Radioactive drug targets hard-to-treat neuroendocrine tumors in early trial
NCT ID NCT07661420
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 1 trial tests a radioactive drug called 211At-MABG in 16 adults with advanced neuroendocrine cancers, including pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. The drug delivers radiation directly to cancer cells that show up on a special scan. The main goal is to see if the treatment schedule is feasible and safe, not yet to cure the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 211At-MABG (a radioactive drug that targets cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced neuroendocrine cancers that have stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 16 participants, so it is primarily testing safety and dosing. The drug may not shrink tumors or may cause side effects from radiation.
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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 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: 1. Adult patients, at least 18 years of age 2. Advanced neuroendocrine cancers requiring systemic therapy and refractory to, ineligible for, declining, or lacking standard treatments. 3. I MIBG imaging indicating MIBG-avid disease (radiotracer uptake above background in at least one tumor site) per Investigator/Sub-Investigator assessment. 4. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to study-specific procedures. 5. ECOG performance status ≤ 2. 6. Adequate organ function including: 1. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL 2. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³ 3. Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm³ 4. Measured or estimated GFR ≥ 60 mL/min 5. Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5x upper limit of normal 6. ALT/AST each ≤ 2.5x upper limit of normal 7. Life expectancy at least 3 months as judged by treating physician Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding will not be eligible for this study. 2. Inability to tolerate study procedures in the opinion of the investigator or treating physician. 3. Serious or unstable medical, psychological, or social conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the subject's safety or successful participation in the study. 4. Uncontrolled brain metastasis (Participant must be at least 4 weeks since CNS-directed therapy and no longer requiring corticosteroid therapy). 5. Anticancer therapy, except hormonal therapy or bone supportive therapies, within 14 days of cycle 1 day 1. 6. Has a known additional malignancy (other than the disease under study) that has required active systemic treatment within the past 2 years AND for which the natural history or recent/ongoing treatment could likely interfere with study endpoints or safety of the study treatment per Investigator and Medical Director assessment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania - Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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