Phase 1/2 Study of the Highly-selective RET Inhibitor, Pralsetinib (BLU-667), in Participants With Thyroid Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Other Advanced Solid Tumors
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A Phase 1/2 Study of the Highly-selective RET Inhibitor, BLU-667, in Patients With Thyroid Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Other Advanced Solid Tumors
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Brief Summary
This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, first-in-human (FIH) study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary antineoplastic activity of pralsetinib (BLU-667) administered orally in participants with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), RET-altered NSCLC and other RET-altered solid tumors.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Mar 2017
Longer than P75 for phase_1
71 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 20, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 31, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 17, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 21, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 21, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
May 31, 2025
CompletedMay 31, 2025
May 1, 2025
7 years
January 20, 2017
March 19, 2025
May 30, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Phase 1 : Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of Pralsetinib
MTD was defined as the highest tolerated dose of pralsetinib without causing dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). DLT was defined as any Grade ≥3 adverse event (AE) occurring during Cycle 1 during Phase 1 (dose escalation) that is not clearly caused by something other than pralsetinib. RP2D was defined as the highest dose with acceptable toxicity as determined from dose-escalation phase.
Up to approximately 30.8 months
Phase 1 and Phase 2: Number of Participants With AEs and Serious AEs (SAEs)
An AE was any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of a drug in humans, whether or not considered drug related. An AE can be any unfavorable and unintended sign (e.g., an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a drug, without any judgment about causality. A SAE is any significant hazard, contraindication, side effect that is fatal or life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, is medically significant or requires intervention to prevent one or other of the outcomes listed above.
From Cycle 1 Day 1 up to 30 days after the final dose of study drug (up to approximately 6.7 years)
Phase 2: Overall Response Rate (ORR)
ORR was defined as the percentage of participants with a confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) for at least two assessments with at least 28 days apart and no disease progression (PD) in between. Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1), CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions or any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) having a reduction in the short axis to \<10 millimeters (mm). PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters (SOD) of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline SOD, in the absence of CR. PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in SOD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest SOD on study (including baseline). ORR and its two-sided 95% CI, based on the exact binomial distribution (Clopper-Pearson), were presented.
Up to approximately 79.8 months
Secondary Outcomes (41)
Phase 1: ORR
Up to approximately 28 months
Phase 1 and Phase 2: ORR in RET-fusion Positive NSCLC Participants With Specific RET Gene Status
Up to approximately 79.8 months
Phase 1 and Phase 2: ORR in RET-mutation MTC Participants With Specific RET Gene Status
Up to approximately 79.8 months
Phase 1 and Phase 2: ORR in RET-fusion Positive TC Participants With Specific RET Gene Status
Up to approximately 79.8 months
Phase 1 and Phase 2: Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) in RET-fusion Positive NSCLC Participants With Specific RET Gene Status
Up to approximately 79.8 months
- +36 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Phase 1 Dose Escalation
EXPERIMENTALMultiple doses of pralsetinib (BLU-667) for oral administration.
Phase 2 Dose Expansion
EXPERIMENTALOral dose of pralsetinib (BLU-667) as determined during Dose Escalation.
Interventions
pralsetinib (BLU-667) is a potent and selective inhibitor of the RET mutations, fusions, and predicted resistant mutants
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Diagnosis during dose escalation (Phase 1) - Pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed non-resectable advanced solid tumor.
- All participants treated at doses \> 120 mg per day must have MTC, or a RET-altered solid tumor per local assessment of tumor tissue and/or blood.
- Diagnosis during dose expansion (Phase 2) - All participants (with the exception of participants with MTC enrolled in Groups 3, 4, and 9) must have an oncogenic RET-rearrangement/fusion or mutation (excluding synonymous, frameshift, and nonsense mutations) solid tumor, as determined by local or central testing of tumor or circulating tumor nucleic acid in blood; as detailed below.
- Group 1 - participants must have pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a RET fusion previously treated with a platinum-based chemotherapy.
- Group 2 - participants must have pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a RET fusion not previously treated with a platinum-based chemotherapy, including those who have not had any systemic therapy. Prior platinum chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting is permitted if the last dose of platinum was 4 months or more before the first dose of study drug.
- Group 3 - participants must have pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed advanced MTC that had progressed within 14 months prior to the Screening Visit and was previously treated with cabozantinib and/or vandetanib.
- Group 4 - participants must have pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed advanced MTC that had progressed within 14 months prior to the Screening Visit and was not previously treated with cabozantinib and/or vandetanib.
- Group 5 - participants must have a pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed advanced solid tumor with an oncogenic RET fusion, have previously received standard of care (SOC) appropriate for their tumor type (unless there is no accepted standard therapy for the tumor type or the Investigator has determined that treatment with standard therapy is not appropriate), and must not have been eligible for any of the other groups.
