Real-world Study of Darafenib or Trametinib and Clofarabine for High-risk/Recurrent/Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Children

NCT ID: NCT07022834

Last Updated: 2025-06-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-01

Study Completion Date

2030-06-01

Brief Summary

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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is the most common histiocytosis in children, with an incidence of 2.6-8.9 per million. It is an inflammatory myeloid tumor with varied symptoms. Mild cases often resolve spontaneously, while severe cases can affect multiple organs and be life-threatening. LCH affecting the liver, spleen, or hematopoietic system has a poor prognosis and is high-risk group. The LCH-III study showed that low-risk children respond well to prednisone and vinblastine, with nearly 100% survival, but high-risk children's survival is about 80%, with a 30% reactivation rate.Long-term studies reveal that about 50% of patients are resistant to prednisone and vinblastine, leading to progression and recurrence.

Except combination of prednisone and vinblastine, cladribine (introduced in 1998) and MAPK inhibitors (introduced in 2014), have lowered the mortality rate of LCH in children. Cladribine, a nucleoside analogue, is used for treating recurrent acute myeloid leukemia in children by disrupting DNA synthesis. In the LCH-98-S regimen, low-risk children with LCH responded well to moderate doses of cladribine, but 44% of high-risk children still faced disease progression. Later studies showed that high-dose cladribine with medium-dose cytarabine increased survival in refractory LCH from 30% to 85%, but also raised chemotherapy toxicity, with some cases experiencing severe hematological toxicity and half of the deaths resulting from chemotherapy complications. Clofarabine, a nucleoside analogue, inhibits ribonucleotide reductase and DNA polymerase, offering stronger anti-tumor effects and fewer side effects than cladribine and fludarabine in treating refractory leukemia. Case reports show that LCH patients unresponsive to cladribine improve with clofarabine treatment at moderate doses (25mg/m2/day). A retrospective study of 58 LCH patients using clofarabine (25mg/m2/day) showed an 87% progression-free survival rate after one year. While the main side effect was grade 3 or higher hematological toxicity, 98.3% of patients tolerated it and completed treatment. Further prospective studies are needed to determine the optimal dose, duration, long-term efficacy, and complications of clofarabine in children with LCH.

Research indicates that childhood LCH is often linked to mutations in MAPK pathway genes, with over half of cases involving BRAFV600E mutations. MAPK inhibitors, like vemurafenib, dabrafenib and trametinib, are effective for relapsed and refractory LCH, but they don't eliminate malignant clones, leading to disease reactivation after stopping treatment. Some BRAF-deficient mutation LCH patients resist vemurafenib and dabrafenib, but trametinib can manage the disease in these cases. Activation of the MAPK pathway increases BCL2L1 expression in LCH cells, and rapamycin fails to induce apoptosis in BRAFV600E+ LCH cells, enhancing resistance to cell death. MAPK inhibitors combined with chemotherapy are theoretically more effective at inducing apoptosis in LCH cells and resetting the immune environment to eliminate malignant clones. Two clinical studies confirm their safety and efficacy in treating refractory recurrent LCH. In a follow-up of 10 LCH cases treated with nucleotide analogues and MAPK inhibitors, only 2 patients relapsed after a short treatment duration. Additionally, 19 children with BRAFV600E mutation LCH were treated with cladribine, cytarabine, and vemurafenib, achieving a 100% response rate. Nearly 80% completed treatment without recurrence, and no increase in side effects was observed.

Since 2020, our center treated nearly 40 LCH patients with MAPK inhibitors, including 14 combined with LCH-III chemotherapy. Follow-ups show no severe toxic side effects, aligning with literature. However, most high-risk patients, especially those who stopped oral MAPK inhibitors, had disease reactivation. Two high-risk patients with liver involvement achieved complete liver lesion regression with cladribine. This clinical study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of dabrafenib or trametinib and clofarabine for high-risk/recurrent/refractory LCH in children.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Dabrafenib or Trametinib and Clofarabine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dabrafenib or Trametinib and Clofarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Drug: Dabrafenib or Trametinib Dabrafenib: 3-5 mg/kg/day; Trametinib: 0.025mg/kg/day

Drug: Clofarabine Consolidation therapy: 25 mg/m2/d, days 1-5 Maintenance therapy: 25 mg/m2/d, days 1-2

Interventions

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Dabrafenib or Trametinib and Clofarabine

Drug: Dabrafenib or Trametinib Dabrafenib: 3-5 mg/kg/day; Trametinib: 0.025mg/kg/day

Drug: Clofarabine Consolidation therapy: 25 mg/m2/d, days 1-5 Maintenance therapy: 25 mg/m2/d, days 1-2

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 0-18 with LCH (CD1a+/CD207+);
2. Initial LCH diagnosis with hematopoietic, liver, or spleen involvement;
3. LCH patients with disease progression or reactivation after chemotherapy (e.g., prednisone, vincristine, cytarabine, clarithromycin) or targeted therapy;
4. Consent to treatment and follow-up;
5. ECOG score ≥ 2, Lansky score ≥ 50, organ function suitable for chemotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Other underlying diseases (e.g., primary immunodeficiency, heart/kidney failure, hepatitis, HIV, organ transplant);
2. Secondary tumor;
3. Recent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or MAPK inhibitor use with lingering adverse effects;
4. Ongoing nephrotoxic drug use;
5. Refusal to consent.

Exit Criteria:

1. Allergies to dabrafenib or trametinib and clofarabine;
2. Disease progression after 3 months on dabrafenib or trametinib;
3. Severe toxic side effects from clofarabine (grade 4 non-infectious non-hematological toxicity, SIRS, capillary leak syndrome); 4)The doctor recommends halting the current treatment plan for the patient's benefit.
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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West China Second University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ju Gao

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ju Gao, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Locations

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Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Xue Tang, MD

Role: CONTACT

86+18280145819

Xia Guo, MD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Xue Tang, MD

Role: primary

86+18280145819

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Other Identifiers

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WCSH-LCH-2025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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