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Pemigatinib and Durvalumab for the Treatment of FGFR2 Gene Fusion Positive or Rearranged Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial tests how well pemigatinib and durvalumab work in treating patients with FGFR2 gene fusion positive or rearranged intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). FGFR, a family of enzymes overexpressed in many tumor cell types, plays a key role in cellular proliferation, migration, and survival. Pemigatinib binds to and inhibits FGFR2 receptors, which may result in the inhibition of FGFR2-related signaling. This inhibits proliferation in FGFR2-overexpressing tumor cells. Pemigatinib has been approved for the treatment of previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with an FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement. Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Durvalumab has been approved to treat cholangiocarcinoma when combined with other drugs (gemcitabine and cisplatin) as an initial treatment, but it has not been approved for combination with pemigatinib. Giving pemigatinib and durvalumab may kill more tumor cells in patients with FGFR2 gene fusion positive or rearranged, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma than the usual approach.