New hope for Hard-to-Treat cancers: experimental drug BMS-986523 enters human trials
NCT ID NCT07223047
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called BMS-986523, alone or with other cancer drugs, in people with advanced solid tumors (like lung, colorectal, or pancreatic cancer) that have a specific genetic change (KRAS mutation). The goal is to see if it is safe and works. About 252 adults will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMS-986523
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have KRAS mutations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2a) with a small number of participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drug may cause side effects or not work as hoped.
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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 252 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 a histologically confirmed diagnosis of a locally advanced and unresectable or metastatic solid tumor malignancy with a known Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) alteration (mutation or amplification). * Participants must, for Arm D, have a PD-L1 expression (≥50%). * Participants must have previously received, be ineligible for, or decline (after having been provided adequate information to make an informed decision) the protocol defined standard of care (SoC) treatments. Exclusion Criteria * Participants must not have untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases. * Participants must not have concurrent malignancy (present during screening) requiring treatment or history of prior malignancy active within 2 years prior to treatment. * Participants must not have a history of, or any evidence of, interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis. A history of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted. * Participants must not have a history of prior severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). * 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 places running it
8 sites in 3 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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BC Cancer Vancouver
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Local Institution - 0006
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBadalona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08916, Spain
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Local Institution - 0008
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHortaleza, Madrid, 28050, Spain
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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NEXT Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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START Mountain Region
RECRUITINGWest Valley City, Utah, 84119, United States
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