Antibody-Drug conjugate aims to hit Hard-to-Treat penile cancer
NCT ID NCT07815197
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Penile squamous cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer with limited options once it progresses after platinum-based chemotherapy. This phase 2 trial tests sacituzumab tirumotecan, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets the TROP-2 protein on cancer cells, in about 37 participants with advanced or metastatic disease. Everyone receives the drug by intravenous infusion every two weeks. Researchers measure how many participants see their tumors shrink or disappear.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sacituzumab tirumotecan, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets the TROP-2 protein on cancer cells
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new option for penile cancer that has grown after standard chemotherapy, a setting with few effective treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm phase 2 trial without a comparison group, so any benefit seen may not hold up in larger studies. Antibody-drug conjugates can cause side effects such as low blood counts, nausea, and hair loss.
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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 37 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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 years and older
- Sex
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Male 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: * Histologically- or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of penile squamous cell carcinoma. * Metastatic or locally advanced disease not amenable to curative intent-therapy (e.g., surgery, radiotherapy, chemoradiotherapy) in the opinion of the investigator. * Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the local site investigator/radiology (lesions situated in a previously-irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been shown in such lesions). * Disease progression on first-line platinum-based chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic disease or disease progression within 12 months of (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy completion. * Male participant at least 18 years of age at the time of providing informed consent. * Male Participants (Reproductive Potential): If capable of producing sperm, agrees to refrain from donating sperm and use a penile/external condom when having intercourse with a partner of childbearing potential, plus partner use of an additional contraceptive method, during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study intervention. * The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the study. * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. * Provide an archival tumor tissue sample or most recently obtained core, incisional, or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion from any site not previously irradiated; formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are preferred to slides (recommended 22-28 slides). * Recovery from AEs due to previous anticancer therapies to Grade \<=1 or baseline (except for alopecia and vitiligo); participants with endocrine-related AEs adequately treated with hormone replacement therapy are eligible. * Adequate organ function defined by the laboratory values (specimens collected within 14 days before the start of study intervention): * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) \>= 1,500/uL * Platelets \>= 100,000/uL * Hemoglobin \>= 9.0 g/dL or \>= 5.6 mmol/L * Measured or calculated Creatinine Clearance \> 30 mL/min * Total Bilirubin \<= 1.5 x ULN OR direct bilirubin \< ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 x ULN * AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) \<= 2.5 x ULN (\<= 5 x ULN for participants with liver metastases) * Serum Albumin \>= 3.0 g/dL * INR or PT \< 1.5 x ULN; aPTT \< 1.5 x ULN (unless receiving anticoagulant therapy within therapeutic range) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Willing and able to comply with study procedures, laboratory tests, and other requirements of the study. * HIV-infected participants are eligible if well-controlled on ART (CD4+ T-cell count \>350 cells/mm3, confirmed HIV RNA \<50 copies/mL for at least 12 weeks, no AIDS-defining opportunistic infections within past 12 months, and on a stable regimen for at least 4 weeks without strong CYP3A4 inducers/inhibitors). * Participants with chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBsAg positive) are eligible if received HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load before enrollment. * Participants with history of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening and completed curative antiviral therapy at least 4 weeks before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * History of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing. * Active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic diarrhea). * Uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months before first dose (NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, uncontrolled symptomatic arrhythmia, or QTcF \>480 ms). * Received prior treatment with a TROP2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). * Received prior treatment with a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor-containing ADC. * Received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 2 weeks before first dose of study intervention. * Received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks before first dose, has radiation-related toxicities requiring corticosteroids, and/or has had radiation pneumonitis (palliative radiotherapy \<= 2 weeks for non-CNS disease completed at least 7 days before first dose is permitted). * Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before first dose of study intervention. * Currently receiving a strong inducer/inhibitor of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued (washout period required is 2 weeks). * Currently enrolled on another therapeutic clinical trial or any trial designed to impact the efficacy of anti-cancer therapy. * Received an investigational agent or used an investigational device within 4 weeks before first dose of study intervention. * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years (except adequately treated basal/squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, or low-risk early-stage prostate cancer). * History of CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment (except permitted treated HIV, HBV, HCV). * Severe hypersensitivity (Grade \>=3) to study intervention, any of its excipients, and/or to another biologic therapy. * Major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before first dose, or anticipation of need for major surgery during treatment. * History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease requiring steroids or current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease. * Any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or circumstances that might confound study results or interfere with compliance in the opinion of the investigator.
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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
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BP - A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01323-030, Brazil
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Futtura Oncologia - Hub de Pesquisa Clínica
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Hospital Sírio-Libanês DF
Brasília, Federal District, 70200-730, Brazil
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Hospital de Amor de Barretos
Barretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
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ICC - Instituto do Câncer do Ceará
Fortaleza, Ceará, 60430-230, Brazil
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IEPAM - Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa da Amazônia
Belém, Pará, 66093-020, Brazil
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ISCMPA - Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90050-170, Brazil
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ISEP - Instituto Santa Joana de Ensino e Pesquisa (Rede Américas)
Recife, Pernambuco, 52011-000, Brazil
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Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino Ceará
Fortaleza, Ceará, 60135-237, Brazil
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Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59062-000, Brazil
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia da Bahia - Hospital Santa Izabel (Oncoclínicas)
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 40050-410, Brazil
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