Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Diffuse Midline Gliomas

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2-39
SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

About this trial

This phase II trial determines if the combination of ONC201 with different drugs is effective for treating participants with diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs). Despite years of research, little to no progress has been made to improve outcomes for participants with DMGs, and there are few treatment options. This trial will utilize an adaptive platform design in that the different treatment arms for each cohort will be opened and closed based on ongoing preclinical investigation as well as evolving outcome data from the trial.

Novel agents will be continuously added to this study as pre-clinical data emerge to suggest additive or synergistic activity when combined ONC201. Should a novel agent not have an RP2D at the time of incorporation into this study, a phase 1 lead-in will be performed prior to initiation of combination therapy (via study amendment).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

New diagnosis of DMG with imaging and/or pathology consistent with a DMG, including spinal cord tumors. In cohort 1B, previous tumor tissue confirmation of DMG is mandatory and pathology must be consistent with a DMG including diffuse midline glioma Histone 3 lysine 27 - mutant (H3K27M); World Health Organization (WHO) grade III and IV H3 wildtype gliomas.

Must be within 6 weeks of diagnosis to begin standard of care radiation therapy on study.

Diagnosis of DMG with imaging and/or pathology consistent with a DMG, including spinal cord tumors, who have complete standard-of-care radiation therapy. In Cohort 2B, previous tumor tissue confirmation of DMG is mandatory and pathology must be consistent with a DMG including diffuse midline glioma H3K27M mutant; WHO grade III and IV H3 wildtype gliomas.

Participants must be within 4-14 weeks of completion of radiation. Radiation should have started within 6 weeks of diagnosis.

Disqualifiers

Prior exposure to radiation therapy.

Thalamic and Cerebellar H3K27M DMG.

Thalamic and Cerebellar H3K27M DMG that has undergone standard radiation without concurrent therapy (other than temozolomide).

Prior exposure to re-irradiation for tumor progression.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ONC201

    Drug

    Given orally (PO)

  • Radiation Therapy

    Radiation

    Undergo radiation therapy

  • Paxalisib

    Drug

    Given PO

  • DNX-2401

    Drug

    DNX-2401 is an oncolytic adenovirus that will be administered through direct intratumoral infusion of DNX-2401 via a specialized Neuro Ventricular Cannula.

Treatment groups

360 Participants
are divided into 6 treatment groups

6

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Group A: NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - ARM 2: ONC201 (Day -1), Radiation+ONC201, Paxalisib+ONC201Experimental treatment 3 interventions
Group B: NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - ARM 4: ONC201 (Day -1,-2), Radiation+ONC201, Paxalisib+ONC201Experimental treatment 3 interventions
Group C: NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - ARM 6: Paxalisib (Day -1), Radiation+Paxalisib , Paxalisib+ONC201Experimental treatment 3 interventions
Group D: NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - Cohort 4 - Dose Escalation, Starting Dose 2 (625mg ONC201)Experimental treatment 2 interventions
Group E: Cohort 5 - ONC201 + Targeted therapiesExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group F: Cohort 6 - DNX-2401 Repeated Intratumoral AdministrationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) - Cohorts 1A, 1B Only

Percentage of participants alive and free from progression at 6 months after the diagnosis. The primary analysis for PFS6 is based on the intention to treat (ITT) population, according to treatment arm assignment. PFS6 is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with exact confidence intervals for each cohort and arm. Participants with unknown progression status at 6 months are considered failures (i.e., progressed) for the PFS6 analysis.

Time frame
6 months after diagnosis
2

Progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) - Cohorts 2A, 2B Only

Percentage of participants alive and free from progression at 6 months after diagnosis. The primary analysis for PFS6 is based on the intention to treat (ITT) population, according to treatment arm assignment. PFS6 is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with exact confidence intervals for each cohort and arm. Participants with unknown progression status at 6 months are considered failures (i.e., progressed) for the PFS6 analysis.

Time frame
6 months after diagnosis
3

Overall survival at 7 months (OS7) - Cohort 3A & 3B Only

OS7 is defined as the percentage of participants alive at 7 months after the initiation of the combination of the backbone (i.e., ONC201) with a novel agent given in the maintenance phase of therapy. The primary analysis for OS7 is based on the ITT population, according to treatment arm assignment. OS7 is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with exact confidence intervals for each cohort and arm. Participants with unknown survival status at 7 months are considered failures (i.e., dead) for the OS7 analysis.

Time frame
7 months after administration of ONC201 in the maintenance phase
4

Proportion of participants reporting dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) (Cohort 4)

The safety and tolerability of ONC201 at a previously untested dose will be measured by the proportion of participants reporting a DLT within the first cycle of treatment.

Time frame
Up through the first cycle of maintenance therapy, approximately 8 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of California, San Francisco

Lead sponsor

The Chad-Tough Defeat DIPG Foundation

Collaborator

Mithil Prasad Foundation

Collaborator

Storm the Heavens Fund

Collaborator

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Collaborator

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Collaborator

Neeve Kolte and Brave Ronil Foundation

Collaborator

Will Meeker Foundation

Collaborator

CV Biomanufacturing

Collaborator

Tough2gether Foundation

Collaborator