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TerminatedNCT03904862Updated Oct 19, 2026Results posted

Testing the Safety and Tolerability of CX-4945 in Patients With Recurrent Medulloblastoma Who May or May Not Have Surgery

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of CX 4945 in Medulloblastoma, Childhood, Medulloblastoma Recurrent and Medulloblastoma, sponsored by Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. Terminated at 12 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 3 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-19.

Sponsored by Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The decision to permanently close PBTC-053 was made following communication from the NCI that the PBTC grant will not be extended beyond March 31, 2026.
Updated Oct 19, 2026Results postedStudy documents posted+1 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
3 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multi center, Phase I, Phase II and surgical study of the CX-4945 drug (silmitasertib sodium) for patients with recurrent SHH (Sonic Hedgehog) medulloblastoma

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommend a Phase II dose of CX-4945 administered orally daily to skeletally-immature children with recurrent SHH (sonic hedgehog) medulloblastoma (Phase I) II. To describe the toxicity profile and define the dose-limiting toxicities associated with CX-4945 in children with recurrent SHH (Sonic hedgehog) medulloblastoma (Phase I) III. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of CX-4945 administered on this schedule in skeletally-immature children with recurrent SHH medulloblastoma (Phase I) IV. To characterize the concentrations of CX-4945 in tumor after administration of CX-4945 and surgical resection (Surgical Study). V. To establish the safety and characterize the toxicity of 1000mg BID continuous dosing of CX-4945 in skeletally-mature patients with recurrent SHH medulloblastoma (Phase II). VI. To estimate the objective response rate associated with CX-4945 in skeletally-mature patients with recurrent SHH medulloblastoma

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To document preliminary antitumor activity of CX-4945 in skeletally-immature children with recurrent SHH medulloblastoma (Phase I). II. To perform a genomic analysis within the confines of a Phase I study to investigate correlation between response to treatment and the presence of specific genomic alterations. and/or specific subgroups of disease (Phase I). III. To explore the ability of CX-4945 at the MTD/ RP2D to inhibit CK2-mediated signaling in tumor (Surgical Study). IV. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of CX-4945 in skeletally-mature patients with recurrent SHH medulloblastoma (Phase II). V. To perform a genomic analysis within the confines of a Phase II study to investigate correlation between response to treatment and the presence of specific genomic alterations and/or specific subgroups of disease (Phase II).

OUTLINE: Phase I component is a dose-escalation study. The Phase II component is to establish the safety of 1000mg BID given continuously.

The study will open with a safety cohort of 3 subjects who are considered skeletally-mature. The initial 3 subjects will be administered CX-4945 twice a day at the adult RP2D of 1000 mg BID or at its BSA adjusted equivalent; however, the dose will be given continuously. If there are not excessive toxicities in this cohort, the study will proceed following the Phase II design for subjects who are skeletally-mature.

Following the safety lead in, the Phase 1 component of this trial will be initiated. Skeletally-immature children with refractory or recurrent medulloblastoma of the SHH subgroup, will be administered CX-4945 twice a day on a continuous basis at a starting dose of 600mg/m2 BID which corresponds approximately to the BSA adjusted recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of 1000mg. The Phase 1 study will escalate doses to determine the maximum tolerated dose skeletally-immature children.

The surgical study will be initiated after the first 3 patients in the skeletally-mature cohort are treated for initial assessment of safety and did not experience excessive toxicity. Skeletally-mature subjects with recurrent or refractory SHH medulloblastoma will be eligible as soon the surgical study is initiated and will receive drug at 1000mg BID or its BSA adjusted equivalent depending upon age and BSA. Skeletally-immature subjects will only be eligible to enroll on the surgical trial once the MTD is defined in the Phase 1 component and will receive drug at the established MTD for this cohort.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up to 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Medulloblastoma, Childhood
  • Medulloblastoma Recurrent
  • Medulloblastoma

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Keywords

  • Medulloblastoma
  • Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) positive
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In context

Medulloblastoma

317 studies on the registry are indexed under Medulloblastoma; 51 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 21 is below the median of 31 across 255 interventional studies indexed under Medulloblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium is the lead sponsor of 31 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (100%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Screening Criteria:

  1. Tumor

    a. Patient must have a diagnosis of medulloblastoma that is recurrent or progressive. All tumors must have histologic verification either at the time of diagnosis or recurrence.

  2. Adequate Pre-trial Tumor Tissue a. Patient must have adequate pre-trial tumor material available for subgrouping.
  3. Prior Therapy

    a. Patient must have received and failed standard therapy for medulloblastoma.

