New cancer drug shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT01695005
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 1 study tested an experimental drug called LY3039478 in 247 people with advanced or metastatic cancer, including lymphoma. The main goal was to find a safe dose and see how the drug affects the body. Researchers also looked for signs that the drug might shrink tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LY3039478 (an experimental drug taken by mouth, sometimes with prednisone)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment option for advanced or metastatic cancers that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial, so the main goal is safety and dosing, not effectiveness. Many drugs fail at this stage, and side effects like heart problems or other toxicities may occur.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
247 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
-
Oct 2012
- Finished
-
Jun 2018
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * For all parts: The participant must be, in the judgment of the investigator, an appropriate candidate for experimental therapy after available standard therapies have failed to provide clinical benefit for their advanced or metastatic cancer. * For Dose Escalation (Part A): The participant must have histological or cytological evidence of cancer, either a solid tumor or a lymphoma, which is advanced or metastatic. * For Part B: All participants must have a histological evidence of their advanced or metastatic cancer and prescreened alterations in a defined pathway. * For Part C: All participants must have histological evidence of advanced or metastatic specific subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma. * For Part D: All participants must have histological evidence of advanced or metastatic cancer and prescreened alterations in a defined pathway. * Cohort 1: Participants must have triple negative breast cancer. * Cohort 2: Participants must have hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). These participants should have Child-Pugh stage A. * Cohort 3: Participants must have cholangiocarcinoma. * Cohort 4: Participants must have chronic lymphocytic leukemia. * Cohort 5: Participants must have a mature T cell, B cell, or natural killer (NK) cell neoplasm. * For Part E: Participants must have adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). * For Part F dose confirmation: Participants must have leiomyosarcoma and prescreened alterations in a defined pathway. * As defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1), the Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma or the Response Assessment in Neuro Oncology (RANO) criteria for glioblastoma: * For Dose Escalation (Part A): Have measurable or nonmeasurable disease. * For Parts B, C, D, E and F: Have measurable disease or reliable biomarker measure. * For Parts B, C, D, E and F: Have available tumor tissue. * Have adequate organ function. * Have a performance status of less than or equal to 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale and life expectancy of more than 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Have symptomatic or non stable central nervous system (CNS) malignancy. * Females who are pregnant or lactating. * Have active bacterial, fungal, and/or known viral infection. * Have malabsorptive syndromes, enteropathies, gastroenteritis (acute or chronic), or diarrhea (acute or chronic). * Participants with HCC that: * Have known HCC with fibro-lamellar or mixed histology. * Have presence of clinically relevant ascites. * Have had a liver transplant. * Have active or uncontrolled clinically serious hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Adenoid cystic carcinoma are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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
-
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
-
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
-
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
Paris, 75248, France
-
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
Villejuif, 94805, France
-
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
-
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
-
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
-
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
-
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
-
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
-
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Sparing the liver: targeted chemoembolization meets lenvatinib in liver cancer
- Gut bacteria may hold clues to why some cancer treatments work better
- Can zapping liver and lung tumors boost treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer?
- AI-Enhanced ultrasound aims to catch liver cancer earlier
- Can turbocharged immune cells stop liver cancer from coming back?
- Double-Drug attack on Hard-to-Treat lymphomas