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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2024

Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Antitumor Activity from a Phase I Study of Simlukafusp Alfa (FAP-IL2v) in Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors.

Neeltje Steeghs, Carlos Gomez-Roca, Kristoffer S Rohrberg, Morten Mau-Sørensen, Debbie Robbrecht, Josep Tabernero, Samreen Ahmed, Maria E Rodríguez-Ruiz, Caroline Ardeshir, Daniela Schmid and 9 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IMulticenter Study
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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02627274 (An Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation, Phase Ia/Ib Study to Evaluate Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Therapeutic Activity of RO6874281, an Immunocytokine Consisting of Interleukin 2 Variant), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02627274 phase1completednot on this map

An Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation, Phase Ia/Ib Study to Evaluate Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Therapeutic Activity of RO6874281, an Immunocytokine Consisting of Interleukin 2 Variant (IL-2v) Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein-α (FAP), as a Single Agent (Part A) or in Combination With Trastuzumab or Cetuximab (Part B or C)

TypeinterventionalSponsorHoffmann-La RocheRan2015 to 2022Enrolled134ConditionsSolid Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer of Head and NeckArmsRO6874281, Trastuzumab, Cetuximab
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Cergutuzumab Amunaleukin in Combination with Atezolizumab in Patients with Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Positive Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  20. Phase Ib Study of the Immunocytokine Simlukafusp Alfa (FAP-IL2v) in Combination with Cetuximab in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 12 institutions in 7 countries.

Neeltje SteeghsNetherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2989-2279
Carlos Gomez-RocaInstitut Universitaire du Cancer, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8043-2529
Kristoffer S RohrbergRigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5448-9003
Morten Mau-SørensenRigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2235-1250
Debbie RobbrechtErasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2490-9991
Josep TaberneroVall d'Hebron Hospital Campus and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), CIBERONC, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2495-8139
Samreen AhmedUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8204-6122
Maria E Rodríguez-RuizClinica Universidad de Navarra, CIBERONC, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9765-2499
Caroline ArdeshirRoche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0004-9845-8307
Daniela SchmidRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Early Clinical Development Oncology, Roche Innovation Center, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8674-593X
Nassim SleimanPharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0004-5705-0786
Carl WatsonA4P Consulting Ltd., Sandwich, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2353-8156
Hanna Piper-LepoutrePharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0009-8971-0650
David DejardinPharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8960-5345
Stefan EversRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Early Clinical Development Oncology, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0001-3060-9429
Christophe BoetschPharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0005-8467-0339
Jehad CharoRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Early Clinical Development Oncology, Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5409-9160
Volker TeichgräberNetherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0008-0526-6584
Ignacio MeleroClinica Universidad de Navarra, CIBERONC, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1360-348X
Roche (Switzerland) · CHCopenhagen University Hospital · DKClinica Universidad de Navarra · ESErasmus MC · NLInstitut Claudius Regaud · FRNavarre Institute of Health Research · ESPfizer (United Kingdom) · GBRoche Pharma AG (Germany) · DERoche (United Kingdom) · GBThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · GBVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSimlukafusp alfa [fibroblast activation protein α-targeted IL2 variant (FAP-IL2v)], a tumor-targeted immunocytokine, comprising an IL2 variant moiety with abolished CD25 binding fused to human IgG1, is directed against fibroblast activation protein α. This phase I, open-label, multicenter, dose-escalation, and extension study (NCT02627274) evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of FAP-IL2v in patients with advanced/metastatic solid tumors. PATIENTS AND

methodsParticipants received FAP-IL2v intravenously once weekly. Dose escalation started at 5 mg; flat dosing (≤25 mg) and intraparticipant uptitration regimens (15/20, 20/25, 20/20/35, and 20/35/35 mg) were evaluated. Primary objectives were dose-limiting toxicities, maximum tolerated dose, recommended expansion dose, and pharmacokinetics.

resultsSixty-one participants were enrolled. Dose-limiting toxicities included fatigue (flat dose 20 mg: n = 1), asthenia (25 mg: n = 1), drug-induced liver injury (uptitration regimen 20/25 mg: n = 1), transaminase increase (20/25 mg: n = 1), and pneumonia (20/35/35 mg: n = 1). The uptitration regimen 15/20 mg was determined as the maximum tolerated dose and was selected as the recommended expansion dose. Increases in peripheral blood absolute immune cell counts were seen for all tested doses [NK cells, 13-fold; CD4+ T cells (including regulatory T cells), 2-fold; CD8+ T cells, 3.5-fold] but without any percentage change in regulatory T cells. Clinical activity was observed from 5 mg [objective response rate, 5.1% (n = 3); disease control rate, 27.1% (n = 16)]. Responses were durable [n = 3, 2.8 (censored), 6.3, and 43.4 months].

conclusionsFAP-IL2v had a manageable safety profile and showed initial signs of antitumor activity in advanced/metastatic solid tumors.

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Maximum Tolerated DoseNeoplasmsAdultAgedEndopeptidasesFemaleFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaHumansInterleukin-2MaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTreatment OutcomeEndopeptidasesFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaInterleukin-2Membrane ProteinsRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID38630781
PMCPMC11215403
OpenAlexW4394874519

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