New hope for myeloma: experimental drug etentamig enters human trials
NCT ID NCT06892522
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug, etentamig, in people with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. The drug is given alone or with other cancer medicines. The goal is to see if it is safe and works against the cancer. About 440 adults will take part at sites worldwide.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Etentamig (given alone or with lenalidomide, dexamethasone, daratumumab, or carfilzomib)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for multiple myeloma, especially for patients whose cancer has returned or not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (phase 1/2), so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. Side effects are possible, and the drug may not work for everyone.
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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 602 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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: * Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance of \<= 1. * Confirmed diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) according to the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) diagnostic criteria with either newly diagnosed or relapsed or refractory (RR) MM, depending on the substudy. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant who has known active central nervous system involvement of MM. * Participant who has known active infection as outlined in the protocol.
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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
34 sites in 6 countries. 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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Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute /ID# 276193
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204-2990, United States
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center /ID# 274847
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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City of Hope - Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center /ID# 277911
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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City of Hope National Medical Center /ID# 273132
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Coffs Harbour Health Campus /ID# 272010
RECRUITINGCoffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia
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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute /ID# 273129
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 271362
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Hammersmith Hospital /ID# 274615
RECRUITINGLondon, England, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Huntsman Cancer Institute /ID# 272575
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Icon Cancer Care - South Brisbane /ID# 271836
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Moffitt Cancer Center /ID# 272628
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Mount Sinai - The Tisch Cancer Institute /ID# 272470
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Nagoya City University Hospital /ID# 273529
RECRUITINGNagoya, Aichi-ken, 467-8602, Japan
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Oncology Hematology Care - Blue Ash /ID# 272918
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45252, United States
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Oslo Universitetssykehus Ulleval /ID# 277915
RECRUITINGOslo, 0450, Norway
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. /ID# 272024
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Port Macquarie Base Hospital /ID# 275925
RECRUITINGPort Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444, Australia
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Rabin Medical Center. /ID# 271365
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, Central District, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus- Haifa /ID# 271364
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Royal Adelaide Hospital /ID# 272629
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Soroka Medical Center /ID# 271367
RECRUITINGBeersheba, Southern District, 8410101, Israel
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St Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne /ID# 276451
RECRUITINGFitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 271366
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Tel Aviv, 5265601, Israel
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The Ohio State University /ID# 271336
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The Perth Blood Institute - West Perth /ID# 272469
RECRUITINGWest Perth, Western Australia, 6005, Australia
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The University of Osaka Hospital /ID# 275791
RECRUITINGSuita-shi, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine /ID# 275713
RECRUITINGKyoto, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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University Hospital of Wales /ID# 273446
RECRUITINGCardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 274620
RECRUITINGBirmingham, B15 2TG, United Kingdom
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill /ID# 274667
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center /ID# 274360
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College /ID# 272517
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Westmead Hospital /ID# 271880
RECRUITINGWestmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University /ID# 274830
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Bispecific antibody combo aims to deepen myeloma responses
- Can a stronger drug cocktail give older myeloma patients a better start?
- Cheap blood count ratios eyed as window into Myeloma's inflammatory grip
- Can a t-cell engager rescue myeloma that outsmarted CAR-T?
- Can myeloma treatment work without steroids?
- Double-Drug attack on Hard-to-Treat lymphomas