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ONC201

Phase 3

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma | Small molecule | Oncology |Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc|Last Updated: Feb 5, 2026

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedCONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials2
Total Enrollment793
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (2)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT05476939Biological Medicine for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Eradication 2.0PHASE3 RECRUITING 433Sep 29, 2022Sep 1, 2031Feb 5, 202650 Denmark, France +2
NCT05009992Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Diffuse Midline GliomasPHASE2 RECRUITING 360Oct 20, 2021Jun 30, 2029Dec 17, 202532 United States, Australia +4
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Progression-free survival
Until 2 years after inclusion of the last patient

Defined as the time between date of randomization and unequivocal clinical, cytological or radiological progression confirmed by central review, or death whatever the cause.

Progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) - Cohorts 1A, 1B Only
6 months after diagnosis

Percentage of participants alive and free from progression at 6 months after the diagnosis. The primary analysis for PFS6 is based on the intention to treat (ITT) population, according to treatment arm assignment. PFS6 is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with exact confidence intervals for each cohort and arm. Participants with unknown progression status at 6 months are considered failures (i.e., progressed) for the PFS6 analysis.

Progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) - Cohorts 2A, 2B Only
6 months after diagnosis

Percentage of participants alive and free from progression at 6 months after diagnosis. The primary analysis for PFS6 is based on the intention to treat (ITT) population, according to treatment arm assignment. PFS6 is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with exact confidence intervals for each cohort and arm. Participants with unknown progression status at 6 months are considered failures (i.e., progressed) for the PFS6 analysis.

Overall survival at 7 months (OS7) - Cohort 3A & 3B Only
7 months after administration of ONC201 in the maintenance phase

OS7 is defined as the percentage of participants alive at 7 months after the initiation of the combination of the backbone (i.e., ONC201) with a novel agent given in the maintenance phase of therapy. The primary analysis for OS7 is based on the ITT population, according to treatment arm assignment. OS7 is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with exact confidence intervals for each cohort and arm. Participants with unknown survival status at 7 months are considered failures (i.e., dead) for the OS7 analysis.

Proportion of participants reporting dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) (Cohort 4)
Up through the first cycle of maintenance therapy, approximately 8 months

The safety and tolerability of ONC201 at a previously untested dose will be measured by the proportion of participants reporting a DLT within the first cycle of treatment.

Number of participants requiring dose modification through first cycle of maintenance (Cohort 5)
Up through the first cycle of maintenance therapy, approximately 8 months

The safety and tolerability of ONC201 in combination with targeted therapies will be measured by the number of participants reporting dose modification during first cycle.

Maximum tolerated number of intratumor infusions of DNX-2401, with a maximum of 6, in participants with thalamic or pontine DMG who have completed radiotherapy (Cohort 6)
A maximum of 6 infusions will be administered every 30 days - approximately 8 months

The safety and tolerability of DNX-2401 at Dose Level 1 (5 × 10\^10 viral particles) will be measured by the proportion of participants reporting a DLT.

