New cocktail of old drugs takes on advanced cancers
NCT ID NCT07671534
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing a combination of three drugs—gemcitabine, mitomycin C, and thalidomide—given in low, frequent doses to people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to prior treatments. The goal is to see if this approach can slow tumor growth and improve survival. The study plans to enroll 60 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- gemcitabine, mitomycin C, and thalidomide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors who have already tried other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (Phase 2) trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drugs can cause side effects like low blood counts, fatigue, and nerve damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: 1. Male or Female ≥ 18 years of age 2. Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor 3. Previously treated participants 4. Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 5. ECOG performance status ≤ 1 6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months 7. Acceptable liver function: Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN; except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin level \< 3.0 ULN); AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT) and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 x ULN (\< 5 x ULN if liver metastases); Acceptable renal function: Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN 8. Acceptable hematologic status (without hematologic support e.g. growth factors or transfusion within 21 days of first dose of study agents): ANC ≥ 1500 cells/μL; Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL; Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL; Normal PT, PTT, INR 9. All women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and all subjects must agree to use highly effective means of contraception (surgical sterilization or the use of barrier contraception with either a condom or diaphragm in conjunction with spermicidal gel or an IUD) with their partner from entry into the study through 5 months for women and 7 months for men after the last dose. 10. Females of reproductive potential must have 2 negative pregnancy tests before initiating THALOMID. The first test should be performed within 10-14 days, and the second test within 24 hours prior to prescribing THALOMID. Once treatment has started and during dose interruptions, pregnancy testing for females of reproductive potential should occur weekly during the first 4 weeks of use, then pregnancy testing should be repeated every 4 weeks in females with regular menstrual cycles. If menstrual cycles are irregular, the pregnancy testing should occur every 2 weeks. Pregnancy testing and counseling should be performed if a patient misses her period or if there is any abnormality in her menstrual bleeding. THALOMIDE treatment must be discontinued during this evaluation. 11. Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed and dated a written informed consent form approved by the principal investigator's IRB/Ethics Committee 12. Willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with untreated CNS metastases. Subjects are eligible if CNS metastases have been adequately treated and have neurologically returned to baseline (except for residual signs or symptoms related to the CNS treatment) for at least 2 weeks prior to treatment initiation. In addition, subjects must be either off corticosteroids, or on a stable or decreasing dose of \<10 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent) for at least 2 weeks prior to treatment initiation. 2. Subjects with carcinomatous meningitis 3. Subjects who participated in an investigational drug or device study within 14 days prior to study entry 4. Subjects who had chemotherapy within 14 days prior to study entry 5. Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding 6. Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason 7. Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease or any other concurrent condition, including psychiatric, which in the principal investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the participant to participate in the trial or which would jeopardize compliance with the trial 8. Any positive test for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus indicating acute or chronic infection 9. Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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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 places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sarcoma Oncology Research Center / Cancer Center of Southern California
RECRUITINGSanta Monica, California, 90403, United States
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