A phase I/II study of intraperitoneal (IP) paclitaxel (PTX) in patients with metastatic appendiceal adenocarcinoma.

Abstract

TPS4215 Background: Appendiceal cancer is a rare, orphan disease, that is unfortunately becoming more common. There is growing data from our lab and others that particular subtypes of AA do not respond to CRC chemotherapy. The use of CRC chemotherapy to treat patients with AA tragically results in many patients enduring side effects from chemotherapy that is ineffective; however, this practice will likely continue unless AA-specific treatments are developed. The Shen lab has recently tested IP paclitaxel (PTX) in orthotopic PDX models of AA. After allowing implanted tumors to grow for four weeks to simulate diffuse peritoneal metastases, baseline MRI was performed and mice were randomly assigned to treatment groups of four mice and intraperitoneally (IP) administered increasing doses of PTX. Marked response was seen in all three models at dose of 25 mg/kg IP weekly, with a near complete response in model AAPDX-10. This dose given IP was well tolerated by the mice, notably this dose exceeds the know lethal IV PTX dose. Methods: The Phase I component of this study will be a prospective single-arm intervention trial giving IP PTX every 2 weeks for a total of 5 doses with primary endpoint of safety and tolerability (MTD determination). Each patient will have an initial diagnostic laparoscopy where PCI score will be calculated and IP catheter placed, dx lap is repeated at the end of study after 5 biweekly doses. For the Phase 1 portion of the trial a Bayesian Optimal Interval (BOIN) approach will be used to determine recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D). All patients treated at that dose or higher will be included in Phase 2 component of the study where the primary objective is response, determined by change in PCI score. With 15 patients Based on historical data, we estimate that the proportion of patients who will demonstrate an objective response without going on trial is 0.05, i.e., the null hypothesis is a 0.05 ORR. Treatment is expected to raise this proportion to 30%. Using an exact binomial test with one-sided type I error of 0.05, we will reject the null if at least 3 patients achieve response. This test has power of 87%. Secondary end points include pathologic, biochemical and radiographic response, PFS, OS, and the influence of KRAS/GNAS/TP53 mutation on response. PK measurements will also be performed during the Phase 1 portion of the trial to determine the degree to which the IP injected PTX enters the blood stream. Patients will be followed for up to 1 year. Adverse events (AEs) will be captured and graded using the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v. 5.0 (or latest version) and will include the event term, grading, duration and attribution. Attribution to the study agent or intervention will be determined by the PI, Co-PI or treating physician. Clinical trial information: NCT06207305 . [Table: see text]