New drug targets rare gene mutation in advanced cancers

NCT ID NCT06400238

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase II trial tests a drug called copanlisib in 35 patients with advanced cancers that have a specific mutation in the PTEN gene. The drug blocks a protein that helps cancer cells grow. Researchers want to see if it can shrink tumors or slow the disease. The study is small and early, so results are not yet certain.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Copanlisib

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a treatment for cancers with a specific PTEN gene mutation, helping shrink tumors or slow their growth.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 35 participants. The drug may not work for many patients, and side effects like high blood pressure or infections are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer lymphoma plasma cell myeloma refractory malignant neoplasm refractory plasma cell neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, United States