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ArticleCancer chemotherapy and pharmacology2025

Phase I trial of ATR inhibitor elimusertib with FOLFIRI in advanced or metastatic gastrointestinal malignancies (ETCTN 10406).

Anuradha Krishnamurthy, Hong Wang, John C Rhee, Diwakar Davar, Ryan H Moy, Lee Ratner, Susan M Christner, Julianne L Holleran, Joshua Deppas, Carina Sclafani and 6 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04535401 (Phase I/Ib Trial of ATR Inhibitor BAY 1895344 in Combination With FOLFIRI in GI Malignancies With a Focus on Metastatic Colorectal and Gastric/Gastroesophageal Cancers), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04535401 phase1active not recruitingnot on this map

Phase I/Ib Trial of ATR Inhibitor BAY 1895344 in Combination With FOLFIRI in GI Malignancies With a Focus on Metastatic Colorectal and Gastric/Gastroesophageal Cancers

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2021 to 2027Enrolled10ConditionsAdvanced Colorectal Carcinoma, Advanced Digestive System Carcinoma, Advanced Gastric Carcinoma, Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction AdenocarcinomaArmsBiopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Diagnostic Imaging Testing, Elimusertib, Fluorouracil
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. ATR kinase inhibitors induce mitochondrial fission in CD8bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Anuradha KrishnamurthyCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Hong WangDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
John C RheeUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Diwakar DavarDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Ryan H MoyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Lee RatnerDivision of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Susan M ChristnerCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Julianne L HolleranCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Joshua DeppasCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Carina SclafaniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
John C SchmitzCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Steve GoreInvestigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Edward ChuMontefiore Einstein Cancer Canter, Bronx, NY, USA.
Christopher J BakkenistDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jan H BeumerCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. beumerj@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-9401
Liza C VillaruzCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHRISTOPHER J. BAKKENIST · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
NCI ET-CTN with Phase i Emphasis at UPCIUM1CA186690 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD, Farshid Dayyani · 2014 to 2026
$9.1M
The Chesapeake-Ohio Pharmacokinetics Core for The ETCTNU24CA247648 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jan Hendrik Beumer, Mitch A Phelps · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
PITT-CAL ETCTN PK Resource LaboratoryU24CA247643 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TIMOTHY W SYNOLD, Raman Venkataramanan · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
The Impact of ATR Kinase Inhibitors on CD8+ T Cell Expansion and Memory DevelopmentR01CA266172 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHRISTOPHER J. BAKKENIST · 2022 to 2026
$2.3M
Cancer Pharmacokinetics Research SpecialistR50CA211241 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PARISE, ROBERT · 2016 to 2025
$1.8M
Defining the mechanism of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor-mediated metastatic liver colonization in colorectal cancerK08CA263304 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MOY, RYAN · 2021 to 2025
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA263304NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS R01 CA266172NCI NIH HHS R50 CA211241NCI NIH HHS U24 CA247643NCI NIH HHS U24 CA247648NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186690NCI, USA R01CA266172NCI, USA U24CA247643NCI, USA UM1CA186690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundATR is an apical DDR kinase activated at damaged replication forks. Elimusertib is an oral ATR inhibitor and potentiates irinotecan in human colorectal cancer models.

methodsTo establish dose and tolerability of elimusertib with FOLFIRI, a Bayesian Optimal Interval trial design was pursued. Starting elimusertib dose was 20 mg BID days 1, 2, 15 and 16 every 28-day cycle, combined with irinotecan (150 mg/m

resultsThe trial was stopped after 10 accruals, with four DLT across 4 dose levels including grade 3 febrile neutropenia, mucositis, nausea, vomiting and grade 4 neutropenia. The most common grade 3/4 adverse events were neutropenia, leukopenia, lymphopenia and mucositis. Based on significant toxicities the trial was stopped. PK data for 5-FU and irinotecan were unremarkable and did not account for DLTs. Among the six response evaluable patients, four had stable disease as their best response. Median PFS was 7 months. A first case of ATRi chemotherapy combination related AML (t-AML) was observed.

conclusionsThe combination of elimusertib with FOLFIRI was associated with intolerable toxicity. Combination of ATR kinases with chemotherapies that target DNA replication may be associated with significant myelotoxicity. Ongoing ATRi trials should monitor for t-AML. CLINICALTRIALS: GOV ID: NCT04535401.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsAdultAgedBayes TheoremCamptothecinDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFluorouracilHumansIrinotecanLeucovorinMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanCamptothecinFluorouracilIrinotecanLeucovorinATR inhibitionBAY 1895344ElimusertibFOLFIRIPharmacokinetics

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