  4. Screening Consent a. Participant is willing to sign a screening consent. The screening consent is for subgroup testing for all participants and for bone age determination in subjects ≤ 18 years. The screening consent is to be obtained according to institutional guidelines. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines.

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Phase I Skeletally-immature:

    1. Patient must be skeletally-immature at the time of study enrollment, defined as females with a bone age \< 14 years and males with a bone age \< 16 years.
    2. Patients who participate in the expansion cohort must have bi-dimensionally , defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least two dimensions (Section 12.2.2). Patients with measurable extraneural disease only are also eligible.
    3. Patient must be ≥ 3 and ≤ 18 years of age at the time of enrollment.
    4. Patients enrolled on the Phase I study must have a BSA as noted below:

    Dose Level 0 (400 mg/m2 BID): Minimum - 0.84m2; Maximum - 2.25m2 Dose Level 1 (600 mg/m2 BID): Minimum - 0.60m2; Maximum - 2.00m2 Dose Level 2 (800 mg/m2 BID): Minimum - 0.63m2; Maximum - 2.00m2

  2. Phase II Skeletally-mature:

    a. Patients must be skeletally-mature, defined as females with a bone age ≥14 years and males with a bone age ≥ 16 years OR have a chronological age >18 years.

    b. Patients must have bi-dimensionally measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least two dimensions. Patients with measurable extraneural disease only are also eligible.

  3. Surgical Study:

    1. Surgical resection must be clinically indicated.
    2. Must be ≥3 years at time of enrollment.
    3. Must be amenable to receiving CX-4945 for 5-7 days prior to surgery
  4. All Phases:

    1. Patient must have a diagnosis of SHH medulloblastoma that is recurrent or progressive, confirmed histologically and by CLIA-certified methylation-based subgroup testing at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), or Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH). Results from prior testing at these designated sites using the same approaches described for this study will be accepted.
    2. Prior Therapy

      • Must have received prior therapy which included radiation therapy and recovered from acute treatment related toxicities.
      • Must have received the last dose of myelosuppressive therapy at least 21 days prior to enrollment and at least 42 days if nitrosourea.
      • Must have received the last dose of another or biologic agent ≥7 days prior. For agents known to have adverse events occurring beyond 7 days, the period must be extended to accommodate the longer interval. For monoclonal antibodies with prolonged half-lives, at least 3 half-lives must have elapsed.
      • Must have received last fraction of craniospinal or total body irradiation or radiation to ≥50% of the pelvis >12 weeks prior to enrollment. Last fraction of focal irradiation must be >4 weeks prior to enrollment.
      • Must be ≥ 24 weeks since stem cell transplant with no evidence of acute graft vs. host disease.
      • Must be ≥12 weeks since autologous stem cell transplant.
    3. Must be off all colony-forming growth factors at least 1 week prior to enrollment. Must be off 2 weeks if the subject received a long-acting formulation.
    4. If neurological deficits are present, must have been stable for a minimum of 1 week prior to enrollment.

      • Patients with seizure disorders may be enrolled if seizures are well controlled.
    5. Must have a /Lansky Performance status ≥50%
    6. Must have adequate organ and marrow function
    7. Subjects receiving dexamethasone must be on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 1 week prior to enrollment.
    8. Female patients of must have a negative pregnancy test.
    9. Patients of child-bearing or child fathering potential must be willing to use medically acceptable form of while treated on this study and for 3 months after drug cessation.
    10. Parent or legal guardian must be able to understand and willing to sign the written .

C. Exclusion Criteria:

1. All Phases

  1. Nursing mothers due to an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants.
  2. Patients with a history of any other with the exception of patients with a secondary brain tumor if the patient's prior malignancy has been in remission for at least 5 years from the end of treatment.
  3. Patients with any of the following gastrointestinal disorders - difficulty swallowing or active malabsorption, uncontrolled diarrhea, gastritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or hemorrhagic coloproctitis, history of gastric or small bowel surgery involving any extent of gastric or small bowel resection.
  4. Patients with any unrelated systemic illness that would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate therapy, put them at additional risk for toxicity or interfere with the study procedures or results.
  5. (QTc) interval is >480ms
  6. Patients who are receiving other anti-cancer or investigational drug therapy
  7. Patients who are on warfarin or statins.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(10)

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Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Allogeneic and autologous transplant

Stem cell (bone marrow) transplants. Allogeneic uses cells from a donor; autologous uses your own cells, collected earlier and given back.

