New drug AST-201 targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in first human trial
NCT ID NCT06687941
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new drug called AST-201 in about 70 adults with advanced solid tumors that have a protein called GPC3. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and find the right dose. Researchers will also measure how the drug moves through the body and look for any signs it shrinks tumors.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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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19 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 * Male and female aged ≥19 years * Histologically and/or cytologically diagnosed as the advanced recurrent solid tumor * GPC3-positive confirmed by IHC test * At least 1 measurable or non-measurable but evaluable lesion as defined per RECIST v1.1 (modified RECIST for hepatocellular carcinoma) * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 * Life expectancy at least 12 weeks * Adequate hematologic, hepatic, renal, and heart/coagulation function * Child-Pugh Class of A for HCC Exclusion Criteria * Subjects with ischemic heart disease * Subjects with anti-tumor treatment within 4 weeks * Subjects with comorbidities such as uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure, etc. * Pregnant or potentially pregnant and lactating woman
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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 places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeongnam, 13609, South Korea
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National Cancer Center, Korea
RECRUITINGGoyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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