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Binimetinib for People With Relapsed/Refractory BRAF Wild Type Hairy Cell Leukemia and Variant

Is NCT04322383 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies binimetinib for hairy cell leukemia.

Phase 2RecruitingNational Cancer Institute (NCI)NCT04322383Data as of May 2026

Treatment: binimetinibBackground: Most people with hairy cell leukemia have a BRAF gene mutation. They can be treated with BRAF inhibitors, drugs that target this mutation. For people who do not have this mutation, BRAF inhibitors are not a treatment option. We found that in hairy cell leukemia, when BRAF is not mutated, the MEK gene frequently is. Binimetinib is a MEK inhibitor which targets MEK. It is important to determine if this drug can be a good treatment option in those who cannot benefit treatment with BRAF inhibitors. Objective: To see if binimetinib is an effective treatment for hairy cell leukemia that does not have a BRAF mutation. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with hairy cell leukemia without a mutation in the BRAF gene and whose disease either did not respond to treatment or came back after treatment Design: Participants will be screened with: * Medical history * Physical exam * Blood and urine tests * Lung and heart tests * Eye exam * Bone marrow biopsy: A needle will be injected through the participant s skin into the bone to remove a sample of marrow. * CT or MRI scan: Participants will lie in a machine that takes pictures of the body. They might receive a contrast agent by vein. Before they start treatment, participants will have an abdominal ultrasound, pulmonary function tests, and exercise stress tests. Participants will take binimetinib by mouth twice daily in 28-day cycles. They will keep a medication diary. Participants will have at least one visit before every cycle. Visits will include repeats of some screening tests. Participants may continue treatment as long as their disease does not get worse and they do not have bad side effects. About a month after their last dose of treatment, participants will have a follow-up visit. They will then have visits once a year....

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Hairy Cell Leukemia

Biomarker criteria

Required: BRAF wild-type

Performance status

ECOG 0–2(Ambulatory, capable of self-care)

Prior therapy

Min 1 prior line

Must have received: purine analog — first-line

Cannot have received: mek inhibitor (binimetinib)

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL; PT/INR < 2.5x ULN (If on warfarin, PT/INR < 3.5x ULN; If on any other anticoagulation, PT < 2.5x ULN); Fibrinogen ≥ 0.5x lower limit of normal

Kidney function

Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal (eGFR)

Liver function

Total bilirubin ≤ 3x ULN (unless consistent with Gilbert's); AST and ALT ≤ 3x ULN; Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5x ULN

Cardiac function

No impaired cardiovascular function or clinically significant cardiovascular disease (see exclusion criteria for details)

Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below: Total bilirubin ≤ 3x ULN (unless consistent with Gilbert's); AST and ALT ≤ 3x ULN; Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5x ULN; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal (eGFR); Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL; PT/INR < 2.5x ULN (If on warfarin, PT/INR < 3.5x ULN; If on any other anticoagulation, PT < 2.5x ULN); Fibrinogen ≥ 0.5x lower limit of normal

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US trial sites

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, Maryland

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