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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

To Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and PK Characteristics of FCN-159 in Pediatric Patients With Refractory/Recurrent LCH

A Multi-center, Open-label, Single Arm Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of FCN-159 in Pediatric Patients With Refractory/Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

To Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and PK Characteristics of FCN-159 in Pediatric Patients With Refractory/Recurrent LCH (NCT05997602) is a Phase 2 interventional studying Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and LCH, sponsored by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co. Ltd.. 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 a rare disease, single-arm, open-label,multi-center, non-randomized Phase 2 clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic characteristics of FCN-159 monotherapy in pediatric patients with refractory/recurrent Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH).

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

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 56 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis 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. Age 2-16 (inclusive) 2. Patients with diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) diagnosed by the central laboratory. 3. If sufficient tumor tissue samples and peripheral blood samples are available, central laboratory biomarker testing is required as follows: including but not limited to ERBB3, BRAF, ARAF, HRAS, KRAS, NRAS, MEK (MAP2K1 and MAP2K2), and other MEK upstream genes.If inability to get tissue, the gene testing results from a local laboratory also can be accepted. 4. Patients who have received at least prior first-line systemic treatment, defined as treatment including vinblastine (VBL) and glucocorticoids for at least 2 weeks. VBL can be substituted with vincristine (VCR) or vindesine (VDS). Alternatively, patients may be unable to tolerate chemotherapy due to severe chemotherapy toxicity. Inability to tolerate chemotherapy is defined as one of the following: Severe liver impairment (liver enzyme elevation ≥ 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) and bilirubin elevation ≥ 1.5 × ULN), severe neurotoxicity related to vinca alkaloids, chemotherapy-related intracranial hypertension, or grade 4 bone marrow depression with severe infection (sepsis, severe pneumonia, etc.) after chemotherapy. 5. Refractory/relapsed LCH is defined as the presence of one of the following: 1. Failure of prior treatment, i.e., no regression in risk organs after at least 2 weeks of systemic treatment, or overall evaluation of AD-progression or AD-mix; 2. Initial response of the disease to first or second-line systemic treatment is NAD or AD-better or AD-stable, followed by disease reactivation after maintenance therapy for more than 3 months. Second-line treatment includes cytarabine and/or cladribine. 3. Persistent mutated gene positive in plasma free DNA testing during prior treatment (confirmed by 2 consecutive tests) or retest positive after treatment discontinuation; ...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. Age 2-16 (inclusive) 2. Patients with histologically confirmed Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) diagnosed by the central laboratory. 3. If sufficient tumor tissue samples and peripheral blood samples are available, central laboratory biomarker testing is required as follows: including but not limited to ERBB3, BRAF, ARAF, HRAS, KRAS, NRAS, MEK (MAP2K1 and MAP2K2), and other MEK upstream genes.If inability to get tissue, the gene testing results from a local laboratory also can be accepted. 4. Patients who have received at least prior first-line systemic treatment, defined as treatment including vinblastine (VBL) and glucocorticoids for at least 2 weeks. VBL can be substituted with vincristine (VCR) or vindesine (VDS). Alternatively, patients may be unable to tolerate chemotherapy due to severe chemotherapy toxicity. Inability to tolerate chemotherapy is defined as one of the following: Severe liver impairment (liver enzyme elevation ≥ 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) and bilirubin elevation ≥ 1.5 × ULN), severe neurotoxicity related to vinca alkaloids, chemotherapy-related intracranial hypertension, or grade 4 bone marrow depression with severe infection (sepsis, severe pneumonia, etc.) after chemotherapy. 5. Refractory/relapsed LCH is defined as the presence of one of the following: 1. Failure of prior treatment, i.e., no regression in risk organs after at least 2 weeks of systemic treatment, or overall evaluation of AD-progression or AD-mix; 2. Initial response of the disease to first or second-line systemic treatment is NAD or AD-better or AD-stable, followed by disease reactivation after maintenance therapy for more than 3 months. Second-line treatment includes cytarabine and/or cladribine. 3. Persistent mutated gene positive in plasma free DNA testing during prior treatment (confirmed by 2 consecutive tests) or retest positive after treatment discontinuation; 4. Lack of regression in the affected central nervous system (including the pituitary gland) after treatment; 5. Presence of bone marrow involvement and/or hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); 6. Presence of evaluable lesions based on PET response criteria (PRC). 7. Patients who have to have recovered from all acute toxic effects of prior anti-tumor therapy, and all relevant toxicities must be ≤ grade 1 (except for alopecia and ototoxicity). 8. Expected survival at least ≥ 3 months; 9. Lansky (≤ 15 years old) and Karnofsky (≥ 16 years old) performance status scores should be ≥ 50%, as shown in Appendix 4. 10. Patients or their legal guardians must be able to understand and willingly sign a written informed consent form. 11. For women of childbearing potential, a serum human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) pregnancy test must be negative within 7 days before starting treatment. 12. For female patients of childbearing potential: Patients should agree to use effective contraception methods during the treatment period and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment, using dual barrier contraception methods such as condoms, oral or injectable contraceptives, intra-uterine contraceptive devices, etc. Male patients should agree to refrain from donating sperm for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. 13. Adequate bone marrow function: Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.0×10\^9/L, hemoglobin ≥ 90g/L, and platelets ≥ 75×10\^9/L without the use of blood transfusions, blood products, or granulocyte colony-stimulating factors. Patients with hematocytopenia below these thresholds due to the underlying disease may be considered for inclusion based on the investigator's comprehensive judgment. 