A phase 2 study of MK-2206 in patients with incurable adenoid cystic carcinoma (Alliance A091104).

AKT MK-2206 MYB adenoid cystic carcinoma myb-nfib

Journal

Cancer
ISSN: 1097-0142
Titre abrégé: Cancer
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0374236

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Nov 2023
Historique:
revised: 21 09 2023
received: 01 08 2023
accepted: 09 10 2023
medline: 10 11 2023
pubmed: 10 11 2023
entrez: 10 11 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Recurrent/metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, incurable disease. MYB is a putative oncogenic driver in ACC that is often overexpressed through an MYB-NFIB rearrangement. The authors hypothesized that AKT inhibition with the allosteric inhibitor MK-2206 could decrease MYB expression and induce tumor regression in patients with incurable ACC (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01604772). Patients with progressive, incurable ACC were enrolled and received MK-2206 150 mg weekly; escalation to 200 mg was allowed. The primary end point was confirmed response. Secondary end points were progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety. An exploratory analysis evaluating the effect of MK-2206 on MYB expression was conducted in a subset of patients. Sixteen patients were enrolled, and 14 were evaluable for efficacy. No confirmed responses were observed. Thirteen patients had stable disease, and one had disease progression as their best response. The median progression-free survival was 9.7 months (95% CI, 3.8-11.8 months), and the median overall survival was 18.0 months (95% CI, 11.8-29.9 months). Nine of 16 patients (56%) had at least one grade 3 treatment-related adverse event, and the most common were rash (38%), fatigue (19%), decreased lymphocyte count (13%), and hyperglycemia (13%). Twelve of 14 tumors (86%) had detectable MYB expression by immunohistochemistry, and seven of 14 tumors (50%) had an MYB-NFIB gene rearrangement. Serial biopsies revealed decreased MYB levels with MK-2206 in four of five patients. MK-2206 failed to induce clinical responses in patients with incurable ACC. AKT inhibition may diminish MYB protein levels, although the effect was highly variable among patients. Novel approaches to target MYB in ACC are needed.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Recurrent/metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, incurable disease. MYB is a putative oncogenic driver in ACC that is often overexpressed through an MYB-NFIB rearrangement. The authors hypothesized that AKT inhibition with the allosteric inhibitor MK-2206 could decrease MYB expression and induce tumor regression in patients with incurable ACC (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01604772).
METHODS METHODS
Patients with progressive, incurable ACC were enrolled and received MK-2206 150 mg weekly; escalation to 200 mg was allowed. The primary end point was confirmed response. Secondary end points were progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety. An exploratory analysis evaluating the effect of MK-2206 on MYB expression was conducted in a subset of patients.
RESULTS RESULTS
Sixteen patients were enrolled, and 14 were evaluable for efficacy. No confirmed responses were observed. Thirteen patients had stable disease, and one had disease progression as their best response. The median progression-free survival was 9.7 months (95% CI, 3.8-11.8 months), and the median overall survival was 18.0 months (95% CI, 11.8-29.9 months). Nine of 16 patients (56%) had at least one grade 3 treatment-related adverse event, and the most common were rash (38%), fatigue (19%), decreased lymphocyte count (13%), and hyperglycemia (13%). Twelve of 14 tumors (86%) had detectable MYB expression by immunohistochemistry, and seven of 14 tumors (50%) had an MYB-NFIB gene rearrangement. Serial biopsies revealed decreased MYB levels with MK-2206 in four of five patients.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
MK-2206 failed to induce clinical responses in patients with incurable ACC. AKT inhibition may diminish MYB protein levels, although the effect was highly variable among patients. Novel approaches to target MYB in ACC are needed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37947157
doi: 10.1002/cncr.35103
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT01604772']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UG1 CA233290
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA166978
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U10 CA180821
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U24 CA196171
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA008748
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UG1 CA232760
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

© 2023 American Cancer Society.

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Auteurs

Alan L Ho (AL)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.

Nathan R Foster (NR)

Alliance Statistics and Data Management Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Shyamprasad Deraje Vasudeva (S)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Vasta Global, New York, New York, USA.

Nora Katabi (N)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

Cristina R Antonescu (CR)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

Gary P Frenette (GP)

Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

David G Pfister (DG)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.

Charles Erlichman (C)

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Gary K Schwartz (GK)

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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