Testing the Anti-cancer Drug Erdafitinib for Brain Cancers That Have Returned or Progressed Following Treatment

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)

About this trial

This phase II trial tests how well erdafitinib works in controlling IDH-wild type (WT), FGFR-TACC gene fusion positive gliomas that have come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that are growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive). Erdafitinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal FGFR protein that signals tumor cells to multiply. This may help keep tumor cells from growing and may kill them. Giving erdafitinib may help to slow the growth of, or to shrink, tumor cells in patients with recurrent or progressive IDH-wild type gliomas with FGFR-TACC gene fusion.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patient must be >= 18 years of age

Patient must have histologically confirmed IDH-WT gliomas (grade 2-4) as per World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 or 2021 classification

Tumor tissue should be positive for FGFR-TACC gene fusion as per any local next generation sequencing (NGS) (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act [CLIA]-approved) assay described in background section

The disease should be recurrent or progressive glioma after initial anti-tumor treatment with at least 1 line of treatment including surgical resection, radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy

Disqualifiers

Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents

History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to erdafitinib

Patients requiring any medications or substances that are moderate CYP2C9 inducers and strong CYP3A4 inducers are ineligible. Because the lists of these agents are constantly changing, it is important to regularly consult a frequently-updated medical reference. As part of the enrollment/informed consent procedures, the patient will be counseled on the risk of interactions with other agents, and what to do if new medications need to be prescribed or if the patient is considering a new over-the-counter medicine or herbal product

Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Biospecimen Collection

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo collection of blood and/or tissue samples

  • Erdafitinib

    Drug

    Given PO

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo MRI

  • Optical Coherence Tomography

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo OCT

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Treatment (erdafitinib)Experimental treatment 4 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Objective response rate

Defined as the proportion of patients with either complete response or partial response as per Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) or RANO-low-grade glioma criteria. The response rate will be estimated along with the corresponding 95% confidence interval using the binomial exact method. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models will be used to estimate the associations between study covariates and response status. Odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals and p-values will be reported.

Time frame
Up to 2 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities

Analyzed based on National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

Time frame
Up to 28 days
2

Incidence of adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs

Analyzed based on NCI CTCAE version 5.0.

Time frame
Up to 2 years
3

Progression-free survival

Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate survival rates for pre-specified time points along with 95% confidence intervals. Hazard ratios (HRs) will be estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression model to examine the associations of study covariates with time-to-event outcomes along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals and p-values if these are estimable.

Time frame
Time between date of enrollment and date of progression or date of death from any cause, assessed at 6 months
4

Overall survival

Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate survival rates for pre-specified time points along with 95% confidence intervals. HRs will be estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression model to examine the associations of study covariates with time-to-event outcomes along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals and p-values if these are estimable.

Time frame
Time between the date of enrollment and date of death from any cause, censored at the last date of follow-up, assessed up to 2 years

Other outcomes

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