New hope for Hard-to-Treat cancers: first human trial launches
NCT ID NCT05005403
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new drug called azirkitug, alone or with other cancer medicines, in people with advanced solid tumors like lung, head/neck, and pancreatic cancers. The goal is to find safe doses and check side effects. About 694 adults will take part worldwide, receiving treatment for up to 2 years.
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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 694 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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 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: * Pre Treatment biopsy or archive tissue within 6 months without intervening treatment * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of \<= 0 or 1 and a life expectancy of \>= 3 months. * Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) * Laboratory values meeting criteria outlined in the protocol * NSCLC - Advanced or metastatic progressed on standard of care (SOC) including chemotherapy and prior anti-PD-(L)1 antibody (separately or in combination). Actionable gene alterations are eligible if failed targeted therapeutic options. * HSNCC - Advanced/metastatic progressed on platinum and PD-1/PD-LI in recurrent or metastatic setting. * Micro Satellite Stable Colorectal Cancer (MSS-CRC) - Progressed on Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan, a fluoropyrimidine, anti-EGFR, VEGF or VEGFR therapies, BRAFV600E or HER2, other targetable mutations targeted with locally approved therapy, TAS-102, Regorafenib and not MSI-h or MMR-deficient * Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction adenocarcinoma (GEA) - Advanced/metastatic progressed on at least 1 prior cytotoxic chemotherapeutic regimen and if applicable immune checkpoint inhibitor and/or HER2 therapy * High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (HGSOC) - Progressed serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer post SOC and not eligible for surgical resection. Platinum resistant cannot have \>5 lines of prior therapy. * Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) - Advanced/metastatic progressed after SOC. Includes adenosquamous carcinoma and post-Whipple. * Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) - Progressed after 1 or 2 systemic therapy that must have included taxane and treatment naïve to immunotherapy targeting T-cell co-stimulation Exclusion Criteria: * Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) - Excludes neuroendocrine or acinar pancreatic carcinoma and participants with coagulopathy or at risk of or history of Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)/PE * No major surgery within 28 days prior to dosing * No active autoimmune/immunodeficiency disease with limited exceptions * Combination treatment excludes participants treated with anti-programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1)/Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) who had immune mediated toxicity G3 or greater, interstitial lung disease, or hypersensitivity Combination treatment may also require no significant cardiac deficiencies and/or events * Pregnancy * Excluded medications include anticancer therapy within 5 half-live or 28 days (whichever is shorter), agent targeting Chemokine Receptor (CCR)8, live vaccines, immunosuppressive medication with limited exceptions
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
47 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aichi Cancer Center Hospital /ID# 250405
RECRUITINGNagoya, Aichi-ken, 464-8681, Japan
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Asan Medical Center /ID# 252289
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 05505, South Korea
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CHA Bundang Medical Center /ID# 252291
RECRUITINGSeongnam, Gyeonggido, 13496, South Korea
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Carolina BioOncology Institute /ID# 232597
RECRUITINGHuntersville, North Carolina, 28078, United States
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) /ID# 276274
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 0C1, Canada
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City of Hope - Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center /ID# 278589
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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City of Hope National Medical Center /ID# 276272
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Community Health Network, Inc. /ID# 243011
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46250-2042, United States
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Duke Cancer Institute /ID# 276267
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Inc /ID# 232593
RECRUITINGFort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States
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Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 252287
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Kansai Medical University Hospital /ID# 276805
RECRUITINGHirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
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Kobe University Hospital /ID# 250409
RECRUITINGKobe, Hyōgo, 650-0017, Japan
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M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank /ID# 276200
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Meir Medical Center /ID# 277327
RECRUITINGKefar Sava, Central District, 4428164, Israel
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NEXT Oncology /ID# 243007
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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NEXT Oncology Austin /ID# 243005
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705-1171, United States
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National Cancer Center /ID# 252290
RECRUITINGGoyang-si, Gyeonggido, 10408, South Korea
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National Cancer Center Hospital /ID# 238372
RECRUITINGChuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East /ID# 238840
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital /ID# 252262
RECRUITINGTainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital /ID# 251894
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100, Taiwan
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Nebraska Cancer Specialists - Omaha - Wright Street /ID# 247399
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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Next Oncology Dallas /ID# 276254
RECRUITINGIrving, Texas, 75039, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute /ID# 248903
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40241-2832, United States
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre /ID# 276275
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Rabin Medical Center. /ID# 250497
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, Central District, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus /ID# 238333
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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START Midwest /ID# 248685
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546-7062, United States
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center /ID# 276244
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Shamir Medical Center /ID# 276238
RECRUITINGBeer Ya'akov, Central District, 70300, Israel
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Shizuoka Cancer Center /ID# 250408
RECRUITINGSunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) /ID# 276268
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Start Mountain Region /ID# 276270
RECRUITINGWest Valley City, Utah, 84119, United States
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Taipei Medical University Hospital /ID# 252450
RECRUITINGTaipei, 11031, Taiwan
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Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital /ID# 252449
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, 23561, Taiwan
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center /ID# 276591
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Marys Hospital /ID# 252867
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06591, South Korea
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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 238332
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Tel Aviv, 5265601, Israel
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center /ID# 270059
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Tom Baker Cancer Centre /ID# 276206
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada
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Tri-Service General Hospital /ID# 252263
RECRUITINGTaipei, 11490, Taiwan
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center /ID# 279603
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 276271
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System /ID# 251750
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax /ID# 232592
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Wakayama Medical University Hospital /ID# 276806
COMPLETEDWakayama, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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Yonsei University Health System Severance Hospital /ID# 252288
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea
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