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Rivoceranib for Treatment in Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Olfactory Neuroblastoma

Trial Status: withdrawn

This phase II trial tests how well rivoceranib works in treating patients with olfactory neuroblastoma that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a rare malignant tumor of the nasal cavity. Surgery and radiation therapy are the standard treatment for ONB that has not spread to other parts of the body (localized). Despite aggressive multiple methods of local treatment, approximately 30% of patients experience disease recurrence, for which the prognosis is poor, and there are no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies. Rivoceranib is an orally bioavailable type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor with potential antiangiogenic (treatment that stop tumors from growing their own blood vessels) and antineoplastic (medications used to treat cancer) activities. Giving rivoceranib may kill more tumor cells in patients with recurrent or metastatic ONB.