New drug aims to boost immune system against tough cancers
NCT ID NCT06882746
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests an experimental drug called BI 765049 in adults with advanced colorectal, stomach, or pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. The main goal is to find the highest dose people can tolerate and to see if the drug helps the immune system fight the cancer. About 135 participants will receive the drug at least every three weeks and be closely monitored for side effects and tumor response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BI 765049 (an experimental immunotherapy drug given by injection or infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced colorectal, stomach, or pancreatic cancer who have run out of standard options.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) trial with only 135 participants, so the drug may not work or may cause severe side effects. The cancers studied are hard to treat, and success is far from guaranteed.
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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 135 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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Sep 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: * For all patients, signed and dated informed consent form (ICF)2/main ICF describing the study in accordance with International Council on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to any trial-specific procedures, sampling, or analyses. * Patient must be ≥18 years of age and at least at the legal age of consent in countries where it is greater than 18 years at the time of signature on the ICFs (ICF1/screening ICF and ICF2/main ICF). * In US: Patients with a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma (CRC), gastric carcinoma (GC), or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). * In Europe: Patients with a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of CRC. * Patients with advanced, unresectable, and/or metastatic disease. Further inclusion criteria apply. Exclusion criteria: * Patient with a history of a major surgery within 28 days prior to first dose of BI 765049 (major according to the Investigator's and/or Medical Monitor's assessment). * Previous or concomitant malignancies other than the one treated in this trial within the last 5 years except: * Effectively treated non-melanoma skin cancers * Effectively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix * Effectively treated ductal carcinoma in situ * Other effectively treated malignancy that is considered cured by local treatment" * Patient with known leptomeningeal disease or spinal cord compression due to disease. * Patient requiring anticoagulant treatment which cannot be safely interrupted, if medically needed based on the opinion of the Investigator. Further exclusion criteria apply.
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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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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
Los Angeles, California, 90067, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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