New hope for advanced cancer? early trial tests MK-3120
NCT ID NCT06818643
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study is testing a new drug called MK-3120 in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread and cannot be removed by surgery. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and tolerable. About 270 participants will receive the drug by IV infusion. The study also looks at whether the drug can 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
- MK-3120 (also known as SKB410), a biologic drug given by IV infusion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors who have no other choices left.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial, so the main goal is safety, not yet proof of effectiveness. The drug may cause side effects or not shrink tumors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 270 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Has a confirmed advanced (unresectable and/or metastatic) solid tumor and has received or been intolerant to all available treatments * If human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, has well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) * If hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, must have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load * If hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected, must have undetectable HCV viral load Exclusion Criteria: * Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease * Has uncontrolled significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease * Has history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing * Has pleural effusion, ascites, and/or pericardial effusion that are symptomatic or require repeated drainage * Is HIV-positive and has a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years * Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Active infection requiring systemic therapy, with exceptions * History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease * Has HBV or HCV infection
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
49 sites in 12 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
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc ( Site 0093)
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, North Holland, 1081HV, Netherlands
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Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi. ( Site 0131)
RECRUITINGÇankaya, Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara University Health Practice and Research Hospitals ( Site 0134)
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06620, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Asan Medical Center ( Site 0153)
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Bradford Hill Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas ( Site 0030)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 8420383, Chile
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Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR ( Site 0192)
RECRUITINGKoto, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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Centre Eugène Marquis Rennes - Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer-Medical Oncology ( Site 0054)
RECRUITINGRennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, 35000, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret ( Site 0051)
RECRUITINGLille, Nord, 59000, France
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Centro de Estudios Clínicos SAGA ( Site 0033)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 7500653, Chile
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Chi Mei Medical Center ( Site 0162)
RECRUITINGTainan, Tainan, 71004, Taiwan
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