Karnofsky performance status (KPS)

A 0–100 scale of how well someone can carry out everyday activities. 100 is no complaints and no signs of illness; 70 is able to look after yourself but not to work or keep up normal activity; 50 is needing considerable help and frequent medical care.

Studies often ask for 60 or 70 and above. Your doctor gives the score.

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.

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.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

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.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
21 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phase I - Skeletally-immature

    Skeletally-immature children with refractory or recurrent medulloblastoma of the SHH group

    Drug: CX 4945

  • Experimental
    Phase II - Skeletally-mature

    Skeletally-mature subjects with refractory or recurrent medulloblastoma of the SHH group

    Drug: CX 4945

  • Experimental
    Surgical

    Subjects who are eligible for the Phase I or Phase II arm of the trial and are candidates for surgery, may be enrolled in the surgical arm prior to initiation of the Phase I or Phase II treatment.

    Drug: CX 4945

Interventions

  • CX-4945 is supplied as 200 mg capsules delivered orally as a formulated API

    Also known as: Silmitasertib sodium

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    DLT is any event occurring during the dose-finding period (Course 1) that is at least possibly related to CX-4945, regardless of expectedness. DLTs include: (1) any CX-4945-related AE leading to dose reduction, permanent treatment discontinuation, or treatment delay \>14 days (dose modifications per Sections 7.1 and 7.2); (2) non-hematologic toxicity: any Grade 4 event; any Grade 3 event except controllable Grade 3 nausea/vomiting, supportive care-responsive Grade 3 diarrhea, reversible Grade 3 AST/ALT returning to eligibility levels within 7 days of treatment interruption without recurrence on rechallenge, Grade 3 fever, Grade 3 infection, or enteral supplementation-responsive Grade 3 electrolyte abnormalities; and any non-hematologic toxicity persisting ≥14 days that is medically significant or intolerable enough to require treatment interruption; (3) hematologic toxicity: Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia or Grade 4 neutropenia.

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks for each dosing cohort

  2. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of CX-4945 in Skeletally Immature Patients

    The rolling-6 design was used to estimate the MTD in the Phase I group. The MTD was defined as the highest dose level at which six patients have been treated with at most one patient experiencing a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and the next higher dose level has been determined to be too toxic.

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  3. Intratumoral PK Concentrations in Surgical Cohort Participants

    Average tumor CX-4945 concentrations in surgical patients

    Time frame: During surgery at the time of tissue collection

  4. Sustained Objective Response (PR-CR) Rate in Skeletally-mature Patients

    A sustained objective responder is defined as a patient who achieves a confirmed partial response or complete response, which also must be sustained for at least 8 weeks with central radiographic confirmation. Response rates will be calculated as the percent of evaluable patients who are responders. Tumor response criteria are determined by changes in size, measured as the longest tumor dimension and its perpendicular. FLAIR, T2 or post contrast T1 weighted images may be used - whichever gives the best estimate of tumor size.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years from enrollment

  5. Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Immature Patients

    The mean of the AUC evaluated at day 1 and day 28 of course 1 in skeletally immature patients who had plasma sample available.

    Time frame: Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression Free-Survival (PFS)

    The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate the median survival time of PFS. The PFS is defined as the time between treatment initiation until progression or death for any reason for patients who experience an event and last follow-up for patients who are event-free at the time of analysis.

    Time frame: up to 24 months from enrollment

  2. Sustained Objective Response (PR-CR) Rate in Skeletally-immature Patients

    A sustained objective responder is defined as a patient who achieves a confirmed partial response or complete response, which also must be sustained for at least 8 weeks with central radiographic confirmation. Response rates will be calculated as the percent of evaluable patients who are responders. Tumor response criteria are determined by changes in size, measured as the longest tumor dimension and its perpendicular. FLAIR, T2 or post contrast T1 weighted images may be used - whichever gives the best estimate of tumor size.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years from enrollment

  3. Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Mature Patients

    The mean of the AUC evaluated on day 1 and day 28 of course 1 in skeletally mature patients with a plasma sample available.

    Time frame: Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.

  4. Correlation Between Response to Treatment and the Presence of Specific Genomic Alterations

    Estimated correlation coefficient between antitumor response and presence of genomic alterations.

    Time frame: At time of enrollment

  5. Reduction in CK2-mediated Signaling in Tumor for Surgical Participants

    Change in CK2 activity in tumor tissue from patients on the surgical are at baseline and after treatment.

