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Comparing 9 approaches for solid tumors

Official title: APL-101 Study of Subjects With NSCLC With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors

Phase 1 / 2 Multicenter Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of APL-101 in Subjects With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors

Condition: Solid TumorsSponsor: Apollomics Inc.Target enrollment: 497
  • Phase 2
  • 9 groups
  • Sites in Edmonton, Montreal and 2 more cities
  • Recruiting
Cross Cancer Institute, EdmontonMcGill University Health Center - Research Institute, MontrealPrincess Margaret Hospital, TorontoCancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg

Interventions

  • Medication

    APL-101 Oral Capsules

    Subjects will receive APL-101 capsules BID for oral administration.

Canadian Sites (4)

4 of 4 recruiting

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton

    Recruiting
  • McGill University Health Center - Research Institute

    Montreal

    Recruiting
  • Princess Margaret Hospital

    Toronto

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for39 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +CohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → C / MET amplification basket tumor types excluding primary CNS tumors: Any solid tumor type regardless of histology excluding primary CNS tumors, with MET amplification; unresectable or metastatic disease, refractory to or intolerant of standard therapies, or refused standard therapies, or if therapy was unavailable or unfeasible, with no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Cohort C1 / MET amplification and wild-type EGFR NSCLC: NSCLC regardless of histology, harboring MET amplification and wild-type EGFR; unresectable or metastatic disease, previously untreated or treated with no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Cohort C2 / EGFR positive NSCLC with acquired MET amplification (APL-101 Add-on Therapy): Unresectable or metastatic NSCLC regardless of histology, harboring EGFR activating mutations with acquired MET-Amplification as resistance mechanism to the EGFR-I; developed resistance to first-line EGFR-inhibitor therapy after an initial response (documented PR for at least 12 weeks); radiological documentation of disease progression per RECIST on first-line EGFR inhibitor therapy; currently on an EGFR-inhibitor therapy and agrees to receive APL-101 as an add-on therapy during the study; no history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis, Grade ≥3 liver toxicity or QT prolongation with EGFR-I therapy; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Cohort E / Primary CNS tumors with MET alterations: subjects with primary CNS tumors who meet inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → of MET dysregulations defined as single or co-occurred MET fusion including PTPRZ1-MET (ZM) fusion, MET Exon 14 skipping mutations, or MET amplification; refractory to or intolerant of standard therapies, or refused standard therapies, or if therapy was unavailable or unfeasible, with no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations; neurological symptoms controlled on a stable/decreasing dose of steroids for at least 2 weeks before C1D1
  • +Provision of sample; e.g. archival or a fresh tumor biopsy sample (if safe and feasible) either from the primary or a metastatic siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more →) or liquid biopsy sample (if tumor tissue is insufficient or lacking, and approved by the sponsorSponsorThe organisation responsible for the study overall.Read more →) is required for prospective central lab confirmation for study entry (subjects with previously confirmed molecular status by the Sponsor designated central lab or FDA approved NGS based MET testing may be exempted, subjected to Sponsor approval.
  • +Treated or untreated asymptomatic parenchymal CNS disease or leptomeningeal disease is allowed.
  • +Men and women 18 years of age or older.
  • +9 cohorts will be enrolledEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →:
  • +Cohort A1 / Exon 14 NSCLC MET inhibitor naive in first line: Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC with Exon 14 skipping mutations; all histologies; unresectable or metastatic disease (Stage 3b/4); treatment-naive subjects in first line; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Cohort A2 / Exon 14 NSCLC - MET inhibitor naïve: Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC with Exon 14 skipping mutations; all histologies; unresectable or metastatic disease (Stage 3b/4); pretreated subjects refractory to or intolerant of standard therapies with no more than three lines of prior therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Cohort B / Exon 14 NSCLC MET inhibitor experienced: ENROLLMENT COMPLETED
  • +Cohort D / MET fusion basket tumor types excluding primary CNS tumors: any solid tumor type regardless of histology excluding primary CNS tumors; unresectable or metastatic disease, refractory to or intolerant of standard therapies, or refused standard therapies, or if therapy was unavailable or unfeasible, with no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Cohort F / Basket tumor types harboring wild-type MET with over-expression of HGF and MET: any solid tumor type regardless of histology harboring wild-type MET with overexpression of HGF and MET; Unresectable or metastatic disease, refractory to or intolerant of standard therapies, or refused standard therapies, or if therapy was unavailable or unfeasible, with no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting; not received any MET inhibitor and no known MET kinase inhibitor resistance mutations
  • +Presence of ≥1 measurable lesion (scan done ≤28 days of C1D1) to serve as target lesion according to relevant criteria
  • +Acceptable organ function
  • +For all prior anticancer treatment, a duration of 30 days or 5 half-lives of the agents used, whichever is shorter, must have elapsed, and any encountered toxicity must have resolved to levels meeting all the other eligibility criteriaEligibility criteriaThe full list of requirements for taking part in a study.Read more → prior to the first dose of study treatment. Palliative radiotherapy to non-target lesions should be completed within 2 weeks prior to APL-101 administration.
  • +Adequate cardiac function
  • +Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum or Beta-hCG at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → or evidence of surgical sterility or evidence of post-menopausal status
  • +Expected survival (life expectancy) ≥ 3 months from C1D1
  • +ECOG performance status of 0-1. For subjects with primary CNS tumors, KPS score ≥70.
  • +No planned major surgery within 4 weeks of first dose of APL-101

