Chordoma
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Also known as CHDMchordoma (disease)chordoma, malignantchordoma, susceptibility tonotochordal sarcoma
Summary
Chordoma (MONDO:0008978) is a disease caused by TBXT (GenCC Strong), with 4 cohort genes and 52 clinical trials. Molecularly, EGFR Expression confers sensitivity to Lapatinib in Chordoma (CIViC Level B); 1 further subtype–drug associations are mapped below. Top therapeutic interventions include dasatinib anhydrous, imatinib, and afatinib.
At a glance
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (United States) [Orphanet-validated]
- Causal gene: TBXT (GenCC Strong)
- Cohort genes: 4
- ClinVar variants: 17
- Clinical trials: 52
- Precision-medicine evidence (CIViC): 2 subtype–drug associations
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
1 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual incidence | <1 / 1 000 000 | 0.06 | United States | Validated |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | chordoma |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0008978 |
| MeSH | D002817 |
| OMIM | 215400 |
| Orphanet | 178 |
| DOID | DOID:3302 |
| ICD-11 | 898231522 |
| NCIT | C2947 |
| UMLS | C0008487 |
| MedGen | 40277 |
| GARD | 0001303 |
| MedDRA | 10008747 |
| NORD | 931 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: CHDM · chordoma · chordoma (disease) · chordoma, malignant · chordoma, susceptibility to · notochordal sarcoma
Data availability: 17 ClinVar variants · 1 GenCC gene-disease record · 1 HPO phenotype · 34 cell lines.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 4 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › cancer or benign tumor › neoplastic disease or syndrome › neoplasm › embryonal neoplasm › notochordal tumor › chordoma
Subtypes (4): skull base chordoma, spinal chordoma, chondroid chordoma, poorly differentiated chordoma
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
17 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
10 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 3 uncertain significance, 2 benign, 1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 1 pathogenic
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38155 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.8350C>T (p.Arg2784Trp) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 51493 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.3599_3600del (p.Asp1199_Cys1200insTer) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 1697217 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.2141A>C (p.Glu714Ala) | BRCA2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 38104 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.7565C>T (p.Ser2522Phe) | BRCA2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 38139 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.8117A>G (p.Asn2706Ser) | BRCA2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 96793 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.3517A>T (p.Ile1173Phe) | BRCA2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 141588 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.1042C>A (p.Gln348Lys) | PALB2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 216750 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.3103A>G (p.Ile1035Val) | PALB2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 225856 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.2755G>A (p.Val919Ile) | PALB2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 232781 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.3494C>T (p.Ser1165Leu) | PALB2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 419370 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.1600T>G (p.Ser534Ala) | PALB2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 837352 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.398G>C (p.Ser133Thr) | PALB2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 1697216 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.6902A>G (p.Glu2301Gly) | BRCA2 | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1697218 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.2143G>T (p.Gly715Ter) | BRCA2 | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 52248 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.7010C>T (p.Thr2337Ile) | BRCA2 | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 37942 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.5070A>C (p.Lys1690Asn) | BRCA2 | Benign | reviewed by expert panel |
| 41551 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.4779A>C (p.Glu1593Asp) | BRCA2 | Benign | reviewed by expert panel |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 3 · Orphanet: 21 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)
the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.
