Clinical trial Recruiting at 5 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Testing PAS-004 for patients with advanced solid tumors

Official title: A Phase 1 Open-label Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of PAS-004, a MEK (1/2) Inhibitor, in Patients With MAPK Pathway-driven Advanced Solid Tumors With a Documented RAS, NF1, or RAF Mutation or Patients Who Have Failed BRAF/MEK Inhibition

Run by Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. · NCT06299839 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new oral medication called PAS-004 to see if it is safe and tolerable for people with advanced solid tumors that have certain genetic mutations.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment83 (estimated)
SponsorPasithea Therapeutics Corp.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation
Locations5 sites (San Antonio, Texas and 4 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedFebruary 29, 2024
Main results expectedSeptember 2027
Study endsSeptember 2027
Registry record updatedOctober 30, 2026
Trial IDNCT06299839 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 and older with advanced solid tumors driven by MAPK pathway mutations who have failed or are ineligible for standard therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients with tumors that can be surgically resected or those who have available treatment options may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of PAS-004 in patients with advanced solid tumors that have specific genetic mutations, including RAS, NF1, and RAF. Participants will take PAS-004 orally, starting with a single dose followed by daily doses during 28-day cycles for up to two years. Regular health assessments will be conducted to monitor side effects and overall health. The study seeks to determine the maximum tolerated dose and any adverse effects associated with the treatment.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced solid tumors that currently have limited treatment alternatives.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is focused on a specific mutation-driven therapy, similar studies targeting MAPK pathway alterations have shown promise in the past.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements, prohibitions and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF).
2. Patient has been informed both verbally and in writing about the objectives of the clinical study, the methods, the anticipated benefits, the potential risks, and the discomfort to which they may be exposed and has given written consent to participation in the study prior to study start and any study-related procedure.
3. Patient must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing the ICF.
4. Patient must be able to swallow oral medication.
5. Patient with histologically or cytologically diagnosed mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway driven advanced solid tumors with all of the following characteristics:

   1. Tumor cannot be surgically resected
   2. Patient has failed or is ineligible for standard of care therapy
   3. Patient has no available treatment options with known clinical benefit
   4. Documented evidence of rat sarcoma virus (RAS), neurofibromatosis type I (NF1), and/or rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma (RAF) mutations. Patients with RAF mutations must have previously failed standard of care v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (BRAF) / MEK inhibition.

   Note: Patients enrolled in the tablet dose escalation cohorts must have documented evidence of NRAS and/or BRAF mutations.
6. Prior to enrollment, patients without an existing prior genetic test result or adequate tumor tissue sample must agree to provide tumor tissue via biopsy (paraffin section or fresh tissue specimens) that will be sent for analysis to confirm eligibility.
7. Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 (Appendix B).
8. Patient must have an estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks in the opinion of the Investigator at the time of informed consent.
9. Patient must have adequate organ function at screening as indicated by the following laboratory value ranges:

   1. Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit normal (ULN) (Serum total bilirubin can be ≤ 3.0 × ULN if patients have hemolysis or congenital hemolytic diseases)
   2. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN or 5 × ULN for patient with liver metastases
   3. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN or 5 × ULN for patient with liver metastases
   4. Albumin ≥2 mg/dL
   5. Creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min (as calculated per Cockcroft-Gault)
   6. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×10\^9/L
   7. Platelets ≥ 100×10\^9/L
   8. Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (Note: Criteria must be met without a transfusion within 2 weeks of obtaining the sample)
10. Patient must agree to maintain abstinence (no heterosexual intercourse) or use a highly effective form of contraception during study treatment and for at least 90 days after the last dose of IP. Male patients must agree not to donate sperm while receiving IP and for at least 90 days after the last dose of IP.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participation in another therapeutic clinical trial within 3 weeks of enrollment.
2. Having received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, major surgery, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or other antitumor treatment within 21 days of enrollment or five half-lives of the administered therapy, whichever occurs first.
3. Known or active central nervous system metastases.

   1. Patients with untreated brain metastases ≤ 30 mm that are asymptomatic, do not have significant edema, and do not require steroids or anti-seizure medications are eligible after discussion with the Medical Monitor.
   2. Patients with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are stable after treatment and without evidence of progression by imaging for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of IP administration and are not using corticosteroids for at least 7 days prior to IP administration.
   3. Patients with confirmed leptomeningeal disease are to be excluded.
   4. Patients with confirmed glioblastoma are to be excluded.
4. Unresolved toxicity from prior antitumor therapy defined as AEs \> Grade 2 according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0, except for alopecia; neurotoxicity AEs of patients who have received prior chemotherapy needs to be restored to Grade 2 or below. Patients with ≥ Grade 3 bleeding within 4 weeks of first study treatment dose should be excluded.
5. Taken a medication that is a strong cytochrome P450 (CYP3A) inhibitor or inducer within 14 days of initiation of study therapy dosing.
6. Taken a known corrected QT (QTc) interval prolongating medication within 7 days of initiation or longer if the half-life of the QTc prolonging medication is such that the drug is not cleared from the body within 7 days (5 half-lives) of initiation of study therapy dosing.
7. Active dysphagia, digestive system disease, malabsorption syndrome, or other conditions affecting PAS-004 absorption.
8. Previous or current retinal vein stenosis, retinal detachment, central retinal vein occlusion, or currently active glaucoma.
9. Active interstitial pneumonia, including clinically significant radiation pneumonitis.
10. Impaired cardiac function or cardiac disease as indicated by:

    1. Average QTc interval \> 470 ms as calculated according to the QTc formula of the instrument at the research center where electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements are performed.
    2. Grade ≥ 3 congestive heart failure per New York Heart Association (NYHA) guidelines.
    3. Clinically significant arrhythmias, including but not limited to, complete left bundle branch conduction abnormalities and 2nd degree atrioventricular block.
11. Pregnant or lactating female patients.
12. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to the investigational product (IP), including excipients, or history of severe adverse reaction to any drug, or sensitivity to components of the IP.
13. Clinically active bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, hepatitis B (hepatitis B virus surface antigen positive and hepatitis B virus DNA over 1000 IU/ml) or hepatitis C (hepatitis C virus RNA positive), human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV positive).
14. Presence of acute or chronic illness or history of chronic illness sufficient to invalidate the patient's participation in the study or make it unnecessarily hazardous in the opinion of the Investigator.

Where it's running

  • NEXT Oncology
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • MBAL Sveta Sofia
    Sofia, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Institute of Oncology Bucharest Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu
    Bucharest, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Institute of Oncology Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta
    Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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