New pill could spare kids with rare bone disease from chemo
NCT ID NCT07371182
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new daily oral drug called luvometinib in children aged 0-18 with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) that affects certain bones. LCH is a rare condition where immune cells build up and can cause bone damage. The drug targets a faulty cell signal found in nearly all cases. Researchers want to see if this pill can keep the disease from coming back and improve quality of life, with fewer side effects than standard chemotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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0 to 18 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: 1. Children aged 0-18 years, both sexes. 2. Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of LCH (CD1a+ and/or CD207+), with no prior treatment specific to LCH. 3. Patients assessed as having single-system multifocal bone involvement, single-site bone involvement at central nervous system risk sites (central nervous system risk sites include craniofacial region \[excluding parietal, occipital, and frontal bones\], orbital, ear, and oral regions), or single-site vertebral bone involvement with intraspinal space-occupying lesion compressing the spinal cord. 4. Signed informed consent, willing to receive treatment according to this protocol and undergo follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with other underlying diseases, such as primary immunodeficiency, heart failure, renal insufficiency, hepatitis virus infection, HIV infection, post-organ transplantation, etc. 2. Secondary malignancy. 3. QTcF \> 0.47 seconds on electrocardiogram prior to enrollment. 4. Ophthalmologic screening prior to enrollment reveals retinal vein occlusion, retinal pigment epithelial detachment, or other ocular diseases. 5. Patients with LCH carrying category 3 MEK mutations, specifically the following mutation sites: L98\_I103del, L98\_K104del, P105\_A106del, P105\_I107delinsL, L101\_I103delinsF, E102\_I103delinsF, E102\_I103del, E102\_I103delinsV, E102\_I103delinsVN, E102\_K104delinsQ, I103\_A106del. 6. Refusal to sign the informed consent form.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuiyang, Guizhou, China
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Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, China
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Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Kunming Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGKunming, Yunan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
RECRUITINGÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi, China
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West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Xi'an Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Xi'an Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Zunyi Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou Provincial Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGZunyi, Guizhou, China
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