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Therapy Name | Alisertib + Pembrolizumab |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Alisertib | MLN8237 | Aurka Inhibitors 27 | Alisertib (MLN8237) binds to and inhibits Aurora A kinase, which may result in disruption of the assembly of the mitotic spindle apparatus, disruption of chromosome segregation, and inhibition of cell proliferation (PMID: 26999067, PMID: 32414750). | |
Pembrolizumab | Keytruda | MK-3475 | Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor 150 PD-L1/PD-1 antibody 131 | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is an antibody against PD-1 that activates T-cell mediated anti-tumor immune response (PMID: 25977344). Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is approved in melanoma, SCLC, HNSCC, classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, PMBL, urothelial carcinoma, HCC, Merkel cell carcinoma, NMIBC, cutaneous SCC, MSI-H or dMMR or TMB high advanced solid tumors, NSCLC and CD274 (PD-L1)-positive NSCLC, esophageal SCC, cervical cancer, HNSCC, and TNBC, in combination with platnum-based chemo in NSCLC, with pemetrexed and platinum in pleural mesothelioma and non-sNSCLC with no EGFR or ALK mutations, with carboplatin and paclitaxel/nab-paclitaxel in sNSCLC, with axitinib or lenvatinib in RCC, with lenvatinib in endometrial carcinoma that is not MSI-H or dMMR, in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine-based chemo for esophageal or gastroesophageal carcinoma, in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab), fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemo for CD274 (PD-L1)-positive, HER2-positive gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemo for HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, for patients with CD274 (PD-L1)-positive (CPS>=1) cervical cancer, in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin for biliary tract cancer, in combination with chemoradiation for cervical cancer, and in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel for endometrial carcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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RB1 loss | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma | unknown | Alisertib + Pembrolizumab | Phase Ib/II | Actionable | In a Phase I/II trial, treatment with Alisertib (MLN8237) plus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was well tolerated but did not meet the primary efficacy endpoint in Phase II in patients with immunotherapy-refractory, Rb1-deficient head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, with no objective responses, a median overall survival of 16.8 months, median progression-free survival of 1.4 months, and stable disease (SD) in 8 of 15 patients, but did include some with prolonged SD (PMID: 39589337; NCT04555837). | 39589337 |
Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT04555837 | Phase Ib/II | Alisertib + Pembrolizumab | Alisertib and Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Patients With Rb-deficient Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer | Completed | USA | 0 |