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ArticleTargeted oncology2023

First-in-Human Study of INCB062079, a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 Inhibitor, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors.

James J Harding, Christiane Jungels, Jean-Pascal Machiels, David C Smith, Chris Walker, Tao Ji, Ping Jiang, Xin Li, Ekaterine Asatiani, Eric Van Cutsem and 1 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Targeted oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03144661 (A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Expansion, Safety and Tolerability Study of INCB062079 in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Other Malignancies), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03144661 phase1terminatednot on this map

A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Expansion, Safety and Tolerability Study of INCB062079 in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Other Malignancies

TypeinterventionalSponsorIncyte CorporationRan2017 to 2020Enrolled25ConditionsHepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Cholangiocarcinoma, Esophageal Cancer, Nasopharyngeal CancerArmsINCB062079
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Novel Therapeutics for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Clinics in liver disease · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

James J HardingDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA. Hardinj1@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7029-4310
Christiane JungelsDepartment of Oncologic Medicine, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Jean-Pascal MachielsService d'Oncologie Médicale, Institut Roi Albert II, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc and Institut de Recherche Clinique et Expérimentale, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
David C SmithDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Chris WalkerIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Tao JiIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Ping JiangIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Xin LiIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Ekaterine AsatianiIncyte Biosciences International Sàrl, Morges, Switzerland.
Eric Van CutsemDepartment of Digestive Oncology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg/Leuven and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ghassan K Abou-AlfaDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Incyte (United States) · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BEKU Leuven · BEUniversité Libre de Bruxelles · BEUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)-4/FGF19 pathway dysregulation is implicated in hepatobiliary and other solid tumors. INCB062079, an oral, selective, FGFR4 inhibitor, inhibits growth in FGF19/FGFR4-driven liver cancer models.

methodsThis was a two-part, phase I study (NCT03144661) in previously treated patients with advanced solid tumors. The primary objective was to determine safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD), while secondary objectives included pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics (plasma FGF19; bile acid salts/7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one [C4] levels), and preliminary efficacy. In Part 1, patients received INCB062079 starting at 10 mg once daily, with 3 + 3 dose escalation. Part 2 (dose expansion) was not conducted because of study termination.

resultsTwenty-three patients were treated (hepatobiliary, n = 11; ovarian, n = 9; other, n = 3). Among six patients receiving 15 mg twice daily, two patients had dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs; grade 3 diarrhea, grade 3 transaminitis). Both had high pretreatment C4 concentrations, prompting a protocol amendment requiring pretreatment C4 concentrations < 40.9 ng/mL and concomitant prophylactic bile acid sequestrant treatment. No additional DLTs were reported at 10 and 15 mg twice daily; higher doses were not assessed. The most common toxicity was diarrhea (60.9%). INCB062079 exposure was dose-proportional; FGF19 and bile acid/C4 concentrations increased with exposure. One partial response was achieved (15 mg twice daily; ovarian cancer; FGF/FGFR status unknown; duration of response, 7.5 months); two patients had stable disease.

conclusionsWith C4 cut-off and prophylactic bile acid sequestrant implementation, INCB062079 demonstrated a manageable safety profile and evidence of target inhibition. In view of the rarity of FGF19/FGFR4 alterations and slow patient accrual, the study was terminated before establishing an MTD.

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Liver NeoplasmsNeoplasmsBile Acids and SaltsDiarrheaFemaleHumansMaximum Tolerated DoseProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorBile Acids and SaltsProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor

Identifiers

PMID36787089
PMCPMC10042765
OpenAlexW4320710252

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