A Phase 2 interventional study of binimetinib and Encorafenib in Hairy Cell Leukemia, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-12.
Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
Background:
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) does not usually respond to chemotherapy. Most people with HCL have a BRAF gene mutation. This can increase the growth of cancer cells. Vemurafenib has been tested to treat these people. However, researchers think a combination of drugs might work better.
Objective:
To test if treatment with a combination of encorafenib and binimetinib in BRAF mutant
HCL is more effective than treatment with vemurafenib.
Eligibility:
People ages 18 and older with BRAF mutant HCL that did not respond to or came back after treatment
Design:
Participants will be screened with:
Medical history
Physical exam
Bone marrow biopsy: A needle will be injected through the participant s skin and into a bone to remove liquid.
Blood and urine tests
Heart and lung function tests
CT or MRI scan: Participants will lie in a machine that takes pictures of the body. They may have a contrast agent injected into a vein.
Eye exam
Participants will take the study drugs by mouth in 28-day cycles. They will take encorafenib daily. They will take binimetinib twice daily. They will keep a pill diary.
Participants will take their temperature daily.
Participants will have at least 1 visit before each cycle. Visits will include repeats of some screening tests. They will also include abdominal ultrasounds, exercise stress tests, and skin evaluations.
Participants may continue treatment as long as their disease does not get worse and they do not have bad side effects.
About a month after their last dose of treatment, participants will have a follow-up visit. Then they will have annual follow-ups....
Background:
Objective:
- To determine if treatment with combination encorafenib and binimetinib in BRAF V600 mutant + HCL is associated with a CR rate which exceeds that of vemurafenib.
Eligibility:
Design:
110 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Hairy Cell; 18 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 37 across 88 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Hairy Cell.
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Histologically confirmed diagnosis of HCL according to morphological and immunophenotypic criteria of World Health Organization (WHO) classification [WHO, 2008 revised 2016] of lymphoid neoplasm. Participants should have at least one of the following indications for therapy:
Participants who have eligible blood counts within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study therapy will not be considered ineligible if subsequent blood counts prior to initiation of study therapy fluctuate and become ineligible up until the time of the initiation of study therapy.
Refractory or relapsed disease- defined as either:
Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
treatment in this study. Females of childbearing potential are defined as those who are not surgically sterile (i.e., bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or complete hysterectomy) or those who are premenarchal or postmenopausal (defined as 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause). A highly effective method of contraception is defined as one that results in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. Not all methods of contraception are highly effective. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
--Male participants must use a condom during treatment and through 90 days after the end of systemic exposure to study drug/treatment. If the male participant has a partner that is of child-bearing potential, the partner should also use contraception through
90 days after the end of systemic exposure to study drug/treatment. In addition, male participants must refrain from donating sperm during the study treatment and through 90 days after the end of systemic exposure to study drug/treatment. Males who have had a vasectomy qualify as having met the requirement for a highly effective birth control method.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Impaired cardiovascular function or clinically significant cardiovascular disease including, but not limited to, any of the following:
absorption), or recent (less than or equal to 3 months) history of a partial or complete bowel obstruction, or other conditions that will interfere significantly with the absorption of oral drugs.
of MEK induced exudation (e.g., Central Serous Retinopathy).
Treatment with encorafenib and binimetinib
Drug: binimetinib · Drug: Encorafenib
Binimetinib will be given orally at a dose of 45mg BID continuously for 28-day cycles with no resting period between cycles.
Encorafenib will be given orally at a dose of 450mg QD continuously for 28-day cycles with no resting period between cycles.
CR rate
determine if treatment with combination encorafenib and binimetinib in BRAF V600 mutant + HCL is associated with a CR rate which exceeds that of vemurafenib
Time frame: every year
MRD negative CR
Fraction of patients who achieve MRD negative CR after treatment with encorafenib and binimetinib
Time frame: every year
time to next treatment
duration of time from the start of the study drugs to next line of treatment
Time frame: every year
overall survival
the time from the start of the treatment until time of death from any cause
Time frame: every year
event free survival
the time from study enrollment to the first occurrence of progression, relapse after response, or death from any cause
Time frame: every year
duration of response
the time criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is recorded first) until the first date that patient no longer qualifies as a PR
Time frame: every year
progression free-survival
duration of time from the start of the treatment until time of disease relapse from PR, disease progression, or death, whichever occurs first
Time frame: every year
rate of pyrexia
fraction of patients that have pyrexia at any time while on study
Time frame: every year
Plan to share: Yes — All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf
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