New drug COM503 enters first human trial for advanced cancers
NCT ID NCT06759649
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new drug called COM503, alone or with another drug zimberelimab, in 200 people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose. It is a first-in-human study, so effectiveness is 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
- COM503 (a drug given by IV) and zimberelimab (another drug given by IV)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial, so the main goal is safety, not effectiveness. It may not work, and side effects are unknown. Only 200 people are enrolled, so results may not apply to everyone.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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 with histologically/cytologically confirmed advanced recurrent or metastatic solid tumor malignancy * Part 1 (dose escalation): Participants must have had disease progression on or following all available standard of care (SOC) therapies known to confer clinical benefit. * Part 2 (dose expansion): Participants may be enrolled following disease progression that has progressed after at least 1 available standard therapy; or for whom standard therapy has proven to be ineffective or intolerable or is considered inappropriate; or for whom a clinical trial of an investigational agent is a recognized SOC. * Participants must have a solid tumor measurable by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria by investigator assessment Exclusion Criteria: * History of another malignancy within 2 years prior to the first trial intervention administration (unless the malignancy was treated with curative intent with low risk of recurrence \[e.g., nonmelanoma skin cancer, histologically confirmed complete excision of carcinoma in situ, or similar\] which are allowed to enroll). * Therapy with Immunosuppressive doses of systemic medications, such as steroids (doses \>10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent daily) within 2 weeks before trial intervention administration * Have known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or leptomeningeal disease (LMD). * Active and clinically relevant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection that is not controlled or requires systemic antibiotics, antifungals, or antivirals, respectively. * Ascites or pleural effusion that is symptomatic and/or requiring drainage within 2 weeks prior to the first trial intervention administration. * Have active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV), or participants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). * Any medical condition that, in the investigator's or sponsor's opinion, poses an undue risk to the participant's participation in the trial.
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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
11 sites in 2 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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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 0221502215, United States
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Hadassah University Medical Center- Ein Kerem
RECRUITINGJerusalem, Israel, 9112001, Israel
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NEXT Oncology San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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NEXT Oncology Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Rabin Medical Center
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, Israel, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus
RECRUITINGHaifa, Israel, 3109601, Israel
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START Midwest
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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START- San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Israel, 5465601, Israel
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The West Clinic, PLCC dba West Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGermantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Yale- New Haven Hospital- Yale Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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