A phase I/II trial of neoadjuvant pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG 20) with ifosfamide and radiotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas (STS) of the trunk or extremity.

Abstract

TPS11591 Background: Outcomes for the treatment of metastatic STS remain poor. Better therapies are needed for local and distant control. Arginine is essential to neoplastic growth, yet up to 88% of STS do not express argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1), an enzyme necessary to produce arginine. ADI-PEG 20 is a microbial enzyme that degrades arginine causing auxotrophy in cancer cells that are ASS1 negative. Pre-clinical data demonstrates that arginine deprivation shunts glutamine towards oxidation via the TCA cycle, thus depleting glutathione stores and increasing oxidative stress to the cell. We hypothesize that the combination of ADI-PEG 20, ifosfamide, and radiation therapy can potentiate cellular death. The encouraging safety and clinical data from the ADI-PEG 20 + radiation + temozolomide trial (NCT04587830) further support this combination. We are conducting a phase I/II trial examining the safety and tolerability to determine the recommended phase II dose (R2PD) and evaluate the efficacy of ADI-PEG 20 in combination with ifosfamide and radiation in patients with high-grade STS. Methods: Eligible patients include untreated intermediate or high-grade extremity or truncal STS planned for definitive resection with performance status 0-1 and adequate organ function. Metastatic disease is exclusionary as well as receiving prior treatment for the study cancer. The total number of patients to be enrolled is approximately 35. Up to 15 patients will be enrolled in the phase I portion with a 3 + 3 dose escalation design with ADI-PEG 20 in combination with escalating doses of ifosfamide and radiation. The primary objectives include determining safety and tolerability as well as the recommended phase II dose (RP2D). Patients will be treated neoadjuvantly with ADI-PEG 20 dosed once weekly starting on Cycle 1 Day -7 with ifosfamide for up to three cycles in combination with standard radiotherapy given over approximately 5 weeks. Ifosfamide will be administered on Days 1 - 5 of all 3 cycles. The phase II participants will receive the combination with ifosfamide at the RP2D determined during phase I. The primary objective of the phase II portion is to determine the percent necrosis and pathologic complete response (pCR) at the time of resection. These endpoints will be summarized by proportions along with the associated 2-sided exact 95% CIs. Assuming the true pCR rate is 25%, enrolling 20 patients will result in a 90% CI for estimating the pCR (10%, 45%). The trial has begun accrual and is soon to open at multiple sites. Clinical trial information: NCT05813327 .