Study of Cabozantinib in Combination With Atezolizumab to Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03170960 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : May 31, 2017
Last Update Posted : April 13, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Urothelial Carcinoma Renal Cell Carcinoma Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Triple Negative Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer Endometrial Cancer Hepatocellular Carcinoma Gastric Cancer Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma Colorectal Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Lower Esophageal Cancer | Drug: cabozantinib Drug: atezolizumab | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
- Dose Escalation Stage: to determine the schedule and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Expansion Stage dose of cabozantinib when taken in combination with a standard dosing regimen of atezolizumab (1200 mg infusion, once every 3 weeks).
- Expansion Stage: to determine the preliminary efficacy (objective response rate [ORR] per RECIST 1.1) and safety of the recommended combination dose of cabozantinib with atezolizumab in eighteen tumor-specific cohorts including subjects with advanced UC, RCC, CRPC, NSCLC, TNBC, OC, EC, HCC, GC/GEJC/LEC, CRC, H&N, and DTC.
- Exploratory SAC Cohorts: Descriptive efficacy, safety, PK, and biomarker analyses of single-agent cabozantinib in UC, NSCLC, and CRPC subjects. Descriptive efficacy and safety analyses of combination therapy after progression on single-agent therapy
- Exploratory SAA Cohort: Descriptive efficacy, safety, PK, and biomarker analyses of single-agent atezolizumab in CRPC subjects. Descriptive efficacy and safety analyses of combination therapy after progression on single-agent therapy
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1732 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Dose Escalation followed by Dose Expansion |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1b Dose-Escalation Study of Cabozantinib (XL184) Administered Alone or in Combination With Atezolizumab to Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 5, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dose Escalation
Subjects will accrue in cohorts of 3-6 subjects for evaluation of cabozantinib tablet dose of either 20 mg, 40 mg, and 60 mg orally qd in combination with standard dosing regimen of atezolizumab (1200 mg infusion q3w). A standard "3 plus 3" design will be utilized to determine a recommended combination dosing regimen for the Expansion Stage.
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Drug: cabozantinib
Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at dose levels of 20 mg, 40 mg, or 60 mg.
Other Names:
Drug: atezolizumab Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq |
Experimental: Expansion Cohort 1
RCC subjects with clear cell histology who have not received prior systemic anticancer therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 2
UC subjects (including bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, urethra) who have progressed on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 3
UC subjects (including bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, urethra) who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy and have not received prior systemic chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 4
UC subjects (including bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, urethra) eligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy and have not received prior systemic chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 5
UC subjects (including renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra) who have radiographically progressed on or after one prior immune check-point inhibitor (ICI) (anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 6
CRPC subjects who have radiographically progressed in soft tissue on or after enzalutamide and/or abiraterone acetate for metastatic disease.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 7
Stage IV non-squamous NSCLC subjects who have radiographically progressed on or after treatment with one prior immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) (anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1) therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 8
Stage IV non-squamous NSCLC subjects with positive PD-L1 expression and without prior systemic anticancer therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 9
Stage IV nonsquamous NSCLC subjects with sensitizing EGFR mutation who have radiographically progressed during or following prior treatment with an EGFR-targeting TKI. Prior treatment with ICIs (anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) is allowed if given in combination with chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 10
RCC subjects with non-clear cell histology who have had up to one prior VEGFR-targeting TKI therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 11
TNBC subjects who have radiographically progressed during or following treatment with at least one prior systemic anticancer therapy. Prior treatment with ICIs (anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) is allowed if given in combination with chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 12
OC subjects (including primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer) who have platinum-resistant or refractory disease who have had up to two lines of prior systemic anticancer therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 13
EC subjects (serous or endometrioid histology) who have radiographically progressed during or following treatment with at least one prior systemic anticancer therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 14
HCC subjects (Child-Pugh score A) who have not received prior systemic anticancer therapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 15
GC/GEJC/LEC subjects who have radiographically progressed during or following platinum-containing or fluoropyrimidine-containing chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 16
CRC subjects who have radiographically progressed during or following systemic chemotherapy that contained fluoropyrimidine in combination with oxaliplatin or irinotecan.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 17
H&N cancer subjects who have radiographically progressed during or following prior platinum-containing chemotherapy. Prior treatment with ICIs (anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) is allowed if given in combination with chemotherapy.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 18
DTC subjects (follicular, papillary, and poorly differentiated histologies) who are radioactive iodine (RAI) refractory or deemed ineligible for treatment with RAI.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 19 (SAC)
UC subjects (including renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra) who have radiographically progressed on or after one prior ICI (anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1). Subjects may be allowed to receive combination therapy at the Cohort Review Committee recommended dose following radiographic disease progression.
