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CB-103 With Either Lenvatinib or Abemaciclib in Patients With NOTCH ACC

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of CB-103 and Abemaciclib in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, sponsored by Michael J. Dennis, MD. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.

Sponsored by Michael J. Dennis, MD · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this study is to treat patients with NOTCH active advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) tumors with a combination or two different oral medications to slow tumor growth and improve survival outcomes.

The names of the study drugs involved in this study are:

  • CB-103 (an oral NOTCH pathway inhibitor)
  • Abemaciclib (CDK4/6 inhibitor)
  • Lenvatinib (a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI))
Read the detailed description

This is a phase 2, open-label, non-randomized, parallel cohort, multicenter study investigating the novel pan-NOTCH inhibitor, CB-103, in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor, Abemaciclib, and CB-103 in combination with the multi-targeted vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), Lenvatinib for patients with advanced, incurable, or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) with a Notch pathway activating mutation.

Participants will be placed into one of two treatment groups: Cohort 1: CB-103 + Abemaciclib or Cohort 2: VEGFR TKI Lenvatinib + CB-103.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved CB-103 as a treatment for any disease.

The FDA has not approved Abemaciclib or Lenvatinib for advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC)), but it has been approved for other uses or cancer types.

Study procedures include screening for eligibility, treatment visits, radiologic scans of tumors, and blood tests.

Participation in this study is expected to last about 2 years or until disease progression, therapy intolerance, or participant withdrawal.

It is expected that about 32 people will take part in this research study.

Cellestia Biotech AG is supporting this research study by providing funding.

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Conditions studied

  • Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  • Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Keywords

  • Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  • Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  • ACC
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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Participants must meet the following eligibility criteria at the time of screening to be eligible to participate in the study:

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Participants must have histologically confirmed adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) with evidence of recurrent, metastatic or advanced, incurable disease arising from any primary site
  2. Activating mutation in the NOTCH signaling pathway
  3. In Cohort 1 only, prior multitargeted VEGFR TKI or systemic therapy is permitted.
  4. In Cohort 2 only, no prior multitargeted VEGFR TKI therapy is permitted, but prior systemic chemotherapy as part of definitive or curative intent management is permitted.

    a. Any participant must obtain prior approval from insurance to reimburse for oral Lenvatinib, or off-label drug assistance to secure Lenvatinib for the duration of the study or agree to self-pay for oral Lenvatinib or obtain institutional commitment from the study site to provide Lenvatinib.

  5. Age 18 years or older
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
  7. Patients able and willing to swallow oral capsules or tablet medications.
  8. At least one measurable lesion (RECIST v1.1)
  9. Participant must have organ and marrow function as defined below within 14 days prior to study registration (ULN=upper limit of normal per institution):

    Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥9 g/dL (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).

    Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L (without transfusion within the last 5 days) Serum creatinine ≤1.5x ULN or serum creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥50 mL/min (estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula) Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3x ULN Total serum bilirubin ≤1.5x ULN (patients with Gilbert's syndrome with a total bilirubin ≤2.0 times ULN and direct bilirubin within normal limits are permitted).

  10. Baseline proteinuria with a urinalysis or urine dipstick value of 2+ requires a spot urine protein/creatinine ratio of \<0.3 (or 24-hour urine collection protein value \<300 mg/g) in Cohort 2 only
  11. Participants with treated brain or CNS metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after CNS-directed therapy shows no convincing evidence of progression and patients are neurologically stable with no new neurological deficits.
  12. Female subjects of childbearing potential should have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days before start of study treatment.
  13. Female and male subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy (with at least 99% certainty) from screening through 90-days or 3-months post-treatment completion (see Appendix B).
  14. Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
  15. Patients who received chemotherapy must have recovered (CTCAE grade ≤1) from the acute effects of chemotherapy except for residual alopecia or grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. A washout period of at least 21 days is required between last chemotherapy dose and start of therapy (provided the patient did not receive radiotherapy).

