New cancer drug ABBV-324 enters first human trials
NCT ID NCT06858813
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests an investigational drug called ABBV-324 in about 232 adults with liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) or a type of lung cancer (squamous-cell non-small cell lung cancer). Some participants receive ABBV-324 alone, while others get a standard drug called lenvatinib. The main goals are to check safety and see if tumors shrink. The study will run for about 6.5 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ABBV-324 (intravenous infusion) and lenvatinib (oral capsule)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced liver or lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial, so the drug may not work or could cause unexpected side effects. It will take years to complete.
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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 232 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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 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: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) only: Child-Pugh A classification within 7 days before Cycle 1, Day 1 dosing. * Laboratory values meeting the criteria outlined in the protocol. * QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) \< 470 msec (using Fridericia's correction), no Grade 3 arrythmia, and no other clinically significant cardiac abnormalities. * Measurable disease per RECIST version 1.1. * Part 1 and Part 2 - participants with HCC meeting the following disease activity criteria: * Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC with diagnosis confirmed by histology or cytology. Participants with fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma/HCC are not eligible to enroll. * Disease that is not amenable to surgical and/or locoregional therapies, or progressive disease after surgical and/or locoregional therapies. For participants who progressed after locoregional therapy for HCC, locoregional therapy must have been completed \>= 28 days prior to baseline scan for the current study. * Part 1: Failure of at least 1 prior systemic treatment for HCC. * Part 2: Failure of at least 1 prior systemic treatment consisting of an immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) containing regimen for HCC, including but not limited to, atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab or tremelimumab in combination with durvalumab. Note: Participants who have received prior lenvatinib will not be eligible for Part 2. * Part 1 only - participants with squamous-cell non-small cell lung cancer (LUSC) meeting the following disease activity criteria: * Advanced or metastatic LUSC that is not amenable to surgical resection. * Must have failed at least 1 prior line of therapy that included at least platinum-based chemotherapy and an immune CPI, and/or an appropriate targeted therapy (if applicable), or is not suitable for other approved therapeutic options that have demonstrated clinical benefit at the judgment of the investigator. Participants should have no more than 2 lines of prior cytotoxic chemotherapy excluding neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant. Participants who are intolerant of standard therapy are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Unresolved clinically significant adverse events (AEs) \> Grade 1 from prior anticancer therapy except for alopecia. * Untreated brain or meningeal metastases (i.e., participants with history of metastases are eligible provided they do not require ongoing steroid treatment for cerebral edema and have shown clinical and radiographic stability for at least 14 days after definitive therapy). Participants may continue with antiepileptic therapy if required. * History of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis that required treatment with systemic steroids, or any evidence of active ILD or pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan. * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis. * History of clinically significant, intercurrent lung-specific illnesses including, but not limited to: * Underlying pulmonary disorder (i.e., pulmonary emboli within 3 months of the study enrollment, severe asthma, severe COPD, restrictive lung disease, pleural effusion, dependence on supplemental oxygen, etc.). * Any autoimmune, connective tissue or inflammatory disorders with documented or suspicious pulmonary involvement at Screening. * Must have discontinued anticancer therapy with antineoplastic intent including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, biologic, or any investigational therapy within 14 days or 5 half lives of the drug (whichever is shorter) prior to the first dose of ABBV-324. Palliative radiation therapy for bone, skin or subcutaneous metastases with 10 fractions or less is permitted and not participant to a washout period.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
21 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope - Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center /ID# 276120
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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City of Hope National Medical Center /ID# 270526
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Fdi Clinical Research /ID# 272960
COMPLETEDSan Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
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Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 271235
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz /ID# 272718
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro /ID# 272719
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
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Kansai Medical University Hospital /ID# 272884
RECRUITINGHirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center /ID# 271228
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021-3459, United States
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Nanfang Hospital - Southern Medical University /ID# 276916
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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National Cancer Center Hospital /ID# 270583
RECRUITINGChuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East /ID# 270585
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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National Taiwan University Hospital /ID# 270593
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100, Taiwan
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Rabin Medical Center. /ID# 271236
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus /ID# 270604
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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SCRI Oncology Partners /ID# 272750
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center /ID# 276269
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UC Irvine Medical Center /ID# 270507
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868-3201, United States
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UCLA - Santa Monica /ID# 275995
RECRUITINGSanta Monica, California, 90404, United States
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center /ID# 271573
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 270517
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Washington University /ID# 275757
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University /ID# 276917
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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