New cancer Drug's dosing secrets explored in healthy volunteers
NCT ID NCT06385119
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study in 28 healthy adults looks at how food and the drug cobicistat change the way plixorafenib (FORE8394) is processed by the body. Participants take single doses under different conditions—fasted, with low-fat or high-fat meals, and with or without cobicistat. The goal is to find the best way to give plixorafenib in future studies, while checking for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Plixorafenib (also known as FORE8394) and cobicistat (Tybost)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study will help determine the right dosing conditions for plixorafenib in future trials, potentially leading to better treatment options for certain cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 study in only 28 healthy people, not patients. It tests drug levels and safety, not whether plixorafenib works against any disease. Results may not predict effects in sick patients.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. The participant is able to provide written informed consent. 2. Healthy male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants aged 18 to 55 years, inclusive, with a BMI of 18 kg/m2 or greater, but less than 30 kg/m2. The participant is considered by the investigator to be in good general health status as determined by physical examination, vital signs, temperature, medical history, no clinically significant abnormalities at investigator's discretion in laboratory and urine analyses, and with normal organ function as defined below: * Normal renal function: creatinine clearance ≥ 90 mL/min. * Normal liver enzymes and bilirubin (≤ ULN). * ECG, with QTcF interval ≤ 450 msec; at screening. 3. Healthy female participants must be: 1. Documented to be surgically sterile (surgical methods inclusive of hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, and/or bilateral oophorectomy) or postmenopausal (amenorrhea for ≥24 months without an alternative medical cause and FSH ≥30 mIU/mL). OR 2. Using contraception, including 1 highly effective nonhormonal methods (eg, intrauterine device) in combination with a barrier contraception (eg, male or female condoms, diaphragm, spermicide, etc.) from start of plixorafenib administration until 30 days after the last plixorafenib administration, and having a negative serum or urine β-hCG pregnancy test (with a sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL) at screening and check in. 4. Male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must be sterile (confirmed by documented azoospermia 90 days after the procedure) or agree to use (from check-in until 90 days after discharge) one of the following approved methods of contraception: male condom with spermicide; sterile sexual partner (males must still agree to use condom with their surgically sterile female partner if unable to provide documentation of partner's sterility); or practice abstinence (abstinence is acceptable only as true abstinence when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant, periodic abstinence won't be allowed); or use of an intrauterine device with spermicide by female sexual partner; a female condom with spermicide; a contraceptive sponge with spermicide; an intravaginal system; a diaphragm with spermicide; a cervical cap with spermicide; or oral, implantable, transdermal, or injectable contraceptives. 5. Male participants must refrain from sperm donation and female participants must refrain from egg donation from check-in until 90 days after discharge from the study. 6. The participant agrees to comply with all protocol requirements for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The participant has a history of clinically significant drug allergy or anaphylaxis, including known hypersensitivity to any components of plixorafenib or cobicistat. 2. The participant has a history of any condition(s) or gastrointestinal surgeries, including gallbladder procedures, which might affect drug absorption, metabolism, or excretion. 3. The participant has clinical evidence or a history of clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurologic, or other chronic disease as judged by the investigator. 4. The participant has a history of psychiatric disease, a suicidal attempt, hospitalization for psychiatric disease, a period of disability due to a psychiatric disease, or administers treatment to control the condition. Psychiatric disease includes major depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis for ≥3 months. 5. The participant has a history or other evidence of illness, test abnormalities, or any other conditions which would make the participant, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study. 6. The participant has any history of alcoholism or drug abuse, or excessive alcohol consumption (regular alcohol intake \>21 units per week for male participants and \>14 units of alcohol per week for female participants) (1 unit is equal to approximately ½ pint \[200 mL\] of beer, 1 small glass \[100 mL\] of wine, or 1 measure \[25 mL\] of spirits) within 3 months before screening. 7. The participant has positive results on screen for drugs of abuse or alcohol (Section 6.2.3 \[Other analyses\]) at screening visit or Day -1. 8. The participant is a smoker or has used nicotine or nicotine-containing products (eg, snuff, nicotine pouch (eg ZYN), nicotine patch, nicotine chewing gum, mock cigarettes, vape cigarette alternatives, or inhalers), marijuana, and cannabinoids within 1 year before the first dose of study drug. 9. The participant has donated blood in the past 90 days prior to screening or has poor peripheral venous access. 10. The participant has a diagnosis of chronic or acute liver disease, for example, auto immune, alcoholic, or neoplastic liver disease. 11. The participant has positive serostatus for HIV, HCV, or HBV. 12. Male partners of females participants who are pregnant. 13. Female participant of childbearing potential who is pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant within 90 days after the last dose of study drug. 14. The participant has received an investigational drug, biologic, or device within 3 months or 5.5 half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer), before receiving study drug. 15. The participant has used any systemic medications, including vitamins and over the counter items, during the 14 days (or 5 times the elimination half-life of the medication, whichever is longer) before receiving study drug or will require their use during the study. Inducers and inhibitors of metabolic enzymes and/or transporters (in particular CYP3A inhibitors or inducers, P-gp, and BCRP), and herbal preparations, nutritional supplements (eg, St. John's Wort), or foods, including grapefruit juice, grapefruit/grapefruit-related citrus fruits (eg, Seville oranges, pomelos), which have been shown to produce metabolic enzyme or transporter induction or inhibition, are prohibited before 5 half-lives of the investigational drug prior to check-in (Day -1). Paracetamol ≤ 3000 mg/day will be allowed up to 2 consecutive days before dosing and during the outpatient phase of the study, as needed. 16. The participant has been on a diet incompatible with the on-study diet, in the opinion of the investigator or designee, within 30 days prior to the first dosing and throughout the study. 17. The participant is part of the clinical staff personnel or a family member of the clinical site staff.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PPD - Austin Research Unit
Austin, Texas, 78744, United States
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