New cancer drug GI-108 enters human trials for advanced tumors
NCT ID NCT07172802
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called GI-108 in people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including lung, head and neck, pancreatic, and kidney cancers. The drug is designed to boost the immune system's ability to fight cancer. The trial will first find the safest dose, then test how well it works in a larger group. About 76 participants will receive the drug intravenously every three weeks for up to two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GI-108 (a bispecific fusion protein targeting CD73 and IL-2)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for several advanced cancers, potentially shrinking tumors or slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 76 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drug may cause immune-related side effects or fail to show meaningful anti-tumor activity.
Why investors are watching
GI Innovation is a micro-cap company, so its value rests heavily on a single early-stage drug. This Phase 1/2 trial tests GI-108, a bispecific fusion protein, alone in 102 patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, and measures safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and anti-tumor activity. Because the company is small, this readout can shape whether the drug moves forward and whether partners or investors stay interested.
If it works: If GI-108 shows acceptable safety and signs of tumor control, the company may attract a partner or raise money to run larger trials. That could extend the drug's development and give the company a second program to lean on.
If it fails: If GI-108 causes serious side effects or fails to control tumors, the company may have to slow or stop the program. Early-phase oncology trials often fail, and a micro-cap company has few other assets to fall back on.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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: * Males and females aged ≥ 18 years (or ≥ 19 years according to local regulatoryguidelines) at the time of screening. * Has adequate organ and marrow function as defined in protocol. * Measurable disease as per RECIST v1.1. * ECOG performance status 0-1. * Adverse events related to any prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy,other prior systemic anti-cancer therapy, or surgery must have resolved to Grade≤1, except alopecia and Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. * HIV infected patients must be on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and have a well-controlled HIV infection/disease as defined in protocol. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. An active second malignancy. * Has active or a known history of Hepatitis B or known active Hepatitis C virus infection. * Has active tuberculosis or has a known history of active tuberculosis. Active or uncontrolled infections, or severe infection within 4 weeks before study treatment administration. * History of chronic liver disease or evidence of hepatic cirrhosis, except patients with liver metastasis. * Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years. * Previous immunotherapies related to mode of action of GI-102. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroidtherapy or any other form of immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeksprior to Cycle 1 Day 1.
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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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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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