NCT04265534

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 2, randomized, multicenter, double-blind study of the glutaminase inhibitor telaglenastat with standard-of-care pembrolizumab and chemotherapy versus placebo with standard-of-care pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for first line treatment of metastatic disease in patients with KEAP1/NRF2-mutated, stage IV, nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study primary endpoints are PFS per RECIST v. 1.1 and safety. KEAP1/NRF2 mutation status (for eligibility) and STK11/LKB1 status (for stratification) will be determined by next generation sequencing. A commercial liquid biopsy (circulating tumor DNA) NGS test will be provided to study participants free of charge.

Trial Health

57
Monitor

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2 nonsmall-cell-lung-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2020

Shorter than P25 for phase_2 nonsmall-cell-lung-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

102 active sites

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 7, 2020

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 11, 2020

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 24, 2020

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 5, 2021

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 9, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

September 21, 2022

Status Verified

September 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

February 7, 2020

Last Update Submit

September 15, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

NSCLCKEAP1NRF2NFE2l2LKB1STK11Next Generation SequencingNGSMutationPembrolizumabPemetrexedCarboplatinRandomizedPlaceboChemotherapyTargeted TherapyTelaglenastatGlutamineGlutaminaseGlutathioneImmunotherapyFront-lineFirst-lineNon-squamousKeytrudaAlimtaGuardant360

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Assessed by Investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1

    Duration of investigator-determined PFS per RECIST v1.1 in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population

    Up to 24 months

  • Safety and Tolerability of Telaglenastat Plus Standard-of-Care Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Assessed by Type, Incidence, Severity, Seriousness, and Study Drug Relatedness of Adverse Events per CTCAE v5.0

    Up to 55 months

  • Recommended Phase 2 Dose of Telaglenastat in Combination with Standard-of-Care Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Assessed by Incidence and Nature of Protocol Defined Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During the Safety Run-in Period

    Up to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Objective Response Rate (ORR) for Patients Treated with Telaglenastat plus Standard-of-Care Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy versus Placebo plus Standard-of-Care Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

    Up to 24 months

  • Duration of Response (DOR) for Patients Treated with Telaglenastat plus Standard-of-Care Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy versus Placebo plus Standard-of-Care Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

    Up to 24 months

  • Overall Survival

    Up to 55 months

  • PFS in the Subgroup of Patients with Biochemical Evidence of Activation of the NRF2 Pathway

    Up to 24 months

  • ORR in the Subgroup of Patients with Biochemical Evidence of Activation of the NRF2 Pathway

    Up to 24 months

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Telaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The glutaminase inhibitor telaglenastat will be administered orally, twice daily with food, every day in combination with standard-of-care pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy by intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks.

Drug: TelaglenastatDrug: Carboplatin ChemotherapyDrug: Pemetrexed ChemotherapyBiological: Pembrolizumab ImmunotherapyDietary Supplement: Folic acid 400 -1000 μgDietary Supplement: Vitamin B12 1000 μgDrug: Dexamethasone 4 mg

Placebo with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo will be administered orally twice daily with food every day in combination with standard-of-care pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy by IV infusion every 3 weeks.

Drug: Carboplatin ChemotherapyDrug: Pemetrexed ChemotherapyBiological: Pembrolizumab ImmunotherapyDrug: PlaceboDietary Supplement: Folic acid 400 -1000 μgDietary Supplement: Vitamin B12 1000 μgDrug: Dexamethasone 4 mg

Interventions

Oral Glutaminase Inhibitor

Also known as: CB-839
Telaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

IV infusion

Also known as: Paraplatin
Placebo with Pembrolizumab and ChemotherapyTelaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

IV infusion

Also known as: Alimta
Placebo with Pembrolizumab and ChemotherapyTelaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

IV infusion

Also known as: Keytruda
Placebo with Pembrolizumab and ChemotherapyTelaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

Oral placebo

Also known as: Oral placebo
Placebo with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy
Folic acid 400 -1000 μgDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Orally, once daily beginning 7 days prior to the first dose of pemetrexed and continue until 21 days after the last dose of pemetrexed.

Placebo with Pembrolizumab and ChemotherapyTelaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy
Vitamin B12 1000 μgDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin B12 1000 μg Intramuscular injection one week prior to the first dose of pemetrexed and once every 3 cycles (9 weeks) thereafter. Subsequent vitamin B12 injections may be given the same day as pemetrexed administration.

Placebo with Pembrolizumab and ChemotherapyTelaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

For prophylaxis, orally twice per day (or equivalent). Taken the day before, day of, and day after pemetrexed administration.

