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Evaluation of TQ-B3234 Capsules in Patients With Symptomatic, Non-Surgical Type 1 Neurofibromatosis-Associated Plexiform Neurofibromas

A Phase 3 interventional study of TQ-B3234 capsules and TQ-B3234 placebo in Plexiform Neurofibroma, sponsored by Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.. Recruiting at 29 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-27.

Sponsored by Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
177
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to demonstrate that in subjects with symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, TQ-B3234 capsules significantly improve the objective response rate at Week 24 compared to placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Plexiform Neurofibroma
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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • The subject voluntarily joins this study, signs the informed consent form, and demonstrates good compliance.
  • Age ≥18 years (calculated from the date of signing the informed consent form).
  • Diagnosis of symptomatic, non-resectable neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)-associated plexiform neurofibroma (PN) requiring systemic therapy per investigator judgment.
  • At least one measurable lesion with a dimension ≥3 cm.
  • There should be no significant changes in the use of chronic neuropathic pain medications within 28 days prior to study enrollment.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1.
  • Laboratory tests meet the protocol criteria.
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 6 months after study completion. A negative serum pregnancy test must be documented within 7 days prior to study enrollment. Men must agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 6 months after study completion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed or suspected malignant glioma or malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) (excluding low-grade glioma, optic nerve glioma not requiring systemic therapy or radiotherapy); histological confirmation may be required.
  • History of or concurrent other malignancies within 5 years prior to first dosing.
  • Multiple factors affecting oral drug absorption (e.g., dysphagia, chronic diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, major bowel resection).
  • Adverse reactions from prior anti-tumor therapy not recovered to NCI CTCAE v6.0 grade ≤1, except grade 2 alopecia, grade 2 peripheral neuropathy, grade 2 anemia, non-clinically significant and asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities, and hypothyroidism stabilized by hormone replacement therapy.
  • Major surgery, significant traumatic injury, or planned major surgery during the study within 4 weeks prior to first dosing; or presence of long-term non-healed wounds or fractures.
  • History of arterial/venous thrombotic events (e.g., cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attack (TIA), deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism) or other severe thromboembolic events within 6 months prior to first dosing.
  • Active viral hepatitis with poor control.
  • Active syphilis requiring treatment.
  • Active tuberculosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonia, radiation pneumonitis requiring treatment, or clinically symptomatic active pneumonia.
  • History of substance abuse that cannot be controlled or presence of psychiatric disorders.
  • Planned or prior allogeneic bone marrow or solid organ transplantation.
  • History of hepatic encephalopathy.
  • History of or current retinal vein occlusion (RVO), retinal pigment epithelial detachment (RPED), central serous retinopathy (CSR), glaucoma, or other significant ocular abnormalities (e.g., intraocular pressure >21mmHg).
  • Inability to undergo MRI and/or presence of MRI contraindications.
  • Major cardiovascular disease.
  • Active or uncontrolled severe infection.
  • Renal failure requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
  • History of immunodeficiency, including HIV-positive or other acquired/congenital immunodeficiency diseases.
  • History of epilepsy.
  • Tumor-related symptoms and treatment.
  • Known hypersensitivity to study drug excipients.
  • Participation in and use of other PN clinical trial drugs within 4 weeks prior to first dosing.
  • Pregnant or lactating participants.
  • Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, poses a serious risk to participant safety or interferes with study completion.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
177 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TQ-B3234 capsules

    TQ-B3234 capsules: 50 mg once daily, one cycle every 4 weeks (28 days)

    Drug: TQ-B3234 capsules

  • Placebo comparator
    TQ-B3234 placebo

    TQ-B3234 placebo: 0 mg once daily, one cycle every 4 weeks (28 days)

    Drug: TQ-B3234 placebo

Interventions

  • DrugTQ-B3234 capsules

    TQ-B3234 is an antitumor molecular targeted drug, a selective mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 and 2 (MEK1/2) inhibitor. It primarily inhibits the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) protein (an upstream regulator of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway), thereby affecting the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and suppressing cell proliferation. MEK inhibitors are recognized to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.

