Experimental Immune-Boosting drug now available for bone cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04571229
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This expanded access program offers L-MTP-PE, an investigational drug that activates white blood cells to fight cancer, to people with osteosarcoma. Eligible patients include those with newly diagnosed or relapsed osteosarcoma who have had surgery to remove all detectable cancer. The drug is given as an infusion over 36 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- L-MTP-PE (a drug that activates white blood cells to help the immune system kill cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option for people with osteosarcoma, especially those who have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so effectiveness is not proven. The drug is still investigational and may not work for everyone. Side effects are possible.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
AVAILABLENew York, New York, 10065, United States
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