Study of AVZO-021 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Last updated: November 17, 2025
Sponsor: Avenzo Therapeutics, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Endometrial Cancer

Endometriosis

Vaginal Cancer

Treatment

Letrozole

AVZO-021

Ribociclib

Clinical Study ID

NCT05867251
AVZO-021-1001
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study, the first clinical trial of AVZO-021, aims to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, maximum tolerated dose, and anti-tumor effects of AVZO-021 in patients with advanced solid tumors. AVZO-021 is an oral medication that inhibits cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK 2).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female aged ≥18 years old at screening with Eastern Cooperative OncologyGroup (ECOG) 0-1.

  2. Disease-related inclusion criteria by study phase and part: i) Phase 1a Monotherapy Dose Escalation: Patients with locally advanced ormetastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer, CCNE1-amplified tumors that are eitherepithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, fallopian tube cancer,endometrial cancer or TNBC, with no other oncogenic driver mutations that aretreatable and standard therapies are no longer effective, appropriate, or safe inthe opinion of the investigator and medical monitor. Patients with any additionaltumor type with CCNE1 amplification can be enrolled only if clinical data issupportive and approved by medical monitor (Cohort 1A). ii) Phase 1b Combination Dose Escalation: histologically or cytologically confirmeddiagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic HR+ HER2- (HER2-low may be allowed iffailed standard of care therapy) breast cancer, who have been previously treatedwith inhibitor of CDK4/6 and endocrine therapy(Cohorts 1B1, 1B2, 1B3, 1B4, and 1B5);or histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of CCNE1- amplified, locallyadvanced or metastatic, platinum-refractory or platinum-resistant EOC, primaryperitoneal, or fallopian tube cancer (Cohort 1C). iii) Phase 2a Monotherapy dose expansion: Histologically or cytologically confirmeddiagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic CCNE1 amplified epithelial ovariancancer, primary peritoneal cancer, fallopian tube cancer, endometrial cancer orTNBC, with no other oncogenic driver mutations that are treatable and standardtherapies are no longer effective, appropriate, or safe in the opinion of theinvestigator and medical monitor (Cohort 2A). iv) Phase 2b Combination dose expansion: Histologically or cytologically confirmeddiagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- (HER2-low may be allowed iffailed standard of care therapy) breast cancer who have been previously treated withno more than 1 prior CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy (Cohorts 2B1, 2B2, 2B3, 2B4, and 2B5); or Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locallyadvanced or metastatic, CCNE1-amplified, platinum-refractory or platinum-resistantEOC, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer (Cohort 2C).

  3. No more than 2 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens for locally advanced/metastaticdisease (excepting patients treated with an antibody-drug conjugate, with ovariancancer if there disease is platinum resistant or refractory, having progressedbeyond all SOC care; and patients who have received prior chemotherapy in theadjuvant or neoadjuvant setting >12 months prior to starting AVZO-021 treatment).

  4. Measurable disease as determined by RECIST version 1.1.

  5. Adequate bone marrow and organ function.

  6. Ability to swallow capsules or tablets.

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Received an investigational agent or anticancer therapy within 2 weeks, or 5half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to planned start of AVZO-021.

  2. Received any CDK2 inhibitor, protein kinase membrane associated tyrosine/threonine 1 (PKMYT1) inhibitor, or WEE1 inhibitor anticancer therapy. For cohort B5, priortherapy with topoisomerase inhibitors is not permitted.

  3. Undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to planned start of AVZO-021.

  4. Received radiotherapy for palliation within 7 days of the first dose of studytreatment, unless specified otherwise in the protocol.

  5. Active CNS metastases or confirmed leptomeningeal disease are not eligible.

  6. Unresolved toxicities from prior therapy greater than Common Terminology Criteriafor Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 Grade >1 at the time of starting studytreatment.

  7. Clinically unstable cardiac function as described in the protocol.

  8. Any active or chronic infection/disease that compromises the immune system.

  9. Current treatment with strong or moderate cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 inhibitors orinducers.

  10. Active second malignancy unless in remission with life expectancy > 2 years and withdocumented sponsor approval.

  11. Pregnancy, lactation, or plans to breastfeed during the study or within 6 months ofthe last dose of study intervention.

Study Design

Total Participants: 430
Treatment Group(s): 13
Primary Treatment: Letrozole
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
August 30, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
January 31, 2030

Study Description

AVZO-021 is a compound being developed for the treatment of patients with advanced solid tumors, specifically, HR+/HER2- breast cancer and cyclin E1 (CCNE1) altered malignancies. AVZO-021 is a selective and potent cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitor, which plays an important role in cell cycle regulation. This is a Phase 1/2 first-in-human, open-label, nonrandomized, multicenter study of AVZO-021. Phase 1 is a dose-escalation phase aimed at assessing the safety and tolerability of AVZO-021 and determining the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) as monotherapy and combination therapy. Phase 2 is a dose-expansion phase that will be conducted to assess the antitumor activity of AVZO-021 as monotherapy and combination therapy.

Connect with a study center

  • Cancer Care Wollongong

    Wollongong, New South Wales
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Macquarie University Hospital

    Macquarie University, New South Wales 2155400
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cancer Care Wollongong

    Wollongong 2171507, New South Wales 2155400
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Yale Cancer Center

    New Haven, Connecticut 06520
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale Cancer Center

    New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725 06520
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Florida Cancer Specialists

    Sarasota, Florida 34232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida 33612
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Florida Cancer Specialists

    Sarasota 4172131, Florida 4155751 34232
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33612
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

    Mineola 5127134, New York 5128638 11501
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • NYU Langone Medical Center (Tisch Hospital)

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10016
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio 44106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44106
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oklahoma University

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oklahoma University

    Oklahoma City 4544349, Oklahoma 4544379 73117
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Providence Cancer Institute

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97213
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Oncology - DFW

    Dallas, Texas 75246
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Oncology - DFW

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75246
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • NEXT Virginia

    Fairfax, Virginia 22031
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NEXT Virginia

    Fairfax 4758023, Virginia 6254928 22031
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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