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NCT Number: NCT05592626

A Study of a Selective T Cell Receptor (TCR) Targeting, Bifunctional Antibody-fusion Molecule STAR0602 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

This is an open label, multicenter, phase 1/2 study to assess the safety/tolerability and preliminary clinical activity of STAR0602 as a single agent administered intravenously in participants with advanced solid tumors that are antigen-rich.

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Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors Abdominal Neoplasm Abdominal Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Biliary Tract Diseases Biliary Tract Neoplasms Bronchial Neoplasms Carcinoma Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Carcinoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Colonic Diseases Colorectal Neoplasms Communicable Diseases DNA Virus Infections Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Disease Attributes Endometrial Neoplasms Epstein-Barr Virus Infections Esophageal Diseases Esophageal Neoplasms Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasm, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Genomic Instability Head and Neck Neoplasms Herpesviridae Infections Infections Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasm Lung Neoplasms Male Urogenital Diseases Melanoma Microsatellite Instability Nasopharyngeal Diseases Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Basal Cell Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neuroectodermal Tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors Nevi and Melanomas Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms Papillomavirus Infection Papillomavirus Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pharyngeal Diseases Pharyngeal Neoplasms Polyomavirus Infections Rectal Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Skin Diseases Skin Neoplasms Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Stomach Diseases Stomach Neoplasms Stomatognathic Diseases Thoracic Neoplasms Tumor Virus Infections Urinary Bladder Diseases Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Urologic Diseases Urologic Neoplasms Uterine Cervical Diseases Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Uterine Diseases Uterine Neoplasms Virus Diseases Vulvar Diseases Vulvar Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About this study

This Phase 1/2 study consists of two parts: Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Phase 2 Dose Expansion. In Phase 1 Dose Escalation, STAR0602 will be administered intravenously in participants with advanced solid tumors to assess safety/tolerability profile of STAR0602 and to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of STAR0602. In Phase 2 Dose Expansion, STAR0602 at RP2D will be administered to participants with advanced, antigen-rich solid tumors to further evaluate safety and assess preliminary clinical activity of STAR0602. Clinical activity will be evaluated by objective tumor response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), disease control rate (DCR), and progression free survival (PFS).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must have histologically confirmed solid tumors that are unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic and for which standard curative therapies do not exist or are no longer effective or have intolerable toxicities. Subjects should not have received more than three lines of prior therapies for their advanced or metastatic diseases.
  • For Phase 1, participants must have one of the following solid tumors:
  • High mutational burden (TMB-H)
  • Microsatellite Instability (MSI-H)/DNA mismatch repair (dMMR)
  • Virally associated tumors
  • For Phase 2, participants must have one of the following solid tumors:
  • TMB-H
  • MSI-H/dMMR
  • CRC (both Ras wild type and mutant)
  • Virally associated tumors
  • Metastatic triple negative breast cancer
  • Platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer
  • Metastatic castration-resistance prostate cancer
  • Primary stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer
  • Immunogenic solid tumors

(Other tumor histologies may also be included in Phase 2 as additional data emerge to support their inclusion.)

  • Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases must have been treated, be asymptomatic for ≥ 14 days, and meet the following at the time of enrollment:
  • No concurrent treatment for CNS disease (e.g., surgery, radiation, corticosteroids > 10 mg prednisone/day or equivalent);
  • No concurrent leptomeningeal disease or cord compression.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants with a history of known autoimmune disease with exceptions of:
  • Vitiligo;
  • Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis or other autoimmune skin condition not requiring systemic treatment;
  • History of Graves' disease, now euthyroid for > 4 weeks;
  • Hypothyroidism managed by thyroid replacement;
  • Alopecia;
  • Arthritis managed without systemic therapy beyond oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • Adrenal insufficiency well controlled on replacement therapy.
  • Major surgery or traumatic injury within 8 weeks before first dose of study drug.
  • Unhealed wounds from surgery or injury.
  • Treatment with >10 mg per day of prednisone (or equivalent) or other immune-suppressive drugs within 7 days prior to the initiation of study drug. Exceptions may be made for patients who have had allergic reaction to iodinated contrast media. Steroids for topical, ophthalmic, inhaled, or nasal administration are allowed.
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular/vascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory processes, pulmonary compromises
  • Active viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection requiring parenteral treatment within 7 days prior to the initiation of study drug.
  • Vaccination with any live virus vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study drug administration. Inactivated annual influenza vaccination is allowed.
  • Participants who are known to be human immunodeficiency virus positive or hepatitis B or C positive and have uncontrolled disease.
  • Second primary invasive malignancy not in remission for ≥ 1 year. Exceptions include non-melanoma locally advanced skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, localized prostate cancer (Gleason score ≤ 7), resected melanoma in situ, or any malignancy considered to be indolent and never required systemic therapy, with the exception of indolent lymphomas.
  • Pregnant, likely to become pregnant, or lactating women (where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation).
  • Hepatic metastases unless adequately treated, either locally (e.g., by surgery, radiofrequency ablation, or chemoembolization) or systemically or both, and stable for 3 months.

Treatment and study plan

STAR0602

Drug

solution, intravenous infusion

Primary outcomes

  1. Phase 1 (Dose Escalation):Number of Participants with Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) in Cycle 1

    Time frame: Cycle 1 (Cycle length= 28 days)

  2. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  3. Phase 2 (Dose Expansion): Percentage of Participants with Overall Objective Tumor Responses (ORR)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

    Complete response (CR) and partial response (PR)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Percentage of Participants with ORR

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  2. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Duration of Responses (DOR)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  3. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Percentage of Participants with Disease Control (CR, PR, and Stable Disease)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  4. Phase 2 (Dose Expansion): Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  5. Phase 2 (Dose Expansion): Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  6. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for STAR0602

    Time frame: Dose Escalation: Cycle 1 and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 1 year; Dose Expansion: Cycle 1, Cycle 3, and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

  7. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Time (Tmax) to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for STAR0602

    Time frame: Dose Escalation: Cycle 1 and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 1 year; Dose Expansion: Cycle 1, Cycle 3, and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

  8. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Area Under the Plasma Concentration (AUC) Versus Time Curve for STAR0602

    Time frame: Dose Escalation: Cycle 1 and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 1 year; Dose Expansion: Cycle 1, Cycle 3, and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

  9. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Terminal Elimination Half-life (t1/2) for STAR0602

    Time frame: Dose Escalation: Cycle 1 and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 1 year; Dose Expansion: Cycle 1, Cycle 3, and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

  10. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Apparent Total Body Clearance (CL) for STAR0602

    Time frame: Dose Escalation: Cycle 1 and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 1 year; Dose Expansion: Cycle 1, Cycle 3, and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

  11. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vd) for STAR0602

    Time frame: Dose Escalation: Cycle 1 and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 1 year; Dose Expansion: Cycle 1, Cycle 3, and Cycle 6 at predefined intervals up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

  12. Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Anti-drug Antibody (ADA) formation

    Time frame: Dose Escalation and Expansion: Day 1 of predetermined cycles up to 3 years (Cycle length= 28 days)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Ke Liu, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+1 (617) 917-4980

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Marengo Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1/2, First-in-Human, Open-Label, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of STAR0602, a Selective T Cell Receptor (TCR) Targeting, Bifunctional Antibody-fusion Molecule, in Subjects With Unresectable, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Are Antigen-rich (START-001)

Acronym: START-001

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 24, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 9, 2025

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