Optimal Precision TherapIes to CustoMISE Care in Childhood and Adolescent Cancer

Last updated: January 26, 2026
Sponsor: Australian & New Zealand Children's Haematology/Oncology Group
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Lymphoma

Cancer (Pediatric)

Brain Tumor (Pediatric)

Treatment

Paxalisib, Irinotecan, Temozolomide

Pimasertib

Irinotecan (drug)

Clinical Study ID

NCT06208657
OPTIMISE
ANZCHOG2204
  • Ages < 21
  • All Genders

Study Summary

A companion platform trial to test novel targeted agents based on the patient's tumor profile.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must be diagnosed with a solid tumor, CNS tumor or lymphoma that hasprogressed despite standard therapy, or for which no effective standard therapyexists.

  2. Age <21 years at inclusion; patients 21 years and older may be included afterapproval by the Study Chair if they have a pediatric type recurrent/refractorymalignancy.

  3. Patients must be enrolled on a precision medicine study (i.e. PROFYLE, ZERO orequivalent as agreed with Study Chair).

  4. Patients enrolled in a Phase I cohort must have either evaluable or measurabledisease.

  5. Patients enrolled in a Phase II cohort must have measurable disease. Evaluable andmeasurable disease are defined by standard imaging criteria for the patient's tumortype.

  6. Disease evaluations, laboratory tests, and other clinical assessments that areconsidered standard of care may be undertaken at the patient's local oncologytreatment centre with results transferred to study site for evaluation.

  7. Performance status: Karnofsky performance status (for patients > 16 years of age) orLansky play score (for patients ≤ 16 years of age) ≥ 50%.

  8. Life expectancy ≥ 6 weeks.

  9. Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prioranticancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prioranticancer-directed therapy prior to enrolment.

  10. Adequate organ function.

  11. Able to comply with scheduled follow-up and with management of toxicity.

  12. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancytest.

  13. Fertile males must agree to use adequate contraception during the study andfollowing completion of treatment.

  14. Provide a signed and dated informed consent form.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) primary or metastatic tumourswho are neurologically unstable or require increasing doses of corticosteroids orlocal CNS-directed therapy to control their CNS disease. Patients on stable doses ofcorticosteroids for at least 7 days prior to receiving study drug may be included.

  2. Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantlyalter drug absorption of oral drugs (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea,vomiting, diarrhoea, or malabsorption syndrome) - only for arms that include orallyadministered therapeutic agents.

  3. Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease (including history of any cardiacarrhythmias, e.g., ventricular, supraventricular, nodal arrhythmias, or conductionabnormality), unstable ischemia, congestive heart failure within 12 months ofscreening.

  4. Known active viral hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or anyother uncontrolled infection.

  5. Major surgery within 21 days of the first dose of investigational drug. Gastrostomy,ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, endoscopic ventriculostomy, tumour biopsy and insertionof central venous access devices are not considered major surgery, but for theseprocedures, a 48-hour interval must be maintained before the first dose of theinvestigational drug is administered.

  6. Known hypersensitivity to any study drug or component of the formulation.

  7. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) females.

  8. Any other concomitant serious medical condition or organ dysfunction that in theopinion of the investigator would either compromise patient safety or interfere withthe evaluation of the safety of the investigational drug(s).

Study Design

Total Participants: 90
Treatment Group(s): 6
Primary Treatment: Paxalisib, Irinotecan, Temozolomide
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
July 10, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2035

Study Description

Both Australia (Zero Childhood Cancer) and Canada (PROFYLE) have developed precision oncology programs for the pediatric population through which samples from childhood/adolescent cancers undergo in depth genetic profiling. OPTIMISE is a companion platform trial, which will link patients to novel targeted agents based on their tumor profile. The trial will have multiple basket arms based on the most common genetically altered pathways the investigators have identified in these childhood cancers. Each arm of the trial will be histopathology agnostic and test a rational, novel combination therapy, to maximise potential clinical benefit.

Connect with a study center

  • John Hunter Children's Hospital

    Newcastle, New South Wales
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick

    Sydney, New South Wales
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Sydney, New South Wales
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • John Hunter Children's Hospital

    Newcastle 2155472, New South Wales 2155400
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick

    Sydney 2147714, New South Wales 2155400
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Sydney 2147714, New South Wales 2155400
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    Brisbane, Queensland
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    Brisbane 2174003, Queensland 2152274
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Women's and Children's Hospital

    Adelaide, South Australia
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Women's and Children's Hospital

    Adelaide 2078025, South Australia 2061327
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Royal Hobart Hospital

    Hobart 2163355, Tasmania 2147291 7000
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Monash Children's Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Children's Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Monash Children's Hospital

    Melbourne 2158177, Victoria 2145234
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Royal Children's Hospital

    Melbourne 2158177, Victoria 2145234
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth, Washington
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth 2063523, Western Australia 2058645
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Stollery Children's Hospital

    Edmonton 5946768,
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Sainte Justine

    Montreal 6077243,
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Sainte Justine

    Montréal,
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    Ottawa 6094817,
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto,
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto 6167865,
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • BC Children's Hospital

    Vancouver,
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • BC Children's Hospital

    Vancouver 6173331,
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

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