Experimental cancer drug tested in patients with no other options
NCT ID NCT04550897
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called BM7PE immunotoxin in 14 people with colorectal cancer that had spread and was no longer responding to standard chemotherapy. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if it could help patients live longer. The study was stopped early, so we have limited information on how well it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BM7PE immunotoxin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for patients with advanced colorectal cancer who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small, early-phase study, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Histologically verified adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum * Ambulatory with an ECOG performance status 0-1 * At least 18 years of age * Progressive disease on or last line of standard chemotherapy or intolerance to further chemotherapy * Laboratory values as the following: ANC, Platelets, Hb, Creatinine, Bilirubin, ASAT, ALAT, Albumin levels, INR * Signed informed consent and expected cooperation of the patients for the treatment, and follow-up must be obtained and documented according to ICH GCP, and national/local regulations Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior metastatic disease the last 3 years * History of CNS or bone metastases * Significant cardiac or other medical illness that would limit activity or survival, such as severe congestive heart failure, unstable angina, or serious cardiac arrhythmia * Chemotherapy/radiation therapy or major surgery within the last 4 weeks before start of treatment * Alcohol or drug abuse * Any reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not participate * Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) * Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA \[qualitative\] is detected) * Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the project duration of the trial, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
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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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Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Oslo, 0310, Norway
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