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CompletedNCT00959127Updated Sep 16, 2020

A Study of ARRY-438162 (MEK162) in Patients With Advanced Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of ARRY-438162 (MEK162), MEK inhibitor; oral in Advanced Solid Tumors, Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Cancer and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Array Biopharma, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer. Completed at 10 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-16.

Sponsored by Array Biopharma, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
93
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 1 study during which patients with advanced solid tumors will receive investigational study drug ARRY-438162 (MEK162).

This study has 3 parts. In the first part, patients with advanced solid tumors will receive increasing doses of study drug in order to achieve the highest dose of the study drug possible that will not cause unacceptable side effects. Approximately 30 patients from the US will be enrolled in Part 1. (Active, not recruiting)

In the second part of the study, patients with advanced or metastatic biliary cancer will receive the best dose of study drug determined from the first part of the study and will be followed to see what side effects and effectiveness the study drug has, if any, in treating the cancer. Approximately 25 patients from the US will be enrolled in Part 2. (Active, not recruiting)

In the third part of the study, patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) will receive the best dose of the study drug determined from the first part of the study and will be followed to see what side effects and effectiveness the study drug has, if any, in treating the cancer. Approximately 25 patients with KRAS mutation (Active, not recruiting) and 15 patients with BRAF mutation (Active, not recruiting) from the US will be enrolled in Part 3.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Solid Tumors
  • Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Cancer
  • Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

  • Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
  • Colon Cancer
  • Rectal Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

Array Biopharma, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria (for Part 3):

  • A histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma which is metastatic (measurable disease).
  • Documented KRAS- or BRAF- tumor mutation.
  • Previously treated with or unsuitable for treatment with 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), oxaliplatin, irinotecan and, if available, bevacizumab.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2.
  • Additional criteria exist.

Key Exclusion Criteria (for Part 3):

  • Uncontrolled or symptomatic brain metastases (if the patient has brain metastases and is on steroids, the steroid dose must have been stable for at least 30 days).
  • History of central serous retinopathy, retinopathy visible at baseline that would be considered a risk factor for central serous retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion.
  • Concomitant malignancies or previous malignancies with less than a 2-year disease free interval at the time of enrollment; patients with adequately resected basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or stage A low grade prostate cancer may enroll irrespective of the time of diagnosis.
  • Prior treatment with a MEK inhibitor.
  • Treatment with prior chemotherapy, anticancer immunotherapy, monoclonal antibodies or other protein or peptide therapeutics within 21 days of the first dose of study drug.
  • Treatment with a small molecule targeted agent or anticancer hormonal therapy within 14 days of the first dose of study drug.
  • Treatment with prior radiotherapy within 28 days of initiating study drug (if the radiation portal covered ≤ 10% of the bone marrow reserve, the patient may be enrolled irrespective of the end date of radiotherapy).
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks or minor surgery within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Known positive serology for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C, and/or active hepatitis B.
  • Additional criteria exist.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
93 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ARRY-438162 (MEK 162)

    Drug: ARRY-438162 (MEK162), MEK inhibitor; oral

Interventions

  • DrugARRY-438162 (MEK162), MEK inhibitor; oral

    Part 1: multiple dose, escalating; Part 2: multiple dose, single schedule; Part 3: multiple dose, single schedule.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the study drug.

    Time frame: Part 1, one year

  2. Characterize the safety profile of the study drug in terms of adverse events, clinical laboratory tests and electrocardiograms.

    Time frame: Parts 1, 2 and 3: two years

  3. Characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the study drug and metabolite.

    Time frame: Parts 1, 2 and 3: two years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess the efficacy of the study drug in terms of tumor response, duration of response, duration of stable disease, progression-free survival and overall survival.

    Time frame: Parts 1, 2 and 3: two years

  2. Assess possible PK/pharmacodynamic (PD) or PK/efficacy and safety correlations.

    Time frame: Parts 1, 2 and 3: two years

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Study locations

10 sites
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
  • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
    Baltimore, Maryland 21231-1000, United States
  • Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43221, United States
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203, United States
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 16, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00959127
Lead sponsor
Array Biopharma, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 14, 2009
Start date
Aug 2009
Primary completion
Jan 2013
Completion
Jan 2013
Last update
Sep 16, 2020

Study contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
study director · Pfizer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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