A Phase 2 interventional study of Abemaciclib in Chondrosarcoma, Osteosarcoma and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin. Recruiting at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-28.
Sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a single-arm, phase II study that will enroll a total of 45 subjects. All subjects will have a confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or unresectable soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma. All subjects must have intact Rb, identified at the time of screening, by immunohistochemistry testing of submitted tumor specimen. Subjects will receive Abemaciclib 200 mg twice daily until progression or discontinuation criteria are met.
Population to be studied:
Since abemaciclib is already being studied in dedifferentiated liposarcoma patients, patients with this sarcoma subtype will not be enrolled in the current study. This exploratory study will enroll patients with all other types of soft tissue sarcoma, in addition to patients with several bone sarcomas. We are testing the hypothesis that biomarkers of Cyclin D1 - CDK4/6 - Rb pathway activation will identify patients with a rare, heterogeneous cancer who are most likely to benefit from cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibition with abemaciclib.
There will be three cohorts of patients, intended to ensure representation of subjects with rare bone sarcomas - chondrosarcoma and osteosarcoma - that have relatively frequent occurrence of abnormalities in the Cyclin D1 - CDK4/6 - Rb pathway, in addition to soft tissue sarcoma.
Cohort 1 - Conventional chondrosarcoma, 9-12 patients;
Cohort 2 - Osteosarcoma, Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma, 9-12 patients;
Cohort 3 - Soft tissue sarcoma (except WD/DD Liposarcoma), 22-26 patients
There is no limit to the number of prior therapies a subject may have had, but the following requirements must be met:
Documented CDK pathway abnormality on a commercially available mutation profiling test (Foundation, Tempus xT, etc), if performed previously as part of routine/standard care on tumor (metastatic or primary), having at least one of the following (a and/or b)
Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below (ULN indicates institutional upper limit of normal):
Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL
a. Patients may receive erythrocyte transfusions to achieve this hemoglobin level at the discretion of the investigator. Initial treatment must not begin earlier than the day after the erythrocyte transfusion.
Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
a. Patients with Gilbert's syndrome with a total bilirubin ≤2.0 times ULN and direct bilirubin within normal limits are permitted.
Female subjects must meet one of the following:
If subject is of childbearing potential (defined as not satisfying either of the above two criteria), must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 21 days of step 2 enrollment AND
Male subjects, even if surgically sterilized (i.e., status post vasectomy), must agree to one of the following:
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be treated with abemaciclib 200 mg twice daily by mouth.
Drug: Abemaciclib
Abemaciclib 200 mg will be taken by mouth twice daily.
Also known as: Verzenio
Progression-free survival
This outcome measure is the number of subjects whose disease has not progressed as defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Plan to share: No
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