New drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with rare gene flaw

NCT ID NCT03284385

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

Summary

This study tests a drug called adavosertib in adults with advanced solid tumors that have a missing or broken SETD2 gene. The drug works by blocking enzymes that cancer cells need to grow. Researchers want to see if it can shrink tumors or keep them stable for at least 6 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer clear cell renal carcinoma metastatic malignant neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma renal cell adenocarcinoma renal cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63136, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital

    City of Saint Peters, Missouri, 63376, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital

    Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141, United States

  • Siteman Cancer Center-South County

    St Louis, Missouri, 63129, United States

  • UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

    New Lenox, Illinois, 60451, United States

  • UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mount Zion

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Chicago Medicine-Orland Park

    Orland Park, Illinois, 60462, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Kansas Clinical Research Center

    Fairway, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center

    Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • Vanderbilt Breast Center at One Hundred Oaks

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States

  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States