New drug combo shows promise in slowing rare sarcoma growth

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed leiomyosarcomas. 2. Metastatic or unresectable locally advanced disease, 3. Documented progression according to RECIST v1.1 confirmed by central review, 4. Age ≥ 18 years, 5. ECOG ≤ 1, 6. Life expectancy \> 3 months, 7. No more than 3 previous line of systemic therapy for advanced disease, 8. Patients must have advanced disease and must not be a candidate for other approved therapeutic regimen known to provide significant clinical benefit based on investigator judgement, 9. Patients must have measurable disease defined as per RECIST v1.1 10. Patient must comply with the collection of tumor biopsies, and tumors must be accessible for biopsy, 11. At least three weeks since last chemotherapy, immunotherapy or any other pharmacological treatment and/or radiotherapy, 12. Adequate hematological, renal, metabolic and hepatic function 13. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to randomization. 14. Both women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception 28 days before start of first dose of study drug 15. No prior or concurrent malignant disease diagnosed or treated in the last 2 years except for adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, basal or squamous skin cell carcinoma, or in situ transitional bladder cell carcinoma, 16. Recovery to grade ≤ 1 from any adverse event (AE) derived from previous treatment 17. Voluntarily signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure, 18. Patients with a social security in compliance with the French law. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous treatment with Gemcitabine, or berzosertib or other ATR inhibitor, 2. Evidence of progressive or symptomatic central nervous system or leptomeningeal metastases, 3. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding, 4. Participation to a study involving a medical or therapeutic intervention in the last 30 days, 5. Previous enrolment in the present study, 6. Patient unable to follow and comply with the study procedures because of any geographical, social or psychological reasons, 7. Known hypersensitivity to any involved study drug or any of its formulation components, 8. Has known active hepatitis B or hepatitis C, 9. Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 10. Any of the following cardiac or cardiovascular criteria : * Congestive heart failure ≥ New York Heart Association (NHYA) class 1, * Unstable angina , new-onset angina * Myocardial infarction less than 6 months before start of study drug * Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, 11. Participants with Li Fraumeni syndrome and/or ataxia telangiectasia, 12. Active autoimmune disease: * Patients with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, hypo- or hyperthyroid disease not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible, * Patients requiring hormone replacement with corticosteroids are eligible if the steroids are administered only for the purpose of hormonal replacement and at dose ≤ 10 mg or 10 mg equivalent prednisone day, * Administration of steroids through a route known to result in a minimal systemic exposure (topical, intranasal, intra-ocular or inhalation) are acceptable. 13. Arterial or venous thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident , deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months before the start of study medication, 14. Patients with oral anticoagulation based on Vitamine K antagonist, 15. Treatment by potent inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 16. Vaccination with yellow fever or by any other live attenuated vaccine in the last 30 days, 17. Individuals deprived of liberty or placed under legual guardianship.