New drug EVOLVE104 takes on tough cancers in early human trial
NCT ID NCT07217171
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 10 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called EVOLVE104 in people with advanced bladder cancer or several types of squamous cell carcinoma (lung, esophagus, skin, and others). The study aims to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors. It is for patients who have already tried standard treatments or cannot take them. About 160 participants will receive the drug by IV infusion.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EVOLVE104 (an experimental drug given by IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced bladder and squamous cell cancers that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 160 participants, so the drug may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects are unknown and could be serious.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
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.
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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: Participants must have locally advanced or metastatic cancer with one of the following tumor types: bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, esophagus, skin, or an anogenital squamous cell carcinoma. 1. Participant must have documented disease progression during or post treatment with standard of care, dependent upon tumor type. 2. The cancer must be measurable by CT scan or MRI. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score ≤1. 4. Anticipated life expectancy of at least 3 months. 5. Adequate organ function, as indicated by standard blood tests. 6. Able to provide a fresh or archival tumor biopsy. 7. Male and female participants must agree to use contraception during the study and for 120 days after the last dose of study drug, except for women who are post-menopausal or surgically sterile. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. The participant is a candidate for treatment with a targeted agent known to provide a benefit. 2. Persistent significant toxicities from prior anticancer therapy. 3. Brain metastases unless previously treated and stable. 4. Prior severe or life-threatening immunologic reactions to previous therapies. 5. Significant medical conditions, including but not limited to: * History of clinically significant cardiac disease * Severe esophageal disease such as esophageal rupture or severe erosive esophagitis. * Active inflammatory corneal or conjunctival inflammation, erosion, or ulcerations. * History of cirrhosis or significant portal hypertension. * Uncontrolled or significant infection. * History of certain other cancers in the past 3 years. * History of arterial thrombosis, stroke and transient ischemic attack within 6 months. * Active or uncontrolled HIV, HBV or HCV infection. * Autoimmune or other condition requiring chronic systemic immunosuppression.
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
16 sites. 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
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
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Locations
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City of Hope
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Duke University Medical Center - Duke Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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SCRI
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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START Midwest
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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The Winship Cancer Institute Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UCSF Medical center Parnassus
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Yale University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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