A Multiple Dose, Dose Escalation Trial of AEB1102 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

This is the first-in-human study of the safety of increasing dose levels of AEB1102 in patients with advanced cancers. The study will also evaluate the amounts of AEB1102 in blood, the effects of AEB1102 on blood amino acid levels and tumor growth.

In this phase I/2 multiple dose, dose escalation study utilizing a classic 3+3 design. Sequential cohorts of patients will receive AEB1102 IV weekly at one of a series of increasing dose levels. Dose escalation will be dependent on the frequency of specific dose-limiting toxicities in the prior cohort of patients. The study will determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of AEB1102, evaluate the safety profile of the compound, assess the pharmacokinetic profile of AEB1102, determine the effect of AEB1102 on blood arginine levels and evaluate the anti-tumor activity of AEB1102. Following the determination of the MTD, additional cohorts of patients with uveal, cutaneous melanoma and small cell lung cancer will be enrolled and treated with AEB1102 at the MTD.