1. Phase I, first-in-human study of futibatinib, a highly selective, irreversible FGFR1–4 inhibitor in patients with advanced solid tumors.
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Bahleda, R., Meric-Bernstam, F., Goyal, L., Tran, B., He, Y., Yamamiya, I., Benhadji, K.A., Matos, I., and Arkenau, H.-T.
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FIBROBLAST growth factor receptors , *PHARMACOKINETICS , *PHARMACODYNAMICS , *CANCER patients , *CLINICAL trials - Abstract
Futibatinib is an oral, irreversible, highly selective fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)1–4 inhibitor with potent preclinical activity against tumors harboring FGFR aberrations. This first-in-human, phase I dose-escalation trial (NCT02052778) evaluates the safety and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of futibatinib in advanced solid tumors. Following a standard 3+3 dose-escalation design, eligible patients with advanced solid tumors refractory to standard therapies received 8–200 mg futibatinib three times a week (t.i.w.) or 4–24 mg once daily (q.d.). A total of 86 patients were enrolled in the nine t.i.w. (n = 42) and five q.d. cohorts (n = 44); 71 patients (83%) had tumors harboring FGF/FGFR aberrations. Three of nine patients in the 24-mg q.d. cohort experienced dose-limiting toxicities, including grade 3 increases in alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and blood bilirubin (n = 1 each). The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was determined to be 20 mg q.d.; no MTD was defined for the t.i.w. schedule. Across cohorts (n = 86), the most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were hyperphosphatemia (59%), diarrhea (37%), and constipation (34%); 48% experienced grade 3 TEAEs. TEAEs led to dose interruptions, dose reductions, and treatment discontinuations in 55%, 14%, and 3% of patients, respectively. Pharmacokinetics were dose proportional across all q.d. doses but not all t.i.w. doses evaluated, with saturation observed between 80 and 200 mg t.i.w. Serum phosphorus increased dose dependently with futibatinib on both schedules, but a stronger exposure–response relationship was observed with q.d. dosing, supporting 20 mg q.d. as the recommended phase II dose (RP2D). Overall, partial responses were observed in five patients [ FGFR2 fusion-positive intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (n = 3) and FGFR1 -mutant primary brain tumor (n = 2)], and stable disease in 41 (48%). Futibatinib treatment resulted in manageable safety, pharmacodynamic activity, and preliminary responses in patients with advanced solid tumors. The results of this phase I dose-escalation trial support 20 mg q.d. futibatinib as the RP2D. FOENIX-101 (ClinicalTrials.gov , NCT02052778). • This is a first-in-human phase I dose-escalation trial of futibatinib, a highly selective, irreversible fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)1–4 inhibitor. • Futibatinib showed tolerability and preliminary efficacy in patients with heavily pretreated advanced solid tumors. • A dose of 20 mg once-daily continuous futibatinib was selected as the phase II recommended dose. • Futibatinib is being investigated in ongoing phase II/III trials in patients with advanced cancers harboring FGFR aberrations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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