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Approved for marketingNCT03259633Updated May 1, 2020

An Intermediate Access Protocol for Selumetinib for Treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

An expanded access record providing Selumetinib in NF type1 With Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas, sponsored by AstraZeneca. Approved for marketing at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 130 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-05-01.

Sponsored by AstraZeneca · Expanded access

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Intermediate-size population
Ages
2 Years to 130 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This will be an open-label, single-arm, multicenter intermediate access protocol which provides treatment access to selumetinib for eligible patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who have inoperable, progressive/symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (PN) without any alternative therapeutic options. All patients will continue to receive drug while they are deriving clinical benefit.

Approximately 100 patients in the US will be treated as part of this protocol

Read the detailed description

Patients must have received a clinical diagnosis of NF1 and have inoperable, progressive/symptomatic PN, where inoperable is defined as PN that cannot be surgically completely removed without risk of substantial morbidity.

The population are patients with NF1 who have inoperable, progressive/symptomatic PN aged ≥ 2years with onset of disease before they were 18 years and who have demonstrated an ability to swallow whole capsules, who have no further treatment options and are not eligible for clinical trials.

There is no maximum duration for selumetinib treatment. Patients may continue to receive selumetinib as long as they continue to show clinical benefit, as judged by the treating physician, and in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

Once patients have been discontinued from treatment, other available treatment options will be at the discretion of the physician

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Conditions studied

  • NF type1 With Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas

Keywords

  • Neurofibromatosis type1,
  • Plexiform Neurofibromas
  • inoperable, progressive/symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (PN) without any alternative therapeutic options
  • mutation in the NF1 gene
  • Selumetinib
  • Early Access
  • Intermediate Access Protocol
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In context

Neurofibroma, Plexiform

63 studies on the registry are indexed under Neurofibroma, Plexiform; 19 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca is the lead sponsor of 3,499 studies on the registry; 270 are open to participants now.

Of its 368 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 178 (48%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 130 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and have inoperable, progressive/symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (PN)
  2. Presence of inoperable PN , defined as a PN that cannot be surgically completely removed without risk for substantial morbidity
  3. Patients aged ≥2 with onset of disease before they were 18 years and a BSA ≥ 0.55 m2 who are able to swallow whole capsules. (approx. length 15.4 mm, diameter 5.4 mm). A swallow test must be performed before requesting drug
  4. Normal cardiac function defined as normal (ECHO, MUGA or cardiac MRI) as per institutional normal and absence of prior heart disease
  5. Adequate blood pressure as defined in line with local practice.
  6. The patient has exhausted all available approved therapies as appropriate for NF1 with inoperable progressive/symptomatic PN
  7. Provision of a signed prior to any protocol specific procedures. Patients already receiving selumetinib through single patient access who enroll in this protocol must be reconsented and sign the consent form for this intermediate access protocol.
  8. For female patients of , have evidence of a status, or a negative urinary or serum pregnancy test.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Unresolved chronic toxicity ≥ Grade 2 from previous therapy
  2. Patients eligible for any ongoing clinical trials with selumetinib in the indication in question
  3. Ophthalmological conditions: Current or past history of retinal pigment epithelial detachment (RPED)/central serous retinopathy (CSR) or retinal vein occlusion Intraocular pressure (IOP) should not be > 21 mmHg for adults or outside the range of normal for children or uncontrolled glaucoma (irrespective of IOP)
  4. Male or female patients of and, as judged by the investigator, are not employing an effective method of .
  5. Female patients who are breast-feeding.
  6. Have evidence of any other significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding that, as judged by the treating physician, makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study.
  7. Have any evidence of a severe or uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g. unstable or uncompensated respiratory, cardiac, hepatic, or renal disease, active infection (including , , ), active bleeding diatheses or renal transplant
  8. Have nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease), or significant bowel resection that would adversely affect the absorption / bioavailability of the orally administered study medication
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(11)

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LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

CTCAE grade

The US National Cancer Institute’s scale of how severe an adverse event is — any unwanted medical event during a study, such as a symptom, an illness or an abnormal test result, whether or not a treatment caused it. Whether it did is judged separately.

1
Mild.
2
Moderate.
3
Severe.
4
Life-threatening.
5
Death due to the event.

“Side effects of earlier treatment resolved to grade 1 or less” means they have settled to mild or gone.

Reproductive potential

Able to have children. For women this usually means from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery; for men, unless permanently sterile. Read who the line is about — participants, women, men, or their partners.

Criteria about it usually ask for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

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After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

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Access details

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Intermediate-size population

Available treatment

  • open-label, single-arm, multicenter intermediate access protocol

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Where to request access

1 site
  • Research Site
    New Orleans, Louisiana 12345, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 1, 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
NCT03259633
Lead sponsor
AstraZeneca
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 24, 2017
Last update
May 1, 2020

Study contacts

Miriam Bornhorst, MD
principal investigator · Investigator
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