14. Adequate hepatic and renal function: Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤ 5× ULN for patients with Gilbert's syndrome or liver involvement; aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) ≤ 2.5 × ULN, or ≤ 10 × ULN for patients with liver involvement; albumin ≥ 3g/dL; and creatinine clearance or isotopic glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 50ml/min/1.73㎡or serum creatinine based on age; hepatic and renal impairment caused by the primary disease may be considered for inclusion based on the investigator's comprehensive judgment. 15. Coagulation: International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 ULN. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have received any of the following prior treatments: 1. Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy, or herbal anti-tumor therapy for LCH within 4 weeks or \< 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter)before the start of the study drug . 2. Strong CYP3A4, CYP2C8, and CYP2C9 inhibitors or inducers within 14 days before the start of the study drug, except for topical skin application. 3. Gowth factors that promote platelet or white blood cell count or function within 7 days before the start of the study drug. 4. Radiotherapy or major surgical treatment (including craniotomy, thoracotomy, laparotomy, open bone or joint surgery, etc.) within 4 weeks before the start of the study drug. 5. Participated in other interventional clinical trials within 4 weeks before the start of the study drug. 6. MEK 1/2 inhibitors (those who have received this treatment for a short period of ≤ 2 weeks may be included). 7. Anticoagulants within 7 days before the start of the study drug for patients with brain tumors (intracranial masses). 8. Prednisone treatment \< 0.5mg/kg/day (or equivalent dose of other corticosteroids) is allowed within one month before enrollment, but must be discontinued 14 days before the start of the study drug. Patients with brain lesions receiving corticosteroid therapy for brain edema must maintain a stable dose for 14 days before enrollment. Hormone replacement therapy is allowed for patients with hypopituitarism due to primary disease involvement of the pituitary. 2. Patients with a history of other malignant tumors or concurrent other malignant tumors (excluding cured non-melanoma skin basal cell carcinoma, ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, or cervical carcinoma in situ). 3. Uncontrolled hypertension (with medication treatment): Blood pressure (BP) greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for age, height, and sex, as described in Appendix 6. 4. Patients with dysphagia, active gastrointestinal disease, malabsorption syndrome, or other conditions that may affect the absorption of the study drug. 5. Prior or current history of retinal vein obstruction (RVO), retinal pigment epithelial detachment (RPED), glaucoma, and other clinically significant abnormal ophthalmologic examination results. 6. Interstitial pneumonia, including clinically significant radiation pneumonitis. Except for interstitial pneumonia caused by pulmonary involvement of the primary disease. 7. Patients will be excluded if their cardiac function or comorbidities meet any of the following criteria: 1. During the screening period, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements will be taken three times at the study center with a mean value calculated using the QTcF formula provided by the instrument; patients with a mean value of QTcF \> 470 milliseconds or with risk factors for QTcF prolongation, such as uncorrected hypokalemia, congenital long QT syndrome, or receiving drugs known to prolong QTcF interval (mainly class Ia, Ic, and III antiarrhythmic drugs) will be excluded from the study. Drugs with the potential to prolong the QTcF interval are listed in Appendix 7. 2. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 2 and above congestive heart failure as shown in Appendix 5. 3. Clinically significant arrhythmias, including but not limited to complete left bundle branch block, and second-degree atrioventricular block. 4. Known presence of clinically significant coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, or severe valvular disease. 5. Echocardiography examination indicating left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50%. 8. Patients with active bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, including active hepatitis B (defined as positive hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus DNA \> 1000IU/ml or meeting the diagnostic criteria for active hepatitis B infection at the study center) or hepatitis C (positive hepatitis C virus RNA), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV positive) infection. 9. Patients with known allergies to the study drug, other MEK1/2 inhibitors, or their excipients. 10. Patients with known tumor tissue genetic testing that indicates the presence of MAP2K1 exon 3 deletions (del) or deletion-insertion type (delins/indels) mutations. 11. The investigator considers clinically significant cases that will impede participation in the study or prevent compliance with safety requirements.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

FCN-159

5mg/m² (Maximum dose does not exceed 8mg, the recommended oral dose for adults), orally, once daily, continuously for 28 days per cycle.

Locations (11)

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.

Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Children's Hospital Affiliated to the Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hpsipital,Sun Yat-Sen Unniversity
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The First Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Shenzhen Children's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Henan Children's Hospital Zhengzhou Children's Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
West China Second University Hospital,Sihuan University/West China women's and Children's Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Children's Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, China

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT05997602), the sponsor (Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co. Ltd.), 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 NCT05997602 clinical trial studying?

This is a rare disease, single-arm, open-label,multi-center, non-randomized Phase 2 clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic characteristics of FCN-159 monotherapy in pediatric patients with refractory/recurrent Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT05997602?

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 NCT05997602?

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.

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Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.