New pill plus immunotherapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers

NCT ID NCT04130516

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

Summary

This study tests a new oral drug called LNS8801, alone or combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda), in up to 200 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the drug shrinks tumors. It is an early-stage trial, so the main focus is on safety and how the body processes the drug.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

LNS8801 (a drug taken by mouth that activates a protein called GPER) and pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy drug, also known as Keytruda)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other therapies.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of patients, so the drug may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects are unknown at this stage.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

colorectal cancer cutaneous melanoma gastric cancer gastric neoplasm lymphoma malignant pancreatic neoplasm melanoma neoplasm non-small cell lung carcinoma uveal melanoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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  • Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

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    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

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    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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  • The START Center for Cancer Care

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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  • Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

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  • University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

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    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

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  • University of Pennsylvania

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106, United States

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  • Yale Cancer Center

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    New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States

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