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. 2022 Apr 6;11(7):1238. doi: 10.3390/cells11071238

Table 10.

Selected targeted treatments for pediatric solid tumours—authorized or under development.

Specific Gene Mutation/Alteration Targeted Treatment Development Phase Clinical Trial Identifier Target Population

ALK alterations:

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    fusions

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    point mutations

AKL- inhibitors: Phase I/II NCT00939770 Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive tumors,
relapsed or refractory solid tumors or anaplastic large cell lymphoma,
Crizotinib Phase II/III NCT03874273 inflamatory myofibroblastic tumor
Phase III NCT03126916 neuroblastoma
Phase II NCT02034981 patients harboring an alteration on ALK, MET or ROS1
Ensartinib Phase II NCT03213652 Relapsed or refractory advanced solid tumors, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with ALK or ROS1 alterations
Anti-CD 20 antibody Rituximab Authorized - Mature B cell Lymphoma
Anti-GD 2 antibody Dinutuximab Authorized - Neuroblastoma
Anti-CD-30 antibody Brentuximab
Vedotin
Phase III NCT02166463
NCT01979536
Hodgkin Lymphoma
ALCL

BRAF alterations:

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    point mutations

(including p.V600E)

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    Fusions

(KIAA1549:BRAF)

Dabrafenib Phase I/II NCT01677741 Advanced BRAF V600 mutation-positive solid tumors
Dabrafenib + Trametinib Phase II NCT02684058 BRAF V600 mutation positive low grade glioma or relapsed or refractory high grade glioma
Vemurafenib Phase II NCT03220035 Relapsed or refractory advanced solid tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with BRAF V600 mutations,
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH),
and other histiocytic disorders.
Cobimetinib Phase II NCT04079179 Refractory langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), and other histiocytic disorders.
Trametinib Phase II NCT03363217 Pediatric neuro-oncology patients with refractory tumor and activation of the MAPK/ERK pathway
Selumetinib Phase III NCT04576117 Recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma
CDKN2A/B deletion Palbociclib Phase II NCT03526250 Rb positive advanced solid tumors,
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with activating alterations in cell cycle genes
Ribociclib with Everolimus Phase I NCT03387020 Recurrent or refractory malignant brain tumors
EZH2 alterations Tazemetostat Authorized - Epithelioid sarcoma ≥16 years
FGRF alterations Erdafitinib Phase II NCT03210714 Patients with relapsed or refractory advanced solid tumors, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with FGFR alterations
H3-3A, HIST1H3B,
HIST1H3BC
point mutation
Panobinostat Phase I NCT02717455 DIPG (H3K27M)
Vorinostat Phase II NCT02035137 Neuroblastoma
GD2 CART-cell Phase I NCT03635632 Relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma and other GD2 positive cancers
LSD1 Seclidemstat Phase I NCT03600649 Ewing or Ewing-related sarcomas
MEK alterations Cobimetinib Phase I/II NCT02639546 Gliomas, sarcomas, neuroblastoma, melanoma, MPNST, rhabdoid tumors, including atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), NF1-associated tumors or RASopathy-associated tumors
Selumetinib Phase III NCT04576117 Recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma
Authorized - Plexiform neurofibroma

MET:

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    amplifications

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    fusions

Volitinib Phase I NCT03598244 Recurrent or refractory primary CNS tumors
mTOR pathway genes alterations, including TSC1, TSC2 Everolimus Authorized - Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA)
Temsirolimus Phase III NCT02567435 Rhabdomyosarcoma
NTRK gene fusions Vitrakvi/Larotrectinib
Entrectinib
Authorized - Treatment of adult and paediatric patients with solid tumours that display a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase
(NTRK) gene fusion
PARP alterations Olaparib Phase I NCT04236414 Pediatric solid tumours
PD-1/PD-L1 Pembrolizumab Authorized - R/R classic Hodgkin Lymphoma,
melanoma ≥12 years
Ipilimumab Authorized -
Pembrolizumab Phase I NCT02359565 Recurrent, progressive, or refractory high-grade gliomas, diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, hypermutated brain tumors, ependymoma or medulloblastoma
Nivolumab Phase II NCT03173950 Medulloblastoma, ependymoma, choroid plexus tumors, atypical/malignant
meningioma
RET alterations Selpercatinib Authorized - Treatment of adults and adolescents 12 years and older with advanced RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)
ROS1 fusions Repotrectinib Phase I/II NCT04094610 Pediatric and young adult subjects harboring ALK, ROS1, or NTRK1/2/3
Entrectinib Phase I/II NCT02650401 Locally advanced or metastatic solid or primary CNS tumors
Ensartinib Phase II NCT03213652 Relapsed or refractory advanced solid tumors, non-hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with ALK or ROS1 alterations

SMARCB1

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    point mutations

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    CNVs

Tazemetostat Phase I NCT02601937 Rhabdoid tumors, INI1-negative tumors
SMO alterations Vismodegib Phase II NCT01878617 Medulloblastoma SHH subtype
NCT01601184
Sonidegib Phase I/II NCT01125800 Medulloblastoma, advanced pediatric solid potentially dependent on the Hedgehog-signaling pathway
VEGFR, PDGFR alterations Pazopanib Phase II NCT01956669 Pediatric solid tumors
Regorafenib Phase II NCT02048371 Selected sarcoma subtypes:
(Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma,
osteosarcoma)
VEGFR1, VEGFR3, FGFR3, FGFR4, PDGFRA alterations Lenvatinib Phase I/II NCT02432274 Refractory or relapsed solid malignancies