Tumor Agnostic Therapies and Clinical Trial Design

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Disclosures Tumor Agnostic Therapies and Clinical Trial Design Current employment: Xcenda Megan Pollack, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Xcenda Assistant Director, Oncology Medical Communications Objectives Recognize the barriers for development of tumor agnostic therapies Discuss clinical trial design as it pertains to tumor agnostic therapies and how these trials differ from typical clinical trial designs in oncology Cancer Treatment Background The mechanisms underlying cancer have been investigated for >100 years Clinical management of cancer remains rooted in treatments such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to stop uncontrolled cellular proliferation Identify the FDA approved tumor agnostic therapies and potential tumor agnostic therapies in the drug development pipeline Benefit Adverse Events No Benefit Kumar Sinha C, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Jan 10;36(1):46 60. Paradigm Shift in Morphological and histopathological methods are largely used to diagnose patients and estimate prognosis Treatment selection historically relied on tumor site, histology, tumor stage, and prior response to therapy Cancer development is now understood to be driven by genomic alterations Precision Medicine A form of medicine that uses information about a person s genes, proteins, and environment to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease Yates LR, et al. Ann Oncol. 2018 Jan 1;29(1):30 35. American Cancer Society. Questions people ask about cancer. January 4, 2018. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer basics/questionspeople ask about cancer.html. Accessed February 27, 2018. Kumar Sinha C, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Jan 10;36(1):46 60. National Cancer Institute. Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment. October 3, 2017. https://www.cancer.gov/aboutcancer/treatment/types/precision medicine. Accessed April 13, 2018. 1

Paradigm Shift in Recent studies have shown as high as 30% to 40% of patients who undergo tumor genomic profiling have an actionable alteration that can be matched to an approved targeted therapy Precision medicine has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with actionable alterations for which there is targeted therapy available as compared with standard of care therapy or best supportive care Boland GM, V, et al. Oncotarget. 2015;6(24):20099 20110. Harris MH, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2016;2(5):608 615. Haslem DS, et al. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Feb;13(2):e108 e119. Marquart J, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Aug 1;4(8):1093 1098. Massard C, et al. Cancer Discov. 2017;7(6):586 595. Parsons DW, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2016;2(5):616 624. Schwaederle MC, et al. J Clin Oncol.2016;34(15_suppl):11520 11520. Improved Outcomes with Precision Medicine Trial Study Design Endpoints Patient Population MOSCATO 01 InterMountain Healthcare Group Meta analysis of Phase 1 Trials Single center, single arm, open label in patients receiving genomically targeted therapy Retrospective analysis comparing targeted therapy vs historical controls (SoC chemotherapy or BSC) Meta analysis comparing precision medicinebased treatment selection strategy vs SoC chemotherapy Haslem DS, et al. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Feb;13(2):e108 e119. Massard C, et al. Cancer Discov. 2017;7(6):586 595. Schwaederle MC, et al. J Clin Oncol.2016;34(15_suppl):11520 11520. PFS2/PFS1 ratio PFS ORR PFS N=199 advanced hard totreat solid cancers N=36 advanced solid cancers N=13,203 refractory malignancies Results PFS2/PFS1 ratio > 1.3 in 33% of evaluable patients Average PFS 22.9 vs 12.0 (HR 0.47; 95% CI: 0.29, 0.75) ORR 30.6% vs 4.9% (P<0.0001) PFS 5.7 months vs 2.95 months (P=0.0002) Key: BSC best supportive care; ORR objective response rate; PFS progression free survival; PFS1 progression free survival on first line therapy; PFS2 progression free survival on second line therapy; SoC standard of care. Precision Medicine and Tumor Agnostic Tumor agnostic therapy: targeting oncogenic drivers regardless of tissue histology Aim is to provide patients with a therapeutic intervention that is expected to provide a clinical benefit based upon the specific molecular or cellular features of the tumor Next generation sequencing has only recently revealed the presence of oncogenic drivers across a wide range of tumor histologies Barriers to Development of Tumor Agnostic Finding Appropriate Patients for Clinical Trial Design Drug Approval Process Yates LR, et al. Ann Oncol. 