New drug LOXO-435 targets Hard-to-Treat bladder cancers
NCT ID NCT05614739
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a new oral drug called LOXO-435, alone or with other cancer medicines, in people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific change in the FGFR3 gene. The study aims to find the right dose and check for safety and early signs of effectiveness. Up to 535 participants with bladder or other cancers will take part for about 2.5 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LOXO-435 (a targeted drug taken by mouth)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced bladder or other cancers that have a specific FGFR3 gene change.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial, so the drug may not work as hoped or could have unexpected side effects. It is also only for people with a specific gene change, so it would not help everyone.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
About 677 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Cohort A1, C1, D1, and D2: Locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor malignancy with a qualifying FGFR3 alteration. * Cohort A2, B2, B5 and B7: Urothelial cancer (UC) that is locally advanced or metastatic with a qualifying FGFR3 genetic alteration. * Cohorts B1 and B4: Urothelial cancer that is locally advanced or metastatic and have received prior erdafitinib. * Cohort B6: Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer with a qualifying FGFR3 alteration. * Cohort B7: Urothelial cancer that is locally advanced or metastatic with a qualifying FGFR3 genetic alteration and expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). * Cohort B8: Low Grade Intermediate Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder cancer and a qualifying FGFR3 genetic alteration. * Measurability of disease: * Cohort A1, D1, and D2: Measurable or non-measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v 1.1 (RECIST v1.1). * Cohorts A2, B1, B2, B4, B5, B7, and C1: Measurable disease required as defined by RECIST v1.1. * Cohort B8: Baseline disease which includes at least 1 lesion. * Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of: * 0 or 1 for Cohorts A1, A2, B5, B6, B7, and B8. * Less than or equal to 2 for Cohorts B1, B2, B4, C1, DI and D2. * Cohort B6: Must be eligible for radical cystectomy plus pelvic lymph node dissection and agree to undergo curative intent standard radical cystectomy plus pelvic lymph node dissection. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy. * Untreated or uncontrolled CNS metastases. * Current evidence of corneal keratopathy or retinal disorder. Individuals with asymptomatic ophthalmic conditions may be eligible. * Any serious unresolved toxicities from prior therapy. * Significant cardiovascular disease. * Prolongation of the QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF). * Active uncontrolled systemic infection or other clinically significant medical conditions. * Participants who are pregnant, lactating, or plan to breastfeed during the study or within 6 months of the last dose of study treatment. Participants who have stopped breastfeeding may be enrolled. * Cohort D1 only: * Have had renal transplantation. * Have a known history of nephrotic syndrome. * Have uncontrolled fluid overload, including clinically significant ascites, pleural effusion, or peripheral edema. * Have uncontrolled hypertension. * Are on hemodialysis or similar. * Cohort D2 only: * Have a history of: * Ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. * Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy unless managed concurrently with atrial fibrillation. * Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. * Second- or third-degree atrioventricular block unless a functioning pacemaker is in place. * Heart rate less than (\<) 50 bpm. * Have any of these medical conditions: * Severe respiratory insufficiency. * Sleep apnea syndrome. * Myasthenia gravis. * Acute narrow-angle glaucoma. * Active liver disease or clinically significant hepatic impairment. * History of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis with any HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Muscle invasive bladder cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
82 sites in 14 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Advent Health
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32804, United States
-
Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGNagoya, 464-8681, Japan
-
Allegheny General Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
-
Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
-
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
-
Beijing Cancer hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100142, China
-
Beijing Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
-
British Columbia Cancer Agency
RECRUITINGVancouver, V5Z 1J3, Canada
-
Calvary Mater Newcastle
RECRUITINGHunter Region, NSW, 2310, Australia
-
Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
RECRUITINGTokyo, 135-8550, Japan
-
Carolina Urologic Research Center
RECRUITINGMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
-
Centre Leon Berard
RECRUITINGLyon, 69373, France
-
City of Hope
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
-
Columbia University
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
-
David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
-
Emory University Hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
-
Erasmus MC
RECRUITINGGE Rotterdam, 3015, Netherlands
-
Fundacion MD Anderson International Espana
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28033, Spain
-
GenesisCare North Shore
RECRUITINGSt Leonards, 2065, Australia
-
Haukeland University Hospital
RECRUITINGBergen, 5021, Norway
-
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
-
Hospital Universitario Marques De Valdecilla
RECRUITINGSantander, 39008, Spain
-
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
-
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
-
Indiana University (IU) Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
-
Institut Bergonie
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
-
Institut Catala d'Oncologia - L'Hospitalet
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08908, Spain
-
Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94805, France
-
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410, United States
-
Klinikum der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM Klinikum)
RECRUITINGMünchen, 81675, Germany
-
MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
-
Macquarie University
RECRUITINGSydney, 2109, Australia
-
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
-
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
-
Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
-
National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, 104-0045, Japan
-
National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGChiba, 277-8577, Japan
-
New York University (NYU)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
-
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
-
Oslo University Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, 0450, Norway
-
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital - Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGLancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601, United States
-
Princess Margaret Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, M5G 2M9, Canada
-
Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 49100, Israel
-
Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200000, China
-
Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
-
Sarah Cannon and HCA Research Institute
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
-
Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
-
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
-
Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGTel Litwinsky, 5265601, Israel
-
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2SB, United Kingdom
-
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310002, China
-
South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) Madrid - CIOCC
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
-
St Vincent's Hospital
RECRUITINGDarlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
-
Stanford Medicine Cancer Center
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
-
Sun Yat-Sen University- Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangdong, 510060, China
-
Tennessee Oncology
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
-
Texas Oncology, P.A
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75251, United States
-
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
-
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi'an, 710061, China
-
The Ohio State University (OSU)
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
-
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC)
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
-
Thomas Jefferson University
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
-
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300060, China
-
UOC Fase I - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
-
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen
RECRUITINGTübingen, 72016, Germany
-
University of Arizona - Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
-
University of California (UC) Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
-
University of California - Irvine
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
-
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Division of Hematology-Oncology
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
-
University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC)
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
-
University of North Carolina (UNC) - Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
-
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
-
University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
-
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
-
University of Rochester - Wilmot Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
-
University of Texas Southwestern
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75244, United States
-
University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
-
University of Vermont Medical Center
RECRUITINGBurlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
-
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
-
Washington University in St. Louis
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
-
Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
-
Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhejiang, 310003, China
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can intensified chemotherapy before surgery clear bladder tumors?
- Lab-Grown tumor organoids could pick the right bladder chemo
- A pill instead of surgery? trial tests vepugratinib against Low-Grade bladder cancer
- First human test of BI 4060107 aims to find safe dose for Hard-to-Treat tumors
- Can zapping liver and lung tumors boost treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer?
- Can a new drug shield kidneys from chemotherapy damage?