Study of Encorafenib + Cetuximab Plus or Minus Binimetinib vs. Irinotecan/Cetuximab or Infusional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)/Folinic Acid (FA)/Irinotecan (FOLFIRI)/Cetuximab With a Safety Lead-in of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Cetuximab in Patients With BRAF V600E-mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (BEACON CRC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02928224 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 10, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 21, 2019
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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 Drug: Irinotecan Drug: Folinic Acid Drug: 5-Fluorouracil | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 645 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, 3-Arm Phase 3 Study of Encorafenib + Cetuximab Plus or Minus Binimetinib vs. Irinotecan/Cetuximab or Infusional 5- Fluorouracil (5-FU)/Folinic Acid (FA) /Irinotecan (FOLFIRI)/Cetuximab With a Safety Lead-in of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Cetuximab in Patients With BRAF V600E-mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Safety Lead-in, Triplet Arm
Encorafenib + binimetinib + cetuximab.
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Drug: Encorafenib
Orally, once daily. Drug: Binimetinib Orally, twice daily. Drug: Cetuximab Standard of care. |
Experimental: Doublet Arm
Encorafenib + cetuximab.
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Drug: Encorafenib
Orally, once daily. Drug: Cetuximab Standard of care. |
Active Comparator: Control Arm
Investigator's choice of either irinotecan/cetuximab or FOLFIRI/cetuximab.
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Drug: Cetuximab
Standard of care. Drug: Irinotecan Standard of care. Drug: Folinic Acid Standard of care.
Other Name: FA Drug: 5-Fluorouracil Standard of care.
Other Name: 5-FU |
- (Safety Lead-in) Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 (up to 28 days) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and changes in clinical laboratory parameters, vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), echocardiogram (ECHO)/multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scans and ophthalmic examinations [ Time Frame: Duration of safety lead-in, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Incidence of dose interruptions, dose modifications and discontinuations due to adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Duration of safety lead-in, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Overall Survival (OS) of Triplet Arm vs. Control Arm [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Response Rate (ORR) by blinded independent central review (BICR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), v1.1 of Triplet Arm vs. Control Arm [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Duration of safety lead-in, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Duration of Response (DOR) [ Time Frame: Duration of safety lead-in, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Time to Response [ Time Frame: Duration of safety lead-in, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Progression-free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Duration of safety lead-in, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Overall Survival (OS) in Doublet Arm vs. Control Arm and Triplet Arm vs. Doublet Arm [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Comparison of Progression-free Survival (PFS) in study arms [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Comparison of Objective Response Rate (ORR) in study arms [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Comparison of Duration of Response (DOR) in study arms [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Comparison of Time to Response in study arms [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and changes in clinical laboratory parameters, vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), echocardiogram (ECHO)/multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scans and ophthalmic examinations [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Phase 3) Comparison of the Quality of Life in study arms [ Time Frame: Duration of Phase 3, approximately 6 months (up to 28 days per cycle) ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Evaluation of the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) for cetuximab, encorafenib, binimetinib, and a metabolite of binimetinib [ Time Frame: Predose and 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 2 ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Evaluation of the maximum concentration (Cmax) for cetuximab, encorafenib, binimetinib, and a metabolite of binimetinib [ Time Frame: Predose and 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 2 ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Evaluation of the time of maximum observed concentration (Tmax) for cetuximab, encorafenib, binimetinib, and a metabolite of binimetinib [ Time Frame: Predose and 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 2 ]
- (Safety Lead-in) Evaluation of the steady-state concentration measured just before the next dose of study drug (Ctrough) for cetuximab, encorafenib, binimetinib, and a metabolite of binimetinib [ Time Frame: Predose and 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 2 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent
- Histologically- or cytologically-confirmed CRC that is metastatic
- Presence of BRAFV600E in tumor tissue as previously determined by a local assay at any time prior to Screening or by the central laboratory
- Progression of disease after 1 or 2 prior regimens in the metastatic setting
- Evidence of measurable or evaluable non-measurable disease per RECIST, v1.1
- Adequate bone marrow, cardiac, kidney and liver function
- Able to take oral medications
- Female patients are either postmenopausal for at least 1 year, are surgically sterile for at least 6 weeks, or must agree to take appropriate precautions to avoid pregnancy from screening through follow-up if of childbearing potential
- Males must agree to take appropriate precautions to avoid fathering a child from screening through follow-up
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with any RAF inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, cetuximab, panitumumab or other EGFR inhibitors
- Prior irinotecan hypersensitivity or toxicity that would suggest an inability to tolerate irinotecan 180 mg/m2 every 2 weeks
- Symptomatic brain metastasis or leptomeningeal disease
- History or current evidence of retinal vein occlusion or current risk factors for retinal vein occlusion (e.g., uncontrolled glaucoma or ocular hypertension, history of hyperviscosity or hypercoagulability syndromes)
- Known history of acute or chronic pancreatitis
- History of chronic inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn's disease requiring medical intervention (immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive medications or surgery) ≤12 months prior to randomization
- Uncontrolled blood pressure despite medical treatment
- Impaired GI function or disease that may significantly alter the absorption of encorafenib or binimetinib (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled vomiting, malabsorption syndrome, small bowel resection with decreased intestinal absorption)
- Concurrent or previous other malignancy within 5 years of study entry, except cured basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, prostate intraepithelial neoplasm, carcinoma in-situ of the cervix, or other noninvasive or indolent malignancy
- History of thromboembolic or cerebrovascular events ≤ 6 months prior to starting study treatment, including transient ischemic attacks, cerebrovascular accidents, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary emboli
- Concurrent neuromuscular disorder that is associated with the potential of elevated CK (e.g., inflammatory myopathies, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy)
- Residual CTCAE ≥ Grade 2 toxicity from any prior anticancer therapy, with the exception of Grade 2 alopecia or Grade 2 neuropathy
- Known history of HIV infection
- Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
- Known history of Gilbert's syndrome
- Known contraindication to receive cetuximab or irinotecan at the planned doses

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02928224

Study Director: | Array BioPharma, Inc. | 303-381-6604 |
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Responsible Party: | Array BioPharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02928224 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ARRAY-818-302 2015-005805-35 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 10, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 21, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
Colorectal cancer BRAF BRAFV600E |
Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Colonic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Leucovorin Folic Acid Irinotecan Fluorouracil |
Cetuximab Levoleucovorin Topoisomerase I Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antidotes Protective Agents |