2018 Jan 1;29(1):30 35. Lartigue J. http://www.onclive.com/publications/oncology live/2017/vol 18 no 15/trk inhibitors advance rapidly in tumoragnosticparadigm. Accessed January 29, 2018. Finding Appropriate Patients for Tumor Agnostic Testing for genomic alterations has become a routine part of clinical oncology care Molecular testing has become both quicker and less costly Testing methodologies include: next generation sequencing (NGS), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) Jarvis LM. Chemical & Engineering News.2017;95(27):26 30. Schram AM, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Dec;14(12):735 748. Strengths Limitations Molecular Testing for Genomic Alterations NGS RT PCR FISH IHC Can detect known and novel genetic alterations in DNA / RNA Detects many genetic alterations using 1 sample Slower turnaround time Higher cost Can detect genetic abnormalities in RNA Slower turnaround time vs FISH or IHC Can detect certain genomic alterations in DNA / RNA Typically quicker turnaround time vs NGS and RT PCR Only alterations affecting the labeled region can be studied and detected Various types of probes available National Cancer Institute. Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ ) Health Professional Version. Hechtman JF, et al. Am Surg Pathol. Clinical sequencing. https://www.cancer.gov/about cancer/causesprevention/genetics/overview pdq#section/_2594. Accessed September 5, 2018. Argani P, et al. Mod Pathol. 2000;13(1):29 36. 2017;41(11):547 1551. National Cancer Institute. Dictionary of Genetic Terms. Definition of Next generation Brenca M, et al. J Pathol. 2016;238(4):543 549. Sequencing. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/geneticsdictionary?cdrid=763024. Accessed September 5, 2018. Can detect protein expression that may be attributable to a genetic alteration Typically lowest cost and quickest turnaround time Specificity (using protein expression as a surrogate for genetic alterations could lead to false positives) Separate assays require separate samples Key: DNA deoxyribonucleic acid; FISH fluorescence it situ hybridization; IHC immunohistochemistry; NGS next generation sequencing; RNA ribonucleic acid; RT PCR reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. 2

Finding Appropriate Patients for Tumor Agnostic Historically, genomic alterations were known and tested for within certain tumor histologies Many genomic alterations are rare and are found across tumor histologies EGFR Targeted ALK ROS1 BRAF PD L1 Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy????? Targeted? Finding Appropriate Patients for Tumor Agnostic Is NGS the Answer? NGS technology is able to simultaneously identify multiple genomic alterations in a single tumor tissue sample Approximately 90% of tumor tissues were successfully sequenced and 83% of these samples were identified to have 1 mutation NGS panels typically include only selected exons and few introns from known cancer associated genes Potential to fail to detect the presence of novel alterations NCCN. NSCLC. v.6.2018.. https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/nscl.pdf.accessed September 20, 2018. Redig AJ, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Mar 20;33(9):975 977. Tan O, et al. Clin Genet. 2018 Mar;93(3):533 544. Schram AM, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Dec;14(12):735 748. Barriers to Development of Tumor Agnostic Clinical Trial Design Therapies Randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the gold standard study design Assesses the therapeutic efficacy of an experimental treatment or intervention as compared to a control group One major flaw of traditional study designs within oncology is clinical inefficiency <5% of cancer patients are currently enrolled on clinical trials Almost half of patients are excluded due to eligibility issues with trial exclusion criteria Bogaerts J, et al. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Feb;51(3):271 281. Hyman DM, et al. Cell. 2017 Feb 9;168(4):584 599. Unger JM, et al. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2016;35:185 198. Panageas KS. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2015;8(6):661 663. Therapies Can We Use a RCT? Many genomic alterations are rare and are found across tumor histologies The RCT design is not feasible for rare cancer populations due to limitations in the number of patients that can be enrolled Therapies Genetic alterations align themselves to single arm trials as they are defined by a oncogenic driver that leads to a high sensitivity to a specific targeted therapy Many of these genomic alterations are also rare and occur at low incidences making the RCT design challenging Redig AJ, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Mar 20;33(9):975 977. Panageas KS. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2015;8(6):661 663. André F. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 22;378(8):763 765. 3

Therapies Novel Precision Medicine Trials Umbrella Trial Possible to test and develop many potentially active drugs simultaneously Basket Trial Identify small subgroups of a broad cancer population Therapies Basket Trials Basket trials are used when actionable mutations are identified prospectively and patients are assigned in a nonrandomized, single arm fashion to a specific targeted treatment Built on the hypothesis that a molecular marker predicts response to targeted therapy independent of tumor histology Overarching goal of the tumor agnostic approach is to increase efficiency in drug development and expedite treatment options for patients West HJ. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Mar 1;3(3):423. Redig AJ, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Mar 20;33(9):975 977. Jarvis LM. Chemical & Engineering News.2017;95(27):26 30. Barriers to Development of Tumor Agnostic Drug Approval Process For, it is critical that the applicant show direct evidence of clinical benefit or improvement in an established surrogate for clinical benefit In oncology, survival improvement is considered an appropriate measure of clinical benefit U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration. May 2007. Endpoint Overall survival Regulatory Study Design Advantages Disadvantages Evidence Clinical benefit for Symptoms Clinical Endpoints benefit for (patient reported outcomes) Randomized studies essential Blinding not essential Randomized blinded studies Universally accepted direct measure of benefit Precisely measured Patient perspective of direct clinical benefit May involve larger studies May involve larger studies May be affected by crossover May be affected by crossover therapy and sequential therapy and sequential therapy therapy Includes non cancer deaths Includes noncancer deaths Time Blinding is often difficult Data frequently missing or incomplete Clinical significance of small changes is unknown Multiple analyses Lack of validated instruments U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration. May 2007. Endpoint Objective Response Rate Regulatory Evidence Surrogate for accelerated or Study Design Advantages Disadvantages Single arm or randomized studies can be used Blinding preferred in comparative studies Blinded review recommended Can be assessed in Not a direct measure single arm studies of measure benefitof benefit Assessed earlier in Not a smaller studies comprehensive compared with measure of drug survival activity Effect attributable Only a subset of to drug, not patient who benefit natural history Can be assessed in Not a direct measure Single arm or single arm studies of measure benefitof benefit Surrogate for randomized studies Durable CR can Not a accelerated can be used represent clinical comprehensive Complete or Blinding preferred in benefit measure of drug Response comparative studies Assessed earlier in activity Blinded review smaller studies Small subset of recommended compared with survival patients with benefit Services: Food Administration. 2007. U.S. Department of Health and Human and Drug May 4

In settings where there is no available therapy and where major tumor regressions can be presumed to be attributed to the tested drug, the FDA has sometimes supported objective response rate (ORR) and response duration observed in single arm studies as substantial evidence supporting accelerated U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration. May 2007. FDA Approved Tumor Agnostic Clinical Development of Tumor Agnostic Therapies Pembrolizumab was the first therapy to receive a tumor agnostic from the FDA Treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite instabilityhigh (MSI H) or mis match repair deficient (dmmr) solid tumors Pembrolizumab for MSI H and dmmr Solid Tumors Trial Design and Patient Population N Dose Prior KEYNOTE 016 KEYNOTE 164 KEYNOTE 012 KEYNOTE 028 KEYNOTE 