Exclusion

  • Hypersensitivity to APL-101, excipients of the drug product, or other components of the study treatment regimen.
  • Symptomatic and/or neurologically unstable CNS metastases, or who require an increase in steroid dose to controlControl groupThe group a new treatment is measured against.Read more → CNS disease. Subjects who have been receiving a stable steroid dose for at least 2 weeks prior to C1D1 may be allowed.
  • Historical seropositive results consistent with active infection for hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) with high viral loads not actively managed with antiviral therapy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive subjects who are not clinically stable or controlled on their medication (asymptomatic subjects with CD4+ T-cell (CD4+) counts ≥ 350 cells/μL and have not had an opportunistic infection within the past 12 months prior to first dose of APL-101 would be eligible for study entry. If history is unclear, relevant test(s) at ScreeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → will be required to confirm eligibilityEligibility criteriaThe full list of requirements for taking part in a study.Read more →.
  • Known actionable mutation/gene rearrangement of EGFR (except for NSCLC subjects in CohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → C and C-2), ALK, ROS1, RET, NTRK, KRAS, and BRAF.
  • Use or intended use of any other investigational product, including herbal medications, through Study Treatment Termination.
  • Active uncontrolled systemic bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or clinically significant, active disease process, which in the opinion of the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → makes the risk: benefit unfavorable for the participation of the trial.
  • Life-threatening illness, significant organ system dysfunction or comorbid conditions, or other reasons that, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety or the integrity of the study outcomes, or interfere with the absorption or metabolism of APL-101.
  • Unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 1 year prior to first dose of APL-101, symptomatic or unstable arrhythmia requiring medical therapy, history of congenital prolonged QT syndrome, prolonged QT interval corrected by Fridericia formula (QTcF) at screening, or concurrent treatment with a medication that is a known risk for prolonging the QT interval. Chronic controlled atrial fibrillation is not excluded.
  • Known significant mental illness or other conditions such as active alcohol or other substance abuse that, in the opinion of the investigator, predisposes the subject to high risk of noncompliance with the protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more → treatment or assessments.
  • Unable to swallow orally administered medication whole.
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter drug absorption
  • History of another malignancy within 3 years prior to C1D1. A subject with the following malignancies is allowed if considered cured or unlikely to recur within 3 years:
  • Carcinoma of the skin without melanomatous features.
  • Curatively treated cervical carcinoma in situ.
  • Bladder tumors considered superficial such as noninvasive (T1a) and carcinoma in situ (T1s), thyroid papillary cancer with prior treatment, prostate cancer which has been surgically or medically treated and not likely to recur within 3 years.
  • Subjects who are unable or unwilling to discontinue excluded medications (drugs with known QTc risk and known strong cytochrome P450 \[CYP\]3A4 inducer and/or strong inhibitors) for at least 5 half-lives prior to first dose of study drug. Subjects may qualify if such medication(s) can be safely replaced with alternate medications with less risk of drug-drug interaction.
  • Subjects with active COVID-19 infection.
  • Women who are breastfeeding
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Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 2Phase 2A middle-stage study looking at what a treatment does and watching for side effects.Read more → — a middle-stage study in a few hundred people at most, looking at what the treatment does and watching for side effectsSide effectAn unwanted effect thought to be caused by the treatment itself.Read more →.

From the trial registry

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Who receives what

There are 9 groups in this study.

Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I receive APL-101 Oral Capsules.

Registry label: A: NSCLC Exon 14 Skip Treatment Naive · B: NSCLC Exon 14 Skip Previously Treated · C: NSCLC Exon 14 MET Inhibitor Experienced · D: Basket of tumor types MET amplification except for primary CNS tumors · E: NSCLC MET amplification and EGFR wild-type · F: EGFR positive NSCLC MET amplification as an acquired resistance · G: Basket of solid tumor with MET gene fusions except for primary CNS tumors · H: Primary CNS tumors with MET alterations · I: Basket of tumor types wild-type MET with over-expression of HGF and MET

From the trial registry

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How the study is run

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

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How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 497 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around November 2026.

The main measurement is taken over: From time of informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → signature through completion of treatment (1 cycle = 28 days) or progression.

From the trial registry

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  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Objective response rate (ORR = CR + PR) per IRC committee (BIRC) based on RECIST v1.1 (or relevant criteria per tumor type) — measured over From time of informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → signature through completion of treatment (1 cycle = 28 days) or progression.

From the trial registry

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Source: NCT03175224 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

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What is being tested — in plain terms

About APL-101 Oral CapsulesDrug

Subjects will receive APL-101 capsules BID for oral administration.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: From time of informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → signature through completion of treatment (1 cycle = 28 days) or progression.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2026-11-30.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
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  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 497 people.

From the trial registry
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Where is this happening?

This study lists 4 locations, including: Edmonton, Canada; Montreal, Canada; Toronto, Canada; Winnipeg, Canada.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

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About This Trial

To assess: * efficacy of APL-101 as monotherapy for the treatment of NSCLC harboring MET Exon 14 skipping mutations, NSCLC harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET fusion, primary CNS tumors harboring MET alterations, solid tumors harboring wild-type MET with overexpression of HGF and MET * efficacy of APL-101 as an add-on therapy to EGFR inhibitor for the treatment of NSCLC harboring EGFR activating mutations and developed acquired resistance with MET amplification and disease progression after documented CR or PR with 1st line EGFR inhibitors (EGFR-I)

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