New drug combo takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers in first human test
NCT ID NCT06724016
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called HM16390, given alone or with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda), in people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find the safest dose and check for early signs of effectiveness. About 292 participants will take part across multiple centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HM16390 (an experimental drug) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda, an immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, first-in-human trial, so the drug may not be safe or effective. Side effects are unknown, and the study is small, so results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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 292 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
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 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: * Have a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic solid tumor and have failed or are intolerant to standard therapy with clinical benefit. * Patients in the Dose-Escalation Part must have evaluable or measurable disease at baseline and the patients for Dose-Ranging and Dose-Expansion Part must have at least one measurable lesion at baseline by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days before allocation or randomization. * Age of 18 years or older (or country's legal age of majority if the legal age was \>18 years) * Adequate renal function. * Adequate hematologic function. * Adequate liver function. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Received prior treatment with agent targeting the IL-2, IL-7, or IL-15 receptors, or related to mode of action of HM16390. * Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * History of severe toxicities associated with a prior immunotherapy. * Any prior treatment-related (i.e. chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy) clinically significant toxicities that have not resolved to Grade ≤ 1 per NCI-CTCAE version 5.0 or prior treatment-related toxicities that are clinically unstable and clinically significant at time of enrollment. * Has ongoing or suspected autoimmune disease. * Known active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal or viral infection including known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness, immunocompromised patients. * History of chronic liver disease or evidence of hepatic cirrhosis.
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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
6 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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