New drug combo targets brain tumors with genetic flaw

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed solid tumor malignancies harboring PIK3CA mutations which include mutations in any of the following genes: PIK3CA, PIK3CB, PIK3CD, PIK3CG, PIK3R1, PIK3R2, PIK3R3, PIK3C2G, PIK3C3, INPP4A, INPP4B, INPPL1, INPP5D, PTEN, AKT1, AKT2, AKT3, and MTOR. * Brain metastases and/or leptomeningeal metastases involving the brain demonstrated by MR imaging of the brain. For patients with brain metastases, measurable lesion by RANO-BM is required28. Patients with spine leptomeningeal metastases are eligible for the study if they have leptomeningeal metastases of the brain demonstrated by MRI imaging of the brain. * KPS ≥ 70 * Age ≥ 18 years * Able to provide informed consent. * If a patient is on corticosteroid, he/she must be on a stable daily dose of \< 4mg dexamethasone or equivalent. Patient does not need to be given corticosteroid as prophylaxis if not clinically indicated. * No limit to prior therapies with the last systemic therapy ≥ 1 week from initiation of protocol therapy. Systemic therapy can resume after completion of protocol DLT assessment period. * Patients with prior SRS are eligible, provided that there are new, non-irradiated brain lesions or leptomeningeal metastases. Patients must be ≥ 3 months post prior cranial radiation therapy. * Patients with seizure history related to brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases controlled on antiepileptic medications are eligible. * Patient at reproductive potential must agree to practice an effective contraceptive method * Patient must be able to swallow and retain oral medication * Adequate organ function as assessed by laboratory tests. * Adequate bone marrow function * Hemoglobin ≥ 8g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 * Adequate liver function * Bilirubin ≤1.5 times upper limit normal (ULN) * AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN * Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2 times ULN * Adequate renal function ° BUN and Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN Exclusion Criteria: * Previous radiotherapy to the intended treatment site that precludes developing a treatment plan that respects tissue tolerances * Patients with brain metastases eligible for single fraction stereotactic radiation therapy * Serious medical co-morbidities precluding radiotherapy * Insulin-treated diabetes; subjects with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance that is not treated with insulin may be enrolled * QT interval ≥ 450 msec on EKG * Cardiac dysfunction defined as: myocardial infarction within 6 months of study entry, NYHA Class II/III/IV heart failure, unstable angina or unstable cardiac arrhythmias * Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to GDC-0084 or to any other inhibitor of the PI3K/ Akt/ mTOR pathway * Past medical history of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced ILD, radiation pneumonitis that required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease * Subject receiving any medications or substances that are moderate and/or potent enzyme inducers or inhibitors which may have an effect on the metabolism of GDC-0084. * Pregnant or lactating women.