New pill aims to boost immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT06425926
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing an experimental oral drug called GIM-531, alone or with an immunotherapy (anti-PD-1), in 117 adults with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal is to see if the drug is safe, tolerable, and can help the immune system fight cancer. Because this is a phase 1/2 study, the main focus is on safety and finding the right dose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GIM-531 (an oral drug that targets regulatory T-cells) and anti-PD-1 (an immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 117 participants, so it is primarily testing safety and dosing. The drug may not shrink tumors or may cause side effects. It is too soon to know if it will work.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 117 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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: * Written informed consent * Cytologically or histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor that has progressed on standard therapy or for which no standard therapy exist; or be intolerant of standard therapy * Have not received an experimental drug within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) of study drug treatment or already be enrolled in a clinical study * ECOG performance status 0-1 * Laboratory and ECG assessments within 28 days of enrollment including acceptable cardiac, renal, and hepatic functions * Agree to baseline core needle biopsy or archival (within 12 months of screening) tumor submission; Note: Participants whose only site(s) of disease are in areas considered moderate or high risk for biopsy complications may be enrolled without a fresh biopsy upon Sponsor approval. * Non pregnant participants; female participants of child bearing potential with non-sterile partners agree to use an effective form of contraception from the time of first dose of study drug (or 14 days prior to first dose for oral contraception) until 7 months after the last dose of study drug. Effective forms of contraception include hormonal (injection or oral), double barrier method, or intrauterine device. Non-sterile male participants with sexual partners of childbearing potential agree to use a barrier contraception method and agree to not donate sperm from the time of first dose of study drug until 4 months after the last dose of study drug. * Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v)1.1 Phase 1 Expansion Cohorts Specific Inclusion Criteria (in addition to above inclusion criteria): * NSCLC: Participants must have locally advanced/unresectable or metastatic NSCLC. Participants must have received no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the advanced/metastatic setting. * TNBC: Participants must have locally advanced unresectable, recurrent, or metastatic TNBC. Participants must have received no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the advanced/metastatic setting. * Ovarian Cancer: Participants must have locally advanced unresectable, recurrent, or metastatic ovarian cancer. Participants must have platinum-resistant ovarian cancer defined as disease recurrence or within 6 months after the last administration of platinum-based chemotherapy. Participants must have received no more than 1 line of therapy after development of platinum resistance. Maintenance treatment with Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) or bevacizumab are not counted as separate lines of therapy. * Tumors with AKT3 mutation/amplification: Participants must have a locally advanced unresectable, recurrent, or metastatic solid malignancy. Participants with known AKT3 mutation/amplification based on next generation sequencing (NGS) performed per local standard of care. Phase 2 Specific Inclusion Criteria (in addition to above inclusion criteria): * Have confirmed unresectable Stage III or metastatic Stage IV cutaneous melanoma, NSCLC, or RCC that has radiographically progressed (as confirmed by imaging assessed by the Investigator) on an approved single-agent or combination anti-PD-1 therapy * Must have received the anti-PD-1 therapy containing regimen as the latest line of treatment and be eligible to restart or to continue anti-PD-1 therapy in combination with GIM-531 * BRAF wild-type melanoma or RCC: Participants must have received no more than 2 prior lines of therapy in the advanced/metastatic setting * BRAF (V600) mutant melanoma or NSCLC: Participants must have received no more than 3 prior lines of therapy in the advanced/metastatic setting. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Ongoing \>Grade 1 toxicity from prior therapy according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5.0 (Note: Grade 2 alopecia and Grade 2 sensory neuropathy are not exclusionary) * Has known leptomeningeal disease, spinal cord compression, or brain metastases, except participants with the following: * Brain metastases that have been treated and are clinically stable for at least 4 weeks prior to the first administration of study drug; Note: Participants receiving steroids for brain metastases must be either off steroids or on a stable, or decreasing dose, of \<10 mg daily of prednisone (or equivalent) in order to be eligible for enrollment; and * No ongoing neurological symptoms related to the anatomic location of the brain metastases. Note: Neurological symptoms that are considered sequelae to treatment for brain metastases are allowed. * Has known structural cardiac disease * Has known serious arrythmia, serious dysrhythmia, history of long QT syndrome, or clinically relevant cardiac conduction abnormalities * Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 12 months (ie, with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed. * At time of screening, is receiving systemic steroid therapy (greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent) or is taking any immunosuppressive therapy; Note: Use of topical, inhaled, nasal, or ophthalmic steroids is allowed. * Has active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, including known hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) * Has a history of, or currently has, an acquired or primary (congenital) immunodeficiency; * Has had prior anti-cancer treatment with chemotherapeutic agents or immune modulating agents within \<4 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to the first dose of study drug. * Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of first dose of study drug; * Has had or has planned major surgery within 2 weeks of the first dose of study drug; * Inability to swallow an oral dose of a medication (eg, oral capsules) * Is taking medications that are considered strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP2C8 or CYP3A4/5, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), breast cancer resistant protein (BCRP), or sensitive substrates of P-gp and BCRP (Appendix C) that cannot be discontinued at least 1 week prior to first dose of study drug and for the duration of the study. * Is taking drugs that modify gastric pH, such as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) or H2 blockers. Antacids such as calcium carbonate or aluminum hydroxide-based products are permitted.
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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
11 sites. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBakersfield, California, 93309, United States
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HonorHealth Research Institute
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital - Cancer Centers of Montana
RECRUITINGBillings, Montana, 59102, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Providence Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGFullerton, California, 92835, United States
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Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, A Cedars-Sinai Affiliate
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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