New drug targets rare cancer mutation in early trial
NCT ID NCT02381886
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tests a drug called IDH305 in people with advanced cancers that have a specific IDH1R132 mutation. The main goal is to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors. About 166 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
- IDH305
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment for certain cancers with an IDH1 mutation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial, so the drug may not work or could have serious side effects. It is only for people with a specific genetic mutation.
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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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166 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2015
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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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18 to 100 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: * Documented IDH1R132-mutant tumors * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have received prior treatment with a mutant-specific IDH1 inhibitor (with the exception of glioma patients) * Medical conditions that would prevent the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns or compliance with clinical study procedures such as the presence of other clinically significant cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic or neurological disease. * Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia * Women who are pregnant or lactating Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion may apply
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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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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center- New York Presbyterian Onc Dept.
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute SC (1)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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ErasmusMC Cancer lnstitute, Neuro-Oncology, Rm G3-55
Rotterdam, 3075 EA, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Novartis Investigative Site
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Jena, Thuringia, 07740, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
Singapore, 168583, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Uni Of TX MD Anderson Cancer Cntr
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States