Gene-Based dosing study aims to make cancer drug safer
NCT ID NCT02680795
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tested the safety and drug levels of belinostat in 17 patients with advanced solid tumors or blood cancers that had not responded to prior treatments. Researchers grouped patients by their UGT1A1 gene type to see if genetic differences affect how the drug is processed. The goal was to gather information for safer dosing in future studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- belinostat (Beleodaq)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand how to dose belinostat more safely for patients with different genetic backgrounds.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study with only 17 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The drug may still cause side effects regardless of gene type.
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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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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2016
- Finished
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Jul 2020
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Patient is diagnosed with advanced solid tumors or advanced hematological malignancy that is relapsed/refractory, for which no standard salvage therapy exists. 2. Patient must have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy for the current malignancy and has recovered from any toxicity of the prior therapy at screening. 3. Patient has adequate hematological and hepatic functions. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient is taking UGT1A1 inhibitors (eg, atazanavir, gemfibrozil, indinavir, ketoconazole, sorafenib) at screening. 2. Patient has HBV or HCV 3. Patient has a known HIV positive diagnosis. 4. Patient has congestive heart failure Class III/IV 5. Patient has had previous exposure to belinostat.
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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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Gabrail Cancer Center Research
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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John Wayne Cancer Institute @ Providence Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation
Whittier, California, 90603, United States
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