Data presented at AACR’s Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium confirm that ovarian and endometrial cancers with CCNE1 amplifications, FBXW7 or PP2R1A mutations carry poor prognosis
Significant survival disparities were identified in patients harboring lunresertib- and camonsertib-sensitizing biomarkers, including CCNE1 amplifications or mutations in FBXW7 or PPP2R1A
Repare Therapeutics Inc. (“Repare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RPTX), a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company, presented new data on Friday highlighting the impact of alterations in FBXW7, PPP2R1A and CCNE1 in patients with metastatic ovarian and endometrial cancers based on an analysis in approximately 2,000 patients from Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Metastatic Events and Tropisms.
The poster presentation was shared at the American Association of Cancer Research’s (AACR) 15th Annual Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium in Seattle, underscores inherent chemotherapy resistance and the lack of treatment options for metastatic gynecologic cancer patients with these biomarkers.
“Patients with recurrent ovarian and endometrial cancers are already at a disadvantage when it comes to treatment options,” said Maria Koehler, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Repare. “These new data highlight the urgent need for innovative therapeutic approaches to address the specifically poor prognosis associated with FBXW7, PPP2R1A and CCNE1 alterations treated with standard of care-based chemotherapy. We look forward to reporting data from our MYTHIC dose expansion trial evaluating lunresertib in combination with camonsertib in patients with ovarian and endometrial cancers with these biomarkers in the fourth quarter of 2024.”
Repare Therapeutics’ Phase 1 MYTHIC clinical trial (NCT04855656) is studying the combination of lunresertib, a first-in-class oral small molecule PKMYT1 inhibitor, and camonsertib, a potential best-in-class oral small molecule ATR inhibitor, in patients harboring lunresertib-sensitizing biomarkers (Lunre BM), including CCNE1 amplifications or mutations in FBXW7 or PPP2R1A. While CCNE1 amplifications occur in approximately 30% of platinum-resistant ovarian cancers,1-2 and are well established as a poor prognostic indicator in ovarian cancer,3-6 little is known about other Lunre BM in ovarian and endometrial cancers.
Ovarian Cancer:
The presence of Lunre BM (alterations in CCNE1, PPP2R1A, or FBXW7) in ovarian cancer patients (n=1,029) is linked to a substantially lower survival rate compared to those without these biomarkers, underscoring their prognostic significance:
- Median overall survival (mOS) for patients with these biomarkers (Lunre BM+) is 26 months (95% CI, 18-38), compared to 36 months (95% CI, 30-43) for patients without these biomarkers (Lunre BM-; HR = 1.46 [95% CI, 1.14-1.87], p=0.003), a 28% decrease in mOS
Endometrial Cancer:
Endometrial cancer patients (n=895) with biomarkers CCNE1, PPP2R1A, and FBXW7 demonstrate poorer survival outcomes, which are influenced by their association with high-risk histologies and genetic alterations:
- Median overall survival (mOS) for patients with these biomarkers (Lunre BM+) is 30 months (95% CI, 24-38), compared to 41 months (95% CI, 31-60) for patients without these biomarkers (Lunre BM-; HR = 1.29 [95% CI, 1.03-1.60], p=0.024), a 27% decrease in mOS
- The presence of these biomarkers also correlates with high-risk histologies (uterine carcinosarcoma and uterine serous carcinoma) and p53 mutant genotypes, well known for adverse prognosis
About Repare Therapeutics Inc.
Repare Therapeutics is a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company enabled by its proprietary synthetic lethality approach to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics. The Company utilizes its genome-wide, CRISPR-enabled SNIPRx® platform to systematically discover and develop highly targeted cancer therapies focused on genomic instability, including DNA damage repair. The Company’s pipeline includes lunresertib (also known as RP-6306), a PKMYT1 inhibitor currently in Phase 1/2 clinical development; camonsertib (also known as RP-3500), a potential leading ATR inhibitor currently in Phase 1/2 clinical development; RP-1664, a Phase 1 PLK4 inhibitor; RP-3467, a preclinical Pol? ATPase inhibitor program; as well as additional, undisclosed preclinical programs. For more information, please visit reparerx.com and follow @Reparerx on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.
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