Cobimetinib for Refractory Histiocytic Disorders

This study is testing a drug called cobimetinib in children and adults with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH), Juvenile Xanthogranuloma (JXG), Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD), or Neuro-Degenerative Disease (LCH-ND) that has returned or isn't responding to other treatments. Cobimetinib works by blocking a protein called MEK, which can help stop the incorrect growth signals in these conditions. The study aims to see how safe and effective cobimetinib is. You may be eligible if you are at least 6 months old, and some groups have an age limit of under 21. The study will measure how many patients respond to the treatment over 12 months. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll about 90 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific treatment. It is designed to enroll about 90 participants.
What's involved
Cobimetinib will be taken daily for 21 days, followed by 7 days off, in a 28-day cycle for about 12 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary outcome, overall response rates, will be measured at 12 months.

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NCT04079179

Cobimetinib in Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH), and Other Histiocytic Disorders

Recruiting
PHASE2All AgesInterventionalTreatment
Carl Allen
~90 participants
Updated 2025-09-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Cobimetinib

At a glance

Recruiting sites
10 of 12 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Overall Response Rates using modified RECiST criteria
Measured over 12 months
Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis
Juvenile Xanthogranuloma
Erdheim-Chester Disease
Rosai Dorfman Disease
Neuro-Degenerative Disease
Histiocytic Sarcoma
Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant

NCT04079179

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 12 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, Californiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Children's Medical Center- UTSW

    Dallas, Texasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Children's National Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's

    Boston, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • John Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Marylandstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • NACHO Consortium

    Memphis, Tennesseestudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Carl E Allen, MD, PhD · STUDY_CHAIR · Baylor College of Medicine

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

For Group 1: Participant must be at least 6 months of age and less than 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
For Group 2: Participant may be at least 6 months of age at the time of enrollment
For Group 3: Participant must be at least 6 months of age and less than 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
For Group 4: Participant must be 21 years of age or older at the time of enrollment
Participant must be able to take an enteral dose and formulation of medication. Study medication is only available as an oral suspension or tablet which may be taken by mouth or other enteral route such as nasogastric or gastric tube.
Biopsy proven LCH -AND
Failure of at least front-line therapy for LCH with evaluable disease. -OR
Diagnosis of LCH-associated neurodegenerative disease with radiologic or clinical progression within the past 3 months. -OR
Biopsy proven JXG, ECD, RDD, histiocytic sarcoma, or other histiocytic lesion (newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory disease) with evaluable active disease.
Karnofsky ≥ 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky ≥ 50% for patients ≤ 16 years of age.
ANC ≥ 0.75 x 10\^9/L (unsupported/without growth factor stimulant)
Platelet count ≥ 75 x 10\^9/L (unsupported/without transfusion within the past 7 days).
Patients with marrow disease must have platelet count of \>/= 75 x 10\^9/L (transfusion support allowed) and must not be refractory to platelet transfusions.
Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (unsupported/without transfusion within the past 7 days)
Patients with marrow disease must have hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (transfusion support allowed).
Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
AST and ALT ≤ 3x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN for participants with liver involvement)
Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL.
Female patients of childbearing potential require a negative urine or serum pregnancy test for eligibility and again at database registration, if more than 2 weeks has elapsed.
Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to follow the contraceptive requirements using two forms of effective contraceptive methods for the duration of the study treatment. Male patients with sexual partners who are pregnant or who could become pregnant (i.e., women of child-bearing potential) must agree to use two forms of effective methods of contraception (one of which must be a barrier method) during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the last dose of the study drug to avoid pregnancy and/or potential adverse effects on a developing embryo. Agreement to true abstinence (not periodic abstinence or withdrawal method) is an acceptable method of birth control.

Exclusion

Prior Therapy Restrictions Completion of previous chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or targeted therapy for LCH (or other histiocytic disorder) at least 28 days (except where specified below) prior to study enrollment, with resolution of all associated toxicity to ≤ Grade 1 prior to study enrollment (exception for alopecia and ototoxicity which do not need to be resolved ≤ Grade 1). Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the laboratory eligibility criteria are met, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately. See below for specific consideration of prednisone and corticosteroids prior to enrollment.
Radiation therapy within the 14 days prior to enrollment.
Any prior treatment with Cobimetinib.
Treatment with a long-acting hematopoietic growth factor within 14 days prior to initiation of study drug or a short-acting hematopoietic growth factor within 7 days prior to enrollment.
Treatment with hormonal therapy (except hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives), immunotherapy, biologic therapy, investigational therapy, or herbal cancer therapy within 28 days or \< 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to study enrollment.
Treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and stem-cell rescue (autologous stem cell transplant) or allogeneic stem cell transplant within 90 days prior to enrollment. Anti-GVHD agents post-transplant: Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible for this trial.
For patients with brain tumors (intracranial masses), use of anticoagulants within 7 days prior to enrollment.
Corticosteroid therapy less than or equal to 0.5 mg/kg/day averaged during the 28 days prior to study enrollment is permissible. Patients receiving corticosteroids must be on a stable or decreasing dose for 14 days prior to enrollment and discontinue once study treatment has started.
Patient has received treatment with investigational therapy within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study drug.
Patients taking anticoagulants or have a pre-existing bleeding disorder unrelated to histiocytic disease.
Exclusions for other illness
Other active malignancy or history of secondary malignancy.
Refractory nausea and vomiting, malabsorption, external biliary shunt
Infection: Patients who have a known active infection (excluding documented fungal infection of the nail beds) within 28 days prior to enrollment that has not completely resolved.
Major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to enrollment, or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study. Placement of a vascular access device or minor surgery is permitted within fourteen (14) days prior to study enrollment (provided that the wound has healed).
History of significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption or other significant malabsorptive disease.
History of pneumonitis.
Ophthalmologic considerations: Patients with known significant ophthalmologic conditions or known risk factors for retinal vein occlusion are not eligible. Specifically, patients with a history of retinal vein occlusion (RVO), retinal detachment, retinal pathology on ophthalmologic exam, retinopathy of prematurity, central serous chorioretinopathy (CSSCR), neovascular retinopathy, intraocular pressure \> 21 mmHg, and predisposing factors to RVO (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia, coagulopathy) will be excluded. Patients with longstanding and stable ophthalmologic findings secondary to existing conditions are eligible with appropriate written documentation and approval from Study Chair.
History of solid organ transplantation: Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible.
Any other disease, metabolic or psychological dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that in the opinion of the investigator contraindicates use of an investigational drug or places the patient at unacceptable risk from treatment complications.
History of clinically significant cardiac dysfunction, including the following:
Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias including brady-arrhythmias and/or patients who require anti-arrhythmic therapy (with the exception of beta blockers or digoxin). Patients with controlled atrial fibrillation are not excluded.
Unstable arrhythmia
Unstable angina, or new-onset angina within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment
Symptomatic congestive heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association Class II or higher
Myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment
Known chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
History of Grade ≥ 2 CNS hemorrhage or history of any CNS hemorrhage within 28 days of enrollment.
Female patients who are pregnant or lactating. Pregnant or lactating women will not be entered on this study because there is no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities.
  • Overall Response Rates using modified RECiST criteria12 months

    Proportion of participants with (complete response, partial response, stable disease, progressive disease) by 1 year of therapy with Cobimetinib. It is assumed that at each protocol-specified timepoint, a response assessment occurs. Status calculation will occur at each timepoint for patients who have measurable disease at baseline per the criteria defined in the protocol.