New Four-in-One antibody takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT04794972
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase study tests a new drug called GNC-039 in people with advanced solid tumors, including a type of brain cancer called glioma, that have come back or spread. The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the best dose, and see if it can help control the disease. About 60 adults will take part in this study.
Why investors are watching
Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical is testing GNC-039, a tetra-specific antibody, in 60 patients with relapsed or metastatic solid tumors, including glioma. This phase 1 trial measures safety, dosing limits, and early signs of tumor control. For a small company, this readout matters because it is the first test of whether the drug is safe enough and shows enough activity to justify further development.
If it works: If GNC-039 proves safe and shows any anti-tumor effect, the company could advance the drug to later-stage trials, which would validate its platform and potentially attract partners or funding.
If it fails: Phase 1 trials often fail on safety or lack of efficacy, and this one is early-stage with only 60 patients. A poor result or delay could set back the company's pipeline and hurt its prospects, as it has no approved products yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. After failure of standard treatment (surgery, stupp regimen), subjects with diagnosed recurrent high-grade glioma (WHO Grade III-IV), or other recurrent/refractory or metastatic solid tumors can understand the informed consent, voluntarily participate in and sign the informed consent. 2. No gender limitation. 3. Age: ≥18 years old. 4. KPS≥60 points. 5. The expected survival as determined by the researchers was ≥3 months. 6. Hematological functions meet the following requirements: neutrophil absolute count (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L, platelet count ≥75×109/L, hemoglobin ≥90g/L. 7. Renal function meets the following requirements: creatinine (Cr) ≤1.5 ULN and creatinine clearance (Ccr) ≥50 mL/min (based on the calculation criteria of the study center), urinary protein ≤2+ or \< 1000mg/24h (urine). 8. Liver functions meet the following requirements: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3.0×ULN; Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN (Gilbert's syndrome ≤3×ULN). 9. Coagulation function: fibrinogen ≥1.5g/L; Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5×ULN; Prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5×ULN. 10. A fertile female subject or a fertile male subject with a fertile partner must use highly effective contraception from the date of informed consent until 12 weeks after the last dosing. Serum pregnancy tests must be negative for fertile female subjects within -10 to -3 days prior to initial dosing. 11. Subject is able and willing to comply with visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study-related procedures as specified in the study protocol. 12. For glioma patients: a. There must be a pathological diagnosis and a definite diagnosis of high-grade glioma; b. MRI diagnosis supported recurrence; c. Presence of at least one measurable tumor lesion according to RANO criteria; Or subjects receiving surgical treatment after recurrence; d. Archived primary or recurrent tumor tissue or sections that can be submitted to the Center for review (no less than 10 pathological white slices of 3-5μm or corresponding tissue blocks should be provided). If patients are unable to provide tumor tissue specimens, the Center may inform the sponsor and enroll them. 13. For patients with other solid tumors: a. Histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent/refractory or metastatic solid tumors with disease progression confirmed by imaging or other objective evidence after standard treatment; Or subjects with refractory solid tumors who cannot tolerate standard therapy or have contraindications to standard therapy; b. Must have at least one measurable lesion that meets the RECIST v1.1 definition. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are allergic to immunoglobulin or any component of the injectable formulation of GNC-039. 2. Patients with active infections requiring intravenous antibiotics who did not complete treatment 1 week prior to enrollment, except those who received prophylactic antibiotics for puncture or biopsy. 3. Human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIVAb) positive, active tuberculosis, active hepatitis B virus infection (HBsAg positive or HBcAb positive with HBV-DNA copy number ≥ULN) or hepatitis C virus infection (HCV-RNA≥ULN). 4. Toxicity from prior antitumor therapy did not decrease to ≤ grade 1 as defined in CTCAE version 5.0 (except for toxicities that the investigators judged to be of no safety risk, such as alopecia, grade 2 peripheral neurotoxicity, stable hypothyroidism after hormone replacement therapy, etc.). 5. Patients at risk for active autoimmune diseases, or with a history of autoimmune diseases that may involve the central nervous system, Including but not limited to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener syndrome, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune vasculitis, autoimmune neuropathy (Guillain-Barre syndrome), etc. Exceptions include type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement therapy (including hypothyroidism caused by autoimmune thyroid disease), psoriasis or vitiligo that do not require systemic therapy, and autoimmune diseases caused by B cells and anti-autoimmune antibodies. 6. Lung disease defined by NCI-CTCAE v5.0 as ≥ grade 3, including patients with resting dyspnea, or in need of continuous oxygen therapy, or with a history of interstitial lung disease (ILD). 7. Previous organ transplant recipients. 8. History of severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, including but not limited to: severe cardiac rhythm or conduction abnormalities, such as ventricular arrhythmia requiring clinical intervention, degree III atrioventricular block, etc.; At rest, the QT interval was prolonged (QTc \> 450 msec in men or 470 msec in women); Acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, aortic dissection, stroke, or other grade 3 or higher cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events occurred within 6 months prior to initial administration; There is heart failure ≥II on the New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function scale. 9. Thrombotic events such as deep vein thrombosis, arterial thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism occurred within 6 months prior to screening. 10. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial by the investigator. 11. Brain gliomas: a. Patients who underwent surgery, chemotherapy, targeted and immunotherapy, iodine in vivo radiation, radiation therapy, or planned to undergo radiation therapy during the trial within 4 weeks of enrollment or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter; b. Patients who had received intracranial lesion puncture biopsy within 7 days prior to enrollment; c. Received other investigational drugs or treatments that are not on the market within 4 weeks prior to enrollment; d. There was a history of central nervous system bleeding/infarction not associated with antineoplastic agents, such as stroke or intracranial and ocular bleeding (including embolic stroke), during the 6 months prior to enrollment. 12. For other solid tumors: a. Received chemotherapy, antibody therapy, molecular-targeted therapy, or investigational drugs within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) of initial administration; b. Patients who underwent major surgery within 28 days prior to administration of the drug or were scheduled to undergo major surgery during the study period (except for procedures such as puncture or lymph node biopsy); c. poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 150 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg); d. Previous or associated central nervous system lesions, including but not limited to: paralysis, stroke (except those with lacunar infarction indicated by imaging examination but without treatment), severe brain injury, senile dementia, Parkinson's disease, organic brain syndrome, and psychosis; e. Received other investigational drugs or treatments that were not on the market within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University
RECRUITINGXian, Shanxi, China
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West China Hospital,Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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ZhuJiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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