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Drug: cabozantinib
Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at 60 mg qd
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 20 (SAC)
Stage IV non-squamous NSCLC subjects who have radiographically progressed on or after treatment with one prior ICI (anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1). Subjects may be allowed to receive combination therapy at the Cohort Review Committee recommended dose following radiographic disease progression.
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Drug: cabozantinib
Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at 60 mg qd
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 21 (SAC)
Metastatic CRPC (mCRPC) subjects who have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell features who have had prior treatment with one, and only one, novel hormonal therapy (NHT) (eg, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, daralutamide) for CSPC, mCRPC, or non-metastatic CRPC. Subjects may be allowed to receive combination therapy at the Cohort Review Committee recommended dose following radiographic disease progression.
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Drug: cabozantinib
Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at 60 mg qd
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 22 (SAA)
Metastatic CRPC (mCRPC) subjects who have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell features who have had prior treatment with one, and only one, novel hormonal therapy (NHT) (eg, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, daralutamide) for CSPC, mCRPC, or non-metastatic CRPC. Subjects may be allowed to receive combination therapy at the Cohort Review Committee recommended dose following radiographic disease progression.
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq |
Experimental: Expansion Cohort 23
Metastatic CRPC (mCRPC) subjects who have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell features who have had prior treatment with one, and only one, novel hormonal therapy (NHT) (eg, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, daralutamide) for CSPC, mCRPC, or non-metastatic CRPC
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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Experimental: Expansion Cohort 24
Metastatic CRPC (mCRPC) subjects who have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell features who have had prior treatment with at least one NHT and have received docetaxel for mCRPC
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Drug: atezolizumab
Supplied as 1200-mg vials; administered as an IV infusion once every 3 weeks (q3w).
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: cabozantinib Supplied as 60-mg and 20-mg tablets; administered orally daily at the Cohort Review Committee-determined recommended dose from the Dose Escalation Stage
Other Names:
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- Dose Escalation: MTD/Recommended Dose [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended dose and schedule for the subsequent Expansion Stage of daily oral administration of cabozantinib in subjects with solid tumors when taken in combination with atezolizumab.
- Dose Expansion: ORR [ Time Frame: Up to 31 months ]To evaluate preliminary efficacy by estimating the Objective Response Rate (ORR) as assessed by the Investigator per RECIST 1.1.
- Incidence and severity of nonserious AEs and SAEs (Safety) [ Time Frame: Up to 41 months ]To assess safety for the combination therapy through the evaluation of incidence and severity of nonserious adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), including immune-related adverse events (irAEs).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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Cytologically or histologically and radiologically confirmed solid tumor that is inoperable, locally advanced, metastatic, or recurrent:
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Dose-Escalation Stage:
- Subjects with UC (including renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra) after prior platinum-based therapy, or
- Subjects with RCC (clear cell, non-clear cell histology) with or without prior systemic anticancer therapy
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Expansion Stage:
- Inoperable locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor (UC, RCC, CRPC, NSCLC, TNBC, OC, EC, HCC, GC/GEJC/LEC, CRC, H&N cancer, and DTC as outlined above)
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- Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as determined by the investigator.
- Tumor tissue material available (archival or recent tumor biopsy)
- Recovery to baseline or ≤ Grade 1 CTCAE v4 from toxicities related to any prior treatments, unless AE(s) are clinically nonsignificant and/or stable on supportive therapy.
- Age eighteen years or older on the day of consent.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1.
- Adequate organ and marrow function.
- Sexually active fertile subjects and their partners must agree to use medically accepted methods of contraception.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential must not be pregnant at screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with cabozantinib or immune checkpoint inhibitors including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 therapy except in Expansion Cohorts 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19 and 20. Other restrictions regarding prior therapy may apply.
- Known brain metastases or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated and stable for at least 4 weeks before first dose of study treatment.
- Concomitant anticoagulation with oral anticoagulants.
- Subject is receiving systemic steroid therapy (>10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment.
- Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days before first dose of study treatment.
- The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness, including, but not limited to, an active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, pneumonitis; active infection requiring systemic treatment, infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), AIDS-related illness, acute or chronic hepatitis B or C infection, positive test for tuberculosis, moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C).
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Previously identified allergy or hypersensitivity to components of the study treatment formulations.
- Diagnosis of another malignancy within 2 years before first dose of study treatment.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03170960

Responsible Party: | Exelixis |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03170960 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
XL184-021 |
First Posted: | May 31, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 13, 2023 |
Last Verified: | April 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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