New pill targets rare genetic cancers in first human trial
NCT ID NCT05653869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests an experimental pill called APS03118 in adults with advanced solid tumors that have specific RET gene mutations or fusions. The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the best dose, and see if it can shrink tumors. About 108 participants will take the drug by mouth, and researchers will monitor side effects and measure how the drug moves through the body.
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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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108 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 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. Male or female patients aged 18 years or older 2. Have histological or cytological confirmation of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring oncogenic RET mutations or fusions confirmed by NGS. Site may identify patients with a RET-mutated or RET-fusion solid tumor before the formal screening. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1. 4. Resolution of all toxic effects of prior therapies to Grade 1 or below according to NCI CTCAE version 5.0 (except alopecia or Grade 2 neuropathy); 5. Patients with asymptomatic brain metastases if they have been previously treated, demonstrated no progression at least for 1 months before Screening, are asymptomatic and have had no requirement for steroids or enzyme inducing anticonvulsants in the last 14 days before Screening 6. Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have a locally advanced solid tumor that is a candidate for curative surgery treatment through radical surgery and/or radiotherapy. 2. Have an active fungal, bacterial, and/or active untreated viral infection 3. The patient has a serious pre-existing medical condition(s) 4. Have received or will receive a COVID-19 vaccine within 1 month before the first dose of APS03118.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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