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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2025

Phase I Trial of TTI-101, a First-in-Class Oral Inhibitor of STAT3, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors.

Apostolia M Tsimberidou, David J Vining, Sukeshi P Arora, Sofia de Achaval, Jeffrey Larson, John Kauh, Carrie Cartwright, Rony Avritscher, Imran Alibhai, David J Tweardy and 1 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03195699 (Phase I Study of TTI-101, an Oral Inhibitor of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT03195699 phase1completednot on this map

Phase I Study of TTI-101, an Oral Inhibitor of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 3, in Patients With Advanced Cancers

TypeinterventionalSponsorTvardi Therapeutics, IncorporatedRan2017 to 2024Enrolled64ConditionsBreast Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Hepatocellular CancerArmsTTI-101
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Targeting the JAK/STAT signalling axis in cancer: chemopreventive potential of natural compounds with emerging focus on retinoids.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Apostolia M TsimberidouDepartment of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-2713-233X
David J ViningDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-3233-5406
Sukeshi P AroraMays Cancer Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-1176-0713
Sofia de AchavalTvardi Therapeutics, Inc., Sugar Land, Texas.ORCID 0009-0007-8853-6764
Jeffrey LarsonTvardi Therapeutics, Inc., Sugar Land, Texas.ORCID 0009-0006-2789-5694
John KauhTvardi Therapeutics, Inc., Sugar Land, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-4359-7383
Carrie CartwrightDepartment of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0009-0004-7617-0134
Rony AvritscherDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-5122-3445
Imran AlibhaiTvardi Therapeutics, Inc., Sugar Land, Texas.ORCID 0009-0000-9937-8035
David J TweardyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0001-8492-8460
Ahmed O KasebDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-9491-0587

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
San Antonio OAIC - Research Education Component (REC)P30AG044271 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Adam Salmon, Elena Volpi · 2015 to 2026
$14.1M
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Hepatocellular CarcinomaP50CA217674 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI YAO, JAMES C · 2019 to 2023
$11.3M
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) DP150069NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA217674NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044271V Foundation for Cancer Research (VFCR) T2014-010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSignal transducer and activator of transcription 3 is a transcription factor that is essential for the survival and immune sequestration of cancer cells. We conducted a phase I study of TTI-101, a first-in-class, selective small-molecule inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, in patients with advanced metastatic cancer. PATIENTS AND

methodsPatients were treated with TTI-101 orally twice daily in 28-day cycles at four dose levels (DL): 3.2 (DL1), 6.4 (DL2), 12.8 (DL3), and 25.6 (DL4) mg/kg/day ("3+3" design). Three TTI-101 formulations were used in a stepwise manner (NCT03195699).

resultsSixty-four patients were treated (median age, 63 years; male sex, 52%; median number of prior therapies, 3). No dose-limiting toxicities or fatal treatment-related adverse events (TRAE) were observed. Diarrhea (mostly grade 1/2) was the only TRAE observed in ≥30% of subjects. Five patients experienced grade 3 TRAEs that resolved. TTI-101 showed linear pharmacokinetics from DL1 to DL3, with the pharmacokinetics plateauing at DL3. The recommended phase II dose is 12.8 mg/kg/day (DL3). Of the 41 patients who were evaluable for response, five (12%) had confirmed partial responses (cPR) and 17 (41%) had stable disease. Three (18%) of the 17 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma had a cPR (median time to treatment failure, 10.6 months). Two other cPRs were noted in one patient with ovarian cancer and one patient with gastric cancer.

conclusionsTTI-101 was well tolerated. cPRs were observed across tumor types. The antitumor activity of TTI-101 monotherapy in patients with advanced, metastatic solid tumors is promising. A phase II study of TTI-101 in hepatocellular carcinoma is currently underway.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsSTAT3 Transcription FactorAdministration, OralAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic AgentsSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID39792482
PMCPMC11911802

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