New drug combo aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors
NCT ID NCT06234397
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase study tests a new drug called BH3120, alone or with pembrolizumab, in adults with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals are to check safety, find the best dose, and see if the drug can shrink tumors. About 245 participants will take part across multiple countries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 245 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Have a Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-CNS solid tumor that is metastatic or unresectable and for whom there is no available standard therapy. * PD-L1 positive expression (Tumor Proportion Score ≥1% or Combined Positive Score ≥1). * Have at least one lesion, not previously irradiated that can be accurately measured per RECIST version 1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Age of 18 years or older (or country's legal age of majority if the legal age was \>18 years) * Adequate Hematologic and liver function. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Has received prior therapy with an anti-4-1BB(CD137) agent. * Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment. * History of chronic liver disease or evidence of hepatic cirrhosis. * History of severe toxicities associated with a prior immunotherapy. * Has ongoing or suspected autoimmune disease. * Known active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal or viral infection including known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness, immunocompromised patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education at The Christ Hospital and The Christ Hospital Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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Mary Crowley Cancer Research
WITHDRAWNDallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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Mays Cancer Center at University of Texas Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cencer Center
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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The START Center for Cancer Care - Midwest
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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