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New drug velzatinib tested for Hard-to-Treat stomach and intestinal tumors

NCT ID NCT07689201

Disease control Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests the drug velzatinib in people with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that have stopped responding to or cannot tolerate several standard treatments. The study aims to see if velzatinib can shrink or control the tumors and how safe it is. Participants receive velzatinib and are monitored for tumor response and side effects.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
velzatinib (GSK6042981)
What this could lead to
If velzatinib shrinks or controls tumors, it could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced GIST who have run out of standard therapies.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase study (24 participants) with no comparison group. The drug may not work or may cause side effects, and results may not apply to all GIST patients.

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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 24 people

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

Started

Aug 2026

Expected to finish

Aug 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

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

Anyone

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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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 GIST that is metastatic and/or surgically unresectable. * Documented disease progression on or intolerance to imatinib, sunitinib, regorafenib, and pimitespib. * Documented mutation status of KIT and/or PDGFRA. * Tumor tissue may be available for retrospective biomarker analysis. The sample may be from archival tissue or a new biopsy. Investigators may consult with the sponsor regarding the enrolment of participants for whom archival tissue is no longer available and who are not eligible to undergo a new biopsy. * Is willing to use adequate contraception male and/or female participants. Exclusion Criteria: * Known untreated or active central nervous system metastases. * Has significant, uncontrolled, or active cardiovascular disease. * Participants with a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of velzatinib. Participants with a history of Stevens-Johnson syndrome on a prior Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) are excluded. * Has a malignancy (except disease under study) that has progressed or required active treatment within the past 24 months except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin or in-situ carcinomas \[e.g., breast, cervix, bladder\] that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease. * Prior treatment with ripretinib or other investigational agents that are currently under clinical development for GIST. * Is pregnant or breastfeeding. * Any condition or illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might compromise participant safety or interfere with the evaluation of the safety of the study treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

digestive system neoplasm gastrointestinal stromal tumor

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Gastrointestinal neoplasms

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • GSK Investigational Site

    RECRUITING

    Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

  • GSK Investigational Site

    RECRUITING

    Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan

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