First-in-human trial of the oral ataxia telangiectasia and rad3-related (Atr) inhibitor bay 1895344 in patients with advanced solid tumors

Timothy A. Yap, David S.P. Tan, Angelika Terbuch, Reece Caldwell, Christina Guo, Boon Cher Goh, Valerie Heong, Noor R. Noor, Saira Bashir, Yvette Drew, David S. Hong, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Gary Wilkinson, Joseph Hreiki, Antje M. Wengner, Friedhelm Bladt, Andreas Schlicker, Matthias Ludwig, Yinghui Zhou, Li LiuSonal Bordia, Ruth Plummer, Eleni Lagkadinou, Johann S. de Bono

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Abstract

Targeting the ataxia telangiectasia and RAD3-related (ATR) enzyme represents a promising anticancer strategy for tumors with DNA damage response (DDR) defects and replication stress, including inactivation of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) signal-ing. We report the dose-escalation portion of the phase I first-in-human trial of oral ATR inhibitor BAY 1895344 intermittently dosed 5 to 80 mg twice daily in 21 patients with advanced solid tumors. The MTD was 40 mg twice daily 3 days on/4 days off. Most common adverse events were manageable and reversible hematologic toxicities. Partial responses were achieved in 4 patients and stable disease in 8 patients. Median duration of response was 315.5 days. Responders had ATM protein loss and/or del-eterious ATM mutations and received doses ≥40 mg twice daily. Overall, BAY 1895344 is well tolerated, with antitumor activity against cancers with certain DDR defects, including ATM loss. An expansion phase continues in patients with DDR deficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)80-91
Number of pages12
JournalCancer Discovery
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

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