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Phase 1 Study of RBN-2397, an Oral PARP7 Inhibitor, in Patients With Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 interventional study of RBN-2397 in Solid Tumor, Adult, sponsored by Ribon Therapeutics, Inc.. Status unknown at 15 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-28.

Sponsored by Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2022), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

RBN-2397 inhibits PARP7, an enzyme that is switched on by cancer stresses, such as the toxins in cigarette smoke. Cancer cells use PARP7 to hide from the immune system by stopping the cell from sending a signal (Type 1 interferon) that tells the immune system that something is wrong and to kill the cell. RBN-2397 has been shown in animal studies to inhibit tumor growth and also shuts down the "don't kill me" signal the tumor is sending to evade the immune system. As a PARP7 inhibitor RBN-2397 is different from drugs inhibiting PARP1, PARP2 and PARP3 enzymes which are approved for the treatment of certain ovarian and breast cancers.

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of orally administered RBN-2397 in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors. This study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of RBN-2397, examine the pharmacokinetics (PK) (measure how the body absorbs, breaks down and eliminates RBN-2397) and investigate whether it has antitumor activity in solid tumor cancers.

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This is a first-in-human, Phase 1, multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation study to:

  • Evaluate the safety profile and MTD of RBN-2397 administered orally and establish the RBN-2397 dose(s) and schedule(s) recommended for further investigation in Phase 2
  • Characterize the PK profile of RBN-2397
  • Identify preliminary antitumor activity.
  • Biomarkers and their correlation with response to RBN-2397 and other outcomes will be examined.

Cohorts will follow a traditional 3 + 3 design. After enrollment of the first participant within a cohort, there must be a wait period of at least 1 week before enrollment of additional participants in that cohort. This dose escalation phase of the study is complete.

The study is currently in the Relative Bioavailability and Expansion Cohort(s) phase where approximately 20 participants each will be enrolled to further examine the safety, PK, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of RBN-2397 at the recommended phase 2 dose.

Relative Bioavailability Assessment:

An evaluation of relative bioavailability of a micronized RBN-2397 tablet versus the standard RBN-2397 tablet (manufactured with unmicronized RBN-2397 and used in the dose escalation phase of the study) will be performed as part of the dose escalation phase. Micronized tablets will be used in the Dose Expansion Phase of the study after the relative bioavailability assessment has been completed.

Dose Expansion Phase The recommended phase 2 dose will be investigated in the following cancer types: squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer, and PARP7 amplified cancer.

Duration of treatment:

It is anticipated that the minimum study involvement will be one cycle. Participants are eligible to have an indefinite number of additional cycles of treatment if their disease does not progress and they do not have unacceptable side effects.

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Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumor, Adult

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Keywords

  • Phase 1
  • PARP7 inhibition
  • First in Human
  • Solid Tumors
  • Interferon
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In context

Neoplasms

9,365 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasms; 2,489 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 130 is above the median of 50 across 7,253 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Dose Escalation Phase only: Metastatic or advanced-stage solid malignant tumor (which may include "solid" lymphoma [e.g., mantle cell]) for whom no therapy exists that would be curative or might provide clinical benefit.

Dose Expansion Phase Only: Patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, with at least one measurable lesion as determined by RECIST version 1.1, who have received standard therapy or are intolerant of standard therapy, have progressed following their last prior therapy, and have one of the following tumor types:

  • SCCL: Histologically confirmed NSCLC of predominantly squamous cell histology and must have received no more than 3 lines of prior systemic therapy including chemotherapy regimens and/or immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (combination allowed).
  • HNSCC: Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (either HPV-positive or -negative) and must have received no more than 3 lines of prior systemic immunotherapy and/or chemotherapeutic treatments in the metastatic setting. Includes primary tumor location of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, and paranasal sinuses (nasopharyngeal carcinoma, skin squamous cell carcinoma, and salivary gland carcinomas are not eligible).
  • HR+ breast cancer: Histologically confirmed diagnosis of estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR) positive, HER2-negative adenocarcinoma of breast (as per local laboratory testing) whose disease has failed standard systemic therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease and must have received no more than 1 prior chemotherapeutic for advanced/metastatic disease.
  • PARP7 amplified: Tumor with documented PARP7 (or TIPARP) gene copy amplification as determined by a CLIA certified laboratory test (e.g., FoundationOne CDx) that has failed standard systemic therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease.

