New pill plus immunotherapy targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT07446049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a combination of two drugs—CVL237 tablets and serplulimab injection—in people with advanced solid tumors that have lost or have low levels of a protein called PTEN. The trial aims to find the safest dose and see if the combo can shrink tumors or delay their growth. About 180 adults aged 18 to 75 with various cancers (like gastric, lung, or breast) who have not responded to standard treatments 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
- CVL237 tablets and serplulimab injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific genetic change (PTEN loss), potentially slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase Ib/II) with only 180 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination may cause side effects or fail to improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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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. Aged 18 to 75 years (inclusive of both endpoints), regardless of gender; 2. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (gastric cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and other tumor types) confirmed by histology or cytology, and with PTEN loss or low expression. Patients who have experienced disease progression after standard treatment or have intolerable toxicities from prior therapies, or for whom no standard treatment is available, as determined by the investigator. For breast cancer participants, PTEN low expression is limited to those who have relapsed or metastasized after prior treatment with trastuzumab and/or CDK4/6 inhibitors; 3. PTEN loss or low expression confirmed by IHC staining. The definition of PTEN loss or low expression is referenced as follows: Using a dual-scoring method, score the percentage of positive cells: 0% = 0 points; 1-25% = 1 point; 26-50% = 2 points; 51-75% = 3 points; ≥76% = 4 points. Score the staining intensity: no staining = 0 points; light brownish-yellow = 1 point; brownish-yellow = 2 points; brown = 3 points. Add the scores from the two categories. A total score of 0-2 is classified as "A," 3-6 as "B," and ≥7 as "C." "A" indicates negative expression and is defined as PTEN loss; "B" indicates PTEN positive with low expression; "C" indicates PTEN positive with high expression; 4. ECOG Performance Status (PS) of 0-1; 5. Life expectancy of ≥3 months; 6. Presence of at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1 criteria; 7. Sufficient bone marrow and organ function levels (no use of blood products and/or hematopoietic growth factors within 14 days prior to the start of study treatment): 8. Fertile eligible study participants (both male and female) must agree to use a reliable method of contraception (hormonal or barrier methods or abstinence, etc.) with their partner during the trial and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study drug; Women of childbearing potential must not breastfeed. Women of childbearing potential must also have a negative pregnancy test prior to the first dose of study drug; 9. Voluntarily participating in this clinical trial, understanding the study procedures, and being able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Surgery or Trauma: Undergone major organ surgery or experienced significant trauma within 4 weeks before the first administration of the study drug, or requires elective surgery during the trial period; undergone core needle biopsy or other minor surgeries (excluding central venous catheterization or port-a-cath implantation) within 7 days before the first dose; 2. Insufficient Washout Period for Prior Anti-tumor Treatments; 3. Inability to Swallow, Chronic Diarrhea, or Bowel Obstruction: Presence of factors that may affect the intake and absorption of the study drug; 4. Unhealed Wounds or Interventions: Unhealed wounds, abdominal fistulas, gastrointestinal stent placement, or extensive bowel resection (partial colectomy or extensive small bowel resection) within 6 months before the first dose; 5. Uncontrolled Effusions: Presence of uncontrolled pleural effusion, ascites, or pericardial effusion; 6. Concurrent Use of Certain Medications: Currently using medications that are substrates of OATP1B1 and OATP1B3, CYP3A4/5 substrates, moderate or strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitors, or strong CYP3A4/5 inducers, and cannot discontinue or switch to alternative treatments before starting the study treatment; 7. Central Nervous System (CNS) Metastases or Meningitis: Participants with untreated or active CNS metastases (e.g., brain edema, requiring steroid intervention, or progressive brain metastases) and/or carcinomatous meningitis. However, participants with CNS metastases who have received adequate local treatment (surgery or radiotherapy) and have no progression on imaging at screening after completion of local treatment may be eligible. Participants must have stable neurological symptoms for at least 2 weeks before the first dose and not require corticosteroid treatment; 8. History of Severe Allergic Reactions: Known history of severe allergic reactions to multiple medications; 9. Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs): Participants who experienced ≥ Grade 3 irAEs or ≥ Grade 2 immune-related myocarditis during prior immunotherapy are not eligible; 10. Active or Potentially Recurrent Autoimmune Diseases: Participants with any active or history of autoimmune diseases that may recur (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis), except for clinically stable autoimmune thyroid disease or Type I diabetes; 11. Systemic Corticosteroid or Immunosuppressive Therapy: Participants who received systemic corticosteroids (prednisone \> 10 mg/day or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days before the first dose of study drug. Exceptions include: Use of topical, ocular, intra-articular, nasal, or inhaled corticosteroids; Short-term (≤7 days) use of corticosteroids (≤10 mg prednisone equivalent) for prophylaxis or treatment of non-autoimmune allergic conditions (e.g., preventing contrast agent allergy); 12. Interstitial Pneumonia or Severe Pulmonary Diseases: Known or suspected interstitial pneumonia; other severe pulmonary diseases significantly affecting respiratory function within 3 months before the first dose, including but not limited to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia/bronchiolitis obliterans; non-infectious pulmonary inflammation requiring steroid treatment; 13. Infectious Diseases: Positive HIV test; participants with active chronic hepatitis B or active hepatitis C. Carriers of hepatitis B virus, stable hepatitis B after treatment (HBV DNA copy number below the detection limit of the testing center or deemed stable by the investigator), and cured hepatitis C patients (HCV RNA test result below the detection limit of the testing center) may be eligible; 14. Unresolved Adverse Events from Prior Anti-tumor Treatment: Adverse events from prior anti-tumor treatment that have not resolved to ≤ Grade 1 (CTCAE 5.0), except for alopecia or other toxicities deemed non-threatening by the investigator; 15. Severe Infections: Severe infection within 4 weeks before starting study treatment, including but not limited to bacteremia; active infection within 2 weeks before starting treatment requiring intravenous antibiotics; 16. Active Tuberculosis: History or CT evidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis within 1 year before enrollment; 17. Serious Cardiovascular or Cerebrovascular Events: Acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure (NYHA functional class ≥ II), aortic dissection, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke, or deep vein thrombosis within 6 months before the first dose; 18. Vaccination: Received live or attenuated vaccines within 30 days before the first dose of study drug, or planned to receive live or attenuated vaccines during the trial; 19. Other Primary Malignancies: History of other primary malignancies within 5 years before the first dose, except for cured basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, etc; 20. History of Allogeneic Organ or Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Known history of allogeneic organ transplant or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; 21. Other Conditions Deemed Ineligible by the Investigator: Such as alcohol or drug abuse, history of significant neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy, dementia), or poor compliance.
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