Targeted drug pemigatinib tested in brain tumors with specific genetic markers
NCT ID NCT05267106
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested the drug pemigatinib in people with recurrent glioblastoma or other brain tumors that have specific changes in FGFR1-3 genes. Participants took a daily tablet for two weeks followed by one week off. The study aimed to see if the drug could shrink tumors, but it was terminated early and results are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pemigatinib (a targeted cancer drug taken as a tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, pemigatinib could offer a new treatment option for people with certain brain tumors that have specific genetic changes (FGFR1-3 alterations).
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-phase (phase 2) study that was terminated early, so results are limited. The drug may not shrink tumors or improve survival, and side effects are possible.
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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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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 99 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: * Histological, cytological, or molecular confirmation of recurrent GBM or other glioma, circumscribed astrocytic glioma, or glioneuronalor neuronal tumors that has recurred. * Radiographically measurable disease. . -Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60. * Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks. * Documentation of an actionable FGFR1-3 gene mutation or fusion/rearrangement from tissue : FGFR1-3 fusions or other rearrangements (FGFR1-3 in-frame fusions, any FGFR2 rearrangement, or FGFR1/3 rearrangement with known partner) or a defined FGFR1-3 activating mutation or in-frame deletion. Only participants with FGFR fusions or rearrangements with an intact kinase domain are eligible. * MRI-documented objective progression after prior therapy and must have no therapy available that is likely to provide clinical benefit. * Most recent archival tumor specimen must be a tumor block or a minimum of 15 unstained slides from biopsy or resection of primary tumor or metastasis. * Willingness to avoid pregnancy or fathering children. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior receipt of an FGFR inhibitor. * Receipt of anticancer medications or investigational drugs for any indication or reason within 28 days before first dose of study drug. * Participants may have had treatment for an unlimited number of prior relapses but must not have had prior bevacizumab or other VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors (exception: prior bevacizumab is allowed if it was administered for the treatment of radiation necrosis rather than progressive tumor and was stopped at least 12 weeks prior to MRI showing tumor progression). * Concurrent anticancer therapy * Candidate for potentially curative surgery. * Dexamethasone (or equivalent) \> 4 mg daily at the time of study registration * Current evidence of clinically significant corneal or retinal disorder as confirmed by ophthalmologic examination. * Diffuse leptomeningeal disease. * Radiation therapy administered within 12 weeks before enrollment/first dose of study drug. * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active systemic treatment.
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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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A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro Ospedale Del Mare
Ponticelli, 80147, Italy
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Aalborg Universitets Hospital
Aalborg, 09000, Denmark
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Addenbrooke'S Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza
Torino, 10124, Italy
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Baptist Md Anderson Cancer Center
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Chru de Lille Hopital Claude Huriez
Lille, 59037, France
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Chu Hopital de La Timone
Marseille, 13005, France
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City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra (Cun)
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Erasmus Mc Cancer Institute
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Guys Hospital
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Hospital Clinic Barcelona Main
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Vall D Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46014, Spain
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Hospital General de Catalunya
Sant Cugat del Vallès, 08190, Spain
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Hospital Universitaire Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Hm Sanchinarro
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Ico Girona Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta
Girona, 17007, Spain
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Ico Institut Catala D Oncologia
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908, Spain
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Iov - Istituto Oncologico Veneto Irccs
Padova, 35128, Italy
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Irccs Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura A Carattere Scientifico (Irccs) Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Klinikum Der Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Frankfurt, 60528, Germany
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Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kyushu University Hospital
Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Nagoya University Hospital
Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital
Chūōku, 104-0045, Japan
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Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Amsterdam, 1066 CX, Netherlands
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Northwell Health
Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Odense University Hospital
Odense C, 05000, Denmark
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Orlando Health Cancer Institute Downtown Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Ospedale Bellaria
Bologna, 40139, Italy
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Providence Medical Foundation
Fullerton, California, 92835, United States
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Center For Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Rigshospitalet Uni of Hospital of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, 02100, Denmark
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Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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St James'S University Hospital
Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Stanford Neuroscience Health Center
Sacramento, California, 94304, United States
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Tennessee Oncology
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
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Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust Uk
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, CH63 4JY, United Kingdom
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The Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust - Chelsea
London, SW36JJ, United Kingdom
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The Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust - Sutton
London, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
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Tohoku University Hospital
Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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UC Health At Cincinnati Va Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Universitaire Du Cancer de Toulouse Institut Claudius Regaud Iuct-Oncopole
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Universitatsklinikum Bonn Aoer
Bonn, 53127, Germany
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University Hospital Tuebingen
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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University Medical Center New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University of Tokyo Hospital
Bunkyō City, 113-8655, Japan
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Usc Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Velindre Cancer Centre
Cardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
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Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510-3220, United States
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