New Immune-Targeting drug tested for stubborn cancers
NCT ID NCT05360680
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tested a new drug called CUE-102 in 42 adults with certain advanced cancers (colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, or ovarian) that had returned or spread despite prior treatments. The drug is designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells that carry a specific marker called WT1. The main goals were to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug shows any signs of shrinking tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CUE-102 (a fusion protein designed to activate immune cells against WT1-positive tumors)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for certain hard-to-treat cancers that have returned or spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 42 participants, so the main goal is safety and dosing—not yet proving the drug works. Many early-stage cancer drugs fail to show enough benefit in later trials.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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: 1. Ability to provide informed consent and documentation of informed consent prior to initiation of any study-related tests or procedures that are not part of standard of care for the patient's disease. 2. Age ≥18 years old 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 4. Life expectancy ≥12 weeks 5. Measurable disease as per RECIST 1.1 and documented by CT and/or MRI. 6. All tumors must have histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer diagnosis 7. Patients must have any of the following cancers to be eligible: A. Colorectal cancer 1. Histologically or cytologically documented adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum at the time of initial presentation 2. Metastatic or locally advanced/unresectable disease 3. Documented disease progression after the last administration of standard therapies or intolerance to at least 2 prior systemic treatment regimens (CUE-102 will be 3rd line therapy or greater). B. Gastric cancer (including gastroesophageal junction) 1. Histologically or cytologically documented gastric cancer at the time of initial presentation 2. Metastatic or locally advanced/unresectable disease 3. Documented disease progression after last administration of standard therapies or intolerance to standard therapies. (CUE-102 will be 2nd line therapy or greater). C. Pancreatic cancer 1. Histologically or cytologically documented pancreatic adenocarcinoma at the time of initial presentation 2. Patients with metastatic or locally advanced/unresectable disease. 3. Prior systemic treatment must include either a fluoropyrimidine-based or gemcitabine-based regimen in either the (neo)adjuvant or relapsed setting. (CUE-102 will be 2nd line therapy or greater). D. Ovarian cancer 1. Histologically or cytologically documented ovarian cancer at the time of initial presentation 2. Metastatic or locally advanced/unresectable disease, with documented disease progression after last administration of standard therapies or intolerance to standard therapies. 3. Prior systemic treatment must include a platinum-based regimen. (CUE-102 will be 2nd line therapy or greater). 4. For patients determined to have platinum-sensitive disease, treatment with a second platinum-based combination regimen +/- bevacizumab should be considered prior to treatment with CUE-102 (CUE-102 will be 3rd line therapy or greater). 8. Patient must have HLA-A\*0201 genotype as determined by genomic testing. 9. Patient must have histologically and/or cytologically proven tumor(s) that is WT1 positive. 10. Acceptable laboratory parameters. 11. Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use acceptable contraceptive measures from the time of main study consent through 90 days after discontinuation of study drug administration. 12. Non-vasectomized male patients with partners of childbearing potential must use barrier contraception from the time of main study consent through 90 days after discontinuation of study drug. 13. Patients who have previously received an immune CPI (e.g., anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (anti PD-L1), anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD-1), anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 \[CTLA-4\]) prior to enrollment must have toxicities related to the CPI resolved to CTCAE ≤ Grade 1 or baseline (level prior to the CPI) to be eligible for enrollment. Patients who have experienced CPI-related endocrinopathies (e.g., diabetes, adrenal insufficiency) may participate if endocrinopathies are controlled (CTCAE ≤ Grade 1) with endocrinology support and appropriate repletion. Note: Patients who experienced previous hypothyroidism toxicity on a CPI are eligible to enter study regardless of CTCAE grade resolution as long as the patient is well controlled on thyroid replacement hormone. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Female patients who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the course of the trial 2. Female patients who are breastfeeding 3. Patients with symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases must have been treated, be asymptomatic, and not have any of the following at the time of enrollment: 1. Need for concurrent treatment for the CNS disease (e.g., surgery, radiation, corticosteroids \>10 mg prednisone/day or equivalent) 2. Progression of CNS metastases on CT or MRI for at least 28 days after last day of prior therapy for the CNS metastases 3. Concurrent leptomeningeal disease or cord compression. 4. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is permitted. 5. History of prior allogeneic bone marrow, stem-cell, or solid organ transplantation 6. Treatment with any systemic anti-neoplastic therapy, or investigational therapy within the 14 days (or 28 days, for antibody drugs), before the first dose of CUE-102. 7. Treatment with radiation therapy within 14 days before the first dose of CUE-102 8. Treatment with corticosteroids (\> 10 mg per day prednisone or equivalent) or other immune suppressive drugs within 14 days before the first dose of CUE-102. Steroids for topical, ophthalmic, inhaled, or nasal administration are permitted. Physiological replacement with up to a maximum dose of 5 mg equivalence of prednisone per day is permitted. 9. History of clinically significant cardiovascular disease 10. Clinically significant pulmonary compromise (e.g., requirement for supplemental oxygen) 11. Clinically significant gastrointestinal (GI) disorders 12. Patients who experienced the following immune CPI-related AEs are ineligible even if the AE resolved to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline: 1. ≥ Grade 3 ocular AE 2. Changes in liver function tests that met the criteria for Hy's Law (\> 3× ULN of either ALT/AST with concurrent \> 2× ULN of total bilirubin (total and direct) and without alternate etiology) 3. ≥ Grade 3 neurologic toxicity 4. ≥ Grade 3 colitis 5. ≥ Grade 3 renal toxicity 13. Evidence of active viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection requiring parenteral treatment within 7 days before the first dose of CUE-102. 14. No known history of infection or positive test for HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C, testing prior to enrollment is not required unless mandated by local authority 15. Second primary invasive malignancy that has not been in remission for \> 2 years. 16. History of trauma or major surgery within 28 days before the first dose of CUE-102 17. Any serious underlying medical or psychiatric condition that would impair the ability of the patient to receive or tolerate the planned treatment at the investigational site 18. Known hypersensitivity to recombinant proteins, polysorbate 80 or any excipient contained in the drug formulation for CUE-102 19. Vaccination with any live virus vaccine within 28 days before the first dose of CUE-102. Inactivated annual influenza vaccination is allowed. 20. Dementia or altered mental status that would preclude understanding and rendering of informed consent 21. Active or history of significant alcohol or other substance abuse within 1 year before the first dose of CUE-102
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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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Carbone Cancer Center
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Carol G. Simon Cancer Center - Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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Carolina BioOncology Institute
Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cleveland Medical Center (University Hospitals)
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Gabrail Cancer Center
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC
Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Stanford Advanced Medicine Cancer Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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