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An Exploratory Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of FCN-159 in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

A Phase 2 interventional study of FCN-159 in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations, sponsored by Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-06.

Sponsored by Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2026, 6 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Feb 2025; still recruiting 1 year 8 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A single-center, open-label, non-randomized controlled exploratory study is conducted in the Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FCN-159 in patients with brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVM), aiming to overcome the current clinical challenges caused by the lack of available drugs for this disease.

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This open-label Phase 2 study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of FCN-159 in participants with BAVM disease who currently deemed unsuitable for surgery, radiotherapy, interventional embolization, or lacking corresponding surgical treatment indications based on investigator judgment. Eligible patients have no prior rupture. This project plans to recruit 10 patients with BAVMs. They are 1:1 divided into FCN-159 group and no-treatment controlled group. It is stratified by gender, age (±5 years), anatomical site of the lesion, Spetzer-Martin grade. FCN-159 will be administered orally and treatment will be continuous, 28 days as a cycle. The major efficacy outcome measure is overall response rate (ORR) assessed by silence MRA. Participants will be evaluated radiologically at 3, 6, 12 treatment cycles after initiation of treatment, and then every 6 treatment cycles and EOT.

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Conditions studied

  • Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

Keywords

  • Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
  • MEK Inhibitors
  • Pharmacological Treatment
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In context

Lead sponsor

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing is the lead sponsor of 357 studies on the registry; 226 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 60 years.
  2. Diagnosis of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) confirmed by DSA.
  3. Spetzler-Martin grade IV-V
  4. No history of rupture of the AVM vessels.
  5. No aneurysmal structures that are amenable to interventional embolization.
  6. No major surgery within the past 3 months.
  7. Able to swallow and retain oral medication, with no significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that could affect drug absorption, such as malabsorption syndrome, bowel obstruction, or extensive gastrointestinal resection.
  8. Karnofsky Performance Score ≥ 50%
  9. The patient must have adequate organ and bone marrow function, and must not have received blood transfusions or used any supportive medications (such as cytokines or erythropoietin) to elevate white blood cells, platelets, or hemoglobin levels within 7 days prior to screening:

    Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.0 × 10\^9/L. Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L. Platelet count ≥ 100 × 10\^9/L. Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN), patients with Gilbert's syndrome may have ≤ 3.0 × ULN.

    Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN.

    Albumin ≥ 3 g/dL. Creatinine \< 1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min. Urine protein \< 2+; if urine protein ≥ 2+, then 24-hour urine protein quantification must be ≤ 1g.

    Coagulation function: International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN.

  10. The patient must voluntarily sign a written informed consent and be able to complete follow-up visits.
  11. For patients of reproductive potential: the patient must agree to use an effective contraceptive method, such as combined hormonal contraception, progestin-only contraception with ovulation suppression, intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine system (IUS), bilateral tubal ligation, partner's vasectomy, or complete abstinence during the treatment period and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. Male patients should agree to avoid sperm donation for at least 90 days after the last dose of treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with multiple arteriovenous malformation lesions (excluding segmental lesions such as CAMS syndrome) or extracranial arteriovenous malformation lesions;
  2. Diagnosed with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation syndrome (CM-AVM), PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (PHTS), or CLOVES syndrome;
  3. Patients who have received one of the following treatments after birth: a. Stereotactic radiation therapy, surgical treatment, or interventional embolization for BAVM; b. Pharmacological treatment for BAVM; c. Participation in other interventional clinical trials for BAVM;
  4. History of ruptured bleeding from malformed vascular clusters or other causes of brain hemorrhage, including subarachnoid hemorrhage, before the screening period;
  5. Patients with malignant tumors currently or within the past three years, except for non-melanoma skin basal cell carcinoma, in situ breast cancer, or in situ cervical cancer;
  6. Unable to undergo MRI scans and/or have contraindications to MRI (e.g., interference with MRI target lesion volume analysis due to prosthetics, braces, etc.);
  7. Unable to undergo DSA and/or have contraindications to DSA (e.g., contrast agent allergy, coagulopathy, etc.);
  8. Poorly controlled epilepsy;
  9. Uncontrolled, unstable hypertension: Repeated measurements showing systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg with antihypertensive treatment;
  10. Dysphagia, active gastrointestinal diseases, malabsorption syndrome, or other conditions affecting the absorption of study drugs;
  11. Piror or current retinal vein occlusion (RVO), retinal pigment epithelium detachment (RPED), glaucoma, or other significant abnormalities in ophthalmologic examinations;
  12. Interstitial lung disease, including clinically significant radiation pneumonitis;
  13. Cardiac function or comorbidities that meet one of the following conditions: a. Three 12-lead ECG measurements conducted during the screening period at the study center, with an average QTcF >470 ms calculated using the QTcF formula for the instruments employed; presence of risk factors for QTcF prolongation, such as uncorrectable hypokalemia, inherited long QT syndrome, or taking drugs known to prolong QTcF (mainly Class Ia, Ic, III antiarrhythmic drugs). New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification ≥3 congestive heart failure; c. Clinically significant arrhythmias, including but not limited to complete left bundle branch block; d. Documented, clinically significant coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or severe valvular heart disease; e. Echocardiogram showing left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%; f. Bradycardia with a heart rate \<50 beats per minute;
  14. Family history of sudden cardiac death before the age of 50 in a first-degree relative;
  15. Active bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, including active hepatitis B (positive hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus DNA >1000 IU/ml, or meeting the study center's criteria for active hepatitis B infection), hepatitis C (positive hepatitis C virus RNA), or HIV infection (HIV positive);
  16. Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
  17. Known allergy to the study drug, other MEK1/2 inhibitors, or excipients;
  18. Any other factors determined by the investigator that may lead to forced discontinuation of the trial, such as severe diseases (including psychiatric disorders) requiring concomitant treatment, significant laboratory abnormalities, family or social factors that may affect the subject's safety or data collection.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Open label FCN-159