Secondary Endpoints
Overall survival (for all the comparisons to historical controls)
Until 5 years after randomization of the last patient
Overall survival (for the internal comparison between randomized groups)
Until 5 years after randomization of the last patient
Progression-free survival after first progression
Until 5 years after randomization of the last patient
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelCROSSOVER
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
everolimusACTIVE_COMPARATORTablets of 2.5 mg or 10 mg. The prescribed dose is 5 mg/m²/day, orally, once daily. Dose will be capped at 10 mg once daily. Treatment will be continued until unacceptable toxicity, centrally confirmed tumor progression (either radiologically or histologically) and/or withdrawal of patient, parents or legal representative consent. At the time of centrally confirmed relapse or progression, patients will stop treatment and will be allowed to switch to the other arm in case no better option is available after considering the results of the molecular profiling. In case of switch (everolimus to ONC201 or vice-versa), the patient will observe a wash-out period of 7 days before starting: * the second treatment, * or a reirradiation (if applicable). No treatment is allowed during reirradiation, except setroids and bevacizumab. Then, if an additional treatment is needed, the second treatment will be started within one week after the end of the reirradiation.
Dordaviprone (ONC201)EXPERIMENTALCapsules of 125 mg. The prescribed dose is 375 mg/m², orally, once daily at Day 1 and Day 2 of each week. Dose will be capped at 625 mg per dose. Treatment will be continued until unacceptable toxicity, centrally confirmed tumor progression (either radiologically or histologically), and/or withdrawal of patient, parents or legal representative consent. At the time of centrally confirmed relapse or progression, patients will stop treatment and will be allowed to switch to the other arm in case no better option is available after considering the results of the molecular profiling. In case of switch (everolimus to ONC201 or vice-versa), the patient will observe a wash-out period of 7 days before starting: * the second treatment, * or a reirradiation (if applicable). No treatment is allowed during reirradiation, except setroids and bevacizumab. Then, if an additional treatment is needed, the second treatment will be started within one week after the end of the reirradiation.
NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - ARM 2: ONC201 (Day -1), Radiation+ONC201, Paxalisib+ONC201EXPERIMENTALParticipants may receive a safety lead in of ONC201. During the trial validation phase, participants without prior biopsy receive ONC201 PO on day -1 prior to standard of care biopsy. During the radiation/re-irradiation phase, participants without prior radiation therapy or have disease progression after radiation therapy undergo weekly radiation therapy and receive ONC201 PO weekly during radiation therapy. During the maintenance phase, participants receive ONC201 PO weekly and paxalisib PO daily (QD). Cycles repeat every 28 days (4 weeks) in the absence of adverse events of unacceptable toxicity
NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - ARM 4: ONC201 (Day -1,-2), Radiation+ONC201, Paxalisib+ONC201EXPERIMENTALParticipants may receive a safety lead in of ONC201. During the trial validation phase, participants without prior biopsy receive ONC201 PO on days -2 and -1 prior to standard of care biopsy. During the radiation/re-irradiation phase, participants may receive ONC201 PO weekly during radiation therapy. During the maintenance phase, participants receive ONC201 PO weekly and paxalisib PO QD. Cycles repeat every 28 days (4 weeks) in the absence of adverse events or unacceptable toxicity
NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLING - ARM 6: Paxalisib (Day -1), Radiation+Paxalisib , Paxalisib+ONC201EXPERIMENTALParticipants may receive a safety lead in of ONC201. During trial validation phase, participants without prior biopsy receive paxalisib PO on day -1 prior to standard of care biopsy. During the radiation/re-irradiation phase, participants without prior radiation therapy or have disease progression after radiation therapy undergo weekly radiation therapy and receive paxalisib PO daily during radiation therapy. During the maintenance phase, participants receive ONC201 PO weekly and paxalisib PO QD. Cycles repeat every 28 days (4 weeks) in the absence of adverse events of unacceptable toxicity
Cohort 4 - Dose Escalation, Starting Dose 2 (625mg ONC201)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a safety lead in of 625mg (or weight-adjusted adult equivalent RP2D for pediatrics) of ONC201 on Day 1 and 2 of each week. During the target validation phase, participants without prior biopsy receive ONC201 PO on days -2 and -1 prior to standard of care biopsy. For participants receiving non-interventional radiation/re-irradiation per standard of care treatment, participants will receive 625 mg as the starting dose of ONC201 Days 1 and 2 on a weekly basis during radiation. Cycles repeat every 28 days (4 weeks) in the absence of adverse events or unacceptable toxicity
Cohort 5 - ONC201 + Targeted therapiesEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a starting dose of 625mg (or weight-adjusted adult equivalent RP2D for pediatrics) of ONC201 on Day 1 and 2 of each week in combination with targeted agents to be selected from approved/available agents based on a rational therapy approach guided by molecular data from the tumor tissue or cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). For participants receiving non-interventional radiation/re-irradiation per standard of care treatment, prior to starting the combination therapy, participants will receive 625 mg as the starting dose of ONC201 Days 1 and 2 on a weekly basis during radiation. Observations and schedule of events will be issued based on the chosen agent determined to best fit the molecular profile (e.g. BRAFV600E, PDGFRA, FGFR1, NF1).
Cohort 6 - DNX-2401 Repeated Intratumoral AdministrationEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive repeated DNX-2401 intratumoral infusions every 30 days, for a maximum of six injections. During Infusion 1 and Infusion 3, participants will have a biopsy for tumor tissue collection.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
EverolimusDRUGTablets of 2.5 mg or 10 mg. The prescribed dose is 5 mg/m²/day, orally, once daily. Dose will be capped at 10 mg once daily.
ONC201DRUGCapsules of 125mg. The prescribed dose is 375mg/m², orally, once daily at Day 1 and Day 2 of each week. Dose will be capped at 625 mg per dose.
RadiotherapyRADIATIONAll patients will be treated with 30 conventional single daily fractions of 1.8 Gy to a total of 54 Gy over a planned period of 6 weeks. Dose may be increased up to 60 Gy for adult patients with supratentorial ND-DMG. The clinical target volume will include all the areas of abnormality on T2/FLAIR sequences with a 1-cm margin. Radiotherapy will have to start within a maximum of 4 weeks for DIPG, up to 6 weeks for other DMG H3K28-altered (ND-DMG), after the biopsy or last surgery. The study medication will be started at Day 1 (+3 days max) of radiotherapy. Reirradiation is permitted only at disease progression according to local practice. In case of metastatic disease or intramedullary tumors, patients can be included in the study. In this situation, radiotherapy will have to start within a maximum of 4 weeks for DIPG, up to 6 weeks for other DMG H3K28-altered (ND-DMG), after the biopsy or last surgery while targeted treatment will start at the end of the irradiation.
Radiation TherapyRADIATIONUndergo radiation therapy
PaxalisibDRUGGiven PO
DNX-2401DRUGDNX-2401 is an oncolytic adenovirus that will be administered through direct intratumoral infusion of DNX-2401 via a specialized Neuro Ventricular Cannula.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range6 Months — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites50

Eligibility criteria for the inclusion (registration) in BIOMEDE 2.0 study: * Diagnosis Criteria: * Diagnosis of DIPG (clinical and radiological). As biopsy is not standard for these tumors, an informed consent is required for the necessary histological verification. \[Biopsy-part of BIOMEDE 2.0...

Countries:DenmarkFranceSpainSwedenUnited StatesAustraliaIsraelNetherlandsNew ZealandSwitzerland
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)
LOWMay 24, 2026NCT05009992studyFirstPostDate: changed
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