A Phase 2 Master Protocol to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FORE8394, an Inhibitor of BRAF Class 1 and Class 2 Alterations, in Participants With Cancer Harboring BRAF Alterations

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Trial Details

Sponsor: Fore Biotherapeutics (industry)

Phase: 2

Start date: Feb. 21, 2023

Planned enrollment: 250

Trial ID: NCT05503797
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Goal: Evaluate the antitumor activity and safety of plixorafenib, a next‑generation BRAF inhibitor, in patients with cancers harboring BRAF class 1 (V600E) and class 2 alterations, including BRAF fusions, across multiple tumor types; and characterize pharmacokinetics with and without cobicistat boosting in selected cohorts.

Patients: Approximately 250 participants aged ≥10 years and ≥30 kg with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors or recurrent/progressive primary CNS tumors harboring qualifying BRAF alterations. Subprotocol A enrolls solid tumors or primary CNS tumors with BRAF fusions after standard options. Subprotocol B enrolls recurrent primary CNS tumors with BRAF V600E after, intolerant of, or unsuitable for standard therapy. Subprotocol C enrolls rare, non-CNS BRAF V600E solid tumors excluding colorectal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, cutaneous melanoma, thyroid cancer, and NSCLC. Subprotocol D enrolls BRAF V600E cutaneous melanoma previously intolerant to a BRAF inhibitor and MAPK inhibitor–naïve BRAF V600E thyroid cancer. Key exclusions include NF1 or activating RAS alterations, prior MAPK pathway inhibitors in most cohorts, active uncontrolled illness or infections, and specified hepatic/GI conditions; CNS metastases are excluded in Subprotocols C and D.

Design: Phase 2, multicohort master protocol with nonrandomized subprotocols A–C and a randomized subprotocol D. Treatment is open-label and continuous in 3‑week cycles until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Central blinded independent radiologic review is used for key efficacy endpoints in A–C.

Treatments: Plixorafenib is administered orally, alone (Subprotocol A) or with cobicistat pharmacokinetic boosting (Subprotocols B and C); Subprotocol D randomizes to plixorafenib with or without cobicistat. Plixorafenib (PLX‑8394; FORE‑8394) is an investigational, selective BRAF inhibitor that disrupts RAF dimer signaling and is designed to avoid paradoxical ERK activation seen with first‑generation BRAF inhibitors; it targets class 1 V600 and selected class 2 alterations including fusions. Early clinical data have shown single‑agent activity across BRAF‑altered tumors with notable responses and durability in primary CNS tumors and MAPK inhibitor–naïve, non‑colorectal solid tumors, and a generally favorable tolerability profile. Cobicistat is used to increase systemic exposure of plixorafenib without dose escalation.

Outcomes: Primary endpoints: Objective response rate by blinded independent central review in Subprotocols A–C; and pharmacokinetics of plixorafenib (Cmax, AUC) in Subprotocol D. Secondary endpoints include duration of response, time to response, progression‑free survival, overall survival, disease control rate, landmark PFS and DOR rates, ORR and DOR by investigator assessment, plasma concentrations of plixorafenib and metabolites, and CNS‑specific ORR/DOR and subgroup analyses by CNS tumor grade in Subprotocol A.

Burden on patient: Moderate. Participants will undergo eligibility molecular testing confirmation and must provide archival tissue; fresh biopsy is required in Subprotocol B if archival tissue is unavailable, and Subprotocol D mandates a biopsy, increasing procedural burden. Serial imaging with BICR, baseline trajectory scans, and regular safety labs are expected; CNS cohorts will require MRI at typical interval frequencies. Subprotocol D includes intensive pharmacokinetic sampling to characterize exposure (especially around cobicistat boosting), adding multiple blood draws in early cycles. Daily oral therapy, potential corticosteroid taper requirements in CNS cohorts, and clinic visits every 3 weeks for toxicity assessment and drug dispensing contribute to ongoing time and travel demands, though the oral regimen avoids infusion visits. Overall, procedures exceed standard follow‑up due to central review, PK, and mandated biopsies in some cohorts.

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Newcastle Private Hospital

New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, 2305, Australia

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Sydney Children's Hospital Network - Randwick

Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

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Orange Health Service

Orange, New South Wales, 2800, Australia

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The Alfred

Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

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Sunny brook Health Sciences Centre- Bayview Campus

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

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Institut Bergonie

Bordeaux, Aquitaine, 33000, France

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Hôpital Nord de Marseille

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13005, France

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Hôpital Morvan

Brest, Finistère, 29200, France

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Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France

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Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest- Angers

Angers, Pays de la Loire Region, 49055, France

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Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, 94805, France

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Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole

Toulouse, 31059, France

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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany

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Krankenhaus Nordwest

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60488, Germany

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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, 13353, Germany

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Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST

Meldola, Forli-Cesena, 47014, Italy

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Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale

Napoli, Naples, 80131, Italy

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Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, 20132, Italy

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Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

Milan, 20141, Italy

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Haukeland Univeritetssjukehus

Bergen, Hordaland, 5021, Norway

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Oslo Universitetssykehus-Radiumhospitalet

Oslo, 0379, Norway

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Catholic University of Korea Saint Vincent's Hospital

Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea

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Seoul National University Hospital

Suwon, Gyeonggido, 443-721, South Korea

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Dong-A University Hospital

Pusan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 602-812, South Korea

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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, 58128, South Korea

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeoisi, 03080, South Korea

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Severance Hospital

Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea

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Hospital Clinico Universitarlo de Santiago

Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, 15706, Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitarlo de Valencia

Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús

Madrid, 28009, Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, 28041, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Seville, 41013, Spain

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Skånes Universitetssjukhus

Lund, Skåne County, 221 85, Sweden

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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

Solna, Stockholm County, 171 64, Sweden

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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester, England, M20 4BX, United Kingdom

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Sarah Cannon Research Institute

London, W1G 6AD, United Kingdom

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University of California Los Angeles Rheumatology

Westwood, Los Angeles, California, 90095-6984, United States

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UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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University of Miami Hospital and Clinics

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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The John Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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Maryland Oncology Hematology- Columbia

Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

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St. Luke's Hospital

Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

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Mosaic Life Care at Saint Joseph - Medical Center

Saint Joseph, Missouri, 64506, United States

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Nebraska Cancer Specialists - Midwest Cancer Center - Legacy

Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States

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Overlook Medical Center

Summit, New Jersey, 07901, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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Taylor Cancer Research Center

Maumee, Ohio, 43537, United States

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Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

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Toledo Clinic Cancer Center

Toledo, Ohio, 43623, United States

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

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Lifespan Cancer Institute - Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center

Temple, Texas, 43205, United States

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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute

Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

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University of Washington School of Medicine

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West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

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