Tazemetostat in Combination With Doxorubicin as Frontline Therapy for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

Last updated: June 13, 2025
Sponsor: Epizyme, Inc.
Overall Status: Terminated

Phase

3

Condition

Sarcoma

Treatment

Doxorubicin HCl

Tazemetostat

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT04204941
EZH-301
2019-003648-55
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The participants of this study will have advanced epithelioid sarcoma. Sarcoma is a cancer of the connective tissues, such as nerves, muscles and bones. Epithelioid sarcoma is an ultra-rare sarcoma of the soft-tissue.

Part 1 of this trial will evaluate the safety and the level of the study drug that the study drug combinations can be tolerated (known as tolerability). It is also designed to establish a recommended study drug dosage for the next part of the study.

Part 2 will evaluate and compare for each of the study drug combinations how long participants live without their disease getting worse.

The study drug is called tazemetostat. The study will test tazemetostat in combination with doxorubicin compared to placebo (dummy treatment) in combination with doxorubicin. Doxorubicin is a current front line treatment for epithelioid sarcoma

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must meet ALL the following inclusion criteria to be eligible to enroll in this study:

  1. Have voluntarily agreed to provide written informed consent and demonstrated willingness and ability to comply with all aspects of the protocol. Study related activities will not start until written consent is obtained.

  2. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months before enrollment

  3. Phase 1b: 18-65 years old histologically confirmed Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  4. Phase 3: ≥18 years old with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic Epithelioid Sarcoma and tumor tissue available

  5. Have measurable disease

  6. ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2

  7. Have adequate hematologic (bone marrow [BM] and coagulation factors), renal and hepatic function as required per protocol

  8. Females must not be lactating or pregnant at Screening or Baseline

  9. Females must not be pregnant or breast feeding and agree to use highly effective contraception during the clinical trial and for 6 months following the final dose of study

  10. Male participants of child-bearing potential must have had either a successful vasectomy or practice highly effective contraception

  11. Participants diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are eligible to participate in the study if their infection is well controlled on anti-retroviral therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants meeting ANY of the following exclusion criteria are NOT eligible to enroll in this study:

  1. Prior exposure to tazemetostat or other inhibitor(s) of enhancer of zeste homologue-2 (EZH2).

  2. Prior systemic anticancer therapy.

  3. Contraindications noted in the doxorubicin label

  4. Have any prior history of myeloid malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

  5. Have prior history of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma/T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T- LBL/T-ALL).

  6. Have participated in another interventional clinical study and received investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the planned first dose of study treatment.

  7. Have known active central nervous system (CNS) or any leptomeningeal metastasis of primary extracranial tumor.

  8. Participants taking medications that are known potent cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 inducers/inhibitors (including St. John's Wort)

  9. Are unwilling to exclude Seville oranges, grapefruit juice, AND grapefruit from the diet and all foods that contain those fruits from time of enrollment to through the duration of study participation.

  10. Major surgery within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Participants must have recovered from surgery prior to enrollment to this study.

  11. Are unable to take oral medication OR have malabsorption syndrome or any other uncontrolled gastrointestinal condition (eg, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting) that might impair the bioavailability of study treatment.

  12. Have an active infection requiring systemic therapy.

  13. Are immunocompromised (ie, has a congenital immunodeficiency).

  14. Have known hypersensitivity to any component of tazemetostat or doxorubicin.

  15. Cardiovascular impairment as stated in the protocol

  16. Have a known active infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV, as measured by positive hepatitis B surface antigen), hepatitis C virus (HCV, as measured by positive hepatitis C antibody).

  17. Any other major illness that, in the Investigator's judgment, will substantially increase the risk associated with the participant's participation in this study OR interfere with their ability to receive study treatment or complete the study.

  18. Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

  19. Participants who have undergone a solid organ transplant.

  20. Participants with malignancies other than STS (phase 1b) or ES (Phase 3 only).

  21. Participants housed in an institution by order of the authorities or courts.

Study Design

Total Participants: 25
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Doxorubicin HCl
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
December 19, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
June 14, 2024

Study Description

The open-label phase 1b portion is designed to evaluate the safety of the combination of tazemetostat + doxorubicin, as well as to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the RP3D. The phase 3 portion of the clinical trial aims to compare tazemetostat + doxorubicin to the current front-line standard treatment, single-agent doxorubicin + placebo, when used as first-line treatment in locally advanced unresectable or metastatic ES.

Connect with a study center

  • McGill University Faculty of Medicine - Royal Victoria Hospital

    Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Marsden Foundation Trust

    London, SW3 6JJ
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarcoma Oncology Research Center

    Santa Monica, California 90403
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE

    Denver, Colorado 80218
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida 32224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Insititute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02214
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Michigan Medical Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Portland, Oregon 97239
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Hillman Cancer Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarah Cannon and HCA Research Institute

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Fred Hutchinson Research Center

    Seattle, Washington 98109
    United States

    Site Not Available

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