New drug TR-002 enters human testing for Hard-to-Treat cancers

NCT ID NCT07189195

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 21, 2026 · Updated 37 times

Summary

This early-phase trial is testing a new chemotherapy drug called TR-002 in 52 adults with advanced solid tumors or pancreatic cancer that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery and no longer responds to standard treatments. The main goals are to find the safest dose and to check for side effects. Researchers will also watch for any signs that the drug shrinks tumors.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

    Contact

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

TR-002 (a chemotherapy drug called bisaminoquinoline derivative)

What this could lead to

If this trial succeeds, it could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors or pancreatic cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.

What could go wrong

This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 52 participants, so the drug may prove unsafe or ineffective. It is not yet known if TR-002 will shrink tumors or improve survival.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer malignant pancreatic neoplasm metastatic malignant neoplasm neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis pancreatic adenocarcinoma pancreatic neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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