Clinical trial • Phase I/Phase II • Oncology

DARIZMETINIB HYDROCHLORIDE for Colorectal liver metastases | Colon carcinoma metastases

Phase I/Phase II trial of DARIZMETINIB HYDROCHLORIDE for Colorectal liver metastases | Colon carcinoma metastases.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Colorectal liver metastases | Colon carcinoma metastases
Trial Stage
Phase I/Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
09-01-2026
First CTIS Authorization Date
20-04-2026

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, placebo (white opaque capsules, size 1); dose/schedule not specified-controlled Phase I/Phase II trial in France, Germany, Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Placebo (White opaque capsules, size 1); dose/schedule not specified
Target Sample Size
39

Eligibility

Recruits 39 Written signed informed consent is required. The protocol excludes legally incapacitated persons and subjects deprived of liberty; inability to sign informed consent for geographical, social or psychological reasons is an exclusion. No paediatric participants are included (age 18-75)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy (βHCG positive), breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
Written signed informed consent is required. The protocol excludes legally incapacitated persons and subjects deprived of liberty; inability to sign informed consent for geographical, social or psychological reasons is an exclusion. No paediatric participants are included (age 18-75).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants aged 18 to 75 years (inclusive)\n- Written signed informed consent\n- Participants with liver metastases originating from a colon carcinoma planned for R0-intended hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases. a. For pilot part 1 only: stable within 1-3 days after minor liver resection, otherwise normal nontumor liver parenchyma proven by histopathology assessment of a liver biopsy within 3 months before surgery\n- Participants with remnant liver volume (RLV) or estimated future liver remnant (FLR) after resection: a. For participants in pilot Part 1, after minor liver resection (RLV > 69%) by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).b. For participants in pilot Part 2 and main study Part 3: participants with an estimated FLR of 30% - 50% (inclusive) prior to resection, calculated from preoperative CT or MRI after subtraction of tumor volume.\n- Preoperative assessment indicating that the participant is at low risk for PHLF (estimated <3–5%) based on surgeon’s standard practice and consistent with E-AHPBA-ESSO-ESSR Innsbruck Consensus guidelines for preoperative liver function assessment before hepatectomy\n- General health status World Health Organization (WHO) 0 or 1 or ECOG status 0 or 1\n- Estimated life expectancy > 6 months\n- Patients whose preoperative biological parameters are: a. Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3, b. Polynuclear neutrophils ≥ 1000/mm3 c. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (Posttransfusion patients can be included) d. Creatinine < 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) e. Bilirubin ≤ ULN f. Albumin > LLN g. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ ULN h. INR ≤ 1.5\n- Must agree to use highly effective contraception specified in the Appendix A of the protocol from the time of informed consent until at least 36 days (5 half-lives + 30 days) after the last dose of study drug.\n- Participants must have adequate non-tumor liver tissue available for baseline histology for safety assessment purposes, either from planned resection or archival tissue collection within 3 months"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Liver cirrhosis\n- Contraindication to iodine contrast agents\n- Current treatment with anticoagulants (including DOACs, heparin,antivitamin K) that cannot be safety interrupted for at least 48 hrs before study treatment (Part 2 and 3).\n- Chemotherapy within the last 30 days preoperatively\n- More than 12 cycles or more than 6 months of preoperative chemotherapy\n- Anticipated need to start adjuvant chemotherapy prior to completion of 28 day treatment period including chemotherapy via intrahepatic arterial pump\n- Positive test at screening for active hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) or autoimmune hepatitis\n- Incomplete liver metastasis resection (recognized at time of surgery) (part 1).\n- Portal vein and/or hepatic vein embolization procedure (pilot part 2 and main study part) or surgical hepatic augmentation procedure e.g. ALPPS\n- Presence of high-grade dysplastic lesions which cannot be completely resected at the time of liver resection or a history of malignancy within the past five years prior to screening, except for subjects with completely resected basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix\n- Legal incapacity (persons in custody or under guardianship)\n- Preoperative presence of clinical ascites\n- Deprived of liberty Subject (by judicial or administrative decision)\n- Impossibility to sign the informed consent document or to adhere to the medical follow-up of the trial for geographical, social or psychological reasons\n- Contraindications against MRI or CT exams (according to local medical practice)\n- Inability to discontinue a concomitant medication which is primarily cleared by CYP2D6 from initiation of study treatment through day 28.\n- Any other hepatobiliary cancer\n- Body mass index > 35 kg/m2\n- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score ≥ 4\n- Peritoneal disease or findings indicating unresectability •Part 1: A Completeness of Cytoreduction (CC) Score greater than 0 identified: preoperatively or intraoperatively. Any preoperative or intraoperative findings indicating that curative resection is not achievable •Part 2 and main study part 3; Any preoperative radiologic finding consistent with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Any preoperative finding indicating that curative resection is not achievable\n- Ongoing participation or participation within the 28 days prior to inclusion in the study in another therapeutic trial with an experimental drug and during 6 month follow-up period post-hepatectomy.\n- Serious non-stabilized disease, active uncontrolled infection, or other serious underlying disorder likely to prevent the patient from receiving the treatment\n- Pregnancy (βHCG positive), breastfeeding"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence, severity, and relatedness of AEs/SAEs\n- Changes from baseline in vital signs and physical examination findings\n- Changes from baseline in clinical laboratory parameters (hematology,blood, glucose) at prespecified time points\n- Plasma PK of HRX215 (Cmax, Tmax, AUC etc.); comparison with Phase 1 healthy-subject PK data","definition_or_measurement_approach":"- Incidence, severity and relatedness recorded for adverse events and serious adverse events as safety outcomes\n- Changes from baseline measured for vital signs and physical examination findings\n- Changes from baseline measured for clinical laboratory parameters (hematology, blood glucose) at prespecified time points\n- Plasma pharmacokinetics of HRX215 measured by standard PK parameters (Cmax, Tmax, AUC etc.) and compared with Phase 1 healthy-subject PK data"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Establishment of Efficacy (main study part 3): • Liver volume on POD1 and POD7 and increase in liver volume at POD7 vs. POD1 (absolute change from POD1 CT)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Liver volume measured on postoperative day (POD) 1 and POD7 by CT; efficacy assessed as absolute change in liver volume at POD7 versus POD1 (change from POD1 CT)"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
39
Recruitment Window Months
15
Consent Approach
Written signed informed consent is required from participants. Subject information and informed consent forms are listed in French, German and Spanish versions (Main ICF documents present for FR, DE, ES). A pregnancy partner ICF and a child ICF are listed among documents. Consent must be provided by the participant; legal incapacity and subjects deprived of liberty are excluded.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
40

