New drug targets genetic weakness in tough cancers
NCT ID NCT04985604
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested the drug tovorafenib (DAY101) in 23 people aged 12 and older with recurrent or progressive solid tumors that have specific genetic changes in the MAPK pathway. The goal was to see how many patients' tumors shrank or disappeared. The study was terminated early, so the full results are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tovorafenib (also called DAY101), a targeted cancer drug taken as a tablet by mouth.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this drug could offer a new treatment option for certain hard-to-treat cancers with specific genetic changes.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-phase trial that was terminated, so results are limited. The drug may not work for all tumor types and can cause side effects.
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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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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Jul 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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12 years and older
- 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: * Signed informed consent by participants ≥ 12 years of age either a Consent or an Assent Form will be provided to the patient based on their capacity, local regulations, and guidelines. * Participants must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of melanoma or other solid tumor and a BRAF fusion, CRAF/RAF1 fusion, or CRAF/RAF1 amplifications obtained through a tumor or liquid biopsy as assessed by genomic sequencing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), or another clinically accepted molecular diagnostic method recognized by local laboratory or regulatory agency. * Participants must have radiographically-recurrent or radiographically-progressive disease that is measurable using the appropriate tumor response criteria (e.g. RECIST version 1.1 or RANO). * Archival tumor tissue (preferably less than 3 years old) or fresh tumor tissue for correlative studies is required * If brain metastases are present, they must have been previously treated and be stable as assessed by radiographic imaging Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy of any RAS-, RAF-, MEK-, or ERK-directed inhibitor therapy * Known presence of concurrent activating mutation * Participants with current evidence or a history of central serous retinopathy (CSR), retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
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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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Antwerp University Hospital
Edegem, Belgium
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Cancer Specialists of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States
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Community North Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Dong-A University Hospital
Busan, South Korea
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Hoag Health
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Hopital de La Timone - APHM
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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Monash Medical Centre
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, South Korea
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The Angeles Clinic
Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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