New cancer cocktail aims to rev up immune system against tumors
NCT ID NCT05651022
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new drug called DECOY20, which is designed to wake up the immune system to fight cancer. It is being tested alone or with another drug (tislelizumab) in 120 adults with advanced solid tumors like liver, lung, or colorectal cancer. The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the treatment can control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DECOY20 (a cancer immunotherapy that activates the immune system) and tislelizumab (a drug that helps immune cells attack cancer)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for several advanced cancers that are hard to treat.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 120 people, so it is mainly checking safety and dosing. The treatment may not shrink tumors or could cause side effects like immune reactions.
Why investors are watching
Indaptus Therapeutics is testing Decoy20, an experimental drug, alone and with another drug called tislelizumab, in 120 people with advanced solid tumors. For a micro-cap company with few other products, this early-stage trial's safety and activity data will largely determine whether the drug has a future and whether the company can attract partners or funding.
If it works: If Decoy20 shows acceptable safety and signs of shrinking or controlling tumors, Indaptus could advance the drug to later-stage trials and potentially secure collaboration deals. A positive readout would validate the company's core asset and give it a clearer path forward.
If it fails: Early-stage cancer trials often fail because the drug proves unsafe or shows little benefit, and this one is no exception. A poor result or a delay in enrollment could leave Indaptus without a viable lead product and with limited options to continue development.
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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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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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. Males or females, age 18 years or older. 2. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor. For Part 2, subjects must have one of the following locally advanced or metastatic tumor types: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), colorectal cancer (CRC) with liver metastasis, urothelial cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), dMMR/MSI-High tumor (Part 2c only). 3. Subject must have exhausted all available therapy or have declined treatment or treatment is contraindicated. Subjects with tumors that have known actionable molecular alteration such as EGFR, ALK, ROS-1, BRAF, RET, MET, and KRAS must have progressed on directed molecular therapy. For Part 2c, participants with a tumor type for which a CPI has been approved must have received a CPI during one or more lines of therapy. 4. Measurable disease (at least 1 measurable lesion) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 as defined by tumor type. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. 6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months. 7. Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential (surgically sterile or at least 2 years postmenopausal) or agree to use a highly effective contraception method while receiving treatment with Decoy20 and for 30 days after the last dose of Decoy20. 8. Male subjects must utilize reliable contraceptive precautions for the duration of Decoy20 treatment and 30 days after the last dose of Decoy20. 9. Adequate organ function as demonstrated by baseline laboratory assessment. 10. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 45% by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA). 11. Recovered from toxicities due to prior therapies. 12. Willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, laboratory tests, and other study procedures including mandatory pre-treatment and on- treatment biopsies for subjects enrolled to Part2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating females. 2. Has an active systemic (viral, bacterial, or fungal) infection or requiring treatment. 3. Received radiotherapy within 28 days of the first dose of Decoy20. Subjects must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. 4. Received prior chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immunotherapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives from W1D1, whichever is shorter. 5. Received systemic corticosteroid therapy \> 5 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent dose of another corticosteroid within 1 week or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) from the start of study drug or is expected to require it during the course of the study (topical and inhaled steroids are permitted). 6. Has radiographically detected primary central nervous system (CNS) metastases or symptomatic CNS involvement (including leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, cranial neuropathies or mass lesions that cause spinal cord compression). Participants with brain metastases (either treated or deemed unnecessary to treat) that have been stable by neuroimaging for at least 4 weeks will be eligible. 7. Clinical evidence of significant coagulopathy during Screening (e.g., deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) or history of significant uncontrolled coagulopathy (participants with HCC must have prothrombin time (PT) \< 4 seconds above ULN or international normalized ratio \[INR\] \< 1.7) or participants with diagnosis of a new thrombotic event within 90 days prior to Decoy20 dosing. 8. Has an active secondary malignancy in addition to the primary, excluding low-risk neoplasms as determined by the Investigator (e.g., non-metastatic basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma) and other indolent malignancies will be allowed after discussion with the Sponsor). 9. Has a history of or active infection with HIV 1 or 2, a history of or active infection with HBV based upon HBV antigenemia or viral load, or positive read for hepatitis C virus (\[HCV\] viral load \>15 IU/mL) at Screening. 10. Has a history of known genetic predisposition to HLH/MAS. 11\. Has undergone splenectomy, has an active chronic liver disease, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, genetic hemochromatosis, history of or planned liver transplant for end-stage liver disease of any etiology, documented history of advanced liver fibrosis or history of cirrhosis and/or hepatic decompensation including ascites requiring paracentesis rather than medical therapy, modified Child-Pugh B or C, clinically relevant hepatic encephalopathy within the preceding 6 months, or variceal bleeding. 12. Has received a vaccine within 14 days of W1D1 13. Has active autoimmune disease. 14. Has a history of significant CNS disease, such as stroke (past history of transient ischemic attacks more than 3 months ago and controlled is allowed) or uncontrolled and unstable epilepsy. 15. Has severe pulmonary interstitial disease and/or oxygen saturation on room air \< 92%. 16. Baseline Q-T correlated (QTc) interval of \> 470 msec for females and \> 450 msec for males calculated using Fridericia's formula. 17. New York Heart Association Class III or IV cardiac disease, or myocardial ischemia or infarction within 180 days of Screening, vaso-vagal sensitivity, unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, worsening/ decompensated heart failure within the past 6 months, or any other clinically significant cardiac abnormality that, in the judgement of the Investigator, would pose a health risk to the subject. 18. Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to first dose of Decoy20, or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure, during the study. 19. Any other acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation or Decoy20 administration. 20. Has received investigational therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives of the start of study drug. 21. Unwillingness or inability to comply with procedures required in this protocol. 22. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to Decoy20 or one of the ingredients of Decoy20. 23. For Part 2c, participants with ongoing immune-related adverse events (irAEs) from other agents or who required permanent discontinuation of prior ICIs due to irAEs. Participants with a prior history of Grade 3 or higher irAE except for those with a history of an immune-related endocrinopathy which is currently treated and clinically stable. Participants with a history of (non-infectious) Grade 2 or higher pneumonitis that required steroids.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlantic Health System
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Gabrail Cancer & Research Center
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Prisma Health Cancer Institute-ITOR
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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UH Seidman Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Southern California- Norris Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Washington University, Siteman Cancer Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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