New drug AZD4360 targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
NCT ID NCT06921928
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called AZD4360 in adults with advanced solid tumours that have a specific marker (CLDN18.2). The drug is an antibody-drug conjugate designed to deliver a toxic payload directly to cancer cells. The trial aims to find the safest dose and see if it shrinks tumours in people with stomach, gastroesophageal junction, bile duct, or pancreatic cancers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AZD4360 (an antibody-drug conjugate targeting CLDN18.2)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for certain advanced stomach, bile duct, or pancreatic cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 117 participants, so the drug may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects could be serious.
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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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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 to 130 years
- 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. Participant must be ≥ 18 at the time of signing the ICF. 2. Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status of 0-1 with no deterioration over the previous 2 weeks prior to baseline or day of first dosing. 3. Minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks in the opinion of the Investigator. 4 Adequate organ and marrow function, as defined by protocol. 5\. Contraceptive use by men or women should be consistent with local regulations, as defined by protocol. 6\. Histologically confirmed advanced or metastatic Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Gastric or Gastroesophageal junction cancer (G/GEJC), and Biliary tract cancer (BTC) with documented positive CLDN18.2 expression. 7\. Participants must have received at least one prior line of systemic therapy in the advanced/metastatic disease. 8\. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) positive (3+ by IHC or 2+ by IHC and positive by in situ hybridisation) or indeterminate G/GEJC participants. 2. Unstable or active peptic ulcer disease or digestive tract bleeding including but not limited to clinically significant bleeding in the setting of prior CLDN18.2 directed therapy. 3. Participants with clinically significant ascites that require drainage. 4. Central nervous system (CNS) metastases or CNS pathology, as defined by protocol. 5. With spinal cord compression or with high risk of paralysis. 6. History of non-infectious interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis. 7. Participant has cardiac abnormalities, as defined by protocol. 8. History of another primary malignancy within 2 years prior to screening. 9. Known serologic status reflecting active hepatitis B or hepatitis C. 10. Known HIV infection that is not well controlled. 11. Active tuberculosis infection.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Research Site
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Research Site
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Research Site
Beijing, 100730, China
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Research Site
Chengdu, 610041, China
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Research Site
Shanghai, 201318, China
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Research Site
Wuhan, 430040, China
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Research Site
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Research Site
Frankfurt, 60488, Germany
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Research Site
Chūōku, 104-0045, Japan
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Research Site
Kashiwa, 227-8577, Japan
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Research Site
Kōtoku, 135-8550, Japan
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Research Site
Glasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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Research Site
London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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