Clinical trial No longer in our active list Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Testing SAF-189s for advanced lung cancer patients

Official title: A Phase I/II, Multi-center Clinical Study: Dose-finding Phase I Study of Foritinib Succinate in Advanced ALK-positive NSCLC Patients and Phase II Study of Foritinib Succinate in ALK or ROS1-positive NSCLC Patients

Run by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co. Ltd. · NCT04237805 · Data updated 2026-05-14

This study is no longer in our active list. It may have stopped recruiting or finished. The details below are as of 2026-05-14 and are kept for reference. Check ClinicalTrials.gov for its current status, or see similar studies below.

This study is testing a new treatment called SAF-189s to see if it can help people with advanced lung cancer who haven't had success with other therapies.

Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment280 (estimated)
SponsorShanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co. Ltd.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionscrizotinib, chemotherapy, radiation, prednisone, foritinib, remitinib
Locations41 sites (Bengbu, Anhui and 40 other locations)
Trial IDNCT04237805 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates for this study are patients with advanced ALK-positive or ROS1-positive NSCLC who have progressed on standard therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage lung cancer or those who have not received prior treatment for their advanced disease 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 is a multicenter, single-arm, open-label study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of SAF-189s in patients with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It consists of two phases: the first phase focuses on dose escalation to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended phase II dose (RP2D), while the second phase assesses the efficacy and tumor activity of the treatment. Patients enrolled in the study must have progressed on standard therapies and meet specific eligibility criteria related to their cancer type and treatment history.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC who have limited treatment options.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promise with similar approaches targeting ALK and ROS1 mutations in lung cancer, indicating a potential for success.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1) Have a full understanding of this study and voluntarily sign an informed consent form (ICF) 2)Phase I dose escalation : the patients with advanced ALK-positive malignant solid tumor who have progressed on standard therapies; Phase I study: histologically or cytologically confirmed, locally advanced ALK-positive and/or metastatic stage IIIB/IV NSCLC who have progressed on standard therapy; Phase II Study Part I: Patients with histologically and/or cytologically confirmed ALK or ROS1 positive locally-advanced and/or metastatic stage IIIb \~IV NSCLC;Patients who had not previously received or had received only one ALK/ROS1 inhibitor for disease progression or intolerance, and who had no more than 3 previous treatment lines overall Phase II Study Part Ⅱ: cohort1:ROS1-positive locally advanced and/or metastatic stage IIIB\~IV NSCLC patients diagnosed histologically and/or cytologically, with no prior systemic therapy or only one line of non-ROS1-inhibitor treatment cohort 2: patients with histologically and/or cytologically confirmed ROS1-positive locally advanced and/or metastatic stage IIIb \~IV NSCLC who had previously only received crizotinib as a ROS1 inhibitor for disease progression or intolerance and had no more than 3 overall previous treatment lines; 3) At least one measurable lesion per RECIST1.1; Note: a lesion previously treated by radiotherapy is not considered as a target lesion, unless confirmed progression is documented after radiotherapy.

4) ECOG performance score ≤ 2; 5) Male or female patients ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years old in Phase I ;Male or female patients ≥ 18 in Phase II 6) Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks; 7) Patient with appropriate organ function as documented by:

1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L;
2. Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L;
3. Platelets (PLT) ≥ 100 × 109/L
4. Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN (if the patient has Gilbert's syndrome, ≤ 3 × ULN and direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN);
5. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (≤ 5 × ULN for patient with liver metastases);
6. Creatinine clearance (CrCL) ≥ 50 mL/min (calculated by Cockcroft-Gault equation)
7. Fasting blood glucose ≤ 200 mg/dL (≤ 11.1 mmol/L) 8) Toxicities from any prior therapy, surgery, or radiotherapy must have resolved to Grade 0 or 1 per NCI-CTCAE (Version 4.03), exception of alopecia; 9)Within 21 days prior to enrolment, women of reproductive age had to confirm a negative serological pregnancy test and agree to use an effective contraceptive method for all study drug use and for 28 days after the last dose.For the purposes of this protocol, women of childbearing age are defined as sexually mature women who: 1) have not undergone hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, or 2) have natural menopause that has not lasted continuously for 24 months (amenorrhea after cancer treatment does not exclude fertility) (i.e., have had menstruation at any time during the previous consecutive 24 months);

