Study of Efficacy and Safety of Ribociclib (LEE011) in Combination With Topotecan and Temozolomide (TOTEM) in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma and Other Solid Tumors

Last updated: October 8, 2025
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Overall Status: Terminated

Phase

1

Condition

Neurofibromatosis

Cancer/tumors

Brain Tumor

Treatment

Temozolomide

Ribociclib

Topotecan

Clinical Study ID

NCT05429502
CLEE011Q12101
2021-005617-14
2024-512095-35-00
  • Ages 12-21
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a Phase I/II study to assess the efficacy and safety of ribociclib in combination with topotecan and temozolomide (TOTEM) in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) neuroblastoma (NB), and other solid tumors, including medulloblastoma (MB), high-grade glioma (HGG), malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT), and rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants and/or guardian have the ability to understand and the willingness tosign a written informed consent document.

  2. Age ≥ 12 months and ≤ 21 years at the time of signing consent form Note: The firstdose level of Phase I - part A (dose finding) will enroll participants ≥ 12 years - 21 years old, and may expand to younger participants (≥ 12 months to < 12 years) asdetermined by the data.

  3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumors listed below that haveprogressed despite standard therapy or for which no effective standard therapyexists.

  4. Neuroblastoma (for Phase I and Phase II): Histologically proven neuroblastomaas per International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS); Relapsed orrefractory disease; Measurable disease per International Neuroblastoma Responsecriteria (INRC); Bone marrow only disease not eligible; Available MYCN statusbefore screening

  5. Medulloblastoma (for Phase I) regardless of genetic status (i.e. Groups 3 or 4WNT-activated or non-WNT, SHH-activated or non-SHH)

  6. High-grade glioma (for Phase I): including HGG NOS, WHO Grade III or Grade IV;Glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype or IDH-mutant; Anaplastic astrocytoma, IDH-mutant;Anaplastic oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant; Anaplastic pleomorphicxanthoastrocytoma; Diffuse midline gliomas, H3 K27-altered; Diffuse hemisphericglioma, H3 G34-mutant; Diffuse pediatric-type HGG, H3-wildtype andIDH-wildtype.

  7. Malignant rhabdoid tumor (for Phase I) includes diagnoses of atypicalteratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), and rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK), andother soft tissues as defined by 2 of the 3 following criteria; either (1)+(2)or (1)+(3): (1) Morphology and immunophenotypic panel consistent with rhabdoidtumor; (2) Loss of SMARCB1 confirmed by immunohistochemistry; (3) Molecularconfirmation of tumor-specific bi-allelic SMARCB1 loss/mutation is encouragedin cases where SMARCB1 immunohistochemistry is equivocal, and required ifSMARCB1 immunohistochemistry is not available

  8. Rhabdomyosarcoma (for Phase I) independent of fusion status and subtype

  9. Participants with CNS disease who are on corticosteroids should take stable dosesfor at least 7 days prior to first dose of ribociclib with no plans for escalation.

  10. Performance status:

  11. ≤ 16 years: Lansky Play score ≥ 50%

  12. >16 years: Karnofsky performance status ≥ 50% or ECOG < 3

  13. Life expectancy of ≥ 12 weeks at the time of enrollment

  14. Adequate bone marrow function (bone marrow may be involved with tumor) and organfunction

  15. Adequate hepatic, renal, cardiac function

  16. Females who are sexually active must agree to use highly effective contraceptionduring and for 6 months after treatment. Additionally, females of childbearingpotential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the firstdose of study medication. Pregnant or lactating females are not eligible for thestudy.

  17. Sexually active males (including those that have had a vasectomy), who do not agreeto abstinence, must be willing to use a condom during intercourse while on studytreatment and for 6 months after stopping treatment.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of ribociclib or topotecan ortemozolomide.

  2. Not recovered from clinical and laboratory acute toxicities related to prioranti-cancer therapies

  3. Concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled concurrent medical conditions (seriousinfections or significant cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, psychiatric, GI disease, orother organ dysfunction) that in the investigator's judgement could compromise theirability to tolerate or absorb protocol therapy or would interfere with the studyprocedures or results

  4. Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or cardiac repolarizationabnormality

  5. History of QTc prolongation; taking medications with a known risk to prolong the QTinterval hat cannot be discontinued or replaced by safe alternative medication

  6. Currently taking medications that are mainly metabolized by CYP3A4/5 with a narrowtherapeutic index, strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4/5, herbalpreparations/medications and dietary supplements

  7. Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks

  8. Participated in a prior investigational study within 30 days

  9. Received prior treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor

  10. Received last dose of anticancer therapy (including experimental) within 4 weeks

  11. Previous myeloablative therapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue within 8 weeks

  12. Allogeneic stem cell transplant within 3 months

  13. Has last fraction of radiation within 4 weeks

  14. Major surgery within 2 weeks

  15. Pregnant or nursing (breast feeding) female participant or female participant whoplans to become pregnant or breast-feed during the trial.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study Design

Total Participants: 12
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Temozolomide
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
December 27, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
February 26, 2025

Study Description

The study is structured into two parts: Phase I - Part A (dose finding) and Phase I - Part B (multiple expansion cohorts). Phase II may commence following the evaluation of Phase I data, which includes safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and biomarker data. Additionally, other emerging data that could influence the treatment landscape will be considered before initiating Phase II in patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma (NB) and/or other tumors studied in Phase I.

  • Phase I - Part A (dose finding): This phase aims to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of ribociclib in combination with TOTEM.

Due to the early termination of the trial, Phase I - Part B (multiple expansion cohorts) and Phase II (double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled in relapsed or refractory NB) were not initiated.

Connect with a study center

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Randwick, New South Wales 2031
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Villejuif, 94800
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Villejuif Cedex, 94800
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Cologne 2886242, 50937
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Koeln, 50937
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Milan 6951411, MI 20133
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Milano, MI 20133
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Singapore, 119074
    Singapore

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Barcelona, Catalunya 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sutton 2636503, Surrey SM2 5PT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute .

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York

    New Hyde Park, New York 11040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York

    New Hyde Park 5128514, New York 5128638 11040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Levine Childrens Hospital

    Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cinn Children Hosp Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • St Jude s Childrens Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • St Jude s Childrens Research Hospital Dept of Regulatory

    Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • St Jude s Childrens Research Hospital

    Memphis 4641239, Tennessee 4662168 38105-2794
    United States

    Site Not Available

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