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NCT02975700Completed

A Study of PLX3397 in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic KIT-mutated Melanoma

A Phase I/II Open Label, Multicenter Study of PLX3397 in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic KIT-mutated Melanoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this Phase I/II study is to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of the investigational drug PLX3397 in subjects with unresectable or metastatic KIT-mutated melanoma.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6 (actual)
First submitted
21 Nov 2016
Start date
31 Jan 2017
Primary completion date
31 Aug 2018
Lead sponsor
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Diseases
Melanoma
NCT number
NCT02975700

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 6
  • From 31 Jan 2017 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2018
  • 5 sites in 2 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Prior treatment with a KIT inhibitor for melanoma
  • Exposure to any investigational drug within 28 days or unresolved adverse effects from previous therapy
  • Concomitant treatment with other anti-neoplastic agents (hormonal therapy acceptable)
  • Major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 14 days of initiating study drug or anticipation of the need for major surgery during the study
  • Previous radiotherapy to 25% or more of the bone marrow and/or radiation therapy within 28 days prior to study entry
  • Inability to swallow capsules, or refractory nausea and vomiting, malabsorption, an external biliary shunt, or significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption
  • Congestive heart failure (CHF) New York (NY) Heart Association class III or IV; unstable coronary artery disease \[myocardial infarction (MI) more than 6 months prior to study entry is permitted\] or serious cardiac arrhythmia

Other illness

  • Active secondary malignancy unless the malignancy is not expected to interfere with the evaluation of safety and is approved by the Sponsor
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent or infectious illness
  • Active or chronic infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or hepatitis B virus (HBV)
  • Known chronic liver disease

Lab values

  • Baseline QT interval corrected using Fridericia equation (QTcF) ≥ 450 msec (for males) or ≥ 470 msec (for females) at Screening

Other

  • Presence of NRAS or BRAF mutation
  • Symptomatic brain metastases.
  • Women who are breast-feeding or pregnant

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Unresectable stage III or stage IV melanoma which is histologically confirmed at the treating institution with KIT mutation(s) not known to be resistant to PLX3397
  • Presence of measurable lesions by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance Status (PS) 0-2
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • Adequate organ and bone marrow function
  • Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and must agree to use an effective form of contraception from the time of the negative pregnancy test up to 3 months after the last dose of study drug. Women of non-child-bearing potential must have been postmenopausal for ≥ 1 year or surgically sterile.
  • Fertile men must agree to use an effective method of birth control during the study and for up to 3 months after the last dose of study drug.
  • Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures and to comply with all study requirements

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (5)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Beijing Cancer Hospital
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BeijingChinaUnknown status
Sun Yat-sen Hospital
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GuangzhouChinaUnknown status
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Seoul National University Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Samsung Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status

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