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborator
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