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NCT Number: NCT06998407

ORION-1: Study of AVZO-023 as a Single Agent and in Combination With AVZO-021, and/or Endocrine Therapy in Advanced Solid Tumors

This study, the first clinical trial of AVZO-023, aims to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, maximum tolerated dose, and anti-tumor effects of AVZO-023 in patients with advanced solid tumors. AVZO-023 is an oral medication that inhibits cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Avenzo Therapeutics Recruiting Site, Los Angeles, California, United States

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About this study

AVZO-023 is an oral, potent, and selective inhibitor of CDK4. AVZO-021 is an oral, potent, and selective inhibitor of CDK2 that is currently being investigated in a global Phase 1/2 study in patients with advanced hormone receptive positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer (NCT05867251).

In Phase 1, the safety and tolerability of AVZO-023 in patients with HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC) will be assessed. The goal of Phase 1 is to determine the MTD/preliminary RP2D of AVZO-023 for use as monotherapy and in combination with AVZO-021 with or without endocrine therapy (ET).

Phase 2 will assess the antitumor activity and confirm the RP2D of AVZO-023 in combination therapy in patients with HR+/HER2- locally advanced or mBC.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female aged ≥ 18 years old at screening with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1 and life expectancy > 3 months
  • Patients with histologically or cytologically proven advanced malignancies of preferred indications
  • Measurable disease (as assessed by investigator using RECIST v1.1) is preferred in Phase 1 dose escalation, unless otherwise specified in the protocol, and in all patients in Phase 2. Bone only disease is allowed in dose escalation.
  • Agree to provide molecular test report results to confirm eligibility and archival tumor samples and/or fresh biopsy, as applicable
  • Adequate renal, liver, and bone marrow function

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients should not have received any prior selective investigational CDK (CDK2, CDK4, CDK2/4, CDK2/4/6) inhibitors
  • Has known active brain metastasis (have either previously untreated intracranial CNS metastasis or previously treated intracranial central nervous system (CNS) metastasis with radiologically documented new or progressing CNS lesions) or leptomeningeal disease
  • Other concurrent invasive malignancy or a prior invasive malignancy for which treatment was completed within 3 years before the first dose on study except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, or colorectal adenomatous polyps
  • Last anticancer treatment within 2 weeks (4 weeks for biologic, immunotherapy or ADC) or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose on study
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose on study
  • Have received radiotherapy with a limited field of radiation for palliation within 7 days of the first dose of study treatment, except for patients receiving whole brain radiotherapy, which must be completed at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment. Patients must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have active radiation pneumonitis. Patients who received radiation of >25% of bone marrow are excluded.
  • Strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose on study
  • History of serious cardiovascular conditions within 6 months prior to first dose on study
  • Unresolved toxicities from prior therapy greater than Grade 1 (per CTCAE version 5.0) (with exceptions of alopecia, vitiligo, and ≤ Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy) prior to the first dose on study
  • History of drug-induced pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
  • Confirmed loss of function mutation or deletion of Rb1 gene
  • Previous high-dose chemotherapy requiring stem cell rescue

Treatment and study plan

AVZO-021

Drug

AVZO-021 is an oral selective CDK2 inhibitor

Fulvestrant

Drug

Antineoplastic agent, estrogen receptor antagonist

Other names: Faslodex

letrozole

Drug

Antineoplastic agent, aromatase inhibitor

Other names: Femara

AVZO-023

Drug

AVZO-023 is an oral selective CDK4 inhibitor

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) during the first cycle (Phase 1)

    Time frame: Cycle 1 (28 Days)

    Number of participants with DLTs assessed for severity using CTCAE v5.0 criteria will be summarized by dose level.

  2. Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and lab abnormalities (Phase 1)

    Time frame: From baseline until end of study treatment or study completion (approximately 2 years)

  3. Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and/or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) (Phase 1)

    Time frame: Approximately 16 months

  4. Objective Response Rate (ORR) (Phase 2)

    Time frame: From baseline through disease progression or study completion (approximately 2 years)

    Defined as the proportion of patients with a confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), as determined by the investigator by radiographic disease assessment according to RECIST v1.1.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR) (Phase 1)

    Time frame: From baseline through disease progression or study completion (approximately 2 years)

  2. Duration of response (DOR) (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

    Time frame: From baseline through time to event on study or study completion (approximately 2 years)

    Defined as the time from the first confirmed response to radiologic/objective progression.

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS) (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

    Time frame: From baseline through time to event on study or study completion (approximately 2 years)

    Defined as the time from study drug treatment to death or disease progression, as determined by the investigator by radiographic disease assessment according to RECIST v1.1.

  4. Overall Survival (OS) (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

    Time frame: Approximately 76 months

    Defined as the time from study drug treatment initiation to death from any cause.

  5. Disease control rate (DCR) (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

    Time frame: From baseline through disease progression or study completion (approximately 2 years)

    Defined as the proportion of patients who achieve tumor relief (CR or PR) and stable disease (SD) after treatment; calculated as the sum of CR, PR, and SD.

  6. Clinical benefit rate (CBR) (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

    Time frame: From baseline through disease progression or study completion (approximately 2 years)

    Defined as the percentage of advanced cancer patients who achieve CR, PR, or at least six months of SD after treatment.

  7. PK Parameters: Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) (Phase 1)

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 15 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  8. PK Parameters: Time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) (Phase 1)

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 15 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  9. PK Parameters: Elimination half-life (t1/2) (Phase 1)

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 15 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  10. PK Parameters: Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to last measurable concentration (AUC 0-last) (Phase 1)

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 15 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  11. Determination of RP2D (Phase 2)

    Time frame: Approximately 16 months

  12. Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and lab abnormalities (Phase 2)

    Time frame: From baseline until end of study treatment or study completion (approximately 2 years)

Study contacts

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

Medical Information

CONTACT

[email protected]

(858) 239-2944

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Avenzo Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1/2, First-in-human Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Antitumor Activity of AVZO-023 as a Single Agent, and in Combination With AVZO-021 and/or Endocrine Therapy in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Acronym: AVZO-023-1001

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2030
First posted
May 31, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2026

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