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Author: Kaulfuss, Stefan ; Munhoz, Catya ; Peña, Carol ; Heinemann, Volker ; Langer, Simon ; Janku, Filip ; Jeffers, Michael ; Rentzsch, Christine ; Chawla, Sant P. ; Roggia, Cristiana ; Bähr, Oliver ; Rohrberg, Kristoffer ; Reschke, Susanne ; Steinbach, Joachim P. ; Lenz, Heinz-Josef ; Wagner, Markus ; Sankhala, Kamalesh K. ; Burger, Michael C. ; Narita, Yoshitaka ; Wick, Antje ; Schiff, David ; Wenger, Katharina ; Ikeda, Masafumi ; Cai, Charles ; Schuler, Martin ; Lassen, Ulrik ; Wick, Wolfgang ; Genvresse, Isabelle ; Tabatabai, Ghazaleh ; Lagkadinou, Eleni ; Ando, Yuichi
AbstractPurpose:BAY1436032, an inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (mIDH1), was active against multiple IDH1-R132X solid tumors in preclinical models. This first-in-human study was designed to determine the safety and pharmacokinetics of BAY1436032, and to evaluate its potential pharmacodynamics and antitumor effects.Patients and Methods:The study comprised of dose escalation and dose expansion cohorts. BAY1436032 tablets were orally administered twice daily on a continuous basis in subjects with mIDH1 solid tumors.Results:In dose escalation, 29 subjects with various tumor types were administered BAY1436032 across five doses (150–1,500 mg twice daily). BAY1432032 exhibited a relatively short half-life. Most evaluable subjects experienced target inhibition as indicated by a median maximal reduction of plasma R-2-hydroxyglutarate levels of 76%. BAY1436032 was well tolerated and an MTD was not identified. A dose of 1,500 mg twice daily was selected for dose expansion, where 52 subjects were treated in cohorts representing four different tumor types [lower grade glioma (LGG), glioblastoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and a basket cohort of other tumor types]. The best clinical outcomes were in subjects with LGG (n = 35), with an objective response rate of 11% (one complete response and three partial responses) and stable disease in 43%. As of August 2020, four of these subjects were in treatment for >2 years and still ongoing. Objective responses were observed only in LGG.Conclusions:BAY1436032 was well tolerated and showed evidence of target inhibition and durable objective responses in a small subset of subjects with LGG.