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Results

Posted Oct 19, 2026
Limitations and caveats
The study was permanently closed to accrual on October 23, 2025 without completing the targeted accrual, due to the NCI discontinuing funding for PBTC.

Participant flow

This is a multi-center, Phase I, Phase II and surgical study of the CX-4945 (silmitasertib sodium) for pediatric and adult patients with recurrent SHH (Sonic Hedgehog) medulloblastoma. Patients were enrolled at member institutions of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. The first patient was enrolled on 07/25/2019 and the last patient was enrolled on 02/07/2025.

Initial Phase II Safety Lead-in
Participant flow — Initial Phase II Safety Lead-in
MilestonePhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
Started0030
Completed0030
Not completed0000
Cohort Expansion and Activation
Participant flow — Cohort Expansion and Activation
MilestonePhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
Started3333
Completed3333
Not completed0000
Phase II Expansion for Efficacy Stage
Participant flow — Phase II Expansion for Efficacy Stage
MilestonePhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
Started0060
Completed0050
Not completed0010
Withdrew: Did not start treatment0010

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

DLT is any event occurring during the dose-finding period (Course 1) that is at least possibly related to CX-4945, regardless of expectedness. DLTs include: (1) any CX-4945-related AE leading to dose reduction, permanent treatment discontinuation, or treatment delay \>14 days (dose modifications per Sections 7.1 and 7.2); (2) non-hematologic toxicity: any Grade 4 event; any Grade 3 event except controllable Grade 3 nausea/vomiting, supportive care-responsive Grade 3 diarrhea, reversible Grade 3 AST/ALT returning to eligibility levels within 7 days of treatment interruption without recurrence on rechallenge, Grade 3 fever, Grade 3 infection, or enteral supplementation-responsive Grade 3 electrolyte abnormalities; and any non-hematologic toxicity persisting ≥14 days that is medically significant or intolerable enough to require treatment interruption; (3) hematologic toxicity: Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia or Grade 4 neutropenia.

Time frame:
up to 4 weeks for each dosing cohort
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
ParticipantsPhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
Number of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)001
PrimaryMaximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of CX-4945 in Skeletally Immature Patients

The rolling-6 design was used to estimate the MTD in the Phase I group. The MTD was defined as the highest dose level at which six patients have been treated with at most one patient experiencing a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and the next higher dose level has been determined to be too toxic.

Time frame:
4 weeks
Reported as:
Number · mg/m^2 twice a day
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of CX-4945 in Skeletally Immature Patients
mg/m^2 twice a dayAll Participants in Phase I
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of CX-4945 in Skeletally Immature PatientsNA
PrimaryIntratumoral PK Concentrations in Surgical Cohort Participants

Average tumor CX-4945 concentrations in surgical patients

Time frame:
During surgery at the time of tissue collection
Reported as:
Mean · ng/mL
Intratumoral PK Concentrations in Surgical Cohort Participants
ng/mLSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
Intratumoral PK Concentrations in Surgical Cohort Participants92.5 (54 to 131)
SecondaryProgression Free-Survival (PFS)

The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate the median survival time of PFS. The PFS is defined as the time between treatment initiation until progression or death for any reason for patients who experience an event and last follow-up for patients who are event-free at the time of analysis.

Time frame:
up to 24 months from enrollment
Reported as:
Number · Months
Progression Free-Survival (PFS)
MonthsPhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1 + Surgical Dose Level 1
Progression Free-Survival (PFS)1.8 (0.9 to NA)1.8 (1.5 to NA)1.8 (1.7 to 2.3)
SecondarySustained Objective Response (PR-CR) Rate in Skeletally-immature Patients

A sustained objective responder is defined as a patient who achieves a confirmed partial response or complete response, which also must be sustained for at least 8 weeks with central radiographic confirmation. Response rates will be calculated as the percent of evaluable patients who are responders. Tumor response criteria are determined by changes in size, measured as the longest tumor dimension and its perpendicular. FLAIR, T2 or post contrast T1 weighted images may be used - whichever gives the best estimate of tumor size.

Time frame:
Up to 2 years from enrollment
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of evaluable participants

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryPharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Mature Patients

The mean of the AUC evaluated on day 1 and day 28 of course 1 in skeletally mature patients with a plasma sample available.

Time frame:
Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.
Reported as:
Mean · h·ng/mL
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Mature Patients
h·ng/mLPhase II Dose Level 1 + Surgical Dose Level 1
Day 1 of Course 15962 ± 5309
Day 28 of Course 113649 ± 19644
SecondaryCorrelation Between Response to Treatment and the Presence of Specific Genomic Alterations

Estimated correlation coefficient between antitumor response and presence of genomic alterations.

