New immunotherapy combo tackles Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT04423029
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tested an experimental drug called DF6002, either alone or combined with the approved immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo), in 170 people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals were to check safety, find the right dose, and get an early look at whether the drugs shrink tumors. Because it is a Phase 1 study, the focus is on safety and dosing, not on proving the treatment works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DF6002 (an experimental immunotherapy) and nivolumab (Opdivo, an approved immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) trial with only 170 participants, so the main goals are safety and dosing—not proof of effectiveness. Many early-stage cancer drugs fail to show benefit in larger trials.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
170 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jul 2020
- Finished
-
Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Advanced/metastatic solid tumors, for which no standard therapy exists or standard therapy has failed among the following tumor types: melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, head and neck squamous cell, urothelial, gastric, esophageal, cervical, hepatocellular, merkel cell, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, renal cell, endometrial, triple-negative breast, ovarian, and prostate * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 * Clinical or radiological evidence of disease * Adequate hematological, hepatic and renal function * Anticoagulants are required for the following: Khorana Risk Score ≥ 2 or as assessed by Investigator as being at high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) or history of VTE ≥ 6 months from enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent anticancer treatment (with the exception of palliative bone directed radiotherapy), immune therapy, or cytokine therapy (except for erythropoietin), major surgery (excluding prior diagnostic biopsy), concurrent systemic therapy with steroids or other immunosuppressive agents, or use of any investigational drug within 28 days before the start of study treatment * Prior treatment with DF6002, recombinant human interleukin-12 (rhIL-12)-directed therapy, or any drug containing an interleukin-12 (IL-12) moiety * Previous malignant disease other than the current target malignancy within the last 3 years, with the exception of basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, localized prostate cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ * Rapidly progressive disease * Serious cardiac illness or medical conditions * Known diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome or clinically significant hereditary thrombophilia Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Advanced solid tumor are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Atlantic Health System
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
-
Augusta University Georgia Cancer Center
Augusta, Georgia, 30912-0003, United States
-
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
-
Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
-
Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Madrid
Madrid, 28027, Spain
-
Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Pamplona
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
-
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
-
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
-
HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
-
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
-
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
-
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
-
Huntsman Cancer Institute and Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
-
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, 75010, France
-
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, 33000, France
-
Local Institution
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
-
Local Institution - 0022
Heidelberg, 3084, Australia
-
Local Institution - 0023
Box Hill, 3128, Australia
-
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
-
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
-
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
-
SCRI - HealthOne Denver
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
-
SCRI - Tennessee Oncology - Saint Thomas West Clinic
Nashville, Tennessee, 37205, United States
-
START Madrid - Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Madrid, 28040, Spain
-
Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
-
USOR - Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax Office
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
-
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
-
University of California Irvine
Orange, California, 92868, United States
-
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
-
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
-
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
-
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- First-in-Human trial asks whether HG381 is safe and tolerable in advanced solid tumors
- Custom-Built immune cells take aim at a notorious cancer mutation
- Experimental injection SHR-7787 put to the test against advanced solid tumors
- Experimental biologic AWT020 put to the test in Hard-to-Treat cancers
- Can a pill shrink Hard-to-Treat ovarian tumors?
- Oral drug RVU120 put to the test against advanced solid tumors