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-04-2026
Processing Time Days
43
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
Hopital Paul Brousse
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
René Adam
Principal Investigator Email
stephanie.truant@chu-lille.fr
Contact Person Name
René Adam
Contact Person Email
stephanie.truant@chu-lille.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
Stephanie Truant
Principal Investigator Email
rene.adam@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Stephanie Truant
Contact Person Email
rene.adam@aphp.fr
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
Maximiliano Gelli
Principal Investigator Email
maximiliano.gelli@gustaveroussy.fr
Contact Person Name
Maximiliano Gelli

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-04-2026
Processing Time Days
21
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
19

Sites

Site Name
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Department Name
Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Philipp Felgendreff
Principal Investigator Email
Felgendreff.Philipp@mh-hannover.de
Contact Person Name
Philipp Felgendreff
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
Department Name
Abteilung für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Hauke Lang
Principal Investigator Email
hauke.lang@unimedizin-mainz.de
Contact Person Name
Hauke Lang
Contact Person Email
hauke.lang@unimedizin-mainz.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Jens Werner
Principal Investigator Email
Jens.Werner@ukr.de
Contact Person Name
Jens Werner
Contact Person Email
Jens.Werner@ukr.de
Site Name
Technische Universitaet Dresden
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Lena Seifert
Principal Investigator Email
Lena.Seifert@uniklinikum-dresden.de
Contact Person Name
Lena Seifert
Site Name
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Department Name
Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Gefäß- und Transplantationschirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Ulf Neumann
Principal Investigator Email
ulf.neumann@uk-essen.de
Contact Person Name
Ulf Neumann
Contact Person Email
ulf.neumann@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Department Name
Universitaetsklinikum für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Silvio Nadalin
Principal Investigator Email
silvio.nadalin@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Contact Person Name
Silvio Nadalin

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-05-2026
Processing Time Days
38
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
11

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Hm Madrid
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
Riccardo Caruso
Principal Investigator Email
ricaruso2@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Riccardo Caruso
Contact Person Email
ricaruso2@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
Gonzalo Sapisochin
Principal Investigator Email
gonzalo.sapisochin@valldhebron.cat
Contact Person Name
Gonzalo Sapisochin
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
Constantino Fondevila Campo
Principal Investigator Email
constantino.fondevila@salud.madrid.org
Contact Person Name
Constantino Fondevila Campo
Site Name
Consorcio Hospital General Universitario De Valencia
Department Name
Surgery
Principal Investigator Name
José Mir Labrador
Principal Investigator Email
jomirla@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
José Mir Labrador
Contact Person Email
jomirla@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
HepaRegeniX GmbH
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Contract research organisations

Name
Calian Contract Research Organisation Ltd.
Responsibilities
medical monitoring, CRO services

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Qstat","duties_or_roles":"Courier","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Greens","duties_or_roles":"Printing","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"spm²-safety projects & more GmbH","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scarritt Group Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Meeting Planners","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Radmd LLC","duties_or_roles":"Central imaging reading","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Fortrea Germany GmbH","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Welocalize","duties_or_roles":"Translations","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Advarra","duties_or_roles":"Central Institutional Review Board","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Pharmaspecific","duties_or_roles":"Patient reimbursement","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Calian Contract Research Organisation Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"medical monitoring, CRO services","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Biotrial Bioanalytical Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"PK analyses","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
HRX215
Active Substance
DARIZMETINIB HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL

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