Entrectinib as a Single Agent in Upfront Therapy for Children <3 Years of Age With NTRK1/2/3 or ROS1-FUSED CNS Tumors
PHASE 2 Study of Entrectinib as a Single Agent in Upfront Therapy for Children <3 Years of Age With NTRK1/2/3 or ROS1-FUSED CNS Tumors (GLOBOTRK)
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
52 participants
Apr 1, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This clinical trial tests how well entrectinib works to treat patients less than 3 years of age with NTRK 1/2/3 or ROS1 fused, high grade glioma or other central nervous system (CNS) tumors.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria44
- Age from birth to age \<3 years at the time of diagnosis (date of surgical resection/biopsy)
- Participant with presumed newly diagnosed tumor in the supratentorial compartment
- Patient must have measurable disease based on RAPNO criteria
- ≤84 days since surgery (resection or biopsy)
- Available tumor tissue for central review
- Parent/guardian has the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document according to institutional guidelines
- Patients must be \<3 years of age at the time of diagnosis (date of surgical resection/biopsy)
- High-grade glioma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade III or IV) harboring NTRK1/2/3 or ROS1 gene fusions as determined by central pathology review
- Patients must have measurable disease as defined by RAPNO criteria
- Patients are eligible at the time of diagnosis, prior to any exposure to chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, cellular therapy or radiation
- ≤28 days since study screening
- Lansky score ≥50% and a minimum life expectancy of ≥ 12 weeks
- Neurologic deficits must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment
- Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (without transfusion or erythropoietin use within 7 days prior to enrollment)
- Platelet count ≥ 75,000/µL (without transfusion within 7-day period prior to enrollment)
- Absolute neutrophil count \>1,000/µL
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
- Adequate renal function as defined by the following age-based serum creatinine concentrations:
- to \<1 year: 0.5 mg/dL
- to \<2 years: 0.6 mg/dL
- to 3 years: 0.8 mg/dL
- Adequate cardiac function as defined by electrocardiogram (ECG) with Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTc) ≤ 450 msec and echocardiogram left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>50%
- Screening and enrollment consents signed
- Willingness and ability to comply with treatment plan, scheduled visits, laboratory tests and other study procedures
- Patients must be \<3 years of age at the time of diagnosis (date of surgical resection/biopsy)
- CNS tumor other than HGG harboring NTRK1/2/3 or ROS1 gene fusions as determined by central pathology review
- Patients must have measurable disease as defined by RAPNO criteria
- Patients are eligible at the time of diagnosis, prior to any exposure to chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, cellular therapy or radiation
- ≤28 days since study screening
- Lansky score ≥50% and a minimum life expectancy of ≥ 12 weeks
- Neurologic deficits must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment.
- Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (without transfusion or erythropoietin use within 7 days prior to enrollment)
- Platelet count ≥ 75,000/µL (without transfusion within 7-day period prior to enrollment);
- Absolute neutrophil count \>1,000/µL.
- ALT and ALT ≤2.5x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
- Adequate renal function as defined by the following age-based serum creatinine concentrations:
- to \<1 year: 0.5 mg/dL
- to \<2 years: 0.6 mg/dL
- to 3 years: 0.8 mg/dL
- Adequate cardiac function as defined by ECG with QTc ≤ 450 msec and echocardiogram LVEF \>50%
- Screening and enrollment consents signed
- Willingness and ability to comply with treatment plan, scheduled visits, laboratory tests and other study procedures
Exclusion Criteria11
- Previous exposure to cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy
- Clinically significant medical disorder that could compromise the ability to tolerate study therapy or would interfere with the study procedures or results history
- History of recent (3 months) symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Known active, uncontrolled infection (bacterial, fungal, or viral)
- Receiving enzyme inducing antiepileptic drugs (EIAEDs)
- Any prior cancer therapy including chemotherapy (excluding Bridging Chemotherapy Cycle), targeted therapy, immunotherapy, cellular therapy, or radiation
- Receiving another investigational agent concurrently
- Surgery within 2 weeks prior to treatment enrollment
- Patients with known hypersensitivity to excipients of the investigational medicinal product
- Active gastrointestinal disease or malabsorption disorder (e.g. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, short-gut syndrome) that would impair drug absorption
- Inability to take medication enterally
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Interventions
Given orally (PO) or enterally
Given intravenous (IV)
Given IV
Given IV
Given subcutaneous (SQ) or IV
Given SQ as part of recommended Bridging Therapy instead of G-CSF.
A gross total resection or significant debulking may become possible if a response to entrectinib is seen.
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NCT06528691