Procaspase Activating Compound-1 (PAC-1) in the Treatment of Advanced Malignancies - Component 1

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female ≥ 18 years of age

2. Diagnosis of advanced solid tumor or hematologic malignancy (limited to lymphoma) that
has failed or become intolerant to standard therapy

3. Has measurable disease, defined as at least 1 tumor that fulfills the criteria for a
target lesion according to RECIST 1.1, or lymphoma that fulfills the Deauville PET
Criteria

4. Has an ECOG PS of 0, 1, or 2

5. Has total bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL, serum albumin > 3.0 gm/dL, AST and ALT < 1.5 ULN or <
3 x ULN for subjects with known hepatic metastases

6. Has serum creatinine < 1.5 × ULN

7. Has hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL, ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L, and platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L

8. Must be able to take oral medication and to maintain a fast as required for 2 hours
before and 1 hour after capsule(s) administration

9. Must be willing and able to comply with study

10. Has read, understood, and signed the ICF

11. Women of childbearing potential must not be pregnant or breast-feeding. In addition, a
medically acceptable method of birth control must be used or total abstinence. Women
who are postmenopausal for at least 1 year or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal
ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy) are not considered to be WOCP

12. Men who are not surgically or medically sterile must agree to use an acceptable method
of contraception. Male patients with female sexual partners who are pregnant, possibly
pregnant, or who could become pregnant during the study must agree to use condoms at
least one month after the last dose of study drug. Total abstinence for the same study
period is an acceptable alternative

13. Prior systemic treatments for metastatic disease are permitted but may not be ongoing,
including targeted therapies, biologic response modifiers, chemotherapy, hormonal
therapy, or investigational therapy

14. Willingness to donate blood for biomarker studies related to the type of therapies
used in this trial and the tumor types being treated

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Had surgery within 4 weeks prior to study treatment except for minor procedures
(hepatic biliary stent placement is allowed)

2. Gliomas are excluded, as well as any history of brain metastases, seizures or
underlying brain injury

3. May not have received cytotoxic chemotherapy, targeted therapies, biologic response
modifiers, chemotherapy, and hormonal therapy within the last 3 weeks, or nitrosureas
within the last 6 weeks prior to study treatment.

4. Has a history of blood clots, pulmonary embolism, or DVT unless controlled by
anticoagulant treatment

5. Has a history of an arterial thromboembolic event within the prior six months
including CVA, TIA, MI, or unstable angina

6. Has uncontrolled HIV or hepatitis B or C

7. Has any clinically significant infection

8. Has any other severe, uncontrolled medical condition, including uncontrolled DM or
unstable CHF

9. Radiation therapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow

10. Prior allogeneic bone marrow or organ transplantation

11. > Grade 1 peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment.

12. Patient has received other investigational drugs with 14 days before enrollment

13. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric conditions or laboratory
abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation

14. Abnormalities on 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) considered by the investigator to be
clinically significant (such as acute ischemia, left bundle branch block, ventricular
arrhythmias) or baseline prolongation of the rate-corrected QT interval (e.g.,
repeated demonstration of QTc interval > 480 milliseconds)

15. Presence of any non-healing wound, fracture, or ulcer

16. Has any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might jeopardize the
safety of the patient or interfere with protocol compliance

17. Has any mental or medical condition that prevents the patient from giving informed
consent