- Group 6 - participants must have a pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed advanced solid tumor with an oncogenic RET fusion or mutation that was previously treated with a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that inhibits RET
- Group 7 - participants must have a pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed advanced solid tumor with an oncogenic RET mutation previously treated with SOC appropriate for the tumor type and not eligible for any of the other groups
- Group 8 - participants must have pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a RET fusion that was previously treated with a platinum based chemotherapy (China only).
- Group 9 - participants must have pathologically documented, definitively diagnosed advanced MTC that had progressed within 14 months prior to the Screening Visit, and was not previously treated with systemic therapy (except prior cytotoxic chemotherapy is allowed) for advanced or metastatic disease (China only).
- Participants must have non-resectable disease.
- Dose expansion (Phase 2): Participants in all groups (except Group 7) must have measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 (or RANO, criteria if appropriate for tumor type).
- Participants agrees to provide tumor tissue (archived, if available or a fresh biopsy) for RET status confirmation and is willing to consider an on-treatment tumor biopsy, if considered safe and medically feasible by the treating Investigator. For Phase 2, Group 6, participants are required to undergo a pretreatment biopsy to define baseline RET status in tumor tissue.
- +1 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Participant's cancer has a known primary driver alteration other than RET. For example, NSCLC with a targetable mutation in EGFR, ALK, ROS1 or BRAF; colorectal with an oncogenic KRAS, NRAS, or BRAF mutation.
- Participants had any of the following within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug:
- Platelet count \< 75 × 10\^9/L.
- Absolute neutrophil count \< 1.0 × 10\^9/L.
- Hemoglobin \< 9.0 g/dL (red blood cell transfusion and erythropoietin may be used to reach at least 9.0 g/dL, but must have been administered at least 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug.
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) if no hepatic metastases are present; \> 5 × ULN if hepatic metastases are present.
- Total bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN; \> 3 × ULN with direct bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN in presence of Gilbert's disease.
- Estimated (Cockcroft-Gault formula) or measured creatinine clearance \< 40 mL/min.
- Total serum phosphorus \> 5.5 mg/dL
- QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 470 msec or history of prolonged QT syndrome or Torsades de pointes, or familial history of prolonged QT syndrome.
- Clinically significant, uncontrolled, cardiovascular disease.
- Central nervous system (CNS) metastases or a primary CNS tumor that is associated with progressive neurological symptoms.
- Clinically symptomatic interstitial lung disease or interstitial pneumonitis including radiation pneumonitis
- Participants in Groups 1-5 and 7 (Phase 2) previously treated with a selective RET inhibitor
- Participant had a major surgical procedure within 14 days of the first dose of study drug
- +2 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (71)
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, 92868, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, 33136-1002, United States
Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
Columbia, Maryland, 21044-3257, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114-2696, United States
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0934, United States
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55902-3003, United States
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110-1010, United States
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208-3412, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, 10021, United States
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown
Austin, Texas, 78705-1165, United States
Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030-4000, United States
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
Antwerp University Hospital
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, 100036, China
Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, 100142, China
The affiliated Cancer Hospital, School of Medicine, UESTC
Chengdu, 610041, China
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, 610041, China
Chongqing Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, 400030, China
Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, 350014, China
First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University
Ganzhou, 341000, China
Sun Yet-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, 510060, China
Guangdong General Hospital
Guangzhou, 510080, China
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, 310022, China
Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, 250013, China
Gansu Cancer Hospital
Lanzhou, 730050, China
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, 200032, China
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, 200120, China
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
Tianjing, 300060, China
Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, 430023, China
Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, 450008, China
Institut Bergonie
Bordeaux, 33000, France
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille (CHRU) - Hôpital Claude Huriez
Lille, 59037, France
Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, 69008, France
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 6100, France
Institut Curie
Paris, 75248, France
CHU de Rennes - Hopital de Pontchaillo
Rennes, 35033, France
Hôpital Larrey
Toulouse, 31059, France
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring GmbH
Berlin, 14165, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, 45122, Germany
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH
Heidelberg, 69126, Germany
Klinikum der Universität München
München, 81377, Germany
Pius-Hospital
Oldenburg, 26121, Germany
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, 123456, Hong Kong
Ospedale Santa Maria Delle Croci
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, 48100, Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena
Rome, Lazio, 00144, Italy
IEO
Milan, Lombardy, 20141, Italy
Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Milan, Lombardy, 20162, Italy
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Amsterdam, 1066 CX, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
National Cancer Centre
Singapore, 169610, Singapore
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
Institut Catala d Oncologia Hospitalet
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08908, Spain
Vall d?Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
Hospital Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, Guys Hospital
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, W1T 7HA, United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Medical Communications
- Organization
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Trials
Hoffmann-La Roche
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
- Expanded Access
- Yes
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 20, 2017
First Posted
January 31, 2017
Study Start
March 17, 2017
Primary Completion
March 21, 2024
Study Completion
March 21, 2024
Last Updated
May 31, 2025
Results First Posted
May 31, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share