| Gene | Classification | Inheritance | Disease | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBXT | Strong | Autosomal dominant | chordoma | 3 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| TBXT | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| TBXT | Orphanet:397927 | Sacral agenesis-abnormal ossification of the vertebral bodies-persistent notochordal canal syndrome |
| EGFR | Orphanet:251576 | Gliosarcoma |
| EGFR | Orphanet:251579 | Giant cell glioblastoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:319462 | Inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome due to biallelic BRCA2 mutations |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:440437 | Familial colorectal cancer Type X |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:694963 | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:70567 | Cholangiocarcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
Cohort genes → proteins
4 cohort genes, 4 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| civic_only | 1 |
| multi_evidence | 3 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBXT | HGNC:11515 | ENSG00000164458 | O15178 | T-box transcription factor T | gencc |
| EGFR | HGNC:3236 | ENSG00000146648 | P00533 | Epidermal growth factor receptor | civic_evidence |
| BRCA2 | HGNC:1101 | ENSG00000139618 | P51587 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | clinvar |
| PALB2 | HGNC:26144 | ENSG00000083093 | Q86YC2 | Partner and localizer of BRCA2 | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| TBXT | T-box transcription factor T | Involved in the transcriptional regulation of genes required for mesoderm formation and differentiation. |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor | Receptor tyrosine kinase binding ligands of the EGF family and activating several signaling cascades to convert extracellular cues into appropriate cellular responses. |
| BRCA2 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | Involved in double-strand break repair and/or homologous recombination. |
| PALB2 | Partner and localizer of BRCA2 | Plays a critical role in homologous recombination repair (HRR) through its ability to recruit BRCA2 and RAD51 to DNA breaks. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 2 · Unknown: 1 · Druggable fraction: 0.25
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 1 | 6.9× | 0.424 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 1 | 4.3× | 0.424 |
| Transcription factor | 1 | 2.1× | 0.538 |
| Other/Unknown | 1 | 0.5× | 0.962 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBXT | Transcription factor | no | TF_T-box, TF_Brachyury, p53-like_TF_DNA-bd_sf | |
| EGFR | Kinase | yes | 2.7.10.1 | Rcpt_L-dom, Prot_kinase_dom, Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_dom |
| BRCA2 | Other/Unknown | no | BRCA2_repeat, NA-bd_OB-fold, BRCA2_OB_1 | |
| PALB2 | Scaffold/PPI | no | WD40/YVTN_repeat-like_dom_sf, PALB2_WD40, WD40_repeat_dom_sf |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
3 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 4 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 2 |
| secondary oocyte | 2 |
| pancreatic ductal cell | 1 |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | 1 |
| gingiva | 1 |
| gingival epithelium | 1 |
| nipple | 1 |
| ventricular zone | 1 |
| buccal mucosa cell | 1 |
| oocyte | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBXT | 42 | tissue_specific | marker | primordial germ cell in gonad, pancreatic ductal cell, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis |
| EGFR | 285 | ubiquitous | marker | nipple, gingiva, gingival epithelium |
| BRCA2 | 184 | ubiquitous | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, secondary oocyte, ventricular zone |
| PALB2 | 232 | ubiquitous | yes | secondary oocyte, buccal mucosa cell, oocyte |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 1.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| EGFR | 18,421 |
| PALB2 | 5,641 |
| BRCA2 | 4,839 |
| TBXT | 1,028 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | PALB2 | biogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction |
Structural data
PDB: 4 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| EGFR | P00533 | 388 |
| TBXT | O15178 | 56 |
| BRCA2 | P51587 | 14 |
| PALB2 | Q86YC2 | 4 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 74. Enrichment computed across 4 evidence-associated genes (4 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 4 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to PALB2 | 2 | 228.4× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA1 loss of function | 2 | 211.5× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA1 binding function | 2 | 211.5× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA2/RAD51/RAD51C binding function | 2 | 211.5× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing (SDSA) | 2 | 196.9× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange | 2 | 190.3× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Holliday Junction Intermediates | 2 | 150.3× | 7e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) | 2 | 95.2× | 0.001 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| Impaired BRCA2 translocation to the nucleus | 1 | 951.7× | 0.008 | BRCA2 |
