A Phase I Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Tolododekin Alfa (ANK-101) in Advanced Solid Tumors
Summary
This is a Phase 1, multicenter, open-label dose escalation study to determine the safety and tolerability of intratumoral (IT) injection of tolododekin alfa (ANK-101) in participants with advanced solid tumors who have progressed during or after receiving standard of care (SOC) therapy or who will not benefit from such therapy. The study will be conducted in three parts; in Part 1, participants with superficial lesions will receive ANK-101 as a single agent; in Part 2, participants with visceral lesions will receive ANK-101 as a single agent; and in Part 3, participants with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) will receive ANK-101 in combination with cemiplimab.
Detailed description
This Phase 1 first-in-human (FIH) study will: 1) evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects and preliminary clinical activity of tolododekin alfa (ANK-101) administered as an intratumoral (IT) injection in participants with superficial or visceral lesions; 2) determine the recommended dose for expansion (RDE) of ANK-101; and 3) to determine the safety and tolerability of ANK-101 in combination with cemiplimab. For parts 1 and 2, the study design consists of six sequential dose-escalation cohorts. Part 1 will enroll participants with advanced solid tumors, with cutaneous, subcutaneous or nodal disease (accessible by clinical palpation or ultrasound guidance). Part 2 will start once the DLT period of dose level 1 in Part 1 is completed and dose level 2 is opened. Part 2 will enroll participants with visceral disease (accessible by interventional radiology or endoscopic techniques). Participants in Part 2 may also have superficial lesions that can be injected if in the Investigator's opinion this is clinically indicated. Ten participants with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will be dosed in a Part 2 dose expansion cohort at the RDE. Part 3 will start once dose escalation for Part 1 is complete and the RDE is identified. Part 3 will consist of ANK-101 in combination with cemiplimab in 15 participants with high-risk locally advanced or metastatic CSCC that have superficial lesions for injection. Participants will be treated with ANK-101 given as IT injections once every three weeks at the RDE in combination with cemiplimab. Enrollment in Part 3 will include a safety run-in of 5 participants. Following the first dose of the 5th participant, enrollment will pause for 21 days before opening enrollment to the remaining 10 participants or stopping further enrollment.
Arms & interventions
- Drugtolododekin alfa
IT administration of ANK-101 once every 3 weeks for up to 12 weeks (4 doses); if there is no disease progression, decrease in clinical performance status or unacceptable toxicity, participants may receive 4 additional doses of ANK-101.
- DrugCemiplimab
Participants will receive four cycles of ANK-101 in combination with Cemiplimab. If there is no significant clinical deterioration as determined by the Investigator or unacceptable toxicity at Week 12, participants may receive an additional four cycles of the combination treatment. After stopping ANK-101 treatment, participants may stay on Cemiplimab monotherapy for an additional 24 weeks.
Outcome measures
Primary
Incidence and characteristics of DLTs (Parts 1 and 2 only) and TEAEs
Number and percentage of participants reporting each DLT or TEAE.
Time frame: From Day 1 to 90 days after last injection of ANK-101
RDE of ANK-101
Defined based on the rate of DLTs and TEAEs
Time frame: Approximately 12 months
Incidence and characteristics of TEAEs of ANK-101 in combination with Cemiplimab according to NCI CTCAE v5.0 (Part 3 only)
Number and percentage of participants reporting each TEAE.
Time frame: From Day 1 to 90 days after last injection of ANK-101 in combination with Cemiplimab.
Secondary
PK: Cmax of IL-12-ABP
Time frame: Up to 2 years
PK: AUC of IL-12-ABP
Time frame: Up to 2 years
PK: t ½ of IL-12-ABP
Time frame: Up to 2 years
PK: CL/F of IL-12-ABP
Time frame: Up to 2 years
PK: Vss/F of IL-12-ABP
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Levels of ADA in serum
Time frame: Up to 2 years
ORR by RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Up to 2 years
DCR by RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Up to 2 years
DOR by RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Up to 2 years
PFS by RECIST v1.1
Time frame: UP to 2 years
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (4)
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Providence Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97213
Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232
References
- Park JC, Curti B, Butler M, Wehrenberg-Klee E, Elassal J, Tighe R, Battula S, Iodice G, Kaufman HL, Kirkwood JM. Interleukin-12 anchored drug conjugate (tolododekin alfa) in patients with advanced solid tumors: first-in-human Phase 1 trial. Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 29;16(1):8567. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63579-9.(PubMed)