Time frame:
At time of enrollment
Reported as:
Number · correlation coefficient

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryReduction in CK2-mediated Signaling in Tumor for Surgical Participants

Change in CK2 activity in tumor tissue from patients on the surgical are at baseline and after treatment.

Time frame:
4 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · log2 fold change

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

PrimarySustained Objective Response (PR-CR) Rate in Skeletally-mature Patients

A sustained objective responder is defined as a patient who achieves a confirmed partial response or complete response, which also must be sustained for at least 8 weeks with central radiographic confirmation. Response rates will be calculated as the percent of evaluable patients who are responders. Tumor response criteria are determined by changes in size, measured as the longest tumor dimension and its perpendicular. FLAIR, T2 or post contrast T1 weighted images may be used - whichever gives the best estimate of tumor size.

Time frame:
Up to 2 years from enrollment
Reported as:
Number · percentage of evaluable participants
Sustained Objective Response (PR-CR) Rate in Skeletally-mature Patients
percentage of evaluable participantsPhase II Dose Level 1 + Surgical Dose Level 1
Sustained Objective Response (PR-CR) Rate in Skeletally-mature Patients0 (0 to 28.5)
PrimaryPharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Immature Patients

The mean of the AUC evaluated at day 1 and day 28 of course 1 in skeletally immature patients who had plasma sample available.

Time frame:
Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.
Reported as:
Mean · h·ng/mL
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Immature Patients
h·ng/mLPhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2
Day 1 of Course 110324 ± 105469993 ± 6518
Day 28 of Course 117078 ± 696229273 ± 22149

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 2 years after starting treatment. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^20/3 (0%)1/3 (33.3%)3/3 (100%)
Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^20/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)3/3 (100%)
Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg1/12 (8.3%)3/12 (25%)11/12 (91.7%)
Surgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg0/3 (0%)2/3 (66.7%)3/3 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventPhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
FeverGeneral disorders0/30/30/121/3
Cerebrospinal fluid leakageNervous system disorders0/30/30/121/3
HeadacheNervous system disorders1/30/30/120/3
HydrocephalusNervous system disorders0/30/30/121/3
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders0/30/31/120/3
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders0/30/31/120/3
Disease progressionGeneral disorders0/30/31/120/3
Tumor hemorrhageNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/30/31/120/3
SeizureNervous system disorders0/30/31/120/3
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPhase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mg
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders2/33/34/122/3
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders2/32/39/122/3
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders2/31/34/121/3
FeverGeneral disorders0/30/30/122/3
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations0/32/34/121/3
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations0/32/33/121/3
Blood bicarbonate decreasedInvestigations0/32/30/120/3
Creatinine increasedInvestigations1/32/32/120/3
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/30/32/120/3
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders1/30/30/120/3

Baseline characteristics

All enrolled patients who are eligible for the study.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgTotal
<=18 years334010
Between 18 and 65 years008311
>=65 years00000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgTotal
Median11.4 (8.6 to 13.9)10.7 (8.3 to 10.9)24.7 (13.3 to 42.0)24.7 (22.9 to 35.4)20.3 (8.3 to 42.0)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgTotal
Female22408
Male118313
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native00011
Asian00000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander00000
Black or African American01102
White20709
More than one race00000
Unknown or Not Reported12429
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgTotal
Hispanic or Latino12216
Not Hispanic or Latino216110
Unknown or Not Reported00415
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Phase I Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2Phase I Dose Level 2: 800 mg/m^2Phase II Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgSurgical Dose Level 1: 600 mg/m^2 or 1000 mgTotal
United States3312321
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Study locations

12 sites
  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California 90026, United States
  • Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
  • Children's National Medical Center
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010, United States
  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32608, United States
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Columbus, Ohio 43205, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, United States
  • St. Jude Children Research Hospital
    Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jul 2019 to primary completion in Aug 2025, 72 months.

