New drug combo aims to fight advanced ovarian cancer before surgery
NCT ID NCT07322094
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding an experimental drug called TORL-1-23 to standard chemotherapy before surgery can help women with advanced ovarian cancer. About 60 participants with a specific tumor marker (CLDN6) will receive the combination, then undergo surgery. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and shrinks tumors more effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TORL-1-23 (an experimental antibody-drug conjugate) combined with chemotherapy drugs paclitaxel and carboplatin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that improves outcomes for women with advanced ovarian cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug combination may cause serious side effects or fail to improve survival.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 to 75 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 1 * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tubes cancer * FIGO Stage III or IV * Positive for claudin 6 (CLDN6) expression * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Clear cell, mucinous, sarcomatous, mixed histology, low-grade/borderline, or non-epithelial ovarian cancers * Prior systemic treatment for the disease under study * Prior surgery * Prior radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis * Current recipient or receipt within 5-half-lives of C1D1 of any of the following: chemotherapy, biologic/targeted therapy, herbal medications or supplements, immunomodulator therapy for any disease indication. * History of noninfectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD) within 6 months of first dose of study drug. * Active, progressive, or symptomatic brain metastases * Participants considered poor medical risks due to serious, uncontrolled medical conditions, active infections, or nonmalignant systemic diseases * Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Mt Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Providence St. Jude Medical Center
RECRUITINGFullerton, California, 92835, United States
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The Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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UCLA
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Southern California
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90007, United States
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