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to SEM1 (DSS1) | 1 | 951.7× | 0.008 | BRCA2 |
| PLCG1 events in ERBB2 signaling | 1 | 713.8× | 0.009 | EGFR |
| PTK6 promotes HIF1A stabilization | 1 | 407.9× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) during gastrulation | 1 | 356.9× | 0.014 | TBXT |
| Inhibition of Signaling by Overexpressed EGFR | 1 | 317.2× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| EGFR interacts with phospholipase C-gamma | 1 | 285.5× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| EGFR Transactivation by Gastrin | 1 | 285.5× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of function | 1 | 237.9× | 0.014 | BRCA2 |
| HDR through MMEJ (alt-NHEJ) | 1 | 219.6× | 0.014 | BRCA2 |
| ERBB2 Activates PTK6 Signaling | 1 | 203.9× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| Diseases of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair | 1 | 203.9× | 0.014 | BRCA2 |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA2 loss of function | 1 | 203.9× | 0.014 | BRCA2 |
| Formation of axial mesoderm | 1 | 203.9× | 0.014 | TBXT |
| GRB2 events in EGFR signaling | 1 | 190.3× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| TFAP2 (AP-2) family regulates transcription of growth factors and their receptors | 1 | 190.3× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| SHC1 events in EGFR signaling | 1 | 178.4× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| Constitutive Signaling by EGFRvIII | 1 | 178.4× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| ERBB2 Regulates Cell Motility | 1 | 178.4× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| Formation of definitive endoderm | 1 | 178.4× | 0.014 | TBXT |
| PI3K events in ERBB2 signaling | 1 | 167.9× | 0.014 | EGFR |
| Signaling by ERBB2 ECD mutants | 1 | 167.9× | 0.014 | EGFR |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 4 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inner cell mass cell proliferation | 2 | 495.6× | 5e-04 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| mesoderm development | 2 | 263.3× | 1e-03 | TBXT, PALB2 |
| somitogenesis | 2 | 187.2× | 0.001 | TBXT, PALB2 |
| negative regulation of cardiocyte differentiation | 1 | 4213.0× | 0.005 | EGFR |
| double-strand break repair via homologous recombination | 2 | 78.0× | 0.005 | BRCA2, PALB2 |
| mitotic recombination-dependent replication fork processing | 1 | 2106.5× | 0.008 | BRCA2 |
| positive regulation of protein kinase C signaling | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.010 | EGFR |
| morphogenesis of an epithelial fold | 1 | 1053.2× | 0.010 | EGFR |
| response to UV-A | 1 | 1053.2× | 0.010 | EGFR |
| negative regulation of mammary gland epithelial cell proliferation | 1 | 842.6× | 0.010 | BRCA2 |
| regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation | 1 | 842.6× | 0.010 | EGFR |
| salivary gland morphogenesis | 1 | 601.9× | 0.012 | EGFR |
| anterior/posterior axis specification, embryo | 1 | 526.6× | 0.012 | TBXT |
| protein insertion into membrane | 1 | 526.6× | 0.012 | EGFR |
| establishment of protein localization to telomere | 1 | 526.6× | 0.012 | BRCA2 |
| ubiquitin-dependent endocytosis | 1 | 468.1× | 0.012 | EGFR |
| response to UV-C | 1 | 421.3× | 0.012 | BRCA2 |
| ERBB2-EGFR signaling pathway | 1 | 421.3× | 0.012 | EGFR |
| telomere maintenance via recombination | 1 | 383.0× | 0.012 | BRCA2 |
| cerebral cortex cell migration | 1 | 383.0× | 0.012 | EGFR |
| cardiac muscle cell myoblast differentiation | 1 | 351.1× | 0.012 | TBXT |
| primitive streak formation | 1 | 351.1× | 0.012 | TBXT |
| regulation of DNA damage checkpoint | 1 | 280.9× | 0.015 | BRCA2 |
| eyelid development in camera-type eye | 1 | 263.3× | 0.015 | EGFR |
| digestive tract morphogenesis | 1 | 247.8× | 0.015 | EGFR |
| centrosome duplication | 1 | 234.1× | 0.015 | BRCA2 |
| response to X-ray | 1 | 221.7× | 0.015 | BRCA2 |
| positive regulation of phosphorylation | 1 | 210.7× | 0.015 | EGFR |
| xenobiotic transport | 1 | 210.7× | 0.015 | EGFR |
| female gonad development | 1 | 200.6× | 0.015 | BRCA2 |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
No approved or late-stage (phase ≥3) drug is indicated for this disease; the following are in earlier-phase trials only.
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Afatinib, Cetuximab, Imatinib, Nivolumab, Palbociclib, Relatlimab.