    Participants receive 8mg FCN-159 orally once daily. Participants continue to reveive FCN-159 until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or other end-of-treatment criteria.

    Drug: FCN-159

  • No intervention
    No-treatment control

    Patients in the control group will undergo conservative observation throughout the study period.

Interventions

  • An investigational oral MEK inhibitor

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR) assessed by Silence-MRA

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. DSA-assessed ORR (Objective Response Rate).

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Changes in lesion volume at 3 months on Silence-MRA

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. Changes in lesion volume at 6 months on Silence-MRA

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Changes in lesion volume at 12 months on Silence-MRA

    Time frame: 12 months

  5. Changes in lesion volume at 12 months assessed by DSA

    Time frame: 12 months

  6. Changes in blood flow velocity of feeding arteries assessed by MRI

    Time frame: 12 months

  7. Changes in venous drainage flow velocity assessed by MRI

    Time frame: 12 months

  8. Changes in microhemorrhage around the malformation assessed by MRI

    Time frame: 12 months

  9. Changes in iron deposition around the malformation assessed by MRI.

    Time frame: 12 months

  10. Changes in cerebral perfusion assessed by MRI

    Time frame: 12 months

  11. Intracranial hemorrhage event.

    Time frame: 12 months

  12. The occurrence of epilepsy events.

    Time frame: 12 months

  13. Change in mRS score compared to baseline

    Time frame: 12 months

  14. The types of adverse events occurring during treatment (TEAEs)

    Time frame: 12 months

  15. The frequency of adverse events occurring during treatment (TEAEs)

    Time frame: 12 months

Other outcomes

  1. Maximum Plasma Concentration [Cmax]

    Time frame: 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

  2. Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)

    Time frame: 3 months, 6 months, 12months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • the Department of Neurosurgery, China International Neuroscience Institute, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality No. 45, Changchun Street, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — From 6 months post analysis and article publication, the following will be made available long-term for use by future researchers from a recognised research institution whose proposed use of the data has been ethically reviewed and approved by an independent committee and who accept Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University conditions for access: Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article after de- identification Trial protocol,Statistical Analysis Plan,PICF The Sponsor-Investigator will be the long-term custodian after the archive period has finished.

Supporting information: Study protocol

Time frame: Available from 6 months following analysis and article publication

Access criteria: Future researchers must be from a recognised research institution whose proposed use of the data has been ethically reviewed and approved by an independent committee and who accept Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University's conditions for access

Data sharing details ↗ · www.xwhosp.com.cn

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 6, 2025, 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
NCT06913725
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 6, 2025
Start date
Feb 24, 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 6, 2025

Study contacts

Tao Hong, MD
Contact
hongtao.edu@gmail.com
+86-13810000653

Oversight

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