New drug FXS887 enters first human tests for tough cancers

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged ≥ 18 years, male or female; 2. Participants must fully understand the requirements of the study and voluntarily sign the written informed consent; 3. Participants with histologically/cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumors who have received ≥ 1 line of systemic therapy prior to enrollment in the study and experienced failure of standard therapy (disease progression or intolerance); 4. Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, participants must have at least one measurable target lesion; 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1; 6. Estimated life expectancy of ≥ 12 weeks; 7. Participants must have adequate organ and bone marrow function. 8. For female participants of childbearing age, the serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of the study drug must be negative; eligible participants of reproductive potential (both males and females) must agree to use reliable contraceptive methods (hormonal, barrier, abstinence, etc.) with their partners during the study period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of the study drug. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Within the washout period of prior anti-tumor medication treatment (4 weeks or 5 half-lives after the last dose, whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of FXS887; 2. Have participated in another clinical study within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of FXS887; 3. Have a history of hypersensitivity to any known components of FXS887 or its analogues; 4. Have intolerance to ATR inhibitors or have received ATR inhibitors within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of FXS887; 5. Need to take strong CYP3A inhibitors and/or inducers, as well as P-gp (P-glycoprotein) inhibitors and/or inducers within 14 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of FXS887 and during the study period; 6. Need to take drugs known to prolong the QTc interval during the study period; 7. Have had other malignant tumors within 2 years prior to the first dose of FXS887, except for local tumors that have been cured and judged by the investigator to have a low risk of recurrence; 8. Have received radiation therapy within 14 days prior to the first dose of FXS887; 9. Have not recovered from adverse events caused by prior anti-cancer treatment (recovered to Grade 1 or baseline), except for alopecia, pigmentation of any grade, Grade ≤2 peripheral sensory neuropathy, and items explicitly specified in the inclusion criteria; 10. Have refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases including but not limited to active diverticulitis and symptomatic peptic ulcers, inability to swallow oral medications, or a history of extensive small bowel resection or other conditions that significantly impair gastrointestinal absorption as judged by the investigator; 11. Have undergone major surgery within 2 weeks prior to the first dose or have not recovered from surgical complications; 12. Have primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors, meningeal metastasis, spinal cord compression, or brainstem metastasis; participants with known untreated brain metastases or symptomatic or unstable disease are excluded; participants who have completed treatment for brain metastases (radiation therapy or surgery) with stable metastases and no relevant symptoms (without medication control) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose may be enrolled; 13. Have severe cardiovascular diseases; 14. Have uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring repeated drainage and medical intervention; 15. Have active infections requiring treatment (e.g., participants are receiving anti-infective treatment) within 14 days prior to the first dose of FXS887, including Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), uncontrolled active Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, syphilis infection, known active tuberculosis, etc. 16. Known infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV): * participants with controlled HBV infection (serum HBV-DNA \< 500 IU/mL or \< 2,000 copies/mL) are allowed to enroll in this study. * participants who are HCV antibody-positive with controlled infection \[polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for serum HCV-RNA below the lower limit of detection\] are allowed to enroll in this study. 17. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 18. History of interstitial lung disease (ILD), drug-induced ILD, radiation pneumonitis requiring steroid therapy, or clinically active ILD; 19. Known substance abuse or psychiatric disorder that may interfere with compliance with study requirements; 20. Participants are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study period; 21. Investigator considers the participant has other factors that may affect study results or interfere with participation in the entire study, including past or existing medical conditions, treatment or laboratory abnormalities, or unwillingness to comply with study procedures, restrictions, and requirements-any condition deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the investigator.