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 3
Druggability breadth: 2 of 4 evidence-associated genes (50%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| EGFR | LEVODOPA |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| EGFR | 175 | 4 |
| TBXT | 0 | 0 |
| BRCA2 | 0 | 0 |
| PALB2 | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| LEVODOPA | 4 | EGFR |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | 4 | EGFR |
| ERLOTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| CISPLATIN | 4 | EGFR |
| PONATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| AFATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| CHROMIC CHLORIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| BACITRACIN | 4 | EGFR |
| ZINC CHLORIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| LAPATINIB DITOSYLATE | 4 | EGFR |
| VEMURAFENIB | 4 | EGFR |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| AXITINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | EGFR |
| DASATINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | EGFR |
| NICLOSAMIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| SELUMETINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| TERFENADINE | 4 | EGFR |
| ALECTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| NERATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| IBRUTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| AFATINIB DIMALEATE | 4 | EGFR |
| CABOZANTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| DACOMITINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | EGFR |
| CERITINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| VANDETANIB | 4 | EGFR |
| TRIBROMSALAN | 4 | EGFR |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| BITHIONOL | 4 | EGFR |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| EGFR | 6,531 | Binding:6211, Functional:173, ADMET:138, Toxicity:9 |
| TBXT | 1 | Binding:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| EGFR | 2.7.10.1 | receptor protein-tyrosine kinase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| EGFR | 6,531 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 4; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
28 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| LEVODOPA | 4 | EGFR |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | 4 | EGFR |
| ERLOTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| CISPLATIN | 4 | EGFR |
| PONATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| CHROMIC CHLORIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| BACITRACIN | 4 | EGFR |
| ZINC CHLORIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| LAPATINIB DITOSYLATE | 4 | EGFR |
| VEMURAFENIB | 4 | EGFR |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| AXITINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | EGFR |
| NICLOSAMIDE | 4 | EGFR |
| SELUMETINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| TERFENADINE | 4 | EGFR |
| ALECTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| NERATINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| IBRUTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| AFATINIB DIMALEATE | 4 | EGFR |
| CABOZANTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| DACOMITINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | EGFR |
| CERITINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| VANDETANIB | 4 | EGFR |
| TRIBROMSALAN | 4 | EGFR |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | EGFR |
| BITHIONOL | 4 | EGFR |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | EGFR |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 3 | TBXT, BRCA2, PALB2 |
Undrugged target profiles
3 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| TBXT | 1 | — |
| BRCA2 | 0 | — |
| PALB2 | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 52.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 22 |
| PHASE2 | 16 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 7 |
| PHASE1 | 6 |
| PHASE3 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01182779 | PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | Trial of Proton Versus Carbon Ion Radiation Therapy in Patients With Chordoma of the Skull Base |
| NCT00496119 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Proton Beam Therapy for Chordoma Patients |
| NCT02834013 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Rare Tumors |
| NCT04416568 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Children and Young Adults With INI1-Negative Cancers |
| NCT05041127 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Cetuximab for the Treatment of Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Chordoma |
| NCT05286801 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Tiragolumab and Atezolizumab for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 Deficient Tumors |
| NCT05407441 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Tazemetostat+Nivo/Ipi in INI1-Neg/SMARCA4-Def Tumors |
| NCT06625190 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Alpha/Beta T and B Cell Depletion With Zoledronic Acid for Solid Tumors |
| NCT06787664 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Study of BL-B01D1 in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Chordoma |
| NCT06794645 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed for Progressive Chordoma |
| NCT06957327 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Study of ERAS-601 in People With Chordoma |
| NCT00150072 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Efficacy and Safety of Imatinib in Chordoma |
| NCT00464620 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Trial of Dasatinib in Advanced Sarcomas |
