The BeeHive study is an investigator-initiated, single center, open-label phase IIclinical trial that is designed to conduct a comprehensive multiomic biomarker evaluationacross two single-arm cohorts to elucidate mechanisms of response and resistance inrecurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). It isanticipated that about 20 patients will be enrolled in Cohort A and an additional of 10patients will be enrolled in Cohort B.
This investigator-initiated study is designed to conduct a comprehensive multiomic
biomarker evaluation across two single-arm cohorts to elucidate mechanisms of response
and resistance in recurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
(HNSCC). Cohort A will enroll approximately 20 patients. All participants will receive
GSK5764227 monotherapy at a starting dose of 8 mg/kg Intravenously every 3 weeks (IV Q3W)
in a 21-day treatment cycle. Cohort B will start only after Cohort A has been initiated,
with enrollment of approximately 10 patients. All participants will receive a combination
of GSK5764227 (8 mg/kg IV Q3W) and dostarlimab (500 mg IV Q3W). The study drug,
GSK5764227, is a new kind of medicine known as an antibody drug conjugate (ADC).
GSK5764227 binds to a substance known as B7-H3 that is found on the surface of tumor
cells. Once GSK5764227 binds to B7-H3, it enters the tumor cell and releases a
chemotherapy-type drug (known as GSK5757810) which has been shown to damage and kill
tumor cells. The study treatment will generally continue until confirmed disease
progression as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1,
unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of participant consent, noncompliance, or Investigator
decision based on clinical deterioration or other relevant factors. For participants
receiving dostarlimab, treatment will not exceed a maximum duration of 24 months in the
absence of prior progression. There is the possibility to continue treatment beyond
initial progression at Study PI's judgment. This investigator-initiated phase II study is
expected to require approximately 40 months from the time the first participant signs the
informed consent form until the last participant completes their last study visit.
Drug: GSK5764227
GSK5764227 is a new kind of drug known as an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). GSK5764227
works by recognizing and attaching to a substance known as B7-H3 that is found on the
surface of certain tumor cells. Once GSK5764227 binds to B7-H3, it enters the tumor cell
and releases a chemotherapy-type drug (known as GSK5757810) which has been shown to
damage and kill tumor cells.
Drug: Dostarlimab
Dostarlimab belongs to a class of drugs called PD-1 inhibitors that use your own immune
system to treat cancer (immunotherapy). Dostarlimab is designed to help your immune
system by attaching to a protein called PD-1 and stopping one of the signals that keeps
your immune system from recognizing the cancer. This may help your immune system attack
and destroy the cancer cells. Dostarlimab is approved in some countries to treat patients
with endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterus) that is advanced or has relapsed. It is
also approved in the United States for all solid cancers that have a particular tumor
genetic characteristic and have worsened during or after previous treatment. Dostarlimab
has not yet been approved by Health Canada to treat head and neck cancer.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Written informed consent
2. At least 18 years old at the time of signing Informed Consent Form (ICF).
3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(HNSCC) with evidence of metastatic or locally recurrent/advanced disease not
amenable to curative local therapy (surgery or radiation). Eligible primary tumor
locations include oral cavity, oropharynx (p16 positive or negative), hypopharynx
and larynx. Patients with unknown primary HNSCC, SCC of nasopharynx or paranasal
sinuses are excluded.
4. For oropharyngeal cancer, documented Human Papillomavirus (HPV) status (p16
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) or HPV DNA/RNA) is required.
5. At least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1
6. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
7. Life expectancy greater than 12 weeks.
8. Cohort-Specific Criteria:
- Cohort A: R/M HNSCC in the second- or third-line setting, pretreated with an
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) and progressed on platinum-based therapy in
the R/M setting.
- Cohort B: R/M HNSCC in the first-line setting, systemic therapy-naïve in the
R/M setting.
9. Willingness and ability to undergo both a newly obtained, image-guided or surgical
tumor biopsy during the screening period and a mandatory on-treatment tumor biopsy.
10. No evidence of past or active hepatitis B infection, w/exception
11. No evidence of active hepatitis C infection. Patients with undetectable Hepatitis C
Virus (HCV) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) test are eligible.
12. Participants must have no known history of HIV infection. HIV-1/2 testing is only
required for patients with known risk factors.
13. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory
tests, and other protocol requirements.
14. Patients with feeding tubes (e.g. gastrostomy tubes) are eligible.
15. Patients must have adequate organ function, as defined in protocol
16. A female participant is eligible to participate if she meets all the criteria listed
in protocol
17. Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to criteria listed in
protocol during the study intervention period and for at least 5 months after the
last dose of GSK5764227.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Participants with non-squamous histologies (e.g., adenocarcinoma, salivary gland
carcinomas, and sarcomas) or HNSCC arising from the nasopharynx or paranasal sinuses
are excluded. Participants with unknown primary tumors (even if squamous histology
is confirmed) are also excluded.
2. Has ongoing adverse reaction(s) from prior therapy that have not recovered to ≤Grade
1 or to the baseline status preceding prior therapy (excluding, for example,
alopecia, hearing loss, vitiligo, endocrinopathy managed with replacement therapy,
and Grade 2 neuropathy), or that the Investigator, with the agreement of the Study
PI, considers to be not clinically relevant for the tolerability of study
intervention in the current clinical study.
3. Any participation in another investigational study within 4 weeks prior to
screening.
4. Prior treatment with orlotamab, enoblituzumab, I-Dxd, or other B7-H3 targeted
agents.