Placebo with Pembrolizumab and ChemotherapyTelaglenastat with Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Histologically or cytologically documented non-squamous NSCLC
  • Stage IV (M1a-c, AJCC 8th Edition, Amin 2017) disease not previously treated with systemic therapy for metastatic NSCLC
  • a. Patients who received adjuvant or neo-adjuvant therapy (with or without immunotherapy) for localized NSCLC are eligible if all adjuvant/neo-adjuvant therapy (including immunotherapy) was completed at least 6 months prior to the development of metastatic disease.
  • No known actionable mutation in EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, NTRK or other known actionable mutation for which there is approved therapy in the first-line lung cancer setting
  • Must have at least one radiographically measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1 defined as a lesion that is ≥ 10 mm in longest diameter or lymph node that is ≥ 15 mm in short axis imaged by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • a. Target lesions situated in a previously irradiated area may be considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated subsequent to radiation therapy
  • Age ≥ 18 years on the day of signing informed consent
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Estimated life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Recovery to baseline or ≤ grade 1 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 from toxicities related to the prior treatment, unless after discussion with the medical monitor, the AE(s) are deemed clinically non-significant and/or stable on supportive therapy
  • Has sponsor-approved eligible mutation in KEAP1 or NRF2 documented by NGS from a CAP-accredited and/or CLIA-certified laboratory (study-provided NGS or other NGS) and STK11 mutation status is known for the purpose of stratification.
  • Adequate organ function laboratory findings (defined per protocol)
  • Reproductive status:
  • a. A female patient of childbearing potential must: i. Have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to randomization ii. Agree to use methods of contraception outlined in Section 8.1.2 during the study through 120 days following the last dose of telaglenastat or pembrolizumab, or through 180 days following the last dose of chemotherapeutic drugs iii. Postmenopausal females (no menses for \> 1 year without an alternate medical cause) and surgically sterilized females are exempt from these requirements b. Male patients who are sexually active with heterosexual partners of childbearing potential must agree to contraceptive requirements outlined in Section 8.1.2 and refrain from donating sperm during the study through 120 days following the last dose of telaglenastat or pembrolizumab, or through 180 days following the last dose of chemotherapeutic drugs

You may not qualify if:

  • Squamous cell histology and mixed histology tumors with any small-cell/neuroendocrine component (other mixed histology should be reviewed with the medical monitor for eligibility)
  • Any other concurrent malignancy requiring local or systemic therapy. Patients with other previously treated malignancy(ies) are allowed if the specific neoplasm, in the opinion of the principal investigator and with the agreement of the medical monitor, is not expected to interfere with study-specific endpoints
  • Radiation therapy to the lung \> 30 Gy within 6 months prior to randomization
  • Clinically active diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, gastrointestinal obstruction, abdominal carcinomatosis
  • Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs)
  • a. Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
  • Treatment with chronic systemic steroids greater than 10 mg equivalent of prednisone per day
  • Unstable/inadequate cardiac function, defined as the following:
  • Myocardial infarction or symptomatic ischemia within 6 months prior to randomization
  • Uncontrolled or clinically significant conduction abnormalities (e.g., patients with ventricular tachycardia on anti-arrhythmics are excluded; patients with 1st degree atrioventricular \[AV\] block or asymptomatic left anterior fascicular block \[LAFB\]/right bundle branch block \[RBBB\] are eligible)
  • Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III to IV)
  • Unable to swallow oral medications
  • Known sensitivity to any component of the study treatment (pembrolizumab, carboplatin, pemetrexed, and/or telaglenastat) or previous severe hypersensitivity to another monoclonal antibody (mAb)
  • Unable or unwilling to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation (per pemetrexed label)
  • Unable to interrupt aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as specified in pemetrexed label
  • +17 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (102)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

University of South Alabama - Mitchell Cancer Center

Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States

Location

Yuma Regional Medical Center

Yuma, Arizona, 85364, United States

Location

Compassionate Cancer Care

Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States

Location

St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare

Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

Location

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, 92350, United States

Location

University of Southern California (USC)

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Location

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare - Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States

Location

Sibley Memorial Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States

Location

Boca Raton Regional Hospital Lynn Cancer Institute

Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States

Location

Holy Cross Hospital - Bines Cancer Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308, United States

Location

Florida Cancer Specialist - South (SCRI)

Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States

Location

Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Hospital West

Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

Location

University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

Ocala Oncology Center

Ocala, Florida, 34474, United States

Location

Florida Cancer Specialist - North (SCRI)

St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705, United States

Location

Florida Cancer Specialist - Panhandle (SCRI)

Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States

Location

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

Florida Cancer Specialist - East (SCRI)

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States

Location

University Cancer and Blood Center

Athens, Georgia, 30607, United States

Location

Piedmont Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States

Location

Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

Northwest Georgia Oncology

Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States

Location

Hawaii Cancer Care

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

Location

Oncology of Northshore

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, 60008, United States

Location

Orchard Healthcare Research Inc.

