Davide Melisi1, Rocio Garcia-Carbonero2, Teresa Macarulla3, Denis Pezet4, Gael Deplanque5, Martin Fuchs6, Jorg Trojan7, Mark Kozloff8, Francesca Simionato9, Ann Cleverly10, Claire Smith10, Shuaicheng Wang11, Michael Man12, Kyla E Driscoll12, Shawn T Estrem12, Michael M F Lahn12, Karim A Benhadji12, Josep Tabernero3. 1. Digestive Molecular Clinical Oncology Research Unit, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli studi di Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 10, 37134, Verona, Italy. davide.melisi@univr.it. 2. University Hospital Doce de Octubre, Institute of Health Research Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), UCM, CNIO, CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain. 3. Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, CIBERONC, Barcelona, Spain. 4. Digestive Surgery Service, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 5. Medical Oncology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France. 6. Hospital Bogenhausen, Municipal Hospital Munich GmbH, Munich, Germany. 7. Goethe University Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany. 8. Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, IL, USA. 9. Digestive Molecular Clinical Oncology Research Unit, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli studi di Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 10, 37134, Verona, Italy. 10. Eli Lilly and Company, Erl Wood, UK. 11. BioStat Solutions, Inc, Frederick, MD, USA. 12. Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Galunisertib, the first small molecule transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) receptor inhibitor, plus gemcitabine resulted in the improvement of survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer, but markers to identify patients likely to respond are lacking. METHODS: In the Phase 1b/2 JBAJ study, 156 patients were randomized 2:1 to galunisertib + gemcitabine (N = 104) or placebo + gemcitabine (N = 52). Clinical outcome data were integrated with baseline markers and pharmacodynamic markers while patients were on treatment, including circulating proteins using a multi-analyte panel, T cell subset evaluation, and miRNA profiling. RESULTS: Baseline biomarkers associated with overall prognosis regardless of treatment included CA19-9 and TGF-β1. In addition, IP-10, FSH, MIP-1α, and PAI-1 were potential predictive proteins. Baseline proteins that were changed during treatment included amphiregulin, CA15-3, cathepsin D, P-selectin, RAGE, sortilin, COMP, eotaxin-2, N-BNP, osteopontin, and thrombospondin-4. Plasma miRNA with potential prognostic value included miR-21-5p, miR-301a-3p, miR-210-3p, and miR-141-3p, while those with potential predictive value included miR-424-5p, miR-483-3p, and miR-10b-5p. CONCLUSIONS:Galunisertib + gemcitabine resulted in improvement of overall survival, and 4 proteins (IP-10, FSH, MIP-1α, PAI-1) were potentially predictive for this combination treatment. Future studies should also include baseline evaluation of miR-424-5p, miR-483-3p, and miR-10b-5p. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01373164.
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PURPOSE:Galunisertib, the first small molecule transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) receptor inhibitor, plus gemcitabine resulted in the improvement of survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer, but markers to identify patients likely to respond are lacking. METHODS: In the Phase 1b/2 JBAJ study, 156 patients were randomized 2:1 to galunisertib + gemcitabine (N = 104) or placebo + gemcitabine (N = 52). Clinical outcome data were integrated with baseline markers and pharmacodynamic markers while patients were on treatment, including circulating proteins using a multi-analyte panel, T cell subset evaluation, and miRNA profiling. RESULTS: Baseline biomarkers associated with overall prognosis regardless of treatment included CA19-9 and TGF-β1. In addition, IP-10, FSH, MIP-1α, and PAI-1 were potential predictive proteins. Baseline proteins that were changed during treatment included amphiregulin, CA15-3, cathepsin D, P-selectin, RAGE, sortilin, COMP, eotaxin-2, N-BNP, osteopontin, and thrombospondin-4. Plasma miRNA with potential prognostic value included miR-21-5p, miR-301a-3p, miR-210-3p, and miR-141-3p, while those with potential predictive value included miR-424-5p, miR-483-3p, and miR-10b-5p. CONCLUSIONS:Galunisertib + gemcitabine resulted in improvement of overall survival, and 4 proteins (IP-10, FSH, MIP-1α, PAI-1) were potentially predictive for this combination treatment. Future studies should also include baseline evaluation of miR-424-5p, miR-483-3p, and miR-10b-5p. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01373164.
Authors: M E Lorkowski; P U Atukorale; P A Bielecki; K H Tong; G Covarrubias; Y Zhang; G Loutrianakis; T J Moon; A R Santulli; W M Becicka; E Karathanasis Journal: J Control Release Date: 2020-11-11 Impact factor: 9.776