Must agree to undergo tumor biopsy Normal organ and bone marrow function Patient and his/her partner agree to use adequate contraception during and for 3 months after the last study drug dose

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to swallow oral medications
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting study
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Receiving intravenous antibiotics for an active infection
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B or C infection.
  • History of a different malignancy unless disease-free for at least 5 years
  • Some medications are not allowed while on study. Interested participants will need to inform study doctor of all the medications he/she is taking.
  • Herbal medicines, and grapefruit, grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice, star fruit or orange marmalade (made with Seville oranges) are not allowed to be taken during study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
130 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    RBN-2397

    Dose Escalation: Multiple doses of RBN-2397 for oral administration Dose Expansion: Oral dose of RBN-2397 as determined during Dose Escalation

    Drug: RBN-2397

Interventions

  • DrugRBN-2397

    an oral PARP7 Inhibitor

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)

    Incidence of Dose limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    Time frame: through first treatment cycle (an average of 21 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety and tolerability

    Grade and frequency of adverse events and serious adverse events

    Time frame: through study completion (an average of one year)

  2. Area under the plasma concentration for tablet manufactured with micronized RBN-2397 relative to unmicronized RBN-2397 (standard tablet) (Relative Bioavailability Cohorts only)

    Area-under-the-curve (AUC inf)

    Time frame: Through Study Day 22

  3. Peak plasma concentration for tablet manufactured with micronized RBN-2397 relative to unmicronized RBN-2397 (standard tablet) (Relative Bioavailability Cohorts only)

    Cmax

    Time frame: Through Study Day 22

  4. Antitumor activity that may be associated with RBN-2397 treatment assessed by CT/MRI Response Evaluation Criteria for Solid Tumors (RECIST) Criteria v1.1

    Objective response rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Every 6-8 weeks; through study completion (an average of one year)

  5. Antitumor activity that may be associated with RBN-2397 treatment

    Disease control rate (DCR)

    Time frame: Every 6-8 weeks; through study completion (an average of one year)

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Study locations

15 of 15 sites recruiting
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI-Denver/HealthOne
    Denver, Colorado 80218, United States
    Recruiting
  • Yale Cancer Center, Yale University
    New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
    • Kwasi Boateng · Contact · kwasi.boateng@yale.edu · 203-785-6993
    • Barbara Burtness, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute at Florida Cancer Specialists
    Orlando, Florida 32827, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI-Sarasota/Florida Cancer Specialists
    Sarasota, Florida 34232, United States
    • Manish Patel, MD · Contact · mpatel@flcancer.com · 941-377-9993
    • Manish Patel, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
    • Maximilian Stroyeck · Contact · stroyeck@wustl.edu · 314-253-2027
    • Saima Waqar, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
    • Amy Rose · Contact · kennaj@UPMC.EDU
    • Yana Najjar, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • SCRI-Nashville/Tennessee Oncology
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203, United States
    • Melissa Johnson, MD · Contact · mjohnson@tnonc.com · 615-329-7274
    • Melissa L. Johnson, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030-4009, United States
    • Timothy A Yap, MD, PhD · Contact · tyap@mdanderson.org · 713-563-1784
    • Timothy A Yap, MD, PhD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Quironsalud Barcelona - NEXT Oncology
    Barcelona, 08023, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Vall d'Hebron
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
    • Elena Garralda, MD · Contact · egarralda@vhio.net · +34 93 274 6085
    • Josep Tabernero, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Quironsalud Madrid - NEXT Oncology
    Madrid, 28223, Spain
    • Cristina Gonzalez de Pedro · Contact · cpedro@nextoncology.eu · +34 914 521 900
    • Valentina Boni, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Clinic Universitario Biomedical Research institute INCLIVA
    Valencia, Spain
    • Cristina Jorda · Contact · cjorda@incliva.es
    • Andres Cervantes, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Cohen MS, Chang P. Insights into the biogenesis, function, and regulation of ADP-ribosylation. Nat Chem Biol. 2018 Feb 14;14(3):236-243. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.2568. PubMed 29443986 ↗
  • Gozgit JM, Vasbinder MM, Abo RP, Kunii K, Kuplast-Barr KG, Gui B, Lu AZ, Molina JR, Minissale E, Swinger KK, Wigle TJ, Blackwell DJ, Majer CR, Ren Y, Niepel M, Varsamis ZA, Nayak SP, Bamberg E, Mo JR, Church WD, Mady ASA, Song J, Utley L, Rao PE, Mitchison TJ, Kuntz KW, Richon VM, Keilhack H. PARP7 negatively regulates the type I interferon response in cancer cells and its inhibition triggers antitumor immunity. Cancer Cell. 2021 Sep 13;39(9):1214-1226.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.06.018. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PubMed 34375612 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 28, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04053673
Lead sponsor
Ribon Therapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 12, 2019
Start date
Aug 1, 2019
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 28, 2023

Study contacts

Clinical Operations Manager
Contact
clinicaltrials@ribontx.com
617-475-7203
Melissa L Johnson, MD
principal investigator · Tennessee Oncology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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