A Study of Abemaciclib (LY2835219) in Combination With Other Anti-Cancer Treatments in Children and Young Adult Participants With Solid Tumors, Including Neuroblastoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04238819 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 23, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Relapsed Solid Tumor Refractory Solid Tumor | Drug: Abemaciclib Drug: Irinotecan Drug: Temozolomide Drug: Dinutuximab Drug: GM-CSF | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 117 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1b/2 Study of Abemaciclib in Combination With Irinotecan and Temozolomide (Part A) and Abemaciclib in Combination With Temozolomide (Part B) in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors and Abemaciclib in Combination With Dinutuximab, GM-CSF, Irinotecan, and Temozolomide in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma (Part C) |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 9, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 30, 2027 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 21, 2028 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dose Escalation: Abemaciclib + Irinotecan + Temozolomide
Abemaciclib given orally, irinotecan given intravenously (IV) and temozolomide given orally.
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Drug: Abemaciclib
Administered orally
Other Name: LY2835219 Drug: Irinotecan Administered IV Drug: Temozolomide Administered orally |
Experimental: Dose Expansion: Abemaciclib + Irinotecan + Temozolomide
Abemaciclib given orally, irinotecan given IV and temozolomide given orally.
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Drug: Abemaciclib
Administered orally
Other Name: LY2835219 Drug: Irinotecan Administered IV Drug: Temozolomide Administered orally |
Experimental: Dose Escalation: Abemaciclib + Temozolomide
Abemaciclib and temozolomide given orally.
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Drug: Abemaciclib
Administered orally
Other Name: LY2835219 Drug: Temozolomide Administered orally |
Experimental: Dose Expansion: Abemaciclib + Temozolomide
Abemaciclib and temozolomide given orally.
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Drug: Abemaciclib
Administered orally
Other Name: LY2835219 Drug: Temozolomide Administered orally |
Experimental: Part C Stage 1: Abemaciclib in Combination with Dinutuximab, GM-CSF, Irinotecan, and Temozolomide
Abemaciclib given orally, dinutuximab given IV, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) given subcutaneously (subQ), irinotecan given IV and temozolomide given orally.
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Drug: Abemaciclib
Administered orally
Other Name: LY2835219 Drug: Irinotecan Administered IV Drug: Temozolomide Administered orally Drug: Dinutuximab Administered IV Drug: GM-CSF Administered subQ |
Experimental: Part C Stage 2: Abemaciclib in Combination with Dinutuximab, GM-CSF, Irinotecan, and Temozolomide
Abemaciclib given orally, dinutuximab given IV, GM-CSF given subQ, irinotecan given IV and temozolomide given orally.
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Drug: Abemaciclib
Administered orally
Other Name: LY2835219 Drug: Irinotecan Administered IV Drug: Temozolomide Administered orally Drug: Dinutuximab Administered IV Drug: GM-CSF Administered subQ |
- Number or Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 (21 Day Cycle) ]Number of Participants with DLTs
- Pharmacokinetics (PK): Mean Steady State Concentrations of Abemaciclib [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 through Cycle 3 (21 Day Cycle) ]PK: Mean Steady State Concentrations of Abemaciclib
- PK: Mean Steady State Concentrations of Irinotecan [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 through Cycle 3 (21 Day Cycle) ]PK: Mean Steady State Concentrations of Irinotecan
- PK: Mean Steady State Concentrations of Temozolomide [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 through Cycle 3 (21 Day Cycle) ]PK: Mean Steady State Concentrations of Temozolomide
- Objective Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants with Best Response of Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), or Minimal Response (MR): Part C, only [ Time Frame: Baseline through Disease Progression or Death (Estimated up to 24 Months) ]ORR: Percentage of Participants with Best Response of CR, PR or MR per International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC)
- Overall Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants with Best Response of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR): Parts A and B, only [ Time Frame: Baseline through Disease Progression or Death (Estimated up to 24 Months) ]ORR: Percentage of Participants with Best Response of CR or PR per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) or Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO)
- Duration of Response (DoR) [ Time Frame: Date of First Evidence of a CR, PR, or MR (Part C, only) to Date of Objective Disease Progression or Death Due to Any Cause (Estimated up to 24 Months) ]DoR
- Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR): Percentage of Participants with Best Overall Response of CR, PR, MR (Part C, only) or SD With a Duration of At Least 6 Months [ Time Frame: Baseline through Disease Progression or Death Due to Any Cause (Estimated up to 24 Months) ]CBR: Percentage of Participants with Best Overall Response of CR, PR, MR (Part C, only) or SD With a Duration of at Least 6 Months
- Disease Control Rate (DCR): Percentage of Participants with a Best Overall Response of CR, PR, MR (Part C, only), and Stable Disease (SD) [ Time Frame: Baseline through Measured Progressive Disease (Estimated up to 24 Months) ]DCR: Percentage of Participants with a Best Overall Response of CR, PR, MR (Part C, only), and SD
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS): Part C, Only [ Time Frame: Baseline through Progressive Disease or Death (Estimated up to 24 Months) ]PFS
- Acceptability Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Cycle 2 Day 1 (21 Day Cycles) ]Participants were evaluated for abemaciclib acceptability (palatability and ease of administration) using a 5-category questionnaire. Participants were asked to answer one of the following to describe the acceptability of abemaciclib: Very difficult, difficult, neither easy nor difficult, easy, or very easy

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 21 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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Parts A and B only:
- Participants must be less than or equal to (≤)18 years of age.
