FIDES-02, a phase Ib/II study of derazantinib (DZB) as monotherapy and combination therapy with atezolizumab (A) in patients with surgically unresectable or metastaticurothelial cancer (UC) and FGFR genetic aberrations.
TPS590 Background: Deregulation of the FGFR signaling pathway is implicated in various cancers. In UC, FGFR genetic aberrations include FGFR1/2/3 mutations (M) and, less commonly, fusions (F), while the role of amplifications warrants further research. Prognosis of UC patients is overall poor and treatment options are limited. DZB is an oral small-molecule FGFR1/2/3 and CSF1R kinase inhibitor, which demonstrated promising antitumor activity in preclinical studies, including FGFR-driven patient-derived xenograft models. Preclinical data show that DZB reduced CSF1-stimulated CSF1R phosphorylation in macrophages, with a maximal effect similar to the CSF1R inhibitor BLZ945, suggesting DZB could have an effect on tumor-associated macrophage regulation. Thus, DZB+A (PD-L1 immune-checkpoint blockade [ICB]) is a rationale combination for immunogenic tumors like UC. FIDES-02 is a multicenter, multicohort open-label Phase 1b/2 study evaluating the effect of DZB as monotherapy and DZB+A combination. Methods: The study evaluates 300 mg DZB p.o. daily or DZB+A (1200 mg i.v.) in UC patients with FGFR1-3 M/F per liquid or tissue biopsy-based NGS. Cohort 1 (C1) enrolls pts after one or more standard chemotherapy ± ICB regimens (Phase 2; treatment: DZB); C2 enrolls patients with any advanced solid tumor, any FGFR status, any prior treatment (Phase 1b; for RP2D of DZB+A); C3 enrolls first-line patients with cisplatin-ineligible, PD-L1-low UC (Phase 2; DZB v DZB+A); C4 enrolls UC patients resistant to FGFR inhibitor treatment (Phase 2; DZB v DZB+A). Treatment will continue until disease progression, intolerance, withdrawal of informed consent, or death. Using Simon’s two-stage designs, objective response rate (per RECIST 1.1 central review) is the primary endpoint to assess the antitumor activity of DZB or DZB+A in Ph2. Main secondary objectives include evaluation of median PFS, duration of response, safety profile, HR-QoL (incl., QLQ C30, FACT-Bl, EQ-5D), and symptom response from baseline. The study was initiated in July 2019 and C1 (N=71) and C2 (N=24) are currently open for enrollment. Clinical trial information: NCT04045613.