A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FORE8394 in Participants With Cancer Harboring BRAF Alterations

Last updated: July 23, 2025
Sponsor: Fore Biotherapeutics
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Solid Tumors

Thyroid Cancer

Treatment

Plixorafenib

Cobicistat

FORE8394

Clinical Study ID

NCT05503797
F8394-201
2022-000627-20
  • Ages > 10
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The objective of this Master Protocol is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of plixorafenib in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, or recurrent or progressive primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors harboring BRAF fusions, or in participants with rare BRAF V600-mutated solid tumors, melanoma, thyroid, or recurrent primary CNS tumors.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria

Subprotocol A:

  1. Male and female, ≥10 years of age, and weighing ≥30 kg.

  2. Histologic diagnosis of a solid tumor or primary CNS tumor.

  3. Documentation of BRAF gene fusion in tumor and/or blood detected by an analyticallyvalidated test by DNA sequencing or RNA (transcriptome) sequencing.

  4. Have an archival tissue sample available meeting protocol requirements.

  5. Consent to provide scan(s) prior to baseline to assess change in tumor trajectory.

  6. Received all available standard therapy, is intolerant to available therapies, orthe investigator has determined that treatment with standard therapy is notappropriate.

  7. All adverse events related to prior therapies (chemotherapy; radiotherapy; surgery)must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline.

Subprotocol B:

  1. Male and female, ≥10 years of age, and weighing ≥30 kg.

  2. Histological diagnosis of a primary CNS tumor, including but not limited to thefollowing:

  3. Adults (≥18 years) with Grade 1-4 glioma or glioneuronal tumor (includingglioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, high grade astrocytoma with piloidfeatures, pilocytic astrocytoma, gliosarcoma, anaplastic pleomorphicxanthoastrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma,not otherwise specified [NOS], ganglioglioma, or recurrent LGG). OR

  4. Pediatric patients (10-17 years of age) with a Grade 3 or 4 glioma orglioneuronal tumor, including those with a prior, histologically confirmed,diagnosis of a low-grade glioma or glioneuronal tumor and now have radiographicor histopathological findings consistent with WHO [2021] Grade 3 or 4 primaryCNS tumor.

  5. Participants must have unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic diseasethat: i. Had prior treatment with radiotherapy and/or first-line chemotherapy orconcurrent chemoradiation therapy OR

  • Note: Participants who have a WHO Grade 3 or 4 glioma for whom chemotherapyand/or radiotherapy is not considered standard of care may remain eligible forthe study. ii. Is intolerant to available therapies OR iii. The investigator has determinedthat treatment with standard therapy is not appropriate.
  1. Documented BRAF V600E mutation in tumor and/or liquid biopsy detected by ananalytically validated test at CLIA or CLIA-equivalent laboratory approved bysponsor or sponsor-designated central test.

  2. An archival tissue sample available meeting protocol requirements, or fresh biopsyis required if the archival sample is not available for retrospective confirmationtest.

  3. Consent to provide scan(s) prior to baseline to assess change in tumor trajectory.

  4. Measurable disease based upon specified response criteria, as determined by theradiographic BICR.

  5. All adverse events related to prior therapies (eg, chemotherapy, radiotherapy,surgery) must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline.

  6. Participants who are receiving corticosteroid treatment must be on a stable ordecreasing dose of ≤8 mg/day of dexamethasone or equivalent corticosteroid treatmentfor 7 days prior to first dose of study treatments.

Subprotocol C:

  1. Male and female, ≥10 years of age, and weighing ≥30 kg.

  2. Histologic diagnosis of a rare BRAF V600E-mutated solid tumor that is unresectable,locally advanced or metastatic.

  3. Measurable disease on CT, MRI, or physical exam

  4. Documented BRAF V600E mutation in tumor and/or liquid biopsy detected by ananalytically validated test.

  5. Have an archival tissue sample available meeting protocol requirements.

  6. Consent to provide scan(s) prior to baseline to assess change in tumor trajectory

  7. Received all available standard therapy, is intolerant to available therapies, orthe investigator has determined that treatment with standard therapy is notappropriate.

  8. All adverse events related to prior therapies (chemotherapy; radiotherapy; surgery)must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline.

Subprotocol D:

  1. Male and female, ≥10 years of age, and weighing ≥30 kg.

  2. Histologic diagnosis of a metastatic melanoma or thyroid cancer harboring a BRAFV600E mutation.

  3. Participants with cutaneous melanoma have previously received and not tolerated aBRAF inhibitor, while participants with thyroid cancer are MAPK inhibitor naïve.

  4. Measurable disease on CT, MRI, or physical exam.

  5. Evidence of BRAF V600E mutation in tumor and/or blood detected by genomic tests.

  6. Consent to provide a tumor biopsy.

  7. All adverse events related to prior therapies (chemotherapy; radiotherapy; surgery)must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Subprotocol A:

  1. Participants with known co-occurring NF1 alteration and/or RAS-related mutations.

  2. Participants with evidence of subclonal mutations or heterogeneity that areindicative of a prior treatment effect instead of a driver mutation.

  3. Prior treatment with RAF/BRAF inhibitors active for Class 2 BRAF alterations foradvanced unresectable or metastatic disease.

  4. Prior treatment with a MEK inhibitor.

  5. Tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s) and/or targeted therapies are allowed (other thanBRAF/MAPK pathway inhibitors per Exclusion Criteria 3 and 4) and will be restrictedto no more than the number of lines of therapy that are consistent with standardtreatment guidelines.

