Feasibility Study for Repurposing RET Inhibitors (NCT07146893) | Clinical Trial Compass
Not Yet RecruitingEarly Phase 1
Feasibility Study for Repurposing RET Inhibitors
United States7 participantsStarted 2026-02-26
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of selpercatinib on cachexia and anorexia in patients diagnosed with NSCLC, colorectal cancer, or pancreatic cancer.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Histologically confirmed and documented locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or colorectal cancer
* Patient is currently receiving platinum-based therapy for cancer treatment
* Patients on stable EPI
* Written informed consent signed and dated by the patient prior to the performance of any study-specific procedures, sampling, or analyses
* At least 18 years-of-age at the time of signature of the informed consent form (ICF)
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of 0, 1, or 2
* Plasma GDF-15 level is at least 1500pg/mL
* Life expectancy exceeds 4 months, as judged by investigator
* Cachexia, defined as weight loss of \>5% body weight in the past 6 months, OR weight loss of \>2% body weight in the past 6 months with BMI \< 20
Exclusion Criteria:
* ECOG Performance Score of 3 or 4
* Is pregnant or plans to become pregnant during study duration (if patient is of childbearing potential) or plans to make someone pregnant during study duration.
* Patient has not experienced significant weight loss (defined as loss of \>5% body weight in the past 6 months, OR loss of \>2% body weight in the past 6 months with BMI \< 20)â€
* Out-of-range laboratory values defined as:
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1.5 x 109/L
* Hemoglobin (Hgb)90 g/L or \<9 g/dL
* Platelets \<100 x 109/L
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>2.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) if n…
What they're measuring
1
Mean (± SD) changes in body weight after 12 weeks
Timeframe: 12 weeks
2
Mean (± SD) percentage of doses of selpercatinib taken on time by patient