New 'Four-in-One' antibody takes on Hard-to-Treat lymphoma
NCT ID NCT05623982
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called GNC-038, a tetra-specific antibody designed to target cancer cells in people with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has come back or not responded to treatment. About 40 adults will receive the drug by IV to see if it is safe and can shrink tumors. The goal is to find the best dose and check for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GNC-038 (a tetra-specific antibody given by IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
Why investors are watching
Sichuan Baili is testing GNC-038, a tetra-specific antibody, in 40 patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. For a small company, this early-phase readout on safety and tumor response is a key signal of whether the drug works and can move forward. The result matters because it is one of the company's main pipeline assets.
If it works: A positive result could show the drug shrinks tumors and has manageable side effects, supporting further development and a path to later-stage trials. That could strengthen the company's position with partners or investors.
If it fails: The trial could fail to show enough benefit or cause safety problems, which would likely set the program back. Early-phase trials often fail, so a negative outcome is a real possibility for a company this size.
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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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. The subject is capable of understanding the informed consent form, voluntarily participates, and signs the informed consent form; 2. No gender restrictions; 3. Age: ≥18 years and ≤75 years; 4. Expected survival time ≥3 months; 5. Patients with histologically confirmed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; 6. Patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (R/R NHL); 7. Presence of measurable lesions during the screening period (lymph node lesions with any long diameter ≥1.5 cm or extranodal lesions with any long diameter \>1.0 cm); 8. ECOG performance status score ≤2; 9. Adverse reactions from prior anti-tumor treatment have recovered to ≤Grade 1 as per CTCAE 5.0 criteria; 10. Organ function levels meet the requirements before the first dose; 11. Female subjects of childbearing potential or male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must use highly effective contraception from 7 days before the first dose until 12 weeks after treatment discontinuation. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum/urine pregnancy test within 7 days before the first dose; 12. The subject has the ability and willingness to comply with the study protocol-specified visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study-related procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pulmonary diseases classified as ≥Grade 3 according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0; patients currently diagnosed with interstitial lung disease (ILD); 2. Active infections requiring systemic treatment, such as severe pneumonia, bacteremia, sepsis, etc.; 3. Active tuberculosis; 4. Patients with active autoimmune diseases; 5. History of other malignancies within 5 years prior to the first dose; 6. HBsAg-positive and/or HBcAb-positive with HBV-DNA levels ≥ the lower limit of detection; HCV antibody-positive with HCV-RNA levels ≥ the lower limit of detection; HIV antibody-positive; 7. Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg); 8. History of severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases; 9. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to recombinant humanized antibodies or any excipients of GNC-038; 10. Pregnant or lactating women; 11. Patients with central nervous system involvement; 12. Major surgery within 28 days before the first dose of this study or planned major surgery during the study period; 13. Previous organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT); 14. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Auto-HSCT) within 12 weeks before initiating GNC-038 treatment; 15. Current use of immunosuppressive therapy; 16. Radiotherapy within 4 weeks before initiating GNC-038 treatment; 17. Chemotherapy or small-molecule targeted therapy within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to treatment; 18. CAR-T therapy within 12 weeks before initiating GNC-038 treatment; 19. Use of any other investigational drug in a clinical trial within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives before the first dose of this study; 20. Any other condition deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Harbin First Hospital
RECRUITINGHaerbin, Heilongjing, China
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Qingdao Central Hospital
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, China
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