Can a Weight-Loss drug boost Fertility-Sparing cancer treatment?
NCT ID NCT07781150
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding mazdutide, a weekly injection that helps with weight loss, to a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) can improve treatment for overweight or obese women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer who wish to preserve fertility. Participants will receive either the IUD plus mazdutide or the IUD plus a placebo. The main goal is to see if the combination leads to a complete disappearance of the abnormal cells in the lining of the uterus within 24 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mazdutide (a dual GLP-1R/GCGR agonist) combined with a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this combination could offer a non-surgical, fertility-sparing option for overweight women with early endometrial cancer or precancer, potentially allowing them to preserve fertility while treating the disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial, so results are preliminary. The addition of mazdutide may not improve response rates over the IUD alone, and side effects from the drug or the IUD could limit its use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female participants aged 18 to 45 years. * Participants have a clear desire to preserve fertility, fully understand that fertility-sparing treatment is not the standard radical treatment for endometrial cancer, are willing to accept the potential risks of disease progression or recurrence associated with delayed radical surgery, and are able to comply with close follow-up as required by the protocol. * Histologically confirmed disease meeting one of the following criteria: atypical endometrial hyperplasia; or FIGO grade 1 endometrioid endometrial cancer meeting FIGO 2023 stage IA1, with disease confined to the endometrium or an endometrial polyp and no myometrial invasion. * Imaging confirms disease confined to the endometrium, with no evidence of myometrial invasion, adnexal involvement, extrauterine disease, or distant metastasis. * Estrogen receptor-positive disease. * Molecular pathology requirements are fulfilled for participants with endometrial cancer, including exclusion of the p53-abnormal molecular subtype. For participants with POLE-ultramutated or mismatch repair-deficient tumors, suitability for fertility-sparing treatment should be determined based on age, family history, genetic findings, and multidisciplinary assessment. Genetic counseling, germline testing, or additional molecular testing may be performed when clinically indicated. * No contraindication to progestin therapy. * Uterine cavity suitable for LNG-IUS placement. * Completed baseline fertility assessment; after complete response, a specific pregnancy plan should be developed after evaluation by reproductive specialists. * BMI ≥28 kg/m2, or BMI ≥24 kg/m2 with at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease, or obstructive sleep apnea. * No contraindication to mazdutide. * No contraindication to LNG-IUS. * Able to understand and sign informed consent and willing to comply with all study treatments, assessments, and follow-up procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Pathological diagnosis not consistent with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or eligible early endometrioid endometrial cancer; endometrioid carcinoma grade 2 or higher; or p53-abnormal molecular subtype. * Imaging or pathological evidence of myometrial invasion, ovarian malignancy, extrauterine disease, or distant metastasis. * Prior fertility-sparing drug therapy or intrauterine progestin therapy for atypical endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer. * Use of hormonal therapy or GLP-1 receptor agonists within 6 months before enrollment. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding at enrollment. * Request for hysterectomy or treatment other than conservative medical therapy. * Active pelvic inflammatory disease, recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, or lower genital tract infection. * Cervical dysplasia or congenital or acquired uterine abnormalities, including fibroids that distort the uterine cavity. * Uterine cavity too large for adequate LNG-IUS coverage or history of LNG-IUS expulsion. * Known hypersensitivity to mazdutide, any of its excipients, or LNG-IUS materials. * History of malignancy at another site. * Uncontrolled clinically significant comorbidities or medical history that may increase study risk or interfere with study evaluation, including cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, thromboembolic, hepatic, renal, coagulation, endocrine, psychiatric, pancreatic, biliary, or severe gastrointestinal disorders. * Diabetes diagnosed by oral glucose tolerance test. * Secondary obesity or endocrine disorders that may affect body weight or metabolic assessment. * Contraindications or major risk factors related to GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy, including pancreatitis, clinically significant gallbladder disease, severe gastrointestinal motility disorder, medullary thyroid carcinoma, or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. * Participation in another interventional clinical trial. * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may increase risk during study treatment, interfere with safety assessment, or affect interpretation of study results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
Shanghai, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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The Second Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Tianjin, China
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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