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Biliary Tract Cancer · Biomarker · Relapsed / Refractory

ClarIDHy

In previously treated IDH1-mutant advanced cholangiocarcinoma, does ivosidenib improve progression-free survival compared with placebo?

Trial design and population

Population / eligibility
185 patients with previously treated advanced IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma.
Intervention vs comparator
Ivosidenib 500 mg orally once daily vs matched placebo; crossover to ivosidenib was permitted after progression.
Sample size
185
Primary endpoint
Progression-free survival

Key results

Median PFS 2.7 months with ivosidenib vs 1.4 months with placebo (HR 0.37; 95% CI 0.25–0.54; one-sided p<0.0001). In final OS analysis, median OS was 10.3 vs 7.5 months (ITT HR 0.79; 95% CI 0.56–1.12), with crossover-adjusted analysis supporting benefit.

Source-reported outcome visualization

Median progression-free survival · Median, months

Ivosidenib
2.7 mo
Placebo
1.4 mo

Bars display source-reported values for the named endpoint; where the endpoint is a median, bars compare medians and do not represent probabilities. No unreported rates are inferred.

Absolute Effect

Median PFS difference 1.3 months; this is not a fixed-time absolute risk difference.

NNT: Not quantifiable from median PFS difference. No NNT is derived from median survival/PFS differences.

NNH / harm: Grade ≥3 events were broadly similar; ascites was among the most common. Monitor QTc, electrolytes and drug interactions with ivosidenib.

NNT/NNH are only displayed where the endpoint and time horizon support a defensible absolute-risk calculation. Otherwise, the source-reported outcome is visualized.

Safety and treatment burden

Grade ≥3 events were broadly similar; ascites was among the most common. Monitor QTc, electrolytes and drug interactions with ivosidenib.

Follow-up, maturity and limitations

Molecularly selected population only. Placebo crossover complicates ITT OS interpretation; PFS was the primary endpoint. Small median PFS increment should be interpreted with the HR and tolerability.

Clinical interpretation

ClarIDHy validates IDH1 as a therapeutic target in advanced cholangiocarcinoma; molecular testing is required to identify eligible patients.

Current-practice context · reviewed 20 October 2026

This page separates original trial findings from contemporary treatment context. Confirm current disease-specific guidelines, local regulatory status, biomarker requirements, prior treatment exposure and patient-specific contraindications before applying the evidence. Historical comparators may no longer represent current standard practice; subgroup findings and immature endpoints should not be generalized.

Primary and authoritative sources

Abou-Alfa GK, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2020;21:796–807. Source ↗
Final OS analysis. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Source ↗
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02989857 Source ↗