New cancer pill shows promise in early trial

NCT ID NCT05025358

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

Summary

This early-phase study tested a new oral drug called LP-118 in 68 people with advanced solid tumors or lymphomas that had stopped responding to standard treatments. LP-118 works by blocking two proteins that help cancer cells survive. The main goals were to find a safe dose and check for side effects, while also looking for signs that the drug might shrink tumors. Results will help decide whether to test LP-118 in larger trials.

What this could mean

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Active substance
LP-118 (a BCL-2/BCL-XL inhibitor)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors and lymphomas that have not responded to other therapies.
What could go wrong
This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 68 participants, focused on safety and dosing. It is too small and early to know if LP-118 will work or be safe for wider use.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

68 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2021

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy, including either of the following disease: relapsed or refractory lymphomas with at least one measurable disease based on Lugano 2014 criteria; or advanced or metastatic solid tumors based on RECIST V1.1 criteria. * Subjects have a life expectancy of ≥12 weeks, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score less than or equal to 1. * Subjects must have adequate bone marrow function independent of blood transfusion or growth factor support per local laboratory reference range at Screening. * Subjects must have adequate coagulation, renal, and hepatic function, per local laboratory reference range at Screening. * All acute toxicity from previous anti-tumor treatment or surgery has been alleviated to NCI CTCAE 5.0 ≤ Grade 1. * All enrolled subjects should take medically approved contraceptives during the entire treatment period and within 90 days after the end of treatment. * Volunteer and sign informed consent, willing to follow trial protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who have undergone allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or CAR-T cell therapy (except for lymphoma patients who had received autologous stem cell transplantation or CAR-T cell therapy before 90 days of the first dose of LP-118). * Subjects who have received the following treatments within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives before the first dose of study drug: * Antitumor therapies including myelosuppressive chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy and/or immunotherapy; * Any investigational treatment; * Patients who have undergone major surgery, severe trauma or radiotherapy. * Subjects who have received the following treatments within 1 week before the first dose of study drug: * Steroids or traditional herbal medicine for antitumor purposes; * Strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors and inducers, grapefruit and grapefruit juice; * Any medications that can cause QTc interval prolongation or torsional tachycardia. * Solid tumor patients with ITP or AIHA. * Subjects with known bleeding disease or with a history of non-chemotherapy induced thrombocytopenic bleeding or ineffective platelet transfusion within 1 year before the first dose of study drug. * Subjects with uncontrollable or CTCAE ≥ grade 2 gastrointestinal bleeding occurred within 90 days before the first dose of study drug. * Subjects have received the therapeutic dose of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs within 1 week before the first dose of study drug. * Subjects have any serious and/or uncontrolled systemic disease. * Subjects have poor cardiovascular function, in line with New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function classification ≥ 2 or QTcF greater than 450ms (male) or 470ms (female) on ≥ 3 independent ECG. * Subjects have disease states where clinical manifestations may be difficult to control, including but not limited to HIV, HBV, HCV, syphilis positive or active bacterial and fungal infections. * Lymphoma with primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy or any disease affects the CNS. * Any gastrointestinal conditions that may severely affect the study drug absorption or pharmacokinetic parameters. * Subjects who have known severe allergies to study drugs or any excipients. * Subjects who have evidence of a second primary tumor.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China

  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China

  • Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

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