A phase 1, first-in-human study of AMG 900, an orally administered pan-Aurora kinase inhibitor, in adult patients with advanced solid tumors

Michael Carducci, Montaser Shaheen, Ben Markman, Sara Hurvitz, Daruka Mahadevan, Dusan Kotasek, Oscar B. Goodman, Erik Rasmussen, Vincent Chow, Gloria Juan, Gregory R. Friberg, Erick Gamelin, Florian D. Vogl, Jayesh Desai

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Abstract

Background Aurora kinase overexpression or amplifications are associated with high proliferation, poor prognosis, and therapeutic resistance in human tumors. AMG 900 is an investigational, oral, selective pan-Aurora kinase inhibitor. Methods This first-in-human trial included dose-escalation and dose-expansion phases (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00858377). Dose escalation evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of AMG 900 in advanced solid tumors and determined the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) with/without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) prophylaxis. Dose expansion evaluated clinical activity in three tumor types: taxane- and platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, taxane-resistant triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), and castration-resistant and taxane- or cisplatin/etoposide–resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). AMG 900 was administered 4 days on/10 days off at 1–50 mg/day during escalation and at the MTD with G-CSF during expansion. Results AMG 900 showed rapid absorption with fast clearance, supporting once-daily dosing. The MTD was 25 mg/day, increasing to 40 mg/day with G-CSF. Grade ≥ 3 treatment-related adverse events included neutropenia (37%), anemia (23%), leukopenia (14%), and thrombocytopenia (12%). During dose expansion, 3/29 (10.3%, 95% CI: 2.0%–28.0%) evaluable patients with ovarian cancer experienced partial response by central imaging per RECIST 1.1; median duration of response was 24.1 weeks (95% CI: 16.1–34.1). Seven patients (24.1%, 95% CI: 10.3%–43.5%) experienced partial response per Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup criteria; 5/9 patients positive for p53 expression responded to treatment. No objective responses were observed in patients with TNBC or CRPC per RECIST 1.1. Conclusions AMG 900 40 mg/day with G-CSF had manageable toxicity and demonstrated single-agent activity in patients with heavily pretreated, chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1060-1071
Number of pages12
JournalInvestigational New Drugs
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2018

Keywords

  • AMG 900
  • Antimitotic
  • Aurora kinase
  • pan-Aurora kinase inhibitor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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