Targeted drug shows promise for rare bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT04238715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called E7090 in 63 people with advanced bile duct cancer that has a specific genetic change (FGFR2 fusion). Participants had already tried chemotherapy without success. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink tumors. Results help determine if this targeted therapy offers a new treatment option for this hard-to-treat cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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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20 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants with a histologically or cytologically diagnosis of intrahepatic or perihilar cholangiocarcinoma who agree to provide archival tumor sample or residual biopsy sample, or agree with tumor biopsy. 2. Participants who have confirmed FGFR2 gene fusion of tumor by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in central laboratory. FGFR2 gene fusion confirmed by the same FISH assay in another test/study will be discussed with the sponsor and agreed on a case by case basis. 3. Participants with surgically unresectable or advanced/metastatic disease who have received at least one prior chemotherapy including gemcitabine-based combination chemotherapy (example: gemcitabine and cisplatin) a. Prior adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed if relapse was within 6 months after last administration. 4. Measurable disease meeting the following criteria: 1. At least 1 lesion of \>=1.0 centimeter (cm) in the longest diameter for a non-lymph node or \>=1.5 cm in the short-axis diameter for a lymph node that is serially measurable according to RECIST 1.1 using computerized tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI). 2. Lesions that have had external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) or locoregional therapies such as radiofrequency (RF) ablation must show evidence of progressive disease based on RECIST 1.1 to be deemed a target lesion. 5. Corrected serum calcium less than or equal to (\<=) upper limit of normal (ULN). 6. Phosphate \<=ULN. 7. Participants with Performance Status (PS) score of 0-1 established by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). 8. Participants who are expected to survive for 3 months or longer after starting administration of the investigational drug. 9. Washout period required from the end of prior treatment to the start of E7090 administration will be as follows 1. Antibody and other investigational drugs : \>=4 weeks 2. Prior chemotherapy (except small-molecule targeted therapy), surgical therapy, radiation therapy:\>=3 weeks 3. Endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, small-molecule targeted therapy: \>=2 weeks Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants with brain or subdural metastases are not eligible, unless they have completed local therapy and have discontinued the use of corticosteroids for this indication for at least 4 weeks before starting treatment in this study. Any signs (example: radiologic) or symptoms of brain metastases must be stable for at least 4 weeks before starting study treatment. 2. Concomitant active infection requiring systemic treatment (except hepatitis B or C virus-infected participants who are under anti-viral treatment). 3. Participants who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV antibody) at Screening 2. 4. Child-Pugh score B or C. 5. Moderate or severe ascites extending from the pelvis to the liver surface. 6. Following ocular disorders 1. Current evidence of Grade 2 or higher corneal disorder 2. Current evidence of active macula disorder (example: age-related macular degeneration, central serous chorioretinal disease) 7. Participants whose toxicity of previous treatment has not recovered to Grade 1 or lower per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.03), except for alopecia, infertility and the adverse events listed in inclusion criteria. 8. Participants with prior therapy targeting FGFR2. 9. Participants who need the use of drugs or foods that strongly inhibits or induces the metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 during study treatment (there must be a time interval of \>= 7 days since the final use of these drugs or foods by the start of study treatment).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University
Baoding, Hebei, China
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Affilicataed Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
Hefei, Anhui, China
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Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Beijing Youan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Beijng Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Eisai Trial Site 1
Ube-Shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 10
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 11
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 12
Kyoto, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 13
Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 14
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 15
Fukuoka, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 16
Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 17
Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 18
Chiba, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 19
Kochi, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 2
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 20
Kagoshima, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 21
Niigata, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 22
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 23
Tsu, Mie-ken, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 24
Wakayama, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 3
Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 4
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 5
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 6
Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 7
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 8
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan
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Eisai Trial Site 9
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Fujian Provincial Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Guangdong Province Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hunan provincial people's hospital
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Jilin Cancer Hospital
Changchun, Jilin, China
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Nantong Tumor Hospital
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Ningbo First Hospital
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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Peking Union Medical University Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Bengbu, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen Univeristy
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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