Key result
Ipatasertib prolongs peak QTc by ~11 ms without posing substantial proarrhythmic risk.
Why the study?
QTc prolongation is linked to torsades de pointes and cardiac diseases, prompting investigation into whether the selective AKT inhibitor ipatasertib affects preclinical and clinical QTc prolongation.
Does ipatasertib increase the risk of delayed QTc prolongation in cancer patients?
Does ipatasertib increase the risk of delayed QTc prolongation in cancer patients?
Mean Difference: 10.9 (95% CI 2.7–19.1)
Ipatasertib exhibits a delayed, mild QTc prolonging effect that remains below the regulatory threshold for substantial proarrhythmic risk.
Supports 400 mg dosing without major arrhythmia concern; extends preclinical QTc data to humans but leaves confirmation to larger trials.
QTc prolongation has been associated with torsades de pointes (TdP) and also with other cardiac diseases. We investigated the effect of ipatasertib, a selective serine/threonine kinase (AKT, protein kinase B) inhibitor, on preclinical models of QTc prolongation as well as across two clinical studies. Preclinical in vitro studies suggested that ipatasertib and its metabolite, M1, were unlikely to inhibit human Ether‐à‐go‐go‐Related Gene (hERG) channels at the clinically relevant dose. However, clinical evaluation of ipatasertib and its metabolite in the first‐in‐human study PAM4743g suggested a mild prolongation of the QTc interval, but the effect was delayed, where the maximum change from baseline QTc seemed to occur 2–4 h after time to maximum drug exposure (T max ). QTc prolongation was further evaluated in a second Phase 1b study, GP42658, with pretreatment QTc measurement for baseline correction and intensive post‐baseline QTcF measurements at steady state. The results showed a delayed effect, where peak ΔQTcF occurred 2–4 h after T max with a mean of 10.9 ms and an upper 95% CI of 19.1 ms. Although a delayed effect was observed, the overall magnitude of the QTc effect was not large, and taken together, ipatasertib may not pose a substantial proarrhythmic risk (i.e., mean increase of > 20 ms) at the intended therapeutic dose of 400 mg.
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Poon et al. (2025) studied Cancer (n=67). Ipatasertib was evaluated on Mean peak change in QTcF from baseline (ΔQTcF) at steady state (4 hours post-dose) (mean 10.9 ms, 95% CI 2.7-19.1). Ipatasertib at 400 mg once daily caused a delayed QTc prolongation with a mean peak increase of 10.9 ms (95% CI 2.7-19.1) at 4 hours post-dose, which does not pose a substantial proarrhythmic risk.
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