158 Prospective Patients with CRC and other tumors Prospective CRC Retrospective PD L1 positive gastric, bladder, or TNBC Retrospective PD L1 positive esophageal, biliary, breast, endometrial, CRC Prospective (retrospectively identified patients enrolled in specific rare tumor non CRC cohorts 28 CRC 30 non CRC 10 mg/kg q 2 61 200 mg q 3 6 5 10 mg/kg q 2 10 mg/kg q 2 CRC: 2 prior regimens Non CRC: 1 prior regimen Prior 5FU, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan ± anti VEGF/EGFR mab 1 prior regimen 1 prior regimen 19 200 mg q 3 1 prior regimen Key: 5FU 5 fluorouracil; CRC colorectal cancer; EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor; kg kilogram; mab monoclonal antibody; mg milligram; PD L1 programmed death ligand 1; TNBC triple negative breast cancer; VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor. Pembrolizumab for MSI H and dmmr Solid Tumors A total of 149 patients with MSI H or dmmr cancers were identified across the five clinical trials N=149 Median age, years 55 ECOG PS, % 0 36 1 64 Tumor type, % CRC 60 Other 40 Disease stage, % Locally advanced, unresectable 2 Metastatic 98 Median number of prior therapies 2 Key: CRC colorectal cancer; ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS performance status. 5

Pembrolizumab for MSI H and dmmr Solid Tumors Tumor Type N ORR (95% CI), % DOR range, months CRC 90 36 (26, 46) 1.6+, 22.7+ Endpoint N=149 Endometrial 14 36 (13, 65) 4.2+, 17.3+ Biliary 11 27 (6, 61) 11.6+, 19.6+ ORR (95% CI), % 39.6 (31.7, 47.9) Gastric or GE junction 9 56 (21, 86) 5.8+, 22.1+ CR 7.4 Small intestine 8 38 (9, 76) 1.9+, 9.1+ PR 32.2 Pancreatic 6 83 (36, 100) 2.6+, 9.2+ Median response duration (range), months NR (1.6+, 22.7+) Breast Bladder Esophageal 2 1 1 PR, PR NE PR 7.6, 15.9 18.2+ Sarcoma 1 PD Thyroid 1 NE Retroperitoneal adenocarcinoma 1 PR 7.5+ SCLC 1 CR 8.9+ RCC 1 PD Key: CI confidence interval; CR complete response; CRC colorectal cancer; DOR duration of response; GE gastroesophageal; NE not evaluable; NR not reached; ORR objective response rate; PD progressive disease; PR partial response; RCC renal cell carcinoma; SCLC small cell lung cancer. Tumor Agnostic Therapies in the Pipeline Agent Company Target Indication Status Larotrectinib Bayer / Loxo TRK Entrectinib Roche / Ignyta TRK, ALK, ROS1 Merestinib Eli Lilly MET, TRK Atezolizumab Genentech / Roche PD L1 TPX 0005 TP Therapeutics TRK, ALK, ROS1 LOXO 195 Loxo Oncology TRK Garber K. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2018 Apr;17(4):227 229. Solid tumors with NTRK gene fusions Solid tumors with NTRK gene fusions Solid tumors with NTRK rearrangements Solid tumors with MSI H, high mutation burden, or alterations in DNA proofreading genes Solid tumors with NTRK, ALK, and ROS1 rearrangements Solid tumors with NTRK gene fusions, including those resistant to larotrectinib NDA Phase II Phase II Phase II Phase I / II Phase I / II Key: ALK anaplastic lymphoma kinase; MET MNNG HOS transforming receptor tyrosine kinase; NDA new drug application; NTRK neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase; PD L1 programmed death ligand 1; ROS1 receptor tyrosine kinase of the insulin receptor family; TRK tropomyosin receptor kinase. Tumor Agnostic Therapies in the Pipeline Agent Company Target Indication Status LOXO 292 Loxo Oncology RET RXDX 105 Ignyta / Roche RET LY3300054 Eli Lilly PD L1 PLX8394 Plexxikon / Daiichi Sankyo PLX9486 Plexxikon KIT Mutant BRAF and WT CRAF Solid tumors with RET rearrangements Solid tumors with RET fusions Monotherapy in MSI H solid tumors; various combination criteria Solid tumors with BRAF mutation Solid tumors with KIT mutations Phase I Phase I Phase I Phase I / IIa Phase I / II Key: BRAF serine/threonine protein kinase B Raf; CRAF serine/threonine protein kinase C Raf; KIT receptor tyrosine kinase c kit; MSI H microsatellite instability high; PD L1 programmed death ligand 1; RET rearranged during transfection ; WT wild type. Conclusion Oncology is moving in the direction of precision medicine and tumor agnostic therapies There are many tumor agnostic therapies in the pipeline despite the hurdles to bring these to market Finding the appropriate patient population for use of these therapies in clinical practice presents a significant challenge Garber K. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2018 Apr;17(4):227 229. Tumor Agnostic Therapies and Clinical Trial Design Megan Pollack, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Xcenda Assistant Director, Oncology Medical Communications 6