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Participant has untreated or clinically symptomatic CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  2. The patient has had major surgery within 14 days prior to study registration.
  3. The patient has serious and/or uncontrolled preexisting medical condition(s) that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study (for example, interstitial lung disease, severe dyspnea at rest or requiring oxygen therapy, severe renal impairment, history of major surgical resection involving the stomach or small bowel, or preexisting Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis or a preexisting chronic condition resulting in baseline grade 2 or higher diarrhea).
  4. Impairment of GI function or presence of GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study agents (e.g. ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection)
  5. The patient has active systemic bacterial infection (requiring intravenous [IV] antibiotics at time of initiating study treatment), fungal infection, or detectable viral infection (such as known human immunodeficiency virus positivity or with known active hepatitis B or C [for example, hepatitis B surface antigen positive]. Screening is not required for enrollment.
  6. The patient has a personal history of any of the following conditions: syncope of cardiovascular etiology, ventricular arrhythmia of pathological origin (including, but not limited to, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation), or sudden cardiac arrest
  7. Pregnant or lactating women. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because of the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother, breastfeeding should be discontinued.
  8. Patients who received radiotherapy must have completed and fully recovered from the acute effects of radiotherapy. A washout period of at least 14 days is required between end of radiotherapy and start of therapy. Patients on anticoagulants that require INR monitoring (such as warfarin). The patient has received an experimental treatment in a clinical trial within the last 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, or is currently enrolled in any other type of medical research judged by the sponsor not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study.
  9. Corrected QTcF >450 msec for males and >470 msec for females in screening
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
32 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental: Cohort 1A - CB-103 + Abemaciclib

    A modified 3+3 dose escalation design will be used. 3-9 participants will receive: * Standard of care Abemaciclib. * Cycle 1 - End of Treatment --Days 1- 28 of 28-day cycle: Predetermined dose of CB-103 2x daily on five consecutive days followed by two days of treatment break in each treatment week. * A safety review will be performed by primary investigation after completion of the ramp-up phase.

    Drug: CB-103 · Drug: Abemaciclib

  • Experimental
    Experimental: Cohort 1B - CB-103 + Abemaciclib

    Participants will receive: * Cycle 1 - End of Treatment --Days 1- 28 of 28-day cycle: Predetermined dose of CB-103 2x daily on five consecutive days followed by two days of treatment break in each treatment week and predetermined dose of Abemaciclib 1x daily. * Therapy will continue until disease progression, therapy intolerance, or participant withdrawal. * End of Treatment (EOT) visit within 30 days of last administration of study treatments.

    Drug: CB-103 · Drug: Abemaciclib

  • Experimental
    Experimental: Cohort 2A- Lenvatinib + CB-103

    A modified 3+3 dose escalation design will be used. 3-9 participants will receive: * Standard of care VEGFR TKI. * Cycle 1 - End of Treatment --Days 1- 28 of 28-day cycle: Predetermined dose of CB-103 2x daily on five consecutive days followed by two days of treatment break in each treatment week. * A safety review will be performed by primary investigation after completion of the ramp-up phase.

    Drug: CB-103 · Drug: Lenvatinib

  • Experimental
    Experimental: Cohort 2B- Lenvatinib + CB-103

    Participants will receive: * Continue standard of care VEGFR TKI at prior dose and schedule. * Cycle 1 - End of Treatment --Day 1- 28 of 28-day cycle: Predetermined dose of CB-103 2x daily on five consecutive days followed by two days of treatment break in each treatment week. * Therapy will continue until disease progression, therapy intolerance, or participant withdrawal. * End of Treatment (EOT) visit within 30 days of last administration of study treatments.

    Drug: CB-103 · Drug: Lenvatinib

Interventions

  • DrugCB-103

    First-in-class pan-NOTCH inhibitor, capsule taken orally.

  • DrugAbemaciclib

    CDK4/6 inhibitor, tablet taken orally.

  • DrugLenvatinib

    Per standard care, capsule taken orally.

    Also known as: Lenvima

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) of Cohort 1

    Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from study registration to the earlier of progression or death due to any cause. Participants alive without disease progression are censored at date of last disease evaluation. Median PFS will be estimated via the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate all time-to-event endpoints with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the median or time-specific event time

    Time frame: At 4 months

  2. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) of Cohort 2

    Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from study registration to the earlier of progression or death due to any cause. Participants alive without disease progression are censored at date of last disease evaluation.

    Time frame: At 4 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with treatment related Adverse Events per CTCAE 5.0

    Assessed using NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

  2. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    Per RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of treatment up to 2 years

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from study registration to death due to any cause, or censored at date last known alive.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

  4. Duration of Overall Response (DOR)

    The duration of overall response is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), whichever is first recorded, until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented. Participants without events reported are censored at the last disease evaluation).

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — The Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center encourages and supports the responsible and ethical sharing of data from clinical trials. De-identified participant data from the final research dataset used in the published manuscript may only be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement. Requests may be directed to: \[contact information for Sponsor Investigator or designee\]. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be made available on Clinicaltrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or as a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05774899
Lead sponsor
Michael J. Dennis, MD
Collaborators
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation, Cellestia Biotech AG
Responsible party
Michael J. Dennis, MD (Principal Investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Mar 20, 2023
Start date
Jun 1, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 1, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2026

Study contacts

Michael Dennis, MD
Contact
michael_dennis@dfci.harvard.edu
857-215-2840
Michael Dennis, MD
principal investigator · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Oversight

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