5. Has a history of autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatments in the 2
years prior to screening.
- For dostarlimab: Patients requiring chronic systemic immunosuppressive therapy
within 30 days prior to first dose are excluded, except for those receiving low-dose
corticosteroids (≤10 mg/day prednisone equivalent), inhaled/topical steroids, or
physiological replacement therapy.
6. Serious arteriovenous thromboembolic events (such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary
embolism, etc.) within 3 months prior to the first dose (w/exceptions)
7. Evidence of brain metastasis unless all the following criteria are met:
- Asymptomatic.
- Medically stable for at least 4 weeks prior to initial dosing.
- No steroid treatment required for at least 2 weeks prior to initial dosing.
- No imaging evidence of severe edema located around the tumor lesion.
- Also excluded are untreated progression due to brain metastasis during or after
the last treatment prior to screening, evidence of meningeal/brainstem
metastasis, or evidence of spinal cord compression (detected by radiographic
examination, symptomatic or not).
8. History of another primary solid tumor except for the following:
- Solid tumors that have been cured and inactive for ≥2 years before enrollment
and at very low risk of recurrence.
- Prior HNSCC primary that has been curatively treated with no evidence of
disease at enrollment.
- Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligant without
evidence of relapse.
- Adequately treated carcinoma in situ (e.g., cervix carcinoma in situ) without
evidence of relapse.
- Definitively treated non-metastatic prostate cancer.
9. Has had any major surgery (such as craniotomy, thoracotomy, or laparotomy) within 4
weeks prior to first dose of study intervention.
10. History of prior allogeneic or autologous bone marrow transplant or solid organ
transplant.
11. Any of the cardiac examination abnormalities as listed in protocol.
12. Serious or poorly controlled hypertension, including history of hypertensive crisis,
hypertensive encephalopathy, adjustment of antihypertensive medications due to poor
blood pressure control within 2 weeks prior to the first dose, or recurrent systolic
blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg during the screening
period.
13. Clinically significant bleeding symptoms or significant bleeding tendency within 1
month prior to the first dose, and:
- Receipt of any transfusion of blood products (including platelets or red blood
cells) or administration of colony-stimulating factors (including G-CSF,
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, or recombinant
erythropoietin) within 14 days before enrollment, and
- Donation of blood or blood products more than 500 mL (approximately 1 pint)
within 1 month prior to the first dose of study intervention.
14. Serious infections within 4 weeks prior to the first dose, including but not limited
to the list in protocol.
15. Any history or current evidence of pulmonary disease
16. History of severe neurological or psychiatric disorder (including, but not limited
to, epilepsy, dementia, or major depression) or any serious and/or unstable medical,
psychiatric, or other condition (including laboratory abnormalities) that, in the
Investigator's judgment, could interfere with the participant's safety, ability to
provide informed consent, protocol compliance, or the assessment of study outcomes.
17. Has any active renal condition (e.g., requirement for dialysis, or any other
significant renal condition that could affect the participant's safety).
18. Allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of GSK5764227 (ADC, antibody, toxin
GSK5757810); history of severe allergies (e.g., anaphylactic shock) or severe
infusion-related reactions; or idiosyncrasy to recombinant humanized or mouse
proteins. For Cohort B, this also includes allergy or hypersensitivity to
dostarlimab or any of its components.
19. Receipt of live vaccine within 30 days of the start of study intervention.
20. Has any condition that jeopardizes the safety of the patient or interferes with the
assessment of the study, as judged by the Investigator.
21. Any of the following hepatic conditions:
- Current hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, or Child-Pugh Class B or
more severe cirrhosis.
- Cirrhosis or current unstable liver or biliary disease per Investigator
assessment, defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy,
hypoalbuminemia, esophageal/gastric varices, or persistent jaundice.
o Note: Stable noncirrhotic chronic liver disease (including Gilbert's syndrome
or asymptomatic gallstones) or hepatobiliary involvement of malignancy is
acceptable if the participant otherwise meets entry criteria.
- Documented presence of HBsAg, HBcAb, or HBsAb (except when HBsAb is
attributable to previous vaccination) at screening or within 3 months prior to
the first dose of study intervention.
- Positive HCV antibody test result at screening or within 3 months prior to the
first dose of study intervention.
o Note: Participants with a positive HCV antibody test result due to prior
resolved disease may be enrolled if a confirmatory negative HCV RNA test is
obtained and the participant otherwise meets entry criteria.
- Positive HCV RNA test result at screening or within 3 months prior to the first
dose of study intervention.
- Note: The HCV RNA test is optional; participants with a negative HCV
antibody test are not required to undergo HCV RNA testing.
22. Has received prior anticancer therapy and has not completed a washout period of at
least 5 half-lives or 28 days, whichever is shorter, prior to the first dose of
study intervention, or requires continued use these medications during the study.
23. History of local palliative radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of
study treatment. Extensive field radiotherapy requires a washout of 4 weeks prior to
the first dose of study treatment.
24. Concurrent use of the following medications within 7 days prior to the first dose of
study intervention, or need to continue during the study
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Investigator: Minge Xu
Contact: 416-946-4501
minge.xu@uhn.ca
Lillian Siu, MD
416-946-4501 - 2911
tip@uhn.ca
Minge Xu
416-946-4501 - 7754
minge.xu@uhn.ca
Lillian Siu, MD, Principal Investigator
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre