New drug DA-3501 takes on tough cancers in first human trial
NCT ID NCT07481357
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called DA-3501 in 51 adults with advanced stomach, gastro-esophageal junction, or pancreatic cancers that have a specific protein (CLDN18.2). Participants receive the drug by IV once every three weeks. The main goals are to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DA-3501 (an experimental drug given by IV every three weeks)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced stomach or pancreatic cancers that express a specific marker (CLDN18.2).
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, first-in-human trial with only 51 participants. The drug may not shrink tumors or could cause serious side effects. Success is far from guaranteed.
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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 51 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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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19 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. Patients aged ≥ 19 years 2. Histologically or cytologically documented advanced CLDN18.2+ GC/GEJ adenocarcinoma or advanced CLDN18.2+ PDAC 3. Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) 4. Life expectancy ≥12 weeks as judged by the Investigator Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cardiac abnormalities 2. Gastrointestinal abnormalities 3. Active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, including known hepatitis B virus (HBV), known hepatitis C virus (HCV), known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 4. Active systemic infection requiring IV antibiotics therapy.
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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
3 sites. 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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CHA University Bundang Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeongnam, Bundang, 13496, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam, Bundang, 13620, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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