A Study of LOXO-260 in Cancer Patients With a Change in a Particular Gene (RET) That Has Not Responded to Treatment

August 20, 2026 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

A Phase 1 Study of Oral LOXO-260 in Patients With RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, and Other Tumors With RET Activation Refractory to Selective RET Inhibitors

The main purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety, side effects, and effectiveness of LOXO-260. LOXO-260 may be used to treat cancer that has a change in a particular gene (known as the RET gene). Participation could last up to 24 months (2 years) and possibly longer if the disease does not get worse.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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70

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Expanded Access

Expanded Access

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No longer available

No longer available

  • Available: Expanded access is currently available for this investigational treatment, and patients who are not participants in the clinical study may be able to gain access to the drug, biologic, or medical device being studied.
  • No longer available: Expanded access was available for this intervention previously but is not currently available and will not be available in the future.
  • Temporarily not available: Expanded access is not currently available for this intervention but is expected to be available in the future.
  • Approved for marketing: The intervention has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use by the public.
 outside the clinical trial. See expanded access record.

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Lyon, France, 69008
        • Centre Léon Bérard
      • Villejuif, France, 94805
        • Institut Gustave Roussy (Igr)
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • UCLA Medical Center
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
        • UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329-5102
        • Emory University
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • University of Chicago Medicine-Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • University of Michigan
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
        • University of North Carolina
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1257
        • Ohio State University Hospital
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Thomas Jefferson University
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
        • Sarah Cannon Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent (Phase 1a and Phase 1b). Patients 12 years and older may be enrolled in Phase 1b for countries and sites where approved.
  • Must have evidence of a previously documented RET fusion (solid tumors) or RET mutation (MTC or MEN2-associated cancers) that is a histological or a cytological proven diagnosis of locally advanced, unresectable and/or metastatic cancer and meet cohort-specific criteria.
  • Have received a prior selective RET inhibitor.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 to 1 (age > 16 years), Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 80 (age > 16 years), or Lansky Performance Status (LPS) ≥ 40% (age < 16 years).
  • Have discontinued all previous treatments for cancer with resolution of any significant AEs, and of all clinically significant toxic effects of prior locoregional therapy, surgery, radiotherapy, or systemic anticancer therapy.
  • Have adequate organ function.
  • Phase 1b expansion: Patients must have measurable disease per RECIST v 1.1.
  • Phase 1b expansion: Molecular Pathology Results (including RET and other genes) from a sample, blood or tissue, taken on or after RET selective treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Disease suitable for local therapy administered with curative intent.
  • Have an active fungal, bacterial, and/or active untreated viral infection.
  • The patient has a serious pre-existing medical condition(s).
  • Have symptomatic CNS malignancy or metastasis.
  • Patients treated with drugs known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A).
  • Progression of disease within 4 months of starting a prior selective RET inhibitor.
  • Phase 1b expansion: Patients harboring known activating bypass alterations outside RET that may confer resistance to LOXO-260.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Phase 1A: LOXO-260 Dose Escalation
LOXO-260 administered orally
Drug: LOXO-260
Oral
Other Names:
  • LY3838915
Experimental: Phase 1B: LOXO-260 Dose Expansion
LOXO-260 administered orally
Drug: LOXO-260
Oral
Other Names:
  • LY3838915

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Phase 1 a: To determine the MTD/RP2D of LOXO-260: Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) rate
Time Frame: During the first 28-day cycle of LOXO-260 treatment
DLT rate
During the first 28-day cycle of LOXO-260 treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Phase 1b: To assess the antitumor activity: Overall response rate (ORR)
Time Frame: Up to approximately 24 months or 2 years
ORR per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version (RECIST) 1.1
Up to approximately 24 months or 2 years
To characterize the PK properties of LOXO-260: Mean concentration of LOXO-260
Time Frame: Up to approximately 24 months or 2 years
PK: Mean concentration of LOXO-260
Up to approximately 24 months or 2 years
To assess the antitumor activity of LOXO-260: ORR
Time Frame: Up to approximately 24 months or 2 years
ORR per RECIST 1.1
Up to approximately 24 months or 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Eli Lilly and Company

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Loxo Oncology, Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Emin Avsar, Eli Lilly and Company

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 23, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 17, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 3, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 8, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 8, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 16, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 21, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 20, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 18381
  • LOXO-NGR-21001 (Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company)
  • J3T-OX-JZTA (Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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