Abemaciclib for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma With Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) Pathway Alteration

NCT ID: NCT04040205

Last Updated: 2025-07-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-07

Study Completion Date

2027-06-01

Brief Summary

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This is a single-arm, phase II study that will enroll a total of 45 subjects. All subjects will have a confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or unresectable soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma. All subjects must have intact Rb, identified at the time of screening, by immunohistochemistry testing of submitted tumor specimen. Subjects will receive Abemaciclib 200 mg twice daily until progression or discontinuation criteria are met.

Detailed Description

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Population to be studied:

Since abemaciclib is already being studied in dedifferentiated liposarcoma patients, patients with this sarcoma subtype will not be enrolled in the current study. This exploratory study will enroll patients with all other types of soft tissue sarcoma, in addition to patients with several bone sarcomas. We are testing the hypothesis that biomarkers of Cyclin D1 - CDK4/6 - Rb pathway activation will identify patients with a rare, heterogeneous cancer who are most likely to benefit from cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibition with abemaciclib.

There will be three cohorts of patients, intended to ensure representation of subjects with rare bone sarcomas - chondrosarcoma and osteosarcoma - that have relatively frequent occurrence of abnormalities in the Cyclin D1 - CDK4/6 - Rb pathway, in addition to soft tissue sarcoma.

Cohort 1 - Conventional chondrosarcoma, 9-12 patients;

Cohort 2 - Osteosarcoma, Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma, 9-12 patients;

Cohort 3 - Soft tissue sarcoma (except WD/DD Liposarcoma), 22-26 patients

Conditions

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Chondrosarcoma Osteosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Abemaciclib

Subjects will be treated with abemaciclib 200 mg twice daily by mouth.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Abemaciclib

Intervention Type DRUG

Abemaciclib 200 mg will be taken by mouth twice daily.

Interventions

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Abemaciclib

Abemaciclib 200 mg will be taken by mouth twice daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Verzenio

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

2. Metastatic or locally advanced disease that is unresectable
3. There is no limit to the number of prior therapies a subject may have had, but the following requirements must be met:

1. Conventional chondrosarcoma low-grade osteosarcoma, and chordoma: No requirements regarding prior therapy
2. Osteosarcoma (high-grade), Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma: at least 1 prior anthracycline chemotherapy, alone or in combination, required either as adjuvant, neoadjuvant or in the metastatic setting. If anthracycline chemotherapy is contraindicated, alternative prior first line chemotherapy is acceptable.
3. Soft tissue sarcoma: at least 1 line of systemic therapy, unless the sarcoma subtype is one that is generally considered unresponsive to standard chemotherapy.
4. Age ≥ 18 years.
5. Provide study specific (step 1) informed consent prior to study entry
6. Documented CDK pathway abnormality on a commercially available mutation profiling test (Foundation, Tempus xT, etc), if performed previously as part of routine/standard care on tumor (metastatic or primary), having at least one of the following (a and/or b)

1. Cyclin D1 (CCND1), cyclin D2 (CCND2), cyclin D3 (CCND3), cyclin dependent kinase 4 (CDK4), and/or cyclin dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) amplification/copy number gain
2. Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) or CDKN2B copy number loss
7. Provide study-specific (step 2) informed consent
8. Rb positive confirmed by immunohistochemistry testing of archived tumor tissue specimen (metastatic or primary site) performed centrally at Medical College of Wisconsin Precision Medicine Laboratory.
9. All subjects must have measurable disease as defined by RECIST 1.1. (See RECIST 1.1 criteria in Appendix 10.
10. Subjects must also have had evidence of disease progression by RECIST 1.1 within 6 months of enrollment, or newly diagnosed within the last 6 months (refer to step 1 criteria regarding previous lines of therapy).
11. A washout period of at least 21 days is required between last chemotherapy dose and enrollment.
12. A washout period of at least 14 days is required between end of radiotherapy and enrollment.
13. At least 14 days after surgery, and absence of significant wound healing issues that would pose infection risk.
14. Subjects with brain metastasis that have been treated with definitive surgery or radiation and have been clinically stable for 3 months are eligible.
15. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
16. Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below (ULN indicates institutional upper limit of normal):

* Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL

a. Patients may receive erythrocyte transfusions to achieve this hemoglobin level at the discretion of the investigator. Initial treatment must not begin earlier than the day after the erythrocyte transfusion.
* Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN

a. Patients with Gilbert's syndrome with a total bilirubin ≤2.0 times ULN and direct bilirubin within normal limits are permitted.
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(SGOT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(SGPT) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN
* Renal function (at least one of the following): Estimated Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) ≥ 30 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (MDRD or Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula), or actual CrCl as determined by 24-hour urine collection
17. Female subjects must meet one of the following:

* Postmenopausal for at least one year before enrollment, OR
* Surgically sterile (i.e. undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy), OR
* If subject is of childbearing potential (defined as not satisfying either of the above two criteria), must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 21 days of step 2 enrollment AND

* Agree to practice two acceptable methods of contraception (combination methods requires use of two of the following: diaphragm with spermicide, cervical cap with spermicide, contraceptive sponge, male or female condom with spermicidal agent added, hormonal contraceptive) from the time of signing of the informed consent form through 90 days after the last dose of study agent, OR
* Agree to practice true abstinence when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. (Periodic abstinence \[e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, postovulation methods\] and withdrawal are not acceptable contraception methods.)
18. Male subjects, even if surgically sterilized (i.e., status post vasectomy), must agree to one of the following:

* Practice effective barrier contraception during the entire study period and through 60 calendar days after the last dose of study agent, OR
* Agree to practice true abstinence when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. (Periodic abstinence \[e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post ovulation methods\] and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.)
19. Subjects must be deemed able to comply with the study plan by the local PI.
20. Ability to swallow oral medications


1. Diagnosis of well differentiated (WD) or dedifferentiated (DD) liposarcoma
2. Prior treatment with a specific CDK 4 or CDK 6 inhibitor - (such as palbociclib, abemaciclib, or ribociclib).
3. Subjects who have not recovered (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE v5.0\] Grade ≤1) from the acute effects of chemotherapy (except for residual alopecia or Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy) prior to enrollment, or other toxicity or serious preexisting medical condition(s) (for example, interstitial lung disease, severe dyspnea at rest or requiring oxygen therapy, history of major surgical resection involving the stomach or small bowel, or preexisting Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis or a preexisting chronic condition resulting in baseline Grade 2 or higher diarrhea) that in the opinion of the site PI is expected to preclude participation in this study.
4. Subjects currently receiving any other investigational agents.
5. Current ongoing treatment with strong Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A (CYP3A) inducers or inhibitors.
6. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, known ongoing or active bacterial infection (requiring IV antibiotics), fungal infection, detectable viral infection (such as known HIV or active hepatitis B or C) (screening tests is not required for enrollment), symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia (specifically, atrial fibrillation or ventricular dysrhythmias except ventricular premature contractions), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
7. The subject has a personal history of any of the following conditions: syncope of cardiovascular etiology, ventricular arrhythmia of pathological origin (including, but not limited to, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation), or sudden cardiac arrest.
8. Pregnant women and women who are breast-feeding.
9. Subjects must not have current evidence of another malignancy that requires treatment.
10. Subjects who received treatment with live attenuated viruses within 30 days prior to eligibility confirmation or might receive the treatment through the duration of the trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical College of Wisconsin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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John Charlson

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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John Charlson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical College of Wisconsin

Locations

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Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Washington University in St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office

Role: CONTACT

866-680-0505 ext. 8900

Facility Contacts

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Steven Attia, DO

Role: primary

John Rieth, MD

Role: primary

319-356-1616

Michele Landeau, CCRP

Role: primary

314-747-9488

John Charlson, MD

Role: primary

414-805-4600

Other Identifiers

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PRO34388

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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