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Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

Study With Infigratinib in Subjects With Advanced Solid and CNS Tumors or Recurrent or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma With Selected FGFR1-3 Alterations (NEWEL Trial)

Phase 1 & 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Alberto Broniscer, MD
Research Sponsored by Helsinn Healthcare SA
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 24 months
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing Infigratinib, a medication that targets specific genetic changes in cancer cells. It focuses on pediatric patients with advanced tumors or recurrent/progressive Low-Grade Glioma with FGFR1-3 alterations. The drug works by blocking proteins that help cancer cells grow and survive. Infigratinib is recently approved in the USA for treating cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement.

Eligible Conditions
  • Brain Tumor
  • Solid Tumors

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 24 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Phase 1b Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) rate
Phase 2 Objective Response Rate (ORR) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
Secondary study objectives
Phase 1b Best Overall Response (BOR) assessed by Investigator
Phase 1b Best change in tumor size assessed by Investigator
Phase 1b Disease Control Rate (DCR) assessed by Investigator
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Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Infigratinib (BGJ398)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Generic name: infigratinib. Dosage forms: 18mg and 25mg sprinkle capsules and 25mg, 75mg, 100mg capsules. Phase 1b Three dose levels escalation until RP2D is determined. Phase 2 * Pediatric patients: dose defined in the phase 1b (RP2D); * Adults: 125 mg. Frequency: once daily for 21 days in each 28-day treatment cycle. Duration: Treatment duration will last up to 26 cycles unless progression, death or unacceptable toxicity occur.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Infigratinib
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Labcorp Drug Development, Inc.Industry Sponsor
10 Previous Clinical Trials
537 Total Patients Enrolled
Labcorp Corporation of America Holdings, IncIndustry Sponsor
19 Previous Clinical Trials
4,601 Total Patients Enrolled
Labcorp Drug Development IncIndustry Sponsor
16 Previous Clinical Trials
3,171 Total Patients Enrolled
Helsinn Healthcare SALead Sponsor
41 Previous Clinical Trials
9,461 Total Patients Enrolled
Alberto Broniscer, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh
8 Previous Clinical Trials
367 Total Patients Enrolled
~0 spots leftby Dec 2025