A Phase I Study of the Anti-CEACAM6 Antibody Tinurilimab (BAY 1834942) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
摘要
Tinurilimab is a humanized immunoglobulin G subclass 2 antibody that blocks carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6), an immune checkpoint regulator that is overexpressed in several tumor types.
ObjectivesThis phase I study evaluated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and tumor response profile of tinurilimab in patients with advanced solid tumors with a described expression of CEACAM6.
Patients and MethodsIn this first-in-human, dose-escalation and dose-expansion study, tinurilimab was administered as a 1-h intravenous infusion in 21-day cycles at a starting dose of 2.5 mg, with a planned escalation up to 1800 mg. Following observation of treatment toxicity (cytokine release syndrome in one patient and neutropenia in all patients treated at 30 mg), a premedication regimen was initiated that included dexamethasone 8 mg before and after dosing. Thirty patients received treatment across six dosing cohorts (2.5–100 mg with or without dexamethasone).
ResultsThe maximum tolerated dose was not determined, as the study was terminated due to an unfavorable benefit/risk assessment. All 30 patients (100%) treated with tinurilimab experienced at least one treatment-emergent adverse event of any grade, most commonly fatigue (36.7%), infusion-related reaction (30.0%), and neutropenia (26.7%). The most common grade ≥ 3 treatment-related adverse events were neutropenia (23.3%), followed by febrile neutropenia, cytokine release syndrome, increased hepatic enzymes, decreased lymphocyte count, hypophosphatemia, lactic acidosis, and acute kidney injury (3.3% each). No patients reported an objective response.
ConclusionsFollowing study termination, the clinical development program for tinurilimab was discontinued permanently.
Clinical trial registrationwww.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03596372.