| NCT00592748 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Charged Particle RT for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Base of Skull or Cervical Spine |
| NCT02383498 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | QUILT-3.011 Phase 2 Yeast-Brachyury Vaccine Chordoma |
| NCT03083678 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Afatinib in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Chordoma |
| NCT03110744 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | CDK4/6 Inhibition in Locally Advanced/Metastatic Chordoma |
| NCT03190174 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Nivolumab (Opdivo®) Plus ABI-009 (Nab-rapamycin) for Advanced Sarcoma and Certain Cancers |
| NCT03242382 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Trial of Palbociclib in Second Line of Advanced Sarcomas With CDK4 Overexpression. |
| NCT03595228 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | BN Brachyury and Radiation in Chordoma |
| NCT03623854 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Nivolumab and Relatlimab in Treating Participants With Advanced Chordoma |
| NCT03647423 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | QUILT-3.091 NANT Chordoma Vaccine vs Radiation in Subjects With Unresectable Chordoma. |
| NCT04042597 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Anlotinib Hydrochloride Versus Imatinib Mesylate in Locally Advanced, Unresectable or Metastatic Chordoma |
| NCT06140732 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Apatinib Combined With Camrelizumab in Treating Participants With Advanced Chordoma |
| NCT02989636 | PHASE1 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Nivolumab With or Without Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Advanced, or Metastatic Chordoma |
| NCT00003926 | PHASE1 | TERMINATED | Amifostine to Protect From Side Effects of PSCT in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors |
| NCT01175109 | PHASE1 | UNKNOWN | Study of Imatinib, a Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor, and LBH589, a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Chordoma |
| NCT01407198 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Nilotinib With Radiation for High Risk Chordoma |
| NCT03955042 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Pemetrexed for the Treatment of Chordoma |
| NCT04246671 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | TAEK-VAC-HerBy Vaccine for Brachyury and HER2 Expressing Cancer |
| NCT02986516 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Sacral Chordoma: Surgery Versus Definitive Radiation Therapy in Primary Localized Disease |
| NCT03910465 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Children and Adults With Chordoma |
| NCT04087902 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Long-Term Longitudinal QoL in Patients Undergoing EEA |
| NCT04091295 | Not specified | AVAILABLE | BLESSED: Expanded Access for DNG64-CAR-V for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer, Sarcoma and Carcinoma of Breast |
| NCT04832620 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Image Assisted Optimization of Proton Radiation Therapy in Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas |
| NCT05033288 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Comparing Carbon Ion Therapy, Surgery, and Proton Therapy for Management of Pelvic Sarcomas Involving the Bone |
| NCT05861245 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Hypofractionated Protontherapy in Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base |
| NCT06029218 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Analysis of the Toxicity and Efficacy of Daily 1 vs 2 Beam Proton Therapy |
| NCT07005297 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Clinical Genetics Branch Eligibility Screening Survey |
| NCT00341627 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Genetic Aspects of Chordoma: A Collaboration With SEER Registries to Identify Chordoma Families |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| DASATINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | 2 |
| IMATINIB | 4 | 2 |
| AFATINIB | 4 | 1 |
| AMIFOSTINE | 4 | 1 |
| FLUDEOXYGLUCOSE F 18 | 4 | 1 |
| RELATLIMAB | 4 | 1 |
| TAZEMETOSTAT | 4 | 1 |
| CATEQUENTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE | 3 | 1 |
| NOGAPENDEKIN ALFA | 3 | 1 |
| TIRAGOLUMAB | 3 | 1 |
| ALDOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE | 2 | 1 |
| CHEMBL365847 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL4583196 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL2347958 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4283673 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4759112 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL5572229 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL5398431 | 0 | 1 |
Precision-medicine subtype map (CIViC)
Drug × molecular subtype: 2 predictive associations from 2 curated evidence items; also 3 oncogenic.
| Molecular subtype | Therapy | Effect | Level | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGFR Expression | Lapatinib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID1984 |
| TBXT Expression | Nivolumab | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC C | EID12067 |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: TBXT, EGFR, BRCA2, PALB2
- Drugs: Dasatinib, Imatinib, Afatinib, Amifostine, FLUDEOXYGLUCOSE F 18, Relatlimab, Tazemetostat, Catequentinib, Nogapendekin Alfa, Tiragolumab, Aldoxorubicin, Lapatinib, Nivolumab