  • DrugTQ-B3234 placebo

    TQ-B3234 placebo without drug substance.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. IRC-Assessed Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Percentage of subjects achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as assessed by independent review committee (IRC) per REiNS criteria at the end of Cycle 24.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Investigator-Assessed ORR

    Percentage of subjects achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as assessed by investigators per REiNS criteria.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  2. IRC/Investigator-Assessed DOR

    Duration of response (DOR), defined as the time from first documented confirmed objective response to disease progression or death from any cause (whichever occurs first), as determined by IRC/investigators per REiNS criteria.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  3. IRC/Investigator-Assessed disease control rate (DCR)

    Percentage of subjects achieving complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) as determined by IRC/investigators per REiNS criteria.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  4. IRC/Investigator-Assessed progression-free survival (PFS )

    Time from randomization to first disease progression or death from any cause (whichever occurs first), as determined by IRC/investigators per REiNS criteria.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  5. IRC/Investigator-Assessed TTP

    Time from randomization to first disease progression (TTP), as assessed by IRC/investigators per REiNS criteria.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  6. IRC/Investigator-Assessed time to response (TTR)

    Time from randomization to first objective response, as determined by IRC/investigators per REiNS criteria.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  7. Tumor response in subject

    Difference in the best percentage change from baseline in target PN volume between groups, as assessed by IRC/investigators.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  8. Number of subjects with incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs)

    Incidence and severity of adverse events from subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  9. Patient-reported outcomes

    Patient self-assessment results from subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of cycle 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

  10. Peak concentration (Cmax)

    Maximum plasma drug concentration

    Time frame: 2 hours after administration

  11. Plasma concentration at steady state (Ctrough, SS)

    The pre-dose concentration observed when the drug has reached steady state with repeated dosing, indicating baseline exposure and accumulation.

    Time frame: Cycle 1 day 28: pre-dose, Cycle 2 day 28 pre-dose, Cycle 3 day 28: pre-dose, Cycle 6 day 28: pre-dose. (each cycle is 28 days)

  12. Effects on pain score in subjects

    Questionnaire: Numerical Rating Scale-11 (NRS-11); The line segments below all have numbers from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 is the worst pain you can imagine.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of the 24th cycle (each cycle is 28 days)

  13. Effects on pain interference index in subjects

    Questionnaire: pain interference index; Please answer each one by circling a number from 0 to 6, where 0 means none at all and 6 means completely

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of the 24th cycle (each cycle is 28 days)

  14. Effects on subjects' general quality of life

    Questionnaire: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G); the scores from all items across its four domains are summed to obtain a total score, which ranges from 0 to 108 points.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of the 24th cycle (each cycle is 28 days)

  15. Effects on subjects; disease-specific quality of life

    Questionnaire: PedsQL NF1 Module; It includes an Adult version (\>25 years) and a Young Adult version (18-25 years), with 104 items, respectively.

    Time frame: From subject enrollment to the end of the 24th cycle (each cycle is 28 days)

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Study locations

3 of 29 sites recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
    Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100032, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100032, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100070, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Peking University Third Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100083, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Southwest Hospital of Amu
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality 400000, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujan Medical University
    Fuzhou, Fujian 350004, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital
    Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Dermatology Hospital / Guangdong Center for the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Leprosy
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510091, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital ( Guangxi Cancer InstituteGuangxi Cancer Hospital & Medical University Oncology School & Cancer Center)
    Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
    Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The second hospital of Hebei medical university
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei 05000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
    Luoyang, Henan 471000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University(Hubei General Hospital)
    Wuhan, Hubei 42000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hunan Children's Hospital
    Changsha, Hunan 410007, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110801, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Xijing hospital
    Xi'an, Shaanxi 710000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
    Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
    Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200011, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shanxi Cancer Hospital
    Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, China
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
    Recruiting
  • Sichuan Academy of Medical Science&Sichuan Provincial People' Hospital
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality 300000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Kunming Medical University
    Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Zhejiang Provincial People'S Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
    Not yet recruiting
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07407803
Lead sponsor
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 12, 2026
Start date
Mar 31, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Last update
May 27, 2026

Study contacts

Qingfeng Li, Doctor
Contact
dr.liqingfeng@shsmu.edu.cn
021 53315108

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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