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NVL-655 is a novel brain-penetrant ALK-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) created with the aim to simultaneously overcome the clinical challenges of emergent treatment resistance, brain metastases, and off-target central nervous system (CNS) adverse events associated with tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibition that may limit the use of currently available ALK TKIs.
NVL-655 is currently being evaluated in the ALKOVE-1 Phase 1/2 clinical trial, a first-in-human study of NVL-655 in patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC and other solid tumors (NCT05384626). The Phase 1 dose escalation portion is enrolling ALK-positive NSCLC patients who have previously received at least one ALK TKI and patients with other ALK-positive solid tumors who have been previously treated with at least one prior systemic anticancer therapy. The primary objectives are to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and if applicable, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of NVL-655 in patients with ALK-positive solid tumors. Additional objectives include characterization of the overall safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile, and evaluation of the preliminary anti-tumor activity of NVL-655.
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The patient population was heavily pre-treated and included: patients with baseline CNS metastases (51%); patients with ALK resistance mutations (47%), including compound ALK mutations (32%); patients who had received 3 prior ALK TKIs (53%) and patients who had received 1 2nd generation ALK TKI (alectinib, brigatinib, ceritinib) and the 3rd generation ALK TKI lorlatinib (77%).
Preliminary activity of NVL-655 was demonstrated in this heavily pre-treated patient population as measured by objective response rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1. Partial responses were observed in 45% (15/33; 8 pending confirmation) of response-evaluable patients with ALK-positive NSCLC who received NVL-655 at doses ranging from 15-150 mg once daily. An ORR of 65% (11/17) was observed in patients with baseline ALK resistance mutations, and an ORR of 41% (12/29) was observed in patients post-lorlatinib, including cases with compound resistance mutations. Early indicators of CNS activity were also observed.
Preliminary pharmacokinetic analysis demonstrated dose-proportional exposure, and preliminary pharmacodynamic analysis showed reductions, including clearance, of ALK fusion and mutation variants in ctDNA.
NVL-655 was well-tolerated and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were generally mild. The most frequent TRAEs were nausea (12%), transaminase elevation (12%), fatigue (9%), and constipation (7%). Grade 3 TRAEs were transaminase elevation (n=2), CPK elevation (n=1), and fatigue (n=1). An MTD was not identified and Phase 1 was ongoing to determine the RP2D.
'We are strongly encouraged by these preliminary safety and clinical activity data from the Phase 1 portion of our ALKOVE-1 clinical trial, which demonstrate the potential for NVL-655 to achieve its target product profile of potent and selective targeting of ALK fusions and secondary ALK single and compound resistance mutations, brain penetrance, and the avoidance of TRK inhibition,' said
About NVL-655
NVL-655 is a novel brain-penetrant ALK-selective inhibitor created with the aim to overcome limitations observed with currently available ALK inhibitors. NVL-655 is designed to remain active in tumors that have developed resistance to first-, second-, and third-generation ALK inhibitors, including tumors with the solvent front G1202R mutation or compound mutations G1202R / L1196M ('GRLM'), G1202R / G1269A ('GRGA'), or G1202R/L1198F ('GRLF'). NVL-655 has been designed for CNS penetrance to improve treatment options for patients with brain metastases. NVL-655 has been observed in preclinical studies to selectively inhibit wild-type ALK and its resistance variants over the structurally related tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) family to potentially avoid TRK-related CNS adverse events seen with dual TRK/ALK inhibitors and drive more durable responses for patients. NVL-655 is currently being investigated in the ALKOVE-1 clinical trial (NCT05384626), a first-in-human Phase 1/2 clinical trial for patients with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors.
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