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Phase 1 clinical trial of the ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related inhibitor berzosertib with irinotecan in patients with advanced solid tumors (ETCTN 9938).

Liza C Villaruz, Jingxiao Jin, Hong Wang, James J Lee, Jason J Luke, John C Rhee, Saiama N Waqar, Geoffrey I Shapiro, James Cleary, Diwakar Davar and 26 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Article in Cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02595931 (Phase I Clinical Trial of M6620), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02595931 phase1active not recruitingnot on this map

Phase I Clinical Trial of M6620 (VX-970, Berzosertib) in Combination With the Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2016 to 2027Enrolled66ConditionsMetastatic Colorectal Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Pancreatic CarcinomaArmsBerzosertib, Biopsy Specimen, Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Irinotecan Hydrochloride
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

36 authors.

Liza C VillaruzCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-523X
Jingxiao JinCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hong WangCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
James J LeeCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jason J LukeCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
John C RheeCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Saiama N WaqarWashington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Geoffrey I ShapiroDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
James ClearyDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7213-3951
Diwakar DavarCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Timothy F BurnsCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8685-3762
Rashmi VermaUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, USA.
Manik AminUniversity of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Leonard ApplemanCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kristen K CiomborVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Elizabeth J DavisVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7626-2435
Jonathan W RiessUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, USA.
E Claire DeesDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Edward J KimUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, USA.
Dana CardinVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jianxia GuoCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Susan M ChristnerCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joshua DeppasCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-7459
Angelina M PariseCancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
John C SchmitzProgram in Oncology, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Bella S GuerrouahenDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Michael SuchkoDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4393-5750
Alejandro ContrerasDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Li LiFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Clinical Pharmacodynamics Biomarker Program, Applied/Developmental Research Directorate, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Katherine V Ferry-GalowFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Clinical Pharmacodynamics Biomarker Program, Applied/Developmental Research Directorate, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Ting-Chia ChangMolecular Characterization Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Shahanawaz JiwaniMolecular Characterization Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Christopher J BakkenistDepartment of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Edward ChuMontefiore Einstein Cancer Canter, Bronx, New York, USA.
Steven D GoreDivision of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jan H BeumerThe Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHRISTOPHER J. BAKKENIST · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
The Johns Hopkins Translational Science Team for the ET-CTNUM1CA186691 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jan Hendrik Beumer, Michael A Carducci · 2014 to 2026
$21.9M
Phase I Molecular and Clinical Pharmacodynamic Trials ETCTNUM1CA186717 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI A. Dimitrios Colevas, Alexey V. Danilov · 2014 to 2026
$19.8M
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
PITT-CAL ETCTN PK Resource LaboratoryU24CA247643 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TIMOTHY W SYNOLD, Raman Venkataramanan · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
Cancer Pharmacokinetics Research SpecialistR50CA211241 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PARISE, ROBERT · 2016 to 2025
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS Grant/Award Numbers: P30CA047904NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS R50CA211241NCI NIH HHS U24CA247643NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186690NCI NIH HHS UM1CA186690NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186691NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtaxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) inhibition with berzosertib potentiates the efficacy of irinotecan in preclinical models. The authors hypothesize that this combination is well tolerated, modulates the DNA damage response to irinotecan, and is associated with clinical activity in advanced solid tumors.

methodsIn this phase 1 study (NCT02595931), berzosertib 60-270 mg/m

resultsSixty-three patients were enrolled, the majority with colorectal cancer (49%) or pancreatic cancer (21%). Median number of prior lines of therapy was four (range, 2-7). Two dose-limiting toxicities, both febrile neutropenia, occurred among 45 patients treated with berzosertib 270 mg/m

conclusionBerzosertib 270 mg/m

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsIrinotecanNeoplasmsPyrazolesQuinazolinesAdultAgedAtaxia TelangiectasiaDNA DamageFemaleHumansIsoxazolesMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanberzosertibIrinotecanIsoxazolesPyrazinesPyrazolesQuinazolinesATR inhibitionberzosertibirinotecanphase 1solid tumors

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PMID41160399
PMCPMC12952245

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