Skokie, Illinois, 60077, United States

Location

Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology

Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States

Location

Beacon Health

South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States

Location

University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)

Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

Location

Pontchartrain Cancer Center

Covington, Louisiana, 70443, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins Bayview Memorial Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

Location

Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States

Location

Maryland Oncology Hematology - USOR

Columbia, Maryland, 21044, United States

Location

Frederick Health - James M. Stockman Cancer Institute

Frederick, Maryland, 21702, United States

Location

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

Location

Bronson Methodist Hospital (West Michigan Cancer Center)

Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49001, United States

Location

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Cancer Care Center

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Edina, Minnesota, 55435, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Maplewood, Minnesota, 55109, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.

Woodbury, Minnesota, 55125, United States

Location

Central Care Cancer Center

Bolivar, Missouri, 65613, United States

Location

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

Location

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169, United States

Location

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States

Location

New Jersey Cancer Care and Blood Disorders (NJCCBD)

Belleville, New Jersey, 07109, United States

Location

Summit Medical Group

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, 07932, United States

Location

The Valley Hospital - Luckow Pavilion

Paramus, New Jersey, 07652, United States

Location

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

Location

New York Oncology Hematology, P.C. (400 Patoon Creek Blvd.)

Albany, New York, 12206, United States

Location

New York Oncology Hematology, P.C. (43 New Scotland Ave.)

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

Location

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

Location

New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.

Clifton Park, New York, 12065, United States

Location

Pelmutter Cancer Center at Winthrop

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

Location

New York University Langone (NYU)

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Cone Health at Alamance Regional

Burlington, North Carolina, 27215, United States

Location

Cone Health Cancer Center

Greensboro, North Carolina, 27403, United States

Location

Aultman Hospital

Canton, Ohio, 44710, United States

Location

TriHealth Cancer Institute

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220, United States

Location

Ohio State University, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

Ohio Health

Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States

Location

Toledo Clinic Cancer Center

Toledo, Ohio, 43623, United States

Location

Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute (OCSRI)

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74146, United States

Location

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, 92713, United States

Location

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

Location

Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

State College, Pennsylvania, 16801, United States

Location

Sanford Health

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States

Location

Tennessee Oncology - Chattanooga (SCRI)

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States

Location

Tennessee Oncology - Nashville (SCRI)

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

Location

Texas Oncology - Austin Midtown

Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

Location

Texas Oncology - Austin Central

Austin, Texas, 78731, United States

Location

Texas Oncology - South Austin

Austin, Texas, 78745, United States

Location

Texas Oncology Beaumont - USOR

Beaumont, Texas, 77701, United States

Location

Texas Oncology - Denison

Denison, Texas, 75020, United States

Location

Texas Oncology - Fort Worth Cancer Center

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

Location

Oncology Consultants

Houston, Texas, 770390, United States

Location

Oncology and Hematology of South Texas

Laredo, Texas, 78041, United States

Location

Utah Cancer Specialist

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States

Location

University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

Location

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia

Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States

Location

Virginia Cancer Specialists

Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

Location

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia

Low Moor, Virginia, 24457, United States

Location

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Location

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States

Location

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia

Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States

Location

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia

Wytheville, Virginia, 24382, United States

Location

University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA)

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

Location

Northwest Medical Specialities

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

Location

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

Location

Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Interventions

CB-839CarboplatinPemetrexedpembrolizumabFolic AcidVitamin B 12Dexamethasone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, BronchogenicBronchial NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsRespiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coordination ComplexesOrganic ChemicalsGuanineHypoxanthinesPurinonesPurinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsGlutamatesAmino Acids, AcidicAmino AcidsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsAmino Acids, DicarboxylicPterinsPteridinesCorrinoidsTetrapyrrolesPyrrolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsMacrocyclic CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsPregnadienetriolsPregnadienesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsSteroids, Fluorinated

Study Officials

  • Emil Kuriakose, MD

    Calithera Biosciences, Inc

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
Randomized, placebo controlled
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 7, 2020

First Posted

February 11, 2020

Study Start

July 24, 2020

Primary Completion

November 5, 2021

Study Completion

February 9, 2022

Last Updated

September 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations