RecruitingPhase 2

An Investigational Drug (TPST-1495) in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TPST-1495 in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 6 months
  • Procedures mentioned: Blood draws, Biopsies

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "OUTLINE: Patients receive TPST-1495 orally (PO) once daily (QD) for 6 months in the absence of unacceptable toxicity."
  • "Patients also undergo esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy with biopsy at baseline and end of treatment and undergo blood sample collection throughout the study."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether TPST-1495 can reduce polyps, or growths, in the small bowel and colon. It is for adults with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an inherited condition that causes many polyps and raises the risk of colon cancer.

This open-label phase II trial tests how well TPST-1495 works in reducing the number of polyps in the small bowel and colon in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). FAP is an inherited condition in which numerous polyps (growths that protrude from mucous membranes) form on the inside walls of the colon and rectum. It increases the risk for colon cancer. TPST-1495 binds to specific prostaglandin receptors. TPST-1495 is a dual antagonist of the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) receptor subtypes EP2 and EP4, while sparing the immune-stimulating EP1 and EP3 receptors. TPST-1495 may help reduce the number of polyps in the small bowel and colon in patients with FAP.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be age 18 or older and have FAP confirmed by genetic testing, inherited risk, or personal and family medical history.
  • Have had all or part of the colon removed with the required bowel connection at least 12 months before screening, with no ongoing surgery problems.
  • Have stage 2 or 3 polyps in the duodenum, the first part of the small bowel, confirmed by a scope exam.
  • Be able to care for yourself and be out of bed for at least half of your waking hours. Meet the study’s blood count, liver, kidney, and urine test limits.
  • Agree to stop NSAIDs, pain medicines such as ibuprofen, 5 days before treatment and limit their use during treatment.
  • Not be pregnant or breastfeeding. Follow the study’s birth control rules during treatment and for 90 days afterward. Men must not donate sperm during this time.
  • Test negative for H. pylori, a stomach germ, on a stomach tissue test. If positive, you may be checked again after successful treatment.
  • Be able to understand the study and agree to sign a consent form.

Who can't join

  • Use of another study drug within 12 weeks before pre-registration.
  • Past stomach or bowel ulcers caused by NSAIDs, or past ulcers that caused bleeding.
  • An uncontrolled illness or recent surgery that would make it hard to follow study rules, or past upper bowel surgery that blocks the needed scope exam.
  • An invasive cancer within the past 3 years, except certain treated cervical, early-stage, or skin cancers. Cancer or severely abnormal cells found in a tissue sample also exclude you.
  • Bleeding in the digestive tract or a need for blood thinners after treatment starts, except low-dose aspirin.
  • Use of medicines that strongly or moderately block CYP2D6 or CYP3A4, proteins that help the body break down medicines.
  • HIV or long-term hepatitis B or C infection, even if controlled by treatment; or H. pylori that is untreated or does not clear with standard antibiotics.
  • Certain levels of heart failure, an abnormal heart rhythm test called prolonged QTc, or an active autoimmune disease, where the immune system attacks the body.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), defined as at least one of the following: * Genetic diagnosis with confirmed APC mutation (clinical CLIA \[clinical laboratory improvement amendments\] certified lab or research testing) * Obligate carrier * Clinical diagnosis of classic FAP with ≥ 100 colorectal adenomas status post colectomy or a sub-total colectomy and a family history of FAP * Clinical diagnosis of FAP, based on personal and family history. Note: This criterion requires documented review and agreement from either the study chair or the MW consortium lead investigator * Previously underwent prophylactic colectomy or sub-total colectomy with IRA (ileo-rectal or ileo-colonic anastomosis) or IPAA at least 12 months before pre-registration evaluation and without ongoing surgical complication * Willing to discontinue taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 5 days prior to initiation of study treatment and limit frequency of NSAID dosing during study treatment * Age ≥ 18. Because no dosing or adverse event (AE) data are currently available on the use of TPST-1495 in participants \< 18 years of age, children and adolescents are excluded from this study but will be eligible for future pediatric trials, if applicable * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%) * Leukocytes (white blood count \[WBC\]) ≥ 3,000/uL (≥ 2,500/uL for African American participants) * Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L * Hemoglobin ≥ 11.5 g/dL * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit normal (ULN) (unless patient has Gilbert's) * Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) ≤ 2 x institutional ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) ≤ 2 x institutional ULN * Creatinine ≤ institutional ULN * Urinary testing results within institutional limits of normal or deemed clinically insignificant * Individuals on chronic suppressive antiviral therapy for herpes simplex virus (HSV) are eligible * Presence of Spigelman 2 or 3 duodenal polyposis stage assessed by endoscopy * Not pregnant: The effects of TPST-1495 on the developing human fetus at the recommended therapeutic dose are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation or for 90 days after stopping study agent. Additionally, men should not donate sperm for the purpose of reproduction during the study and for a minimum of 90 days after receiving the last dose of study agent. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her study physician immediately * Not currently breastfeeding * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document * Helicobacter (H.) pylori negative confirmed with gastric biopsy (at time of screening EGD). If positive for H. pylori the patient can be offered full course of approved therapy with confirmation of eradication and re-assessment for trial participation with likely need to repeat baseline endoscopies if \> 45 days since date of baseline procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Use of any other investigational agents ≤ 12 weeks prior to pre-registration * History of gastric or intestinal ulceration due to NSAID therapy * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness or recent surgical procedure that in the opinion of the investigative team would limit compliance with study requirements * History of invasive malignancy ≤ 3 years prior to pre-registration (exception: adequately treated carcinoma of the cervix, carcinoma in situ, or basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin) * History of any upper GI surgery that does not permit access to or evaluation of a 10 cm segment of the duodenum that includes the duodenal bulb, i.e. Whipple procedure or similar * Any histologically confirmed high grade dysplasia (HGD) or cancer, gastrointestinal bleeding and requirement for anticoagulation therapy after study start except for use of low dose aspirin * Exclusion of patients utilizing strong a moderate inhibitors of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 * Individuals with evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection will be excluded from the study even if the HIV viral load is undetectable on suppressive therapy. Many of the HIV suppression anti-viral medications are moderate/strong inhibitors of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 and are exclusions based on above * Individuals with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or C virus (HCV) infection will be excluded from the study, even if the HBV/HCV viral load is undetectable on suppressive therapy. Many of the HBV/HCV suppression anti-viral medications are moderate/strong inhibitors of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 and are exclusions based on above * Individuals with active H. pylori infection that is untreated or refractory to standard antibiotic therapy * Patients with prior history of peptic ulcers complicated by bleeding, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification II-IV, active autoimmune diseases, on anticoagulants at risk of bleeding or abnormal corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation will also be excluded. Patients enrolled in this trial are status post colectomy or subtotal colectomy (with either IPAA or IRA or ileo-colonic anastomosis) and thus would not be expected to be at significant risk of diverticulitis

Study sites (4)

AZ

MN

UT

WI