A Two-Part, Phase II, Multi-center Study of the ERK Inhibitor Ulixertinib (BVD-523) for Patients With Advanced Malignancies Harboring MEK or Atypical BRAF Alterations
This BVD-523-ABC study builds on the safety and clinical activity experience of previous studies that have evaluated ulixertinib as a novel targeted cancer treatment in cohorts of patients with specific genetic alterations and tumor histologies that result in aberrant MAPK pathway signaling. Early clinical data have demonstrated anti-tumor activity with ulixertinib treatment and have identified specific groups of patients for whom additional development is warranted.
• Patients with a locally advanced or metastatic malignancy, that has progressed following systemic therapy for their disease, if available, or for which the patient is not a candidate or refuses.
• Tumors harboring a MEK or atypical BRAF alteration.
• Provide signed and dated informed consent prior to initiation of any study-related procedures that are not considered standard of care (SoC).
• Male or female patients aged ≥18 years.
• Patients must have measurable disease by RECIST version 1.1.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 2.
• Adequate renal function \[creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN (upper limit of normal)\] or a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of ≥50 mL/min (using Cockcroft-Gault).
• Adequate hepatic function \[total bilirubin ≤1.5 times ULN; AST (aspartate transaminase) and ALT (alanine transaminase) ≤3 times ULN or ≤5 times ULN if the elevation is due to liver involvement by tumor\].
• Adequate bone marrow function (hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL; platelets ≥100 x 109 cells/L; absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109 cells/L).
• Adequate cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of \>50% as assessed by multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) or ultrasound/echocardiography (ECHO); and a corrected QT interval (QTc) \<480ms by the Fridericia method (QTcF).
• Contraception - women: Negative pregnancy test for females of child-bearing potential; must be surgically sterile, postmenopausal (no menstrual cycle for at least 12 consecutive months), or compliant with a medically approved contraceptive regimen during and for 3 months after the last administration of study drug. Abstinence is not considered an adequate contraceptive regimen.
• Contraception - men: Must be surgically sterile, or compliant with a medically approved contraceptive regimen during and for 3 months after the last administration of study drug.
• Willing and able to participate in the trial and comply with all trial requirements.
• Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational agent may be included after consultation with the medical monitor.