New hope for tough childhood cancer: experimental drug targets aurora kinase
NCT ID NCT04106219
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests an experimental drug called LY3295668 erbumine in children whose neuroblastoma has returned or not responded to treatment. The study aims to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors, either alone or with standard chemotherapy. About 71 participants will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LY3295668 erbumine (aurora kinase A inhibitor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for children with neuroblastoma that has come back or not responded to standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial focused on safety, so it is too soon to know if the drug works. Side effects may be significant, and the drug may not shrink tumors in most participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 71 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma and have active disease in at least one site: bone, bone marrow or soft tissue. Participants must be able to submit an archival sample of tissue. * Participants must be able to swallow capsules. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants must not have had an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell, bone marrow, or solid organ transplant. * Participants must not have untreated tumor that has spread to the brain or spinal cord. * Participants must not have a serious active disease other than neuroblastoma. * Participants must not have a condition affecting absorption. * Participants must not have had prior aurora kinase inhibitor exposure. * Participants must not have a known allergy to the study treatment. * Participants must not have symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or symptomatic activated/reactivated hepatitis A, B, or C.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Liverpool, L14 5AB, United Kingdom
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Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69373 CEDEX 08, France
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús
Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 8035, Spain
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Institut Curie
Paris, 75248, France
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Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
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National Cancer Center Hospital
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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Perth Children's Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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UZ Gent
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
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University of Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Köln
Cologne, 50924, Germany
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