New hope for tough gut tumors: experimental drug DCC-3009 enters human trials
NCT ID NCT06630234
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called DCC-3009, alone or with other cancer treatments, for people with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) that has stopped responding to standard therapy. About 120 participants will receive the drug in 28-day cycles for up to 2 years. The goal is to find safe doses and see if the drug can shrink tumors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
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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: Module A Part 1 (Escalation): * Any participant with histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced/unresectable or metastatic GIST with documented KIT or platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) mutation, who has progressed on or was intolerant to at least 1 approved tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) regimen in the advanced/metastatic setting * Have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by mRECIST, v1.1 * Have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1 * Adequate organ function, bone marrow function, and electrolytes * All participants agree to comply with the contraception requirements * Have a life expectancy of more than 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Received systemic anticancer therapy or radiotherapy within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug * Prior or concurrent malignancy that requires treatment or is expected to require treatment for active cancer * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases or an active primary CNS cancer * History or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular abnormalities * Major surgery within 28 days of the first dose of study drug * Had systemic arterial thrombotic or embolic events within 6 months prior to the first dose of study drug * Had venous thrombotic events (e.g., deep vein thrombosis) or venous thrombotic embolic events (e.g., pulmonary embolism) within 1 month prior to the first dose of study drug * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the study drug * Malabsorption syndrome or other illness that could affect oral absorption * Any other clinically significant comorbidities
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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
10 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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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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HonorHealth
RECRUITINGScottsdate, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Mayo Clinic Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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START Midwest
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Vanderbilt University-Ingram Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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