New drug ALE.P02 targets tough cancers in early trial
NCT ID NCT06747585
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called ALE.P02 in people with advanced squamous cell cancers of the lung, head and neck, cervix, or esophagus that have spread or cannot be removed. The goal is to find the safest and most effective dose and see if it can shrink tumors. About 170 adults will take part in this early-phase trial.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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: * Have disease and treatment history as: Have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced locally recurrent and inoperable or metastatic SqNSCLC, HNSCC (nasopharyngeal cancer included), ESCC or CSCC. * Phase I Dose Escalation: Have received at least one systemic standard of care regimen and being refractory or intolerant to the treatment. * Phase I RDE and Phase II: Have received no more than 2 lines of systemic standard of care regimen and being refractory or intolerant to the treatment. * Have provided tissue for CLDN1 analysis in a central laboratory. * Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Scale. * Demonstrate adequate bone marrow and organ function. * Patients must have recovered from all toxicities led by prior treatment. * Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1 as determined by the site. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with cancers of predominantly non-squamous histology (eg, adenosquamous carcinoma) or adenocarcinoma. * Has received antineoplastic therapies prior to study intervention within specified time frame. * Has rapidly progressing disease (eg, tumor bleeding, uncontrolled tumor pain). * Patients with uncontrolled diabetes. * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Has clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding and has an active infection requiring systemic treatment and has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the clinical study, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the clinical study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate. * Concomitant use of drugs that are known to prolong or shorten QT and/or have known risk of Torsades de Pointes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
41 sites in 8 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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AP-HM Hôpital de La Timone CEPCM
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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Asan Medical Center - Oncology
RECRUITINGSeoul, 5505, South Korea
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Buddihist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation - Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 231020, Taiwan
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CHRU De Lille- Hôpital Claude Huriez - Medical Oncology
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Centre Georges Francois Leclerc - Oncologie Medicale
RECRUITINGDijon, 21079, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse - IUCT Oncopole
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31100, France
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Centro Ricerche Cliniche Verona
RECRUITINGVerona, Italy
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Changhua Christian Medical Foundation Changhua Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGChanghua, 50006, Taiwan
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Changhua Christian Medical Foundation Changhua Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGChanghua, 500209, Taiwan
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Chinese University of Hong Kong - Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGShatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Hackensack University Medical Center
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
RECRUITINGPozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Victoria
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Y Politécnico La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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IEO - Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, IRCCS
RECRUITINGMilan, 20141, Italy
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Institut Bergonie
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94800, France
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
RECRUITINGMilan, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale del Tumori, Fondazione IRCCS
RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Mayo Cl
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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NEXT Oncology Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08023, Spain
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NEXT Oncology Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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National Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGoyang-si, 10408, South Korea
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National Cancer Centre Singapore
RECRUITINGSingapore, South West, 168583, Singapore
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100225, Taiwan
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National University Cancer Institue
RECRUITINGSingapore, South West, 11907, Singapore
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Norton Cancer Institue Downtown
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci di Ravenna Oncologia
RECRUITINGRavenna, 48121, Italy
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PU A. Gemelli, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
RECRUITINGRoma, Italy
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Providence Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGFullerton, California, 92835, United States
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START Hospital HM Nou Delfos
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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START Madrid- Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal
RECRUITINGPAU de Sanchinarro, Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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The University of Chicago Medical Center - Oncology
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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