Encorafenib, Binimetinib and Cetuximab in Subjects With Previously Untreated BRAF-mutant ColoRectal Cancer (ANCHOR-CRC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03693170 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 2, 2018
Last Update Posted : December 22, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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BRAF V600E-mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer | Drug: encorafenib Drug: Binimetinib Drug: Cetuximab | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 95 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Masking Description: | All involved know the identity of the intervention assignment. |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II, Open-label, Single Arm, Multicenter Study of Encorafenib, Binimetinib Plus Cetuximab in Subjects With Previously Untreated BRAF V600E -Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 17, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 29, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 29, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1 Arm
encorafenib plus binimetinib plus cetuximab
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Drug: encorafenib
Once daily, orally Drug: Binimetinib Twice daily, orally Drug: Cetuximab Standard of care for the 28 first weeks and then every 2 weeks |
- Confirmed Overall Response Rate (cORR) based on local tumor assessments [ Time Frame: Duration of the study, approximately 25 months ]Assessment of tumor evaluation change from baseline
- Confirmed Overall Response Rate (cORR) based on central tumor assessment [ Time Frame: globally assessed by subject based on tumor evaluations every 6 weeks for the first 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks. ]Percentage of subjects with complete response (CR) and partial response (PR)
- Overall response (ORR) based on local tumor assessments [ Time Frame: Globally assessed by subject based on tumor evaluations every 6 weeks for the first 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks. ]Percentage of subjects with complete response (CR) and partial response (PR)
- Overall response (ORR) based on central tumor assessments [ Time Frame: Globally assessed by subject based on tumor evaluations every 6 weeks for the first 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks. ]Percentage of subjects with complete response (CR) and partial response (PR)
- Duration of Response (DOR) per local assessment [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first radiographic evidence of response assessed based on local radiologist/investigator review to the earliest documented PD or death due to underlying disease
- Duration of Response (DOR) per central assessment [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first radiographic evidence of response review to the earliest documented PD or death due to underlying disease
- Time to Response (TTR) per local review [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first dose until first documented radiographic evidence of response of CR or PR
- Time to Response (TTR) per central review [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first dose until first documented radiographic evidence of response of CR or PR
- Progression of Free Survival (PFS) per local review [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first dose to the earliest documented date of disease progression or death due to any cause
- Progression of Free Survival (PFS) per central review [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first dose to the earliest documented date of disease progression or death due to any cause
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]Time from first dose to death due to any cause
- Safety through the incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Duration of study approximately 25 months ]
- Plasma concentration of encorafenib [ Time Frame: 2 hours and 6 hours after dose on Day 1 cycle 1; Predose and 2 hours post dose on Day 1 cycle 2 (cycle length = 28 days) ]Plasma concentration of encorafenib
- Plasma concentration of binimetinib [ Time Frame: 2 hours and 6 hours after dose on Day 1 cycle 1; Predose and 2 hours post dose on Day 1 cycle 2 (cycle length = 28 days) ]Plasma concentration of binimetinib
- Plasma concentration of cetuximab [ Time Frame: 2 hours and 6 hours after dose on Day 1 cycle 1; Predose and 2 hours post dose on Day 1 cycle 2 (cycle length = 28 days) ]Plasma concentration of cetuximab
- Comparison of Quality of Life from Baseline to end of the study [ Time Frame: At screening, at Cycle 1 Day 1 and at the end of the study (each cycle is 28 days) ]Change in the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer subjects.

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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:
- Male or female ≥ 18 years of age
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed CRC that is metastatic
- Presence of BRAF V600E in tumor tissue determined by local assay at any time prior to screening and confirmed by central laboratory
- Evidence of measurable disease as per RECIST, v1.1
- Subject able to receive cetuximab as per approved label with regards to RAS status
- ECOG Status 0 or 1
- Adequate renal, hepatic, cardiac and bone marrow functions and adequate electrolytes as per protocol
- Subject able to take oral medications
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease
- Prior treatment with any RAF inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, cetuximab or other anti-EGFR inhibitors
- Symptomatic brain metastasis or Leptomeningeal disease
- History or current evidence of Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) or current risk factors for RVO
- History of chronic inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn's disease requiring medical intervention (immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive medications or surgery) ≤ 12 months prior to first dose.
- Impaired cardiovascular function or clinically significant cardiovascular diseases: history of myocardial infarction or coronary disorders within 6 months prior to start of study treatment, symptomatic congestive heart failure (grade 2 or higher), past or current clinically significant arrhythmia and/or conduction disorder within 6 months prior to study treatment start
- History of thromboembolic or cerebrovascular events within 6 months prior to start of study treatment
- Concurrent neuromuscular disorder that is associated with potential elevation of Creatine Kinase
- Known contraindication to cetuximab administration as per SPC/approved label

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): NCT03693170

Study Director: | Karim Keddad, MD | Pierre Fabre Medicament |
Responsible Party: | Pierre Fabre Medicament |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03693170 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
W00090 GE 2 01 |
First Posted: | October 2, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 22, 2020 |
Last Verified: | December 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer |
Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases |
Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Cetuximab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents |