Can a smart drug missile take down a tough ovarian cancer?

NCT ID NCT07718854

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First seen Jul 22, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing whether a targeted antibody-drug conjugate called sacituzumab tirumotecan, given alone or together with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab, can shrink tumors in people with ovarian clear cell carcinoma that has returned after prior immunotherapy. The study enrolls about 50 adults with this rare cancer type. The main goal is to see how many patients respond to treatment.

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 targeting Trop-2, given alone or combined with pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug
What this could lead to
If effective, this combination could offer a new treatment option for a rare and aggressive ovarian cancer that has stopped responding to immunotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial, so results may not apply broadly. Antibody-drug conjugates and immunotherapies can cause serious side effects, and the cancer may still progress.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2036

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

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 An individual is eligible for inclusion in the study if the individual meets all of the following criteria: Type of Participant and Disease Characteristics 1. Age ≥18 years (at the time of informed consent). 2. Has a histologically-confirmed diagnosis of pure OCCC. Patients with mixed histologies that include a clear cell component will not be eligible for this trial. 3. Has 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. 4. Patients must have received at least one prior platinum and taxane-based chemotherapy regimen; maintenance treatment will not be counted as a separate regimen. Radiation therapy (including the use of chemotherapy as a radiosensitizer) will not count as a prior systemic regimen. There is otherwise no line limit for entry in to this trial. 5. Patients must have also received one prior line containing an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). More than one prior line of ICI treatment will be exclusionary. 6. Participants with known brain metastases are excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events. 7. ECOG performance status 0-1 8. Is an individual of assigned female sex at birth 9. Participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies: • Is not a Person of Child-Bearing Potential (POCBP) OR • Is a POCBP and: \- Agrees to use of a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of \<1% per year), with low user dependency, or is abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long-term and persistent basis) beginning at the time of informed consent, during the study treatment, and for at least 210 days after the last dose of study drug. During this period, the participant agrees not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) to others or freeze/store eggs during this period for the purpose of reproduction. \- The investigator should evaluate the potential for contraceptive method failure (i.e., noncompliance, recently initiated) in relationship to the first dose of study intervention. Contraceptive use by POCBPs should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. If the contraception requirements in the local label for any of the study interventions are more stringent than the requirements above, the local label requirements are to be followed. \- Has a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum) as required by local regulations within 24 hours (for a urine test) or 72 hours (for a serum test) before the first dose of study intervention. If a urine test cannot be confirmed as negative (e.g., an ambiguous result), a serum pregnancy test is required. In such cases, the participant must be excluded from participation if the serum pregnancy result is positive. Additional requirements for pregnancy testing during and after study intervention are in Section 8.3.5. \- Abstains from breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 10 days after study intervention. \- Medical history, menstrual history, and recent sexual activity have been reviewed by the investigator to decrease the risk for inclusion of a POCBP with an early undetected pregnancy. Informed Consent 10. The participant provides written informed consent for the study. Additional Categories 11. Has provided an archival tumor tissue sample (slides or block) for pathologic confirmation of diagnosis at Tufts Medical Center. 12. Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to Grade ≤1 or baseline (except for alopecia and vitiligo). Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement therapy are eligible. 13. Adequate organ function as defined in protocol Table 3. Specimens must be collected within 10 days before the start of study intervention. 14. Any other medical condition that will prevent the safe administration of study drugs in the opinion of the treating physician. 15. Be willing and able to comply with study procedures, laboratory tests, and other requirements of the study. 16. HIV-infected participants must have well-controlled HIV on ART, defined as: a. Having a CD4+ T-cell count ≥350 cells/mm3 at the time of screening b. Having achieved and maintained virologic suppression, defined as confirmed HIV RNA level below 50 or the LLOQ using the locally available assay, at the time of screening and for at least 12 weeks before screening. c. Absence of any AIDS-defining opportunistic infections within the past 12 months d. Being on a stable regimen, without changes in drugs or dose modification, for at least 4 weeks before randomization and agreeing to continue ART throughout the study Note: The ART regimen must not contain any antiretroviral medications that are strong CYP3A4 inducers/inhibitors/substrates. Refer to https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug-interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and that investigators should review the locally-approved label for all concomitant therapy to ensure it is not a strong inducer/inhibitor/substrate of CYP3A4. HIV testing at screening is not otherwise required. 17. Participants who are HBsAg positive are eligible if they have received HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load before randomization. Note: Participants should remain on antiviral therapy throughout study intervention and follow local guidelines for HBV antiviral therapy post completion of study intervention. Hepatitis B testing at screening is not required unless: * There is a known history of HBV infection * Mandated by local guidelines 18. Participants with a history of HCV infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening. Note: Participants must have completed curative antiviral therapy at least 4 weeks before randomization. Hepatitis C testing at screening is not required unless: * There is a known history of HCV infection * Mandated by local guidelines Exclusion Criteria An individual must be excluded from the study if the individual meets any of the following criteria: Medical Conditions 18. Has a history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing. 19\. Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, uncontrolled symptomatic arrhythmia, prolongation of QTcF interval to \>480 ms, and/or other serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months before the first dose of study intervention. 20\. Is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug. 21\. Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years except replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid) 22. History of stem cell/solid organ transplant. Prior/Concomitant Therapy 23. Received prior treatment with a TROP2-targeted ADC. 24. Received prior treatment with a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor-containing ADC. 25. Received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 2 weeks before the first dose of study intervention. 26\. Received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks before the first dose of study intervention, has radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids, and/or has radiation pneumonitis. Note: Two weeks or fewer of palliative radiotherapy for non-CNS disease is permitted. The last radiotherapy treatment must have been performed at least 7 days before the first dose of study intervention. 27\. Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines are allowed. 28\. Is currently receiving a strong inducer/inhibitor of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued for the duration of treatment with study intervention. The required washout period before starting study intervention is 2 weeks. Prior/Concurrent Clinical Study Experience 29. Is currently enrolled on another therapeutic clinical trial. Concurrent enrollment on another therapeutic clinical trial or any trial designed to impact the efficacy of anti-cancer therapy is prohibited. 30\. Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention. Diagnostic Assessments 31. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of any organ (excluding carcinoma in situ of the bladder) who have undergone potentially curative resection are not excluded. Note: Participants with low-risk early-stage prostate cancer (T1-T2a, Gleason score ≤6, and PSA \<10 ng/mL) either treated with definitive intent or untreated in active surveillance with stable disease are not excluded. 32\. Has CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. 33. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. 34. Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the individual's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study, or interfere with the individual's participation for the full duration of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the individual to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. Other Exclusions 35. Severe hypersensitivity (Grades ≥3) to study interventions, any of their excipients, and/or to another biologic therapy. 36\. Has had major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention. Anticipation of the need for major surgery during the course of treatment with study intervention is also exclusionary. Note: Participants who underwent major surgery must have adequately recovered from toxicity and/or complications from the surgery before starting study intervention. 37\. Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease. 38\. History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study or interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.

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Locations

  • Tufts Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

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