New drug aims to reverse wasting in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05865535
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests AV-380, an antibody that blocks a protein linked to cancer-related weight loss (cachexia). About 30 adults with advanced solid tumors and high GDF-15 levels will receive AV-380 alongside their standard chemotherapy. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose.
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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 30 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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Dec 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. Patient must be ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent. 2. Patients with histologically confirmed solid tumor cancer who are actively receiving SoC therapy for this cancer. 3. Patients with cachexia as defined by Fearon criteria: 1. Weight loss \> 5% over past 6 months (in absence of simple starvation), or 2. BMI \< 20 kg/m2 and any degree of weight loss \> 2%, or 3. Sarcopenia and any degree of weight loss \> 2% 4. Patients with life expectancy ≥ 3 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any monoclonal antibody (IgG protein) or molecules made of components of monoclonal antibody 2. Known brain metastases or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated with radiotherapy and/or surgery (including radiosurgery) and stable for at least 2 weeks before first dose of study treatment. 3. Myocardial infarction or heart failure of New York Heart Association Grade 3-4 within 3 months prior to start of protocol therapy 4. Uncontrolled pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently) 5. Cachexia is caused by other reasons (e.g., severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or HIV/AIDS), or the patient has uncontrolled reversible causes of reduced oral food intake, including, but not limited to, oral mucositis, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, and/or obstruction, impairing the patient's ability to eat as determined by the Investigator. 6. Patients receiving tube feedings or parenteral nutrition at the time of Screening.
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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
12 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advent Health Orlando Hospital
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Astera Cancer Care
RECRUITINGEast Brunswick, New Jersey, 08816, United States
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Beverly Hills Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBeverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Cancer and Blood Specialty Clinic
RECRUITINGLakewood, California, 90712, United States
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Community Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGKingwood, Texas, 77339, United States
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Hartford Hospital
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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Hoag Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Nebraska Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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New York Cancer And Blood Specialists
RECRUITINGShirley, New York, 11967, United States
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Oregon Health and Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Vanderbilt University Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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