New hope for Hard-to-Treat cancers? early trial launches
NCT ID NCT07160725
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a new drug called BMS-986517 in about 315 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread or cannot be removed by surgery. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and find the right dose. Researchers will also look for signs that the drug shrinks tumors. This is a first-in-human study, so the drug's effects are not yet known.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMS-986517
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for certain advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, first-in-human study focused mainly on safety. It is small and may not show enough benefit to move forward. Side effects are unknown.
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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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About 540 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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 * Participants must have an ECOG performance status of 0 to 1. * Participants must have measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 (radiologically measured by the Investigator). * Participants must have documented histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced, unresectable/metastatic solid tumors, including NSCLC, HNSCC, TNBC, and HR+/HER2- breast cancer. Exclusion Criteria * Participants are eligible if CNS metastases have been treated and do not require immediate treatment or have been treated and have neurologically returned to baseline (except for residual signs or symptoms related to the CNS treatment). * Participants must not have concurrent malignancy (present during Screening) requiring treatment or history of prior malignancy active within 2 years prior to treatment assignment. * Participants must not have history of serious recurrent infections. * Participants must not have impaired cardiac function or history of severe heart disease. * For participants in Part 1B and 2B: Active autoimmune disease or requirement for systemic immunosuppressive therapy. * For participants in Part 1B and 2B: History of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis requiring systemic steroids, or current/suspected ILD/pneumonitis. * For participants in Part 1B and 2B: Significant risk of hemorrhage, including tumor invasion of major vessels or recent clinically significant bleeding. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
20 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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
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Locations
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Capital Region, 2730, Denmark
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Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Local Institution - 0022
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBadalona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08916, Spain
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Local Institution - 0023
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
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Local Institution - 0024
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain
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Local Institution - 0026
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMálaga, Andalusia, 29010, Spain
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Local Institution - 0033
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92612, United States
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Local Institution - 0034
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGChuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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Odense Universitetshospital
RECRUITINGOdense, Region Syddanmark, 5000, Denmark
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START - Dallas Fort Worth
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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START Mountain Region
RECRUITINGWest Valley City, Utah, 84119, United States
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START San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Sanford Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health - UC Irvine Medical Center
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868-3201, United States
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