scholarly journals FGFR2 Gene Fusion Positive

2020 ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 265-265
Author(s):  
Milind M. Javle ◽  
Sameek Roychowdhury ◽  
Robin Kate Kelley ◽  
Saeed Sadeghi ◽  
Teresa Macarulla ◽  
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265 Background: Treatment options for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) after progression on first-line gemcitabine-based therapy are limited. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 ( FGFR2) gene fusions occur in 13–17% of intrahepatic CCA. A single-arm, phase II study (NCT02150967) evaluated infigratinib, an ATP-competitive FGFR1–3-selective oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in previously-treated advanced CCA with FGFR fusions/rearrangements. Methods: Adult patients with advanced/metastatic CCA with progression on ≥1 line of systemic therapy received infigratinib 125 mg orally for 21 days of each 28-day cycle until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. All patients received prophylaxis with the oral phosphate binder sevelamer. Primary endpoint: objective response rate (ORR) by independent central review per RECIST v1.1, with duration of response (DOR). Secondary endpoints: progression-free survival (PFS), disease control rate, overall survival, safety, pharmacokinetics. Approximately 160 patients are planned (120/20/20 patients in Cohorts 1/2/3). This analysis focuses on Cohort 1 (patients with FGFR2 gene fusions or rearrangements without receiving a prior FGFR inhibitor). Results: As of 31 March 2020, 108 patients, including 83 (77%) with FGFR2 fusions, received infigratinib: median age 53 years (range 23–81 years); 54% had received ≥2 prior treatment lines. Median follow-up was 10.6 months (range 1.1–55.9 months). 96 patients (88.9%) discontinued treatment (12 ongoing). Centrally reviewed ORR was 23.1% (95% CI 15.6–32.2) including 1 CR and 24 PRs; median DOR was 5.0 months (range 0.9–19.1 months). Among responders, 8 (32.0%) patients had a DOR of ≥6 months. Median PFS was 7.3 months (95% CI 5.6–7.6 months). Prespecified subgroup analysis: ORR was 34% (17/50) in the second-line setting and 13.8% (8/58) in the third-/later-line setting (3–8 prior treatments). Most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs, any grade) were hyperphosphatemia (76.9%), eye disorders (67.6%, excluding central serous retinopathy/retinal pigment epithelium detachment [CSR/RPED]), stomatitis (54.6%), and fatigue (39.8%). CSR/RPED occurred in 16.7% of patients (including 1 G3 event; 0 G4). Other common grade 3/4 TEAEs were stomatitis (14.8%; all G3), hyponatremia (13.0%; all G3), and hypophosphatemia (13.0%; 13 G3, 1 G4). Conclusions: Infigratinib is associated with promising anticancer activity and a manageable AE profile in patients with advanced, refractory CCA with an FGFR2 gene fusion or rearrangement. A phase III study of infigratinib versus gemcitabine/cisplatin is ongoing in the front-line setting (NCT03773302). Clinical trial information: NCT02150967.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 538-538
Author(s):  
Chigusa Morizane ◽  
Makoto Ueno ◽  
Tatsuya Ioka ◽  
Masahiro Tajika ◽  
Masafumi Ikeda ◽  
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538 Background: E7090 is a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor against FGFR1-3. This first-in-human phase I study has been conducted in Japan and consists of 2 parts. Based on the toxic, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic profiles in Part 1, dose escalation study, the recommended dose was determined to be 140 mg QD for Part 2, an expansion study part restricted to patients with tumors harboring FGFR gene alterations. Here we provide the interim analysis results of Part 2. Methods: In Part 2, patients with cholangiocarcinoma harboring FGFR2 gene fusion (CCA cohort) and gastric cancer harboring FGFR2 gene amplification or FGFR2 protein high expression (GC cohort) were enrolled. Patients received oral dosing of E7090 until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Safety was assessed using CTCAE version 4.03. Tumor response was evaluated by site investigators using RECIST 1.1. Results: As of 31 March 2019, 16 patients including 6 patients in CCA cohort and 10 patients in GC cohort received E7090 in Part2. Median age was 63 years, 25% were female, ECOG PS of 0 and 1 were 50% respectively. 5 patients (83%) in CCA cohort and 1 patient (10%) in GC cohort achieved partial response as the best overall response. The disease control rates were 100% in CCA cohort and 30% in GC cohort, respectively. Median progression-free survivals were 8.3 months in CCA cohort and 2.8 months in GC cohort at the cut-off date. 2 patients with CCA remain on treatment. The most common treatment-related TEAEs occurring in 30% or more of patients in Part 2 were hyperphosphatemia (100%), palmar–plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (56%), paronychia (50%), dysgeusia (38%), stomatitis (31%), diarrhea (31%), increased AST (31%) and blood creatinine increased (31%). Grade≥3 treatment-related TEAEs were reported in 2 out of 16 patients (13%); they were increased AST, lipase increased and retinopathy. Conclusions: This study indicated that E7090 has a manageable safety profile in Part 2 and the promising clinical activity in CCA patients with FGFR2 gene fusion.


2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Mazzaferro ◽  
Bassel F. El-Rayes ◽  
Michele Droz dit Busset ◽  
Christian Cotsoglou ◽  
William P. Harris ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 368-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linh N.K. Tran ◽  
Ganessan Kichenadasse ◽  
Pamela J. Sykes

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequent cancer in men. The evolution from local PCa to castration-resistant PCa, an end-stage of disease, is often associated with changes in genes such as p53, androgen receptor, PTEN, and ETS gene fusion products. Evidence is accumulating that repurposing of metformin (MET) and valproic acid (VPA) either when used alone, or in combination, with another therapy, could potentially play a role in slowing down PCa progression. This review provides an overview of the application of MET and VPA, both alone and in combination with other drugs for PCa treatment, correlates the responses to these drugs with common molecular changes in PCa, and then describes the potential for combined MET and VPA as a systemic therapy for prostate cancer, based on potential interacting mechanisms.


Genetics ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Eric Alani ◽  
Nancy Kleckner

ABSTRACT We have made constructs that join the promoter sequences and a portion of the coding region of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HIS4 and GAL1 genes and the E. coli lacZ gene to the sixth codon of the S. cerevisiae URA3 gene (encodes orotidine-5′-phosphate (OMP) decarboxylase) to form three in frame protein fusions. In each case the fusion protein has OMP decarboxylase activity as assayed by complementation tests and this activity is properly regulated. A convenient cassette consisting of the URA3 segment plus some immediately proximal amino acids of HIS4C is available for making URA3 fusions to other proteins of interest. URA3 fusions offer several advantages over other systems for gene fusion analysis: the URA3 specified protein is small and cytosolic; genetic selections exist to identify mutants with either increased or decreased URA3 function in both yeast (S. cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe) and bacteria (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium); and a sensitive OMP decarboxylase enzyme assay is available. Also, OMP decarboxylase activity is present in mammals, Drosophila and plants, so URA3 fusions may eventually be applicable in these other organisms as well.


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