Experimental Immune-Boosting drug now available for bone cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04571229
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This expanded access program offers L-MTP-PE, an investigational drug that activates white blood cells to fight cancer, to people with osteosarcoma. Eligible patients include those with newly diagnosed or relapsed osteosarcoma who have had surgery to remove all detectable cancer. The drug is given as an infusion over 36 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- L-MTP-PE (a drug that activates white blood cells to help the immune system kill cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option for people with osteosarcoma, especially those who have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so effectiveness is not proven. The drug is still investigational and may not work for everyone. Side effects are possible.
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Study facts
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Confirmed diagnosis of osteosarcoma of any age Note: Patients with either newly diagnosed or relapsed osteosarcoma are eligible. * Surgical resection or other definitive local control therapy of all clinically detectable sites of osteosarcoma * L-MTP-PE is deemed to be of potential benefit by the treating investigator * Willing and able to understand and sign informed consent and assent as appropriate * Life expectancy \> 6 weeks * Adequate organ function as follows: * Adequate bone marrow function defined as: * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 750/mm\^3 * platelet count ≥ 30,000/ mm\^3 * hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dl * Adequate renal function defined as: * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73m\^2 OR * Serum creatinine ≤ 2x the upper limit of normal based on age/gender * Adequate liver function defined as: * Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) ≤ 2x upper limit of normal for age or ≤ 4x upper limit of normal if thought to have Gilbert's disease * AST or ALT ≤ 3x upper limit of normal or ≤ 5x upper limit of normal for patients with liver metastases * Willing to use a barrier method of contraception throughout the course of the study and for 1 year after participation if relevant Exclusion Criteria: * Use of chronic steroids of other immunosuppressive agents * Pregnant or breast feeding
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
AVAILABLENew York, New York, 10065, United States
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