  6. Malignancy with co-occurring activating RAS mutation(s) at any time.

  7. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with studyrequirements.

  8. HIV infection with exceptions; discuss with treating physician.

  9. Have impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that maysignificantly alter the absorption of oral plixorafenib or cobicistat (such asulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorptionsyndrome, and small bowel resection).

  10. Current active liver disease from any cause, including a positive test at screeningfor HBV (HBsAg), or HCV (HCV antibody, confirmed by HCV RNA PCR).

  11. Grade ≥2 changes in AST, ALT, GGT, or bilirubin attributed to prior immunecheckpoint inhibitor treatment are exclusionary, even if resolved.

Subprotocol B:

  1. Prior treatment with BRAF, ERK, and/or MEK inhibitor(s).

  2. Known or suspected neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1) and/or RAS related gene alterations.

  3. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with studyrequirements.

  4. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.

  5. HIV infection with exceptions; discuss with treating physician.

  6. Have impairment of GI function or GI disease that may significantly alter theabsorption of oral plixorafenib or cobicistat (such as ulcerative diseases,uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, small bowelresection).

  7. Grade ≥ 2 changes in AST, ALT, gamma-glutamyl transaminase (GGT), or bilirubinattributed to prior immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment are exclusionary, even ifresolved.

Subprotocol C:

  1. Diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (neuroendocrine or acinar tumors are eligible).

  2. Diagnosis of BRAF V600E-mutated cutaneous melanoma, thyroid cancer (ATC and PTC), orNSCLC.

  3. Participant has CNS metastases.

  4. Prior treatment with BRAF, ERK, and/or MEK inhibitor(s).

  5. Known or suspected neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1) and/or RAS related gene alterations.

  6. Participants with prostate, breast, or gynecologic cancers with known activatingmutations that lead to constitutive hormone receptor activation (AR-V7, ESR1).

  7. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with studyrequirements.

  8. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.

  9. HIV infection with exceptions; discuss with treating physician.

Subprotocol D:

  1. Known or suspected neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1) and/or RAS related gene alterations.

  2. Participants with known acquired driver mutations, including from prior MAPK pathwaytargeted therapies.

  3. Participant has CNS metastases.

  4. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with studyrequirements.

  5. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.

  6. HIV infection with exceptions; discuss with treating physician.

Study Design

Total Participants: 250
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Plixorafenib
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
February 21, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
December 28, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Newcastle Private Hospital

    New Lambton Heights, New South Wales 2305
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Orange Health Service

    Orange, New South Wales 2800
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Sydney Children's Hospital Network - Randwick

    Randwick, New South Wales 2031
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • The Alfred

    Melbourne, Victoria 3004
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sunny brook Health Sciences Centre- Bayview Campus

    Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

    Montréal, Quebec H3T 1C5
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Bergonie

    Bordeaux Cedex, Aquitaine 33000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Nord de Marseille

    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône 13005
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Morvan

    Brest, Finistère 29200
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière

    Paris, Ile-de-France 75013
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest- Angers

    Angers, Pays De La Loire 49055
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, Val-de-Marne 94805
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

    Paris, 75013
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg 69120
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Krankenhaus Nordwest

    Frankfurt, Hessen 60488
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, 13353
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST

    Meldola, Forli-Cesena 47014
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale

    Napoli, Naples 80131
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Ospedale San Raffaele

    Milan, 20132
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

    Milano, 20141
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Catholic University of Korea Saint Vincent's Hospital

    Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16247
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Suwon, Gyeonggido 443-721
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dong-A University Hospital

    Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do 602-812
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

    Hwasun, Jeollanam-do 58128
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeoisi 03080
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Severance Hospital

    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi 03722
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Haukeland Univeritetssjukehus

    Bergen, Hordaland 5021
    Norway

    Site Not Available

  • Oslo Universitetssykehus-Radiumhospitalet

    Oslo, 0379
    Norway

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clinico Universitarlo de Santiago

    Santiago De Compostela, A Coruña 15706
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Clinico Universitarlo de Valencia

    València, Valencia 46010
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús

    Madrid, 28009
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Sevilla, 41013
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Skånes Universitetssjukhus

    Lund, Skåne Län 221 85
    Sweden

    Active - Recruiting

  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

    Solna, Stockholms Län 171 64
    Sweden

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester, England M20 4BX
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    London, W1G 6AD
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California Los Angeles Rheumatology - Westwood

    Los Angeles, California 90095
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California 94143
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California Los Angeles Rheumatology

    Westwood, California 90095-6984
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Miami Hospital and Clinics

    Miami, Florida 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The John Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Maryland Oncology Hematology- Columbia

    Rockville, Maryland 20850
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Luke's Hospital

    Duluth, Minnesota 55805
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Heartland Regional Medical Center

    Saint Joseph, Missouri 64507
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mosaic Life Care at Saint Joseph - Medical Center

    Saint Joseph, Missouri 64506
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mosaic Life Care at Saint Joseph - Medical Center

    St Joseph, Missouri 64506
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nebraska Cancer Specialists - Midwest Cancer Center - Legacy

    Omaha, Nebraska 68130
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Overlook Medical Center

    Summit, New Jersey 07901
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Colombus, Ohio 43205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio 43205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Taylor Cancer Research Center

    Maumee, Ohio 43537
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Toledo Clinic Cancer Center

    Toledo, Ohio 43623
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Lifespan Cancer Institute - Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baylor Scott & White Research Institute

    Dallas, Texas 75246
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center

    Temple, Texas 43205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Washington School of Medicine

    Seattle, Washington 98109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus

    Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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