- Body weight greater than or equal to (≥)10 kilograms and body surface area (BSA) ≥0.5 -- Participants with any relapsed/refractory malignant solid tumor (excluding lymphoma), including central nervous system tumors, that have progressed on standard therapies.
- For sites that are actively enrolling Parts B and C, participants with neuroblastoma who are eligible for Part C will be excluded from Part B unless approved by Lilly CRP/CRS.
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Part C only:
- Participants must be less than (<) 21 years of age.
- Participants have a BSA ≥0.3 m².
- Participants with first relapse/refractory neuroblastoma.
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All Parts
- Participants must have measurable or evaluable disease by RECIST v1.1 or RANO.
- A Lansky score ≥50 for participants <16 years of age or Karnofsky score ≥50 for participants ≥16 years of age.
- Participants must have discontinued all previous treatments for cancer or investigational agents and must have recovered from the acute effects to Grade ≤1 at the time of enrollment.
- Able to swallow.
- Adequate hematologic and organ function ≤2 weeks (14 days) prior to first dose of study drug.
- Females of reproductive potential must have negative urine or serum pregnancy test at baseline (within 7 days prior to starting treatment).
- Female participants of reproductive potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptive precautions during the trial. For abemaciclib, females should use contraception for at least 3 weeks following the last abemaciclib. For other study drugs, highly effective contraceptive precautions (and avoiding sperm donation) must be used according to their label.
- Life expectancy of at least 8 weeks and able to complete at least 1 cycle of treatment.
- Caregivers and participants willing to make themselves available for the duration of the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received allogenic bone marrow or solid organ transplant.
- Received live vaccination.
- Intolerability or hypersensitivity to any of the study treatments or its components.
- Diagnosed and/or treated additional malignancy within 3 years prior to enrollment that may affect the interpretation of results, with the exception of curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and/or curatively resected in situ cervical and/or breast cancers.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Active systemic infections or viral load.
- Serious and/or uncontrolled preexisting medical condition(s) that would preclude participation in this study.
- Parts A and C only: Have a bowel obstruction.
- Prior treatment with drugs known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of isoenzyme cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) or strong inhibitors of uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) if the treatment cannot be discontinued or switched to a different medication at least 5 half-lives prior to starting study drug.
- Received prior treatment with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 & 6 inhibitor.
- Part C only: Received prior systemic therapy for relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.
- Currently enrolled in any other clinical study involving an investigational product or non-approved use of a drug or device.
- Has received an experimental treatment in a clinical trial within the last 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04238819
Contact: There may be multiple sites in this clinical trial. 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or | 1-317-615-4559 | Clinicaltrials.gov@lilly.com |

Study Director: | Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) | Eli Lilly and Company |
Responsible Party: | Eli Lilly and Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04238819 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
16950 I3Y-MC-JPCS ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) 2019-002931-27 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | January 23, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 23, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Anonymized individual patient level data will be provided in a secure access environment upon approval of a research proposal and a signed data sharing agreement. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Data are available 6 months after the primary publication and approval of the indication studied in the US and European Union (EU), whichever is later. Data will be indefinitely available for requesting. |
Access Criteria: | A research proposal must be approved by an independent review panel and researchers must sign a data sharing agreement. |
URL: | http://vivli.org/ |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
CDK4 CDK6 Ewing's sarcoma Neuroblastoma Recurrent neuroblastoma Malignant rhabdoid tumor Rhabdomyosarcoma Osteosarcoma |
Brain tumor Glioblastoma Malignant glioma Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma Medulloblastoma Ependymoma Solid tumor High-grade glioma |
Neoplasms Neuroblastoma Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue |
Irinotecan Temozolomide Dinutuximab Topoisomerase I Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents |