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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 1 / Phase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Brigatinib in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With ALK+ ALCL, IMT or Other Solid Tumors

A Phase I/II Study of Brigatinib in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With ALK+ Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors or Other Solid Tumors

Brigatinib in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With ALK+ ALCL, IMT or Other Solid Tumors (NCT04925609) is a Phase 1 / Phase 2 interventional studying Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Positive and Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, sponsored by Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This is an open-label, phase I-II dose-escalation and expansion study designed to define the recommended dose of brigatinib as monotherapy in pediatric and young adult patients with ALK+ ALCL, IMT or other solid tumors and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), (long-term) safety, and efficacy of brigatinib in these children.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Positive, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

Target enrollment of 65 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Positive subpopulation. At this scale, the study has enough statistical power to detect a clear treatment effect but is not the largest cohort in the field.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Patients must be 1 and \< 26 years of age at the time of enrollment, and able to swallow brigatinib tablets at the time of enrollment, with a minimum weight of 10 kg. Note: for phase 1 only patients ≤18 years old will be eligible, A liquid formulation for children with a weight lower than 10 kg or for those that cannot swallow tablets is in development. 2. Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer histologically at baseline. In patients where a repeat biopsy at relapse (or moment of refractory disease) is considered not feasible by the treating physician, archived material from diagnosis needs to be available for central review. 3. Patients are required to provide prior results showing an activating ALK aberration in the tumor per local laboratory results, and material needs to be available for central laboratory confirmation of ALK status. For ALK+ ALCL, detection of ALK with immunohistochemistry (IHC) is sufficient for inclusion, all others require molecular evidence of a ALK fusion gene or mutation by FISH, PCR or NGS. ALK detection will be confirmed centrally with FISH. 4. For Phase 1: - Patients with ALCL must be relapsed/refractory or intolerant to standard therapies. Refractory disease for ALCL is defined as: o no response to ALCL99/other standard of care chemotherapy (SD or PD of measurable lesions), and/or o MRD-positivity by qualitative PCR for NPM-ALK prophase after one block ALCL99/other standard of care chemotherapy (before the second course of chemotherapy). - Patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) IMT must not be suitable for curative surgical resection without causing mutilation. Newly diagnosed patients with unresectable ALK+ IMT, or when surgery would imply severe mutilation may also be included, as well as metastatic disease. - Patients with other solid tumors (excluding IMT) must have relapsed or refractory disease. 5. For Phase 2, patients must have measurable and/or evaluable disease: ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients must be 1 and \< 26 years of age at the time of enrollment, and able to swallow brigatinib tablets at the time of enrollment, with a minimum weight of 10 kg. Note: for phase 1 only patients ≤18 years old will be eligible, A liquid formulation for children with a weight lower than 10 kg or for those that cannot swallow tablets is in development. 2. Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer histologically at baseline. In patients where a repeat biopsy at relapse (or moment of refractory disease) is considered not feasible by the treating physician, archived material from diagnosis needs to be available for central review. 3. Patients are required to provide prior results showing an activating ALK aberration in the tumor per local laboratory results, and material needs to be available for central laboratory confirmation of ALK status. For ALK+ ALCL, detection of ALK with immunohistochemistry (IHC) is sufficient for inclusion, all others require molecular evidence of a ALK fusion gene or mutation by FISH, PCR or NGS. ALK detection will be confirmed centrally with FISH. 4. For Phase 1: * Patients with ALCL must be relapsed/refractory or intolerant to standard therapies. Refractory disease for ALCL is defined as: o no response to ALCL99/other standard of care chemotherapy (SD or PD of measurable lesions), and/or o MRD-positivity by qualitative PCR for NPM-ALK prophase after one block ALCL99/other standard of care chemotherapy (before the second course of chemotherapy). * Patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) IMT must not be suitable for curative surgical resection without causing mutilation. Newly diagnosed patients with unresectable ALK+ IMT, or when surgery would imply severe mutilation may also be included, as well as metastatic disease. * Patients with other solid tumors (excluding IMT) must have relapsed or refractory disease. 5. For Phase 2, patients must have measurable and/or evaluable disease: * Patients with ALCL must be relapsed/refractory. Refractory disease for ALCL is defined as: * no response to ALCL99/other standard of care chemotherapy (SD or PD of measurable lesions), and/or * MRD-positivity by qualitative PCR for NPM-ALK prophase after one block ALCL99/other standard of care chemotherapy (before the second course of chemotherapy). * Patients with R/R IMT Relapsed/refractory ALK+ IMT, or newly diagnosed, including advanced and metastatic, ALK+ IMT which cannot be surgically resected without causing mutilation 6. Performance Status: Karnofsky performance status ≥40% for patients \>16 years of age or Lansky Play Scale ≥40% for patients ≤16 years of age. 7. Patients must not be receiving other investigational medications (defined as medicinal products not yet approved for any indications, including alternative/herbal therapies) within 30 days of first dose of study drug or while on study. 8. For patients receiving prior therapy: * Patients who already received previous treatment with ALK inhibitors except for brigatinib can be included in this study. * Patients must have recovered to Grade \<2 NCI CTCAE v5.0 or to baseline, from any nonhematologic toxicities (except alopecia and peripheral neuropathy) due to previous therapy. * Patients who relapsed while receiving cytotoxic therapy: at least 14 days must have passed since the completion of the last dose of chemotherapy before the first dose of brigatinib can be given. * Patients who have experienced relapse after a prior HSCT are eligible, provided they have no evidence of acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), are not receiving GVHD prophylaxis or treatment, and are at least 45 days posttransplant at the time of enrollment. * Hematopoietic growth factors: before the first dose of brigatinib, at least 7 days must have passed since completion of therapy with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor or other growth factors, and at least 14 days must have passed since completion of therapy with pegfilgrastim. * Biologics and Targeted Therapies: o Immunotherapy: Before the first dose of brigatinib, at least 30 days must have passed after the completion of any type of immunotherapy, (i.e. monoclonal antibodies \[anti-PD1/PDL1\], tumor vaccines, chimeric antigen receptor \[CAR\] T cells, etc.). o Other: before the first dose of brigatinib, at least 7 days must have passed since the last dose of a biologic agent. For agents that have known adverse events (AEs) occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which AEs are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the sponsor's medical monitor/designee. o Immunosuppressive therapy: Before the first dose of brigatinib, at least 14 days must have passed after the completion of immunosuppressive therapy (including regimens following stem cell transplant). o For symptomatic patients that urgently need relief (i.e. airway obstruction), therapeutic doses of corticosteroids may be administered for a short course (up to 5 days). o Radiotherapy (XRT): No washout period is necessary for radiation given to any extramedullary site other than the CNS and lungs; ≥45 days must have passed if patient received prior total body irradiation or craniospinal or cranial XRT; ≥28 days must have passed if patient received radiotherapy to the lung. For patients receiving XRT to both lungs, or in case of stereotactic radiotherapy, the PIs should be consulted before inclusion. 9. Patients must meet the organ function and system function requirements as stated below: * Patients must have adequate renal and hepatic function as indicated by the following laboratory values: o Patient's serum creatinine must be ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) according to age. If the serum creatinine is greater than 1.5 x institutional ULN, the patient must have a radioisotope GFR ≥ 70mL/min/1.73m2 * Adequate liver function defined as: direct bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) for age AND AST and ALT must be ≤5 times the ULN for age (unless related to involvement of the liver or histiocytic/macrophage inflammatory process). * No clinical, radiological or laboratory evidence of pancreatitis, including o Serum lipase must be \<2 × the ULN, and o Serum amylase must be \<2 × the ULN. * Absolute neutrophil count: ≥0.75 × 10 9/L, except in case of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) or bone marrow involvement. * Platelet count o In phase 1: Platelet count: ≥75 × 10\^9/ L, except in case of MAS or bone marrow involvement o In phase 2: : Platelet count: ≥75 × 10\^9/ L, except in case of MAS or bone marrow involvement. For patients post SCT, platelet count ≥50 × 10\^9/ L is accepted.Hemoglobin ≥8 g/dL or 5.0 mmol/L (red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions to achieve this value are allowed with the condition that the patient has no signs of active bleeding or hemolysis). 10. Adequate cardiac function defined as shortening fraction ≥27% by echocardiogram OR left ventricular ejection fraction of ≥50% by multigated acquisition scan. 11. Normal QT interval corrected per Fridericia method (QTcF) on screening electrocardiogram (ECG), defined as QTcF of ≤450 ms. 12. Have a life expectancy of ≥3 months. 13. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test confirmed prior to enrollment. 14. Female patients with infants must agree not to breastfeed their infants while on this study. 15. Contraception: • Male and female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use, an effective method for male and highly effective method for female, of contraception approved by the investigator during the study, following the CTFG recommendations, for at least 8 months for females and for at least 5 months for males after the last dose of brigatinib. • Highly effective methods of contraception include (but not exclusively) the following contraceptive methods: o combined (estrogen- and progestogen-containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation * progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation * intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), sexual abstinence. 16. Voluntary written informed consent according to law and regulations \- Exclusion Criteria: Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the study: 1. Patients receiving systemic treatment with strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitors or inducers within 14 days or five half-life times whichever the less prior to the first dose of study drug (refer to Section 5.2 for a list of example medications). 2. Diagnosis of another concurrent primary malignancy. 3. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including any of the following: * Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months of study entry. * History of or presence of heart block, and/or clinically significant ventricular or atrial arrhythmias. * Uncontrolled hypertension defined as persistent elevation of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressures to ≥95th percentile based on age, sex, and height percentiles despite appropriate antihypertensive management. 4. Planned non-protocol chemotherapy, radiation therapy, another investigational agent, or immunotherapy while patient is on study treatment. 5. Any illness that affects gastrointestinal absorption. 6. Ongoing or active systemic infection, active seropositive HIV, or known active hepatitis B or C infection. 7. Any pre-existing condition or illness that, in the opinion of the investigator or sponsor, would compromise patient safety or interfere with the evaluation of the safety or efficacy of brigatinib. 8. Patients with a history of cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage with residual deficits are not eligible (patients with a history of cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage remain eligible provided all neurologic deficits have resolved). 9. Uncontrolled seizure disorder (patients with seizure disorders that do not require antiepileptic drugs, or are well controlled with stable doses of antiepileptic drugs are eligible).

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Brigatinib

Brigatinib is a second generation novel, orally administered, tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that potently inhibits activated variants of ALK and to a lesser extent ROS1.

Locations (2)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

Institut Gustave Roussy
Paris, France
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT04925609), the sponsor (Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT04925609 clinical trial studying?

This is an open-label, phase I-II dose-escalation and expansion study designed to define the recommended dose of brigatinib as monotherapy in pediatric and young adult patients with ALK+ ALCL, IMT or other solid tumors and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), (long-term) safety, and efficacy of brigatinib in these children. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT04925609?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT04925609?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT04925609. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT04925609. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

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Last updated 2026-06-07 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.