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Has had prior chemotherapy, anti-cancer treatment with biological drugs, or other investigational agents within 28 days or received TKI or targeted therapies within 14 days prior to enrollment;
2. Received radiotherapy within 21 days prior to the 1st dose or continuance of toxicities due to prior radiotherapy that do not recover to Grade 0 or 1;
3. Patients who received major surgery within 3 weeks before enrollment or have not adequately recovered from prior surgery;
4. Patients with central nervous system (CNS) metastases requiring

   1. Clinical local intervention such as surgical excision, radiotherapy or other therapies
   2. Phase I dose escalation: patients requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids (\>10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) are not eligible for dose escalation study (not applicable to patients participating Phase I cohort expansion or Phase II).
5. Diabetics without stable control and with insulin therapy (patients with fasting blood glucose below 7mmol/L, who are receiving stable hypoglycemic drug regimen, and whose blood glucose control is stable as evaluated by specialist doctors are allowed to be enrolled); 6)Difficulty in swallowing or having an active digestive disorder or having undergone major gastrointestinal surgery may significantly affect the administration or absorption of SAF189s (e.g. ulcerative lesions, uncontrollable nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, malabsorption syndrome, and enteroctomies) 7)Patients who are taking the following medicines:

   1. Repaglinide (cytochrome \[CYP\]2C8) and drugs metabolized via CYP3A4 enzyme within 1 week before enrollment;
   2. Medicines which are known to cause QT prolongation or torsade de pointes;
   3. Coumarin anticoagulants within 1 week before enrollment (low molecular weight heparin is permitted);
   4. Illegal drugs;

8) Has a history of acute pancreatitis within 1 year before enrollment, or past history of chronic pancreatitis; 9) Patients have positive laboratory test for anti-HCV, or are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or who refuse to receive HIV screen test; 10) Patients have other malignant tumor history or with other malignant tumors simultaneously; 11) Impairment of cardiac function or clinically significant heart disease, including New York College of Cardiology (NYHA) grade ≥ 3 congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities requiring treatment, cardiomyopathy, or uncontrolled hypertension; 12) Corrected QT interval using Fridericia formula \> 450 msec for male patients and \> 470 msec for female patients; 13) Patients have uncured interstitial lung disease history or non-infectious pneumonitis prior to enrollment, except for those induced by radiation therapy; 14)Any other clinically significant disease or condition (such as uncontrolled diabetes, active or uncontrolled infections, etc.) that the investigator believes could affect protocol adherence or affect the patient's ability to sign up for ICF; 15)Spinal cord metastases with potential risk or symptoms of spinal cord compression; 16)The second cohort received ROS1 inhibitors other than crizotinib; 17)The patient had uncontrollable amounts of pleural effusion, ascites, and pericardial effusion.

Where it's running

  • he First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
    Bengbu, Anhui, China
    Recruiting
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing, China
    Recruiting
  • Beijing Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing, China
    Recruiting
  • Beijing Chest Hospital,Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing, China
    Recruiting
  • Guangdong Province People's General Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
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  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center
    Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University
    Baoding, Hebei, China
    Recruiting
  • The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
    Recruiting
  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhengzhou Central Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • Hubei Cancer Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • The Central Hospital of Yongzhou
    Yongzhou, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • Jiangsu Province Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • General Hospital of Xuzhou Mining Group
    Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • The second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Recruiting
  • Jilin Cancer Hospital
    Jilin, Jilin, China
    Recruiting
  • Yanbian University Affiliated Hospital
    Yanji, Jilin, China
    Recruiting
  • The first affiliated hospital of China medical university
    Shenyang, Liaoning, China
    Recruiting
  • Jinan Central Hospital
    Jinan, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • No. 960 Hospital of the Joint Service Support Force of Chinese People's Liberation Army
    Jinan, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital
    Jinan, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Linyi Cancer Hospital
    Linyi, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai Chest Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University
    Shanghai, Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
  • Jieyang Peoples Hospital
    Jieyang, Shanxi, China
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital,Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting
  • The second peoples hospital of Neijiang
    Neijiang, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin, China
    Recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • SIR RUN RUN SHAW HOSPITAL Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhengjiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Tianjin Peoples Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin, China
    Not yet 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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