New hope for stubborn GIST: experimental drug DCC-2618 enters safety testing
NCT ID NCT07618377
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests the safety of an experimental drug called DCC-2618 in 10 people with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) that has not responded to or cannot tolerate at least three prior treatments. The main goal is to see what side effects occur. This is not a cure, but aims to control the disease in patients with few remaining options.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 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. Participants with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of GIST. 2. Participants who are refractory or intolerant to treatment with at least imatinib, sunitinib, and regorafenib. 3. Participants with at least one measurable lesion per the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) within 28 days prior to the first administration of the investigational product. 4. Participants with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants with a concomitant or prior history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other tyrosine kinase inhibitors. 2. Participants with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. 3. Participants with a systemic infection requiring treatment.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Chuo-ku, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGKashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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