New cancer drug EXS74539 enters first human trials
NCT ID NCT07517198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental oral drug called EXS74539 (REC-4539) in about 40 people with various solid tumors, including lung, prostate, ovarian, and breast cancers. The main goal is to check the drug's safety, find the right dose, and see how the body processes it. Researchers will also watch for any signs that the drug is shrinking tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EXS74539 (REC-4539), an oral drug
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for several types of solid tumors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 40 participants, focused on safety and dosing. It is too early to know if the drug 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1. * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of the following solid tumors: * SCLC * High grade neuroendocrine or small cell carcinomas of non-lung origin * Non-small cell lung cancer \[NSCLC\] * Prostate cancer * Ovarian cancer * Renal carcinoma \[clear and non-clear cell\] * Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma * Hepatic cancer * Gastric cancer * Triple-negative breast cancer \[TNBC\] * Participant disease should have progressed, relapsed or the participants should have been intolerant to at least one prior standard systemic therapy for their respective underlying malignancy. * Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could jeopardize or would compromise the participant's safety or ability to participate in the study. * Symptomatic brain metastases, leptomeningeal metastases, or spinal cord compression due to disease. Participants with brain metastases must be clinically stable and off corticosteroids and anticonvulsants for ≥1 month prior to study treatment and not require any specific intervention for brain metastases. * Active and clinically significant infection requiring systemic antibacterial, antiviral, or antifungal therapy \<7 days of the first scheduled dose of the study treatment. * Significant cardiac abnormalities. * Major surgery within 28 days prior to the start of study treatment. Note: Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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START Dallas
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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START Mountain Region
RECRUITINGWest Valley City, Utah, 84119, United States
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Start Lacn
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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