New hope for GIST: experimental combo targets hard-to-treat tumors
NCT ID NCT07406633
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding an experimental drug (KQB198) to the standard cancer pill imatinib can shrink or control advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). About 46 adults with a specific gene mutation (KIT or PDGFRA) will receive the combination. The goal is to see if the combo is safe and works better than imatinib alone.
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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 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
Inclusion Criteria All Participants: * Unresectable or metastatic disease * Tissue confirmation of GIST * Valid results from local testing of blood or tumor tissue documenting the presence of a KIT mutation (must not have exon 9 mutation) or PDGFRA mutation (must not have PDGFRA D842V). * Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1. * Patients must be in 1st line of treatment for advanced or metastatic disease. Prior imatinib is allowed in adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting, as long as imatinib was stopped over 1 year ago. * Adequate organ function and performance status Exclusion Criteria Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply: * Unable to swallow or GI condition that prevents absorption. * Other active malignancies within the last 2 years. * History of hypersensitivity to any component of KQB198 or imatinib.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
17 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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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Northwell Health/R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Iowa Health Care
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Michigan Hospitals
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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