Results were first posted in Oct 2026, 1 year 2 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 1, 2019
First posted
Apr 5, 2019
StartActual
Jul 25, 2019
Primary completionActual
Aug 11, 2025
CompletionActual
Aug 11, 2025
Results first posted
Oct 19, 2026
Last update
Oct 19, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Results
Results posted
posted Oct 19, 2026
Primary outcomes
2 edited, 3 added, 2 removed
What changed in the outcomes
  • EditedSurgical Study: Intratumoral PK concentrationsConcentrations in Surgical Cohort ParticipantsTime frame: Prior to starting CX-4945 (Day -5 or -7), prior to dose on Day -3, prior to dose on Day -1, day of surgery and during surgery at the time of tissue collection → During surgery at the time of tissue collection
  • EditedPhase II: Sustained objective response rateObjective Response (PR-CR) rateRate in the skeletally Skeletally-mature cohortPatientsTime frame: Up to 2 years from enrollment
  • AddedNumber of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)Time frame: up to 4 weeks for each dosing cohort
  • AddedMaximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of CX-4945 in Skeletally Immature PatientsTime frame: 4 weeks
  • AddedPharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Immature PatientsTime frame: Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.
  • RemovedPhase I: Maximum tolerated dose of CX-4945Time frame: 4 weeks
  • RemovedPhase I: Plasma pharmacokinetics of CX-4945 in skeletally-immature childrenTime frame: 4 weeks
Oct 19, 2026
Documents
Secondary outcomes
3 edited, 2 added, 2 removed
What changed in the outcomes
  • EditedProgression free survivalFree-Survival (PFS)Time frame: Up to 3 years from enrollment → up to 24 months from enrollment
  • EditedSustained Objective response rateResponse (PR-CR) Rate in the skeletallySkeletally-immature cohortPatientsTime frame: Up to 2 years from enrollment
  • EditedSurgical study: Reduction in CK2-mediated signalingSignaling in tumor.Tumor for Surgical ParticipantsTime frame: 4 weeks
  • AddedPharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Mature PatientsTime frame: Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.
  • AddedCorrelation Between Response to Treatment and the Presence of Specific Genomic AlterationsTime frame: At time of enrollment
  • RemovedPlasma pharmacokinetics of CX-4945 in skeletally-mature subjectsTime frame: 4 weeks
  • RemovedRelative frequency of genomic alterations in archival tissueTime frame: At time of enrollment
Oct 19, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 19, 2026
    Results posted
    Primary outcomes 2 edited, 3 added, 2 removed
    What changed in the outcomes
    • EditedSurgical Study: Intratumoral PK concentrationsConcentrations in Surgical Cohort ParticipantsTime frame: Prior to starting CX-4945 (Day -5 or -7), prior to dose on Day -3, prior to dose on Day -1, day of surgery and during surgery at the time of tissue collection → During surgery at the time of tissue collection
    • EditedPhase II: Sustained objective response rateObjective Response (PR-CR) rateRate in the skeletally Skeletally-mature cohortPatientsTime frame: Up to 2 years from enrollment
    • AddedNumber of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)Time frame: up to 4 weeks for each dosing cohort
    • AddedMaximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of CX-4945 in Skeletally Immature PatientsTime frame: 4 weeks
    • AddedPharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Immature PatientsTime frame: Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.
    • RemovedPhase I: Maximum tolerated dose of CX-4945Time frame: 4 weeks
    • RemovedPhase I: Plasma pharmacokinetics of CX-4945 in skeletally-immature childrenTime frame: 4 weeks
    Secondary outcomes 3 edited, 2 added, 2 removed
    What changed in the outcomes
    • EditedProgression free survivalFree-Survival (PFS)Time frame: Up to 3 years from enrollment → up to 24 months from enrollment
    • EditedSustained Objective response rateResponse (PR-CR) Rate in the skeletallySkeletally-immature cohortPatientsTime frame: Up to 2 years from enrollment
    • EditedSurgical study: Reduction in CK2-mediated signalingSignaling in tumor.Tumor for Surgical ParticipantsTime frame: 4 weeks
    • AddedPharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters of CX4945, Area Under the Curve (AUC), in Skeletally Mature PatientsTime frame: Day 1 and day 28 of the course 1.
    • AddedCorrelation Between Response to Treatment and the Presence of Specific Genomic AlterationsTime frame: At time of enrollment
    • RemovedPlasma pharmacokinetics of CX-4945 in skeletally-mature subjectsTime frame: 4 weeks
    • RemovedRelative frequency of genomic alterations in archival tissueTime frame: At time of enrollment
    + 2 other changes: verification date and index terms

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03904862
Lead sponsor
Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 5, 2019
Start date
Jul 25, 2019
Primary completion
Aug 11, 2025
Completion
Aug 11, 2025
Results posted
Oct 19, 2026
Last update
Oct 19, 2026

Study contacts

Ralph Salloum, MD
study chair · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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