A Study of MPT-0118 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Refractory Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04859777 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 26, 2021
Last Update Posted : September 16, 2021
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This is a Phase 1/1b open-label, dose-escalation, and cohort expansion study with BID (tablet) oral dose of MPT-0118 in subjects with advanced or metastatic refractory solid tumors.
The study will be conducted in 3 parts:
- Part A: MPT-0118 dose-escalation
- Part B: MPT-0118 dose-escalation in combination with pembrolizumab
- Part C: Cohort expansion of MPT-0118 in combination with pembrolizumab
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Solid Tumor, Adult Advanced Solid Tumor Advanced Cancer Metastatic Cancer Refractory Cancer | Drug: MPT-0118 Drug: MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 70 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Part A: Each dose-escalation cohort will initially recruit single-subject cohorts until a subject has a Grade 2 or greater adverse event (AE) during the DLT period considered at least possibly related to MPT-0118, at which time 2 additional subjects will be enrolled in that cohort, and a 3 + 3 design will subsequently be utilized. Part B: Each dose-escalation cohort will initially recruit 3 patients to receive MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab in a standard 3+3 design; the cohort will be expanded in the event of a DLT. Part C: Once the RP2D has been established for MPT-0118 monotherapy and combination therapy with MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab, expansion cohorts will be enrolled to further evaluate combination therapy. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1/1b Study of MPT-0118 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Refractory Solid Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 13, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Part A:
Dose-escalation oral MPT-0118 BID
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Drug: MPT-0118
MPT-0118 is an inhibitor of MALT1 protease |
Experimental: Part B:
Dose-escalation oral MPT-0118 BID + pembrolizumab (IV)
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Drug: MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab
MPT-0118 is an inhibitor of MALT1 protease; pembrolizumab is a PD-1 inhibitor |
Experimental: Part C:
Dose-expansion oral MPT-0118 BID + pembrolizumab (IV)
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Drug: MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab
MPT-0118 is an inhibitor of MALT1 protease; pembrolizumab is a PD-1 inhibitor |
- Part A: To determine the MTD or the RP2D of MPT-0118 [ Time Frame: 1 cycle / 28 days ]The incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) qualifying as protocol-defined DLTs in Cycle 1 will guide the establishment of the protocol-defined RP2D and/or MTD.
- Part B: To determine the MTD or the RP2D of MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab [ Time Frame: 1 cycle / 28 days ]The incidence and severity of TEAEs qualifying as protocol-defined DLTs in Cycle 1 will guide the establishment of the protocol-defined RP2D and/or MTD.
- Part C: Number of subjects with TEAEs as assessed by NCI-CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]Incidence of TEAEs will be used to assess the safety of MPT-0118 + pembrolizumab
- Part C: Objective response rate (ORR) based on RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
- Part C: Duration of response (DoR) based on RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
- Part C: Progression-free survival (PFS) based on RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
- Part A and B: Maximum plasma concentration of MPT-0118 [ Time Frame: 1 cycle / 28 days ]
- Part A and B: ORR based on RECIST v 1.1 and iRECIST [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
- Part A and B: DoR based on RECIST v 1.1 and iRECIST [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
- Part A and B: PFS based on RECIST v 1.1 and iRECIST [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
- Part C: Assessment of Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Has a histologically- or cytologically-diagnosed solid tumor which is advanced or metastatic and which has progressed on or following at least one systemic therapy regimen administered for advanced or metastatic disease or for which no approved therapy exists. Subject's prior treatment should include all approved regimens that have demonstrated a survival advantage for the subject's disease, stage, and line of therapy.
- Is aged ≥18 years at the time of signing the ICF
- Has provided written informed consent
- Has an ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
- Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1
- Has an adequate tumor sample.
- Has adequate liver, renal, hematologic, pulmonary, cardiac, and coagulation function.
- Has a negative serum pregnancy test (for women of child-bearing potential) at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test on Day 1 prior to the first dose of MPT 0118
- Ability to swallow and retain and absorb oral medications in tablet or crushed form orally or via feeding tube (e.g., nasogastric feeding tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube)
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Has received cytotoxic chemotherapy, biologic agent, investigational agent, checkpoint inhibitors, or radiation therapy ≤3 weeks prior to the first dose of MPT-0118
- Has received small-molecule kinase inhibitors or hormonal agents ≤14 days prior to the first dose of MPT-0118
- Has been previously treated with a MALT1 inhibitor
- Has clinically significant AEs that have not returned to baseline or ≤Grade 1 based on National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0
- Has received systemic immunosuppressive agents within 14 days of the first dose of MPT-0118
- Has undergone major surgery ≤6 weeks or minor surgery ≤14 days prior to the first dose of MPT-0118
- Has clinically significant intercurrent disease
- Part B and Part C: Has previously been treated with PD-1, PD-L1, or CTLA-4 inhibitors and required dose-interruption, permanent discontinuation, or systemic immunosuppression due to immune-related AEs
- Has primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors or brain or leptomeningeal metastasis.
- Has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Has active hepatitis B or C infection
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Has an unwillingness or inability to comply with procedures required in this protocol
- Is currently receiving any other anticancer or investigational agent

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): NCT04859777
Contact: Peter Keller | 617-812-0118 | ClinicalTrials@Monopterostx.com |
United States, California | |
St. John's Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404 | |
Principal Investigator: Przemyslaw W. Twardowski, MD | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Principal Investigator: Jong Chul Park, MD | |
United States, New York | |
Columbia University | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
Principal Investigator: Emerson A Lim, MD | |
United States, Texas | |
MD Anderson Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Contact 713-563-3885 anaing@mdanderson.org | |
Principal Investigator: Aung Naing, MD, FACP | |
NEXT Oncology | Recruiting |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 | |
Contact: Cynthia DeLeon 210-580-9521 | |
Principal Investigator: David Sommerhalder, MD |
Study Director: | Arthur DeCillis, MD | Monopteros Therapeutics Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Monopteros Therapeutics Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04859777 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MPT-0118-101 |
First Posted: | April 26, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 16, 2021 |
Last Verified: | August 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
MALT1 inhibitor |
Neoplasms Pembrolizumab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents |