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Experimental cancer drug KZR-261 tested in early trial
NCT ID NCT05047536
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tested a new drug called KZR-261 in 61 people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals were to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug could shrink tumors. The trial was terminated, but the data collected helps understand how the drug works in the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- KZR-261
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This was an early, small Phase 1 trial that was terminated, so results are limited. The drug may not prove effective or safe in larger studies.
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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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61 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologic or cytologic evidence of malignant solid tumor with advanced disease (except primary central nervous system \[CNS\] neoplasms), defined as cancer that is either metastatic or locally advanced and unresectable (and for which additional radiation therapy or other locoregional therapies are not considered to result in reasonable clinical benefit). * Disease that is resistant to or relapsed following available standard systemic therapy, or for which there is no standard systemic therapy or reasonable therapy in the Investigator's judgement likely to result in clinical benefit, or if such therapy has been refused by the subject. Documentation of the reason must be provided for subjects who have not received a standard therapy likely to result in clinical benefit. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status score of 0 or 1. * Adequate baseline hematologic and organ function. * Willing to use contraception. Additional Inclusion for Part 2: Histologic or cytologic evidence of malignancy (melanoma/uveal melanoma, colorectal cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, mesothelioma). Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who have participated in Part 1 dose escalation are not eligible to enroll in Part 2 dose expansion. * Persistent clinically significant toxicities from previous anticancer therapy (excluding alopecia). * Treatment with cytotoxic, biologic, or targeted therapies for advanced cancer within 14 days before administration of the subject's first dose of KZR-261. * Treatment with an investigational drug within 28 days before administration of the subject's first dose of KZR-261. * Radiation therapy within 14 days of before administration of the subject's first dose of KZR-261. * Major surgical procedure within 28 days before administration of the subject's first dose of KZR-261. * History of risk factors for Torsades de pointes. * Active, symptomatic CNS metastases or primary CNS malignancy. * Any female who is breastfeeding or who plans to become pregnant during the study, or who are actively trying to conceive at the time of signing of the informed consent form (ICF). * Uncontrolled, clinically significant pulmonary disease.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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START (South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics)
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Sara Cannon Research Institution (SCRI) - Tennessee Oncology Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists (VCS)
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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