FIGHT-102: A phase 1 study of pemigatinib in Japanese patients with advanced malignancies

Cancer Med. 2023 May;12(9):10597-10611. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5798. Epub 2023 Mar 31.

Abstract

Background: FIGHT-102 was a phase 1, dose-escalation, dose-expansion study of pemigatinib in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors. Here, we report safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of pemigatinib from FIGHT-102.

Methods: Patients (≥20 years old) self-administered oral pemigatinib 9, 13.5, or 18 mg QD on intermittent dosing (Part 1) or 13.5 mg QD intermittent or continuous dosing (Part 2). A dosing cycle was 21 days (2 weeks on/1 week off or 21 continuous days). Primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints were pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy.

Results: Forty-four patients (Part 1, n = 14; Part 2, n = 30) were enrolled; most common tumors, cholangiocarcinoma, n = 8; esophageal, n = 6; 26 patients had confirmed FGF/FGFR alterations (Part 1, n = 3; Part 2, n = 23); 70.5% had ≥3 prior systemic therapies. Maximum tolerated dose was not identified. The recommended phase 2 dosage was determined to be 13.5 mg QD. Most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were hyperphosphatemia (81.8%), dysgeusia (45.5%), stomatitis (43.2%), and alopecia (38.6%); most frequent Grade ≥3 TEAEs were anemia and decreased appetite (9.1% each). In Part 1, no patient achieved partial response (PR) or complete response, and 7 (50.0%) patients had stable disease (SD). In Part 2, 5 (16.7%) patients achieved PR (one each with cholangiocarcinoma, gall bladder cancer, breast cancer, urothelial tract/bladder cancer, and sweat gland carcinoma) and 6 (20%) had SD. Median duration of response was 9.56 months (95% CI: 4.17, 14.95).

Conclusions: Pemigatinib demonstrated manageable adverse events, consistent pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics profiles, and preliminary efficacy in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors.

Keywords: FGFR; Japanese patients; advanced solid tumors; pemigatinib; phase 1 clinical trial.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase I
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • East Asian People
  • Humans
  • Morpholines* / therapeutic use
  • Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Pyrimidines* / therapeutic use
  • Pyrroles* / therapeutic use
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • pemigatinib
  • Morpholines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles