New drug ERX-315 enters first human tests for tough cancers
NCT ID NCT06533332
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests the safety of a new drug called ERX-315 in 36 adults with advanced solid tumors (like breast, ovarian, or pancreatic cancer) that have stopped responding to standard treatments. Participants receive the drug intravenously twice a week at increasing doses. The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects, not yet to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ERX-315
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors that no longer respond to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 36 participants, focused on safety and dosing. It is too soon to know if ERX-315 will be effective or have manageable side effects.
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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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Patients must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1. * Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumor, primarily including but not limited to breast, ovarian, pancreatic, endometrial and hepatocellular carcinoma, that is advanced unresectable and/or metastatic disease for whom standard therapies do not exist or are no longer effective * Patients must have measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. * Adequate baseline organ function and hematologic function * Life expectancy \>3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic anti cancer therapy within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug * Major surgery (as defined by the Investigator) within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illnesses * Known history of LIPA deficiency, such as Wolman disease or Cholesterol ester storage disease.
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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
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Cancer Research SA
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Icon Cancer Centre Adelaide
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5037, Australia
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Macquarie University Health
RECRUITINGRyde, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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The Kinghorn Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Westmead Hospital
RECRUITINGWestmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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