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Hydroxychloroquine in Combination With Encorafenib and Cetuximab or Panitumumab in the Treatment of Metastatic BRAF-mutated Colorectal Cancer Refractory

Is NCT05576896 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies Hydroxychloroquine in Combination With Encorafenib and Cetuximab or Panitumumab for stage iv colorectal cancer positive for braf v600e mutation.

Phase 2RecruitingNorthwestern UniversityNCT05576896Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Hydroxychloroquine in Combination With Encorafenib and Cetuximab or PanitumumabThis is a Phase II, open label, single-arm trial study of adding hydroxychloroquine to encorafenib and cetuximab in patients with metastatic BRAF V600E colon cancer with progression on at least 1 prior line of therapy. We hypothesize that autophagy is a major mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibition in stage IV BRAF V600E colorectal cancer, and that the addition of hydroxychloroquine to standard encorafenib and cetuximab therapy will help overcome this resistance.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Colorectal Cancer

Biomarker criteria

Required: BRAF v600e

Disease stage

Required: Stage IV

Metastatic disease required

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Prior therapy

Min 1 prior line

Must have received: systemic therapy

on at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy

Cannot have received: BRAF inhibitor

have not had any previous BRAF inhibitor therapy

Cannot have received: MEK inhibitor

Exception: BRAF or MEK inhibitors

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/mcL; ANC ≥ 1,500/mcL; Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (≤2 units pRBC in prior 4 weeks allowed); Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL (≤2 units platelet transfusion in prior 2 weeks allowed)

Kidney function

Creatinine ≤ 1.5x ULN OR eGFR > 50 mL/min/1.73 m2

Liver function

Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x Institutional ULN; AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x institutional ULN, or < 5x ULN in presence of liver metastases

Cardiac function

QTc interval ≤480 ms on EKG; NYHA class 2B or better; no clinically significant cardiac disease (NYHA Class III or IV heart failure excluded)

Patients must have adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined below... Patients should have a QTc interval of ≤480 ms on the EKG... NYHA class 2B or better. Patients with clinically significant cardiac disease, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure are not eligible.

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US trial sites

  • Northwestern University · Chicago, Illinois

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