NCI Early Drug Development (Agenda)

Agenda

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025


9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome/Introductions/Housekeeping Items   
Lorraine Pelosof, Investigational Drug Branch (IDB), Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), National Cancer Institute (NCI)

CTEP-SPONSORED EARLY-PHASE BET INHIBITOR STUDIES: CLINICAL TRIAL SESSION
Moderator: Lorraine Pelosof, IDB, CTEP, NCI

There will be time for questions after each trial presentation (5-minute discussions)

9:10 AM – 9:30 AMProtocol 10507 - A Phase 1/2 Study of the Bromodomain Inhibitor ZEN003694 in Combination with Etoposide/Platinum in Patients with NUT Carcinoma  (Jia Luo; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
9:30 AM – 9:50 AMProtocol 10509: A Phase 1 Study of BET Bromodomain Inhibitor ZEN003694 in Combination with the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Abemaciclib in Patients with NUT Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors (Jia Luo; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
9:50 AM – 10:10 AMProtocol 10579: Phase I Trial of ZEN003694 (ZEN-3694) in Combination with Capecitabine in Patients with Solid Tumors (Dennis Hsu; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
10:10 AM– 10:30 AMProtocol 10605 - A Phase 1 Study of ZEN003694 (ZEN-3694) in Combination with Cetuximab and Encorafenib in Patients with Refractory BRAF V600E Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (Alonso Martinez; MD Anderson Cancer Center)
10:30 AM– 10:50 AMProtocol 10499 - Phase Ib/II Study of ZEN003694 and Entinostat in Advanced and Refractory Solid Tumors and Lymphomas (Pat LoRusso (or So Yeon); Yale Cancer Center)
10:50 AM-11:00 AMDiscussion
 
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMRoadMap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies (Jibran Ahmed, National Cancer Institute)
11:45 AM – 1:00 PMLUNCH BREAK

Rare Tumor Educational Session 
Moderator:  Steve Gore, IDB, CTEP, NCI

1:00 PM – 1:15 PMProtocol 10066:  A Phase 1/2 Study of Olaparib in Combination with Ramucirumab in Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (Michael Cecchini, Yale Cancer Center)
1:15 PM – 1:30 PMProtocol 10450: A Phase 1b Trial of M3814 (Peposertib) in Combination with Lutetium 177 Dotatate for Well-Differentiated Somatostatin Receptor-Positive Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (GEP-NETs) (Aman Chauhan; University of Miami and Brian Anthony Lowell; University of Kentucky)
1:30 PM – 1:45 PMProtocol 10592: A Randomized Phase 2 Study of ATR Inhibition in Advanced PD-(L)1-Refractory Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The MATRiX Trial (Evan Hall; Fred Hutchinson)
1:45 PM – 2:00 PMProtocol 10603: A Phase 2 Study of M1774 in Refractory SPOP-Mutant Prostate Cancer (Jacob Orme; Mayo Clinic)
2:00 PM – 2:15 PMDiscussion
2:15 PM – 2:30 PMBREAK

CTEP Immuno-Oncology Early-Phase Trial Session 
Moderators:  Helen Chen and Cheryl Pickett, IDB, CTEP, NCI

There will be time for questions after each trial presentation (5-minute discussions)

2:30 PM – 2:50 PMProtocol 10556: Randomized Phase 2 Study of Cabozantinib, Ipilimumab, and Nivolumab in Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Alice Chen; National Cancer Institute)
2:50 PM – 3:10 PMProtocol 10080: Phase I Study of Recombinant Interleukin 15 in Combination with Checkpoint Inhibitors Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Subjects with Refractory Cancers (Jibran Ahmed, National Cancer Institute)
3:10 PM- 3:30 PMProtocol 10508: A Phase 1 Study of Nivolumab in Combination with ASTX727 in B-cell lymphoma (NHL or HL) with an Expansion Cohort in Relapsed or 
Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (Catherine Diefenbach, NYU Langone)
3:30 PM – 3:50 PMProtocol 10433: Phase I/Ib Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of BET Inhibitor, ZEN003694 with PD-1 Inhibitor, Nivolumab with or Without CTLA-4 Inhibitor, Ipilimumab in Solid Tumors (Haider Mahdi; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) 
3:50 PM – 4:00 PMDiscussion
4:00 PMADJOURN DAY 1

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

CTEP-Sponsored Early-Phase: Targeted Clinical Trial Session
Moderator: Lorraine Pelosof and Steve Gore, IDB, CTEP, NCI

9:00 AM – 9:10 AMWelcome/Introductions    
Lorraine Pelosof, Investigational Drug Branch (IDB), Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
9:10 AM– 9:25 AMProtocol 10401: A Phase 0 window-of-opportunity pharmacodynamic trial of triapine (NSC# 663249) in uterine corpus serous adenocarcinoma (Rebecca Stone; Johns Hopkins University)
9:25 AM– 9:40 AMProtocol 10276: A Phase I/II Study of M3814 and Avelumab in Combination with Hypofractionated Radiation in Patients with Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors and Hepatobiliary Malignancies (Kristen Spencer, NYU Langone)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMProtocol 10434: Randomized Phase 2 Study of Daunorubicin and Cytarabine Liposome + Pomalidomide Versus Daunorubicin and Cytarabine Liposome in Newly Diagnosed AML with MDS-Related Changes (Joshua Zeidner; University of North Carolina)
10:00 AM -10:15 AMProtocol 10273:  A Phase 1 Study of M3814 in combination with MEC in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Brian Jonas; UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMProtocol 10302: Phase II Trial of Radium-223 Dichloride in Combination with Paclitaxel in Patients with Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer (Jyoti Malhotra; City of Hope)
10:30 AM – 10:45 AMDiscussion
10:45 AM – 11:00 AMBREAK

Nineteenth Annual Michaele C. Christian Oncology Drug Development Award & Lecture

11:00 AM – 11:05 AMIntroduction 
Steve Gore, Investigational Drug Branch, CTEP, NCI
11:05 AM-11:15 AMPresentation of Award
Michaele C. Christian IDB, CTEP, NCI
11:15 AM – 12:00 PMAwardee Lecture
12:00 PMAdjourn