
Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) – Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol / Ergocalciferol)
Vitamin D deficiency is demonstrably more common in people with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) — but that does not automatically mean your deficiency is caused by
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I personally had not heard of 23andMe but many people in North America might have. When you first look at what they do, you can be excused for thinking they are just another ‘Ancestry’ company, but they are more than that. They also get involved in genetics and health. To quote their marketing “we’re all of these things”. Read more here: About us – 23andMe But what I found most interesting is that they have a clinical trial involving Neuroendocrine Tumors using their product 23ME-00610. However, an analysis of the documentation available indicates it is aimed at Grade 3 both well and poorly differentiated. Also includes small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
The results from this clinical trial were presented at a recent conference and I will be linking those below in ‘Further Reading’.
…… read on.
The combination of genetics and ancestry to feed into health sounds like a good way to help develop new treatments. 23andMe has more than 13 million genotyped customers, 80 percent of whom have consented to participate in research. Scientists are able to study the aggregate, de-identified genetics of these millions of participants. Pairing this data alongside more than 4 billion self-reported health data points, their scientists use sophisticated analyses to identify potential drug targets. In the case of 23ME-00610 above, they are targeting a receptor called CD200R1 expressed on T-cells and myeloid cells and may restore those cells’ ability to kill cancer cells in patients. According to 23andMe, “Our hypothesis, backed by published research, is that drug targets based on human genetics are at least twice as likely to become successful medicines than those with no underlying human genetic evidence,” said Dr. Jennifer Low, Head of Therapeutics Development at 23andMe. “We hope that 23ME-00610 will ultimately show clinical benefit to patients with a number of types of cancer.”
This is a Phase 1/2a Study of 23ME-00610 in Patients with Advanced Solid Malignancies. The trial is due to end in June 2024 and the clinical trials document indicates up to 140 participants spread across the conditions listed: Solid Tumor, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine Tumors, MSI-H Cancer, Cancer with a High Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB), Extensive-stage Small-cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). There will be 15 slots for NETs and 15 for SCLC (technically a Neuroendocrine Carcinoma).
This study includes a dose-escalation phase in Part A to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) followed by 6 monotherapy expansion arms in Part B to further evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical activity of 23ME-00610 in patients with solid malignancies. Presumably Part A is Phase 1 and Part B is Phase 2A. Phase 1 is complete and Phase 2A is underway.
Cohort 3B will enroll up to 15 evaluable patients with locally advanced (unresectable) or metastatic neuroendocrine cancers (6b for SCLC). (See inclusion criteria below)
Contacts – (650) 963-8997, studyinquiry@23andme.com
Locations
Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto
Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston
START Center for Cancer Care San Antonio
Virginia Cancer Specialists Fairfax
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Part A: Histologically-diagnosed locally advanced (unresectable), or metastatic solid cancer that has progressed after all available standard therapy for the specific tumor type, or for which all available standard therapy has proven to be ineffective or if no further standard therapy exists.
Part B:
Cohort 3B: The following histologically-diagnosed locally advanced (unresectable) or metastatic neuroendocrine cancers that have progressed following all available standard therapy, or if no further standard therapy exists:
Cohort 4B: Histologically-diagnosed locally advanced (unresectable) or metastatic solid cancer that has progressed following all available standard therapy, or if no further standard therapy exists and meets the following criteria:
TMB-H solid cancer that has been confirmed by the FoundationOne CDx assay or other industry/institutional equivalent platform form TMB assessment using a cutoff of greater than or equal to 10 mutations/megabase and/or MSI-H solid cancer that has been confirmed by immunohistochemistry for MMR proteins or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of microsatellites or MMR gene mutation by a next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel.
Immune Related Medical History:
History of a positive test for:
Neuroendocrine Neoplasms have been called an “immunological desert” by one NET specialist. But anything which looks like it may help to progress immunology further within Neuroendocrine Neoplasms is welcome. Particularly if Grades 1 and 2 can be included at some point.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided in the clinical trials document. It’s very important to check the trial inclusion and exclusion criteria before making any contact. If you need questions, the articles here is very useful Questions to Ask About Clinical Trials | Cancer.Net
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Whenever I post about a trial or study, some people get excited without understanding that these new treatments and capabilities can very often take years to come to fruition and it’s also possible that clinical trials can be halted, or that national approval agencies will not approve the final product. Plus, not everyone will be eligible, so always check the exclusion and inclusion criteria in the relevant clinical trials document. Please bear that in mind when reading studies/clinical trials posted on RonnyAllan.NET
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