New hope for advanced tumors? first human trial of DS-3939a begins
NCT ID NCT05875168
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase study tests a new drug called DS-3939a in about 540 people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or cannot be removed. The main goals are to check safety and see if the drug shrinks tumors. Participants must have measurable disease and good organ function.
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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 590 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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: * Sign and date the main Informed Consent Form (ICF). * Has a left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% by either an echocardiogram or multigated acquisition within 28 days of enrollment. * Has adequate organ function. * Measurable disease based on RECIST V1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1. Additional inclusion criteria for Part 1 * Has a histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable solid malignant tumors. Additional inclusion criteria for Part 2 * Has a histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable cancer meeting the protocol criteria * Is able to provide either of the following baseline tumor samples: 1. Fresh tumor biopsy samples meeting either of the following requirements that were obtained during the Main Screening or Tissue Screening Period, or * Fresh core needle biopsy sample * Fresh biopsy samples obtained with forceps or cryobiopsy, such as bronchoscopic or transbronchial lung biopsy, or other procedures as long as the sample amount is equivalent to core needle biopsy and processing after sample collection follows the procedure described in the Study Laboratory Manual. 2. FFPE tumor tissue samples obtained by biopsy or surgery performed within 6 months before signing the main ICF. If samples were obtained prior to the start of the most recent anticancer therapy, the Sponsor Medical Monitor should be consulted regarding the adequacy of the sample. Exclusion Criteria: * Has had prior treatment targeting mucin 1 (MUC1) or TA-MUC1. * Has spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases. * Has multiple primary malignancies, except adequately resected non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ disease, or other solid tumors curatively treated, with no evidence of disease for ≥3 years. * Has any history of ILD/pneumonitis irrespective of steroid use, or current ILD, or suspected ILD, or ILD that cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening. Participants may be eligible if they had history of radiation pneumonitis that did not require steroids. * Has active or uncontrolled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. * Has evidence of active or uncontrolled hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection. * Any of the following within the past 6 months: cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or other arterial thromboembolic event. * Has an active (ie, symptomatic and/or on-treatment), known, or suspected autoimmune disease. * Current participation in other therapeutic investigational procedures, except for participation in Long Term Follow-Up without any investigational treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
34 sites in 8 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
WITHDRAWNSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Assistance Publique- de Marseille
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, 100142, China
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Cancer Institute Hospital of Jfcr
RECRUITINGKōtoku, 135-8550, Japan
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Centre Léon Bérard
RECRUITINGLyon, 69008, France
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Chu Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67091, France
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Florida Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGSarasota, Florida, 34232, United States
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Institut Claudius Regaud
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94805, France
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Kansai Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGHirakata-shi, 573-1191, Japan
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Kindai University Hospital
RECRUITINGŌsaka-sayama, 589-8511, Japan
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McGill University Health Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMontreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGChūōku, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGKashiwa, 277-8577, Japan
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Next Madrid
RECRUITINGPozuelo de Alarcón, 28223, Spain
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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOsaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Princess Margaret Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGToronto, M5G2M9, Canada
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Rhode Island Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Sendai Kousei Hospital
RECRUITINGSendai, 981-0914, Japan
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, 250117, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200120, China
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The Medical College of Wisconsin, INC
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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The Second Peoples Hospital of Neijiang
RECRUITINGNeijiang, 641000, China
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGWestwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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