New cancer drug ART6043 enters human trials for advanced tumors
NCT ID NCT05898399
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new oral drug called ART6043, alone or with another drug (olaparib), in 181 people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors. The goal is to check safety, how the body processes the drug, and whether it can slow tumor growth. It is an early-stage trial, so the main focus is on finding the right dose and seeing if it is safe enough to study further.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ART6043 (a DNA polymerase theta inhibitor) and olaparib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, potentially slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2a) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove effective or safe. Side effects are possible, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 181 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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: * Patients who have discontinued all previous chemotherapeutic agents, non-hormonal targeted therapy, or investigational drugs for at least 21 days or 5 half-lives (not including palliative radiotherapy at focal sites), whichever is shorter. Endocrine and hormonal therapies for the treatment of cancer must have been discontinued (unless for the treatment of Prostate Cancer) at least 7 days before receiving study medication. Palliative radiotherapy must have completed 14 days prior to randomization. * Resolution of all toxicities of prior therapy or surgical procedures. * Performance status of 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale. * Have adequate organ function. * Patients of childbearing potential and patients with partners of childbearing potential are required to use highly effective contraception. * Have an estimated life expectancy of ≥12 weeks, in the judgment of the investigator. Inclusion Criteria specific to Part A1 (ART6043 as Monotherapy) • Advanced or metastatic cancer. Tumors with genetic lesions known to cause loss of function of known DDR genes based on available pre-existing testing are encouraged. Inclusion criteria specific to Part A2 (ART6043 in combination with olaparib) * Advanced or metastatic cancer with genetic lesions known to cause loss of function of known DDR genes based on available, pre-existing testing. * Patients for whom a PARPi is an appropriate treatment option. Patients may have received prior treatment with a PARPi. Inclusion criteria specific to Part B (ART6043 in combination with olaparib or olaparib alone) * Histologically or cytologically confirmed HER2-ve locally advanced or metastatic carcinoma of the breast. * Documentation of a deleterious or suspected deleterious gBRCA mutation. * Previously treated with chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or metastatic setting unless medically contraindicated. * Patients must have received no or ≤1 month of prior treatment with a PARPi. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are pregnant. * Patients with Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)/Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or with features suggestive of MDS/AML. * Have ongoing interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis. * Have any major gastrointestinal issues that could impact absorption of ART6043 or olaparib. * Have received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment. * Recent major surgery within 4 weeks prior to entry into the study. * Have a significant bleeding disorder or vasculitis or had a Grade ≥3 bleeding episode within 12 weeks prior to enrollment. * Have a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components. Exclusion criteria specific to Part B • Inflammatory breast cancer.
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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
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
RECRUITINGSan Carlos, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
RECRUITINGZaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
RECRUITINGMurcia, 30120, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
RECRUITINGValladolid, Castille and León, 47003, Spain
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Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara
RECRUITINGCáceres, Extremadura, 10003, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio
RECRUITINGGranada, Andalusia, 18007, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41001, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera
RECRUITINGCadiz, 11407, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, 08025, Spain
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Jefferson University Hospitals - Kimmel Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 17107, United States
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Mary Crowley Cancer Center - Clinic
COMPLETEDDallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065-6800, United States
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SCRI oncology partners
COMPLETEDNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) - Midwest
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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Stephenson Cancer Center - Oncology
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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The University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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