Can two different factories make the same cancer drug work the same?
NCT ID NCT07789028
First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial asks whether zongertinib tablets made by two different manufacturers are absorbed into the body in the same way. Healthy adults aged 18 to 50 take a single dose of each version, both on an empty stomach and after a meal, to compare how the drug levels change over time. The study uses a crossover design, so each participant receives all four combinations in a random order. The goal is to confirm the two formulations are bioequivalent, meaning they can be used interchangeably.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Zongertinib tablets from two different manufacturers
- What this could lead to
- If the two versions are shown to be equivalent, it could support using either manufacturer's tablet interchangeably in future studies and treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial in healthy volunteers, not patients, and it measures drug levels in the blood rather than clinical benefit. The two formulations might not prove to be bioequivalent.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 : 1. Healthy male or female trial participant according to the assessment of the investigator, as based on a complete medical history including a physical examination, vital signs (blood pressure (BP), pulse rate (PR)), 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests 2. Age of 18 to 50 years (inclusive) 3. Body mass index of 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m² (inclusive) 4. Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation - Good Clinical Practice and local legislation prior to admission to the trial 5. Further inclusion criteria apply. Exclusion criteria : 1. Any finding in the medical examination (including BP, PR rate or ECG) deviating from normal and assessed as clinically relevant by the investigator 2. Repeated measurement of systolic blood pressure outside the range of 90 to 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure outside the range of 50 to 90 mmHg, or pulse rate outside the range of 45 to 90 bpm 3. Any laboratory value outside the reference range that the investigator considers to be of clinical relevance 4. Any evidence of a concomitant disease assessed as clinically relevant by the investigator 5. Further exclusion criteria apply.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Humanpharmakologisches Zentrum Biberach
Biberach, 88397, Germany
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