A Study of RGX-202-01 (Ompenaclid) as Combination Therapy in 2nd Line RAS Mutant Advanced Colorectal Cancer
![]() |
The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03597581 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 24, 2018
Last Update Posted : April 7, 2023
|
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
RGX-202-01 (ompenaclid) is a Phase 1, first-in-human, dose escalation and expansion study of RGX-202-01 as a single agent and in combination with FOLFIRI +/- bevacizumab. RGX-202-01 is a small molecule inhibitor of the creatine transporter SLC6a8, a novel metabolic target that drives gastrointestinal cancer progression.
During the dose escalation stage, multiple doses of orally administered RGX-202-01 with or without FOLFIRI +/- bevacizumab (single agent or combination therapy) will be evaluated in patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumors (i.e., locally advanced and unresectable, or metastatic) who have had PD on available standard systemic therapies or for which there are no standard systemic therapies of relevant clinical impact.
In the expansion stage: Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) RAS Mutant will be treated at the optimal dose.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
---|---|---|
Gastrointestinal Cancer Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Neoplasms Colorectal Carcinoma Gastric Cancer Gastric Neoplasm KRAS Mutation-Related Tumors CRC Colorectal Cancer Metastatic | Drug: RGX-202-01 Drug: FOLFIRI Drug: Bevacizumab | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1 Study of RGX-202-01 (Ompenaclid) , a Small Molecule Inhibitor of the Creatine Transporter SLC6a8, as a Single Agent and as Combination Therapy in Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Malignancies With Select Expansion Cohorts |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 5, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
---|---|
Experimental: Single agent RGX-202-01 Dose Escalation
RGX-201-01 is administered orally twice or three times daily on days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle. The dose regimen is dependent on the cohort in which the patient is enrolled.
|
Drug: RGX-202-01
RGX-202-01 is a small molecule inhibitor of the creatine transporter, SLC6a8. |
Experimental: RGX-202-01 in combination with FOLFIRI Dose Escalation
RGX-201-01 is administered orally twice or three times daily on days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle. The dose regimen is dependent on the cohort in which the patient is enrolled. FOLFIRI is administered as follows: irinotecan 180 mg/m2 intravenously over 90 minutes concurrently with folinic acid (leucovorin) 400 mg/m2 intravenously over 2 hours, followed by 5-FU 400 mg/m2 intravenous bolus and then 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 intravenous infusion over 46 hours, on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Drug: RGX-202-01
RGX-202-01 is a small molecule inhibitor of the creatine transporter, SLC6a8. Drug: FOLFIRI FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy regimen consisting of irinotecan, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil. Irinotecan is a topoisomerase inhibitor, which prevents DNA from uncoiling and duplicating. |
Experimental: Expansion: 2nd Line Colorectal Cancer (CRC) KRAS (+)
2nd Line CRC RAS (+) RGX-201-01 is administered orally twice on days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle. FOLFIRI is administered as follows: irinotecan 180 mg/m2 intravenously over 90 minutes concurrently with folinic acid (leucovorin) 400 mg/m2 intravenously over 2 hours, followed by 5-FU 400 mg/m2 intravenous bolus and then 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 intravenous infusion over 46 hours, on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Bevacizumab is administered as follows: 5 mg/kg on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Drug: RGX-202-01
RGX-202-01 is a small molecule inhibitor of the creatine transporter, SLC6a8. Drug: FOLFIRI FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy regimen consisting of irinotecan, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil. Irinotecan is a topoisomerase inhibitor, which prevents DNA from uncoiling and duplicating. Drug: Bevacizumab Bevacizumab is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor. |
- RGX-202-01 maximum tolerated dose [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Maximum tolerated dose (MTD), or the maximum tested dose at which multiple dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) are not observed, of RGX-202-01 as a single agent, and separately, in combination with FOLFIRI +/- bevacizumab.
- RGX-202-01 overall response rate [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Overall response rate (ORR) associated with RGX-202-01 treatment in combination with FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab.
- RGX-202-01 treatment-emergent adverse events [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Number of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) with severity as determined by CTCAE v5 associated with RGX-202-01 treatment as a single agent, and separately, in combination with FOLFIRI +/- bevacizumab.
- RGX-202-01 maximum plasma concentration [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Pharmacokinetics: Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of RGX-202-01.
- RGX-202-01 area under the curve [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Pharmacokinetics: Area under the curve (AUC) of RGX-202-01.

Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient must have histologic or cytologic evidence of a RAS colorectal cancer of adenocarcinoma or poorly differentiated histology and must have disease that is resistant to or relapsed following available standard systemic therapy or for which there is no standard systemic therapy or reasonable therapy likely to result in clinical benefit or if such therapy has been refused by the patient.
- The patient must have advanced disease, defined as cancer that is either metastatic or locally advanced and unresectable (and for which additional radiation therapy or other locoregional therapies are not considered feasible).
- Pathologically documented adenocarcinoma or poorly differentiated locally advanced/metastatic colorectal cancer
- Have at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 as assessed by the Investigator
- Adults ≥18 years
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0 to 1
- Adequate cardiac function, as defined by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥45%
- Adequate organ function
- Prothrombin time ≤1.5 x ULN or international normalized ratio within ≤1.5; and either partial thromboplastin time or activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5 x ULN. Patients on warfarin may be included if on a stable dose with a therapeutic INR <3.5
Inclusion Criteria for RGX-202-01 plus FOLFIRI and bevacizumab expansion stages:
For the expansion stage only, patients must have a tumor that is laboratory-confirmed to be RAS mutant.
- Must have received only one prior standard of care oxaliplatin-containing regimen for locally advanced/metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC)
- Must have received prior treatment with pembrolizumab or an FDA approved PD-1/L1 inhibitor as well, if the patient has dMMR/MSI-H colorectal cancer
- May have received prior treatment with bevacizumab, cetuximab, or panitumumab, or an FDA approved biosimilar.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unresolved Grade > 2 toxicities from prior anticancer therapy; excluding Grade 2 chemotherapy-related neuropathy, alopecia; and excluding Grade 2-3 asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities if considered clinically insignificant by the Investigator, or can be managed with available medical therapies
- Has malignancy of small cell, neuroendocrine, or squamous histology
- Unable to meet the requirement of an adequate treatment washout period before enrollment
- Has additional malignancy that may confound the assessment of study endpoints. Participants with non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ (including transitional cell carcinoma, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and melanoma in situ), organ-confined prostate cancer with no evidence of progressive disease are not excluded
- Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease (New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, history of myocardial infarction, uncontrolled angina, unstable angina or stroke within 6 months before enrollment, uncontrolled hypertension or clinically significant arrhythmias not controlled by medication
- Has clinically active brain or leptomeningeal metastases
- Has uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled infection, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Pregnant or breast feeding
- Has an ongoing chronic hepatopathy of any origin
- Has an evidence of muscular dystrophies or ongoing muscle pathology
- Has oxygen-support requirements
- Has corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation to >470 ms (females) or >450 ms (males)
- Has a physical abnormality or medical condition that limits swallowing multiple pills or has a history of non-adherence to oral therapies
- Has a malabsorption condition, such as short bowel syndrome, impaired GI function or GI disease that may significantly alter absorption, or a high likelihood of impending bowel obstruction, such as strictures
- Has clinically significant ascites (i.e. requiring paracentesis within the preceding 28 days or treatment with pain medication)
- Has a medical condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, places the patient at an unacceptably high risk for toxicities
Exclusion Criteria for RGX-202-01 plus FOLFIRI and bevacizumab dose escalation and expansion stages:
- Has known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency or is on treatment with DPD inhibitors, including sorivudine or its chemically related analogues such as brivudine, within 4 weeks prior to the start of treatment
- Has known homozygous or heterozygous for UGT1A1*28, UGT1A1*6, UGT1A9*1 or ABCG2 allele
- Require treatment with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or strong UGT1A1 inhibitors
- Previously treated with FOLFIRI or other irinotecan containing regimens
- Has proteinuria ≥ 2gm/24 and/or nephrotic syndrome. Patients with a proteinuria 2+ or greater urine dipstick reading should undergo further assessment, e.g., a 24-hour urine collection
- History of acute or subacute intestinal occlusion - except if such an event occurred only around the time of diagnosis - or chronic inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhea
- History of severe, non-healing wounds, ulcers or bone fractures
- History of arterial thromboemboli or severe hemorrhage within 6 months of prior FOLFIRI treatment with an exception of tumor bleeding before tumor resection surgery
- History of hemorrhagic diathesis or tendency towards thrombosis

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): NCT03597581
Contact: Steve Kaesshaefer | 1-973-715-2917 | steve.kaesshaefer@inspirna.com |

Study Chair: | Robert Wasserman, MD | CMO |
Responsible Party: | Inspirna, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03597581 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
RGX-202-001 |
First Posted: | July 24, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 7, 2023 |
Last Verified: | April 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
SLC6a8 Creatine transporter FOLFIRI Colorectal Cancer CRC |
KRAS Colorectal Cancer Metastatic NRAS RAS |
Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Stomach Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases |
Rectal Diseases Stomach Diseases Bevacizumab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Growth Inhibitors |