Project description:We conducted a single-center, open-label, Simon two-stage, phase II study of entinostat in combination with the PD1 inhibitor nivolumab in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Patients received oral entinostat 5 mg once a week. After a 14-day lead-in with entinostat monotherapy, patients concurrently receive entinostat 5 mg orally once a week plus nivolumab 240 mg intravenously until the time of progression or unacceptable toxicities.
Project description:Expression profiling of tumor samples obtained during CA209-038 (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01621490). The purpose of this study is to evaluate pharmacodynamic changes of nivolumab and nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab treatment on the biomarkers measured in the peripheral blood and tumor tissues of subjects with advanced melanoma (unresectable or advanced). Samples are rumor core needle biopsies obtained at trial enrolment (i.e. Screen) and/or at Cycle 1 Day 29 (i.e.Week 4) from Subjects With Advanced Melanoma (Unresectable or Metastatic) treated with nivolumab (BMS-936558,MDX-1106) 3 mg/kg solution intravenously every 2 weeks on Bristol-Myers Squibb clinical trial protocol CA209-038 Part 1 . Cohort 2 patients have progressed on anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) monoclonal antibody therapy. Values are from an interim lock of the trial data in July 2014. Best overall response (BOR) was defined using RECIST 1.1 criteria: tumor assessments between date of first dose and the date of first objectively documented progression, or the date of non-missing subsequent anti-cancer therapy (whichever occurs first) were used to derive BOR. MPCT is Maximum reduction in tumor size (index lesions only) up to first progression, and is the value typically shown on a waterfall plot.
Project description:RNA sequensing data of a phase 2 clinical trial of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with entinostat in combination with nivolumab
Project description:Novel perioperative strategies are needed to reduce recurrence rates in patients undergoing nephrectomy for high-risk, non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). We conducted a prospective, phase I trial of neoadjuvant nivolumab prior to nephrectomy in 15 evaluable patients with non-metastatic ccRCC. We leveraged tissue from that cohort to elucidate the effects of PD-1 inhibition on immune cell populations in ccRCC and correlate the evolving immune milieu with anti-PD-1 response. We found that nivolumab durably induces a pro-inflammatory state within the primary tumor, and baseline immune infiltration within the primary tumor correlates with nivolumab responsiveness. Nivolumab increases CTLA-4 expression in the primary tumor, and subsequent nephrectomy increases circulating concentrations of sPD-L1, sPD-L3 (sB7-H3), and s4-1BB. These findings form the basis to consider neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) for high-risk ccRCC while the tumor remains in situ and provide the rationale for perioperative strategies of novel ICI combinations.
Project description:Tumor core needle biopsies from kidney or metastatic sites obtained at trial enrollment i.e. Screen and/or at Cycle 2 Day 8 (i.e.Week 4) from metastatic clear cell RCC patients treated with 0.2mpk, 3mpk or 10mpk (as 2nd or further line of therapy; Arms A,B,C) or 10mpk (as first line therapy; Arm D) of nivolumab (BMS-936558,MDX-1106) on Bristol-Myers Squibb clinical trial protocol CA209-009.
Project description:Regorafenib has anti-tumor activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) with potential immunomodulatory effects, suggesting that its combination with immune checkpoint inhibitor may have clinically meaningful benefits in patients with uHCC. The multicenter, single-arm, phase 2 RENOBATE trial tested regorafenib-nivolumab as front-line treatment for uHCC. Forty-two patients received nivolumab 480 mg every 4 weeks and regorafenib 80 mg daily (3-weeks-on/1-week-off schedule). The primary endpoint was the investigator-assessed objective response rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. The secondary endpoints included safety, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). ORR per RECIST version 1.1 was 31.0%, meeting the primary endpoint. The most common adverse events were palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (38.1%), alopecia (26.2%) and skin rash (23.8%). Median PFS was 7.38 months. The 1-year OS rate was 80.5%, and the median OS was not reached. Exploratory single-cell RNA sequencing analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells showed that long-term responders exhibited T cell receptor repertoire diversification, enrichment of genes representing immunotherapy responsiveness in MKI67+ proliferating CD8+ T cells and a higher probability of M1-directed monocyte polarization. Our data support further clinical development of the regorafenib-nivolumab combination as front-line treatment for uHCC and provide preliminary insights on immune biomarkers of response. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04310709 .
Project description:Blood samples obtained at Cycle 1 Day 1, Cycle 1 Day 2 or at Cycle 2 Day 8 (i.e. before treatment, 24 hours after treatment or Week 4) from metastatic clear cell RCC patients treated with 0.2mpk, 3mpk or 10mpk (as 2nd or further line of therapy; Arms A,B,C) or 10mpk (as first line therapy; Arm D) of nivolumab (BMS-936558,MDX-1106) on Bristol-Myers Squibb clinical trial protocol CA209-009.
Project description:Oncogenic KRAS mutations are absent in approximately 10% of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) and may represent a subgroup of mPDAC with therapeutic options beyond standard-of-care cytotoxic chemotherapy. While distinct gene fusions have been implicated in KRAS wildtype mPDAC, information regarding other types of mutations remain limited, and gene expression patterns associated with KRAS wildtype mPDAC have not been reported. Here, we leverage sequencing data from the PanGen trial to perform comprehensive characterization of the molecular landscape of KRAS wildtype mPDAC and reveal increased frequency of chr1q amplification encompassing transcription factors PROX1 and NR5A2. By leveraging data from colorectal adenocarcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma samples, we highlight novel similarities between cholangiocarcinoma and KRAS wildtype mPDAC involving both mutation and expression-based signatures and validate these findings using an independent dataset. These data further establish KRAS wildtype mPDAC as a unique molecular entity, with therapeutic opportunities extending beyond gene fusion events.
Project description:Background: Preclinical work has demonstrated that ibrutinib inhibits the generation, migration and immunosuppressive function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC). A pilot study tested the combination of ibrutinib and nivolumab in patients with metastatic solid tumors. Methods: Sixteen patients with metastatic solid malignancies were treated with ibrutinib (420 mg) daily and nivolumab (240 mg) IV on days 1 and 15 of 28 day cycles. Ibrutinib dosing started 7 days before cycle 1 of nivolumab and was given until cycle 1, day 8 of nivolumab. The effect of ibrutinib alone and in combination with nivolumab on circulating MDSC and immune subsets and cytokine/chemokine levels were measured. Single-cell RNA and TCR sequencing was also performed. Results: The most common treatment-related AEs were fatigue (31%) and anorexia (31%). Five patients had a clinical response (4 partial, 1 complete). Four patients had stable disease at 3 months. Median progression-free survival was 3.5 months and median overall survival 10.8 months. MDSC levels increased following 7 days of single-agent ibrutinib compared to baseline (21.91% vs. 27.67%). There was increased T cell proliferation in response (33.9% vs. 40.06%, p<0.01) to the combination regimen. Plasma levels of CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL13, IL- 8, and VEGF-α decreased with ibrutinib treatment. Ibrutinib treatment altered the transcriptional state of the myeloid cell compartment and led to increased cancer-associated TCR clonotypes. Conclusion: The combination of ibrutinib and nivolumab was well tolerated and ibrutinib significantly impacted MDSC and T cell function in patients with solid metastatic tumors.
Project description:As part of the preclinical research for a recently published trial of combination therapy with the HDAC inhibitor entinostat and the PD1 inhibitor pembrolizumab, an experiment was performed to determined the influence of entinostat and the BET inhibitor JQ1 on the transcriptome of three uveal melanoma cell lines. The cell lines were cultured and treated with either entinostat, JQ1 or DMSO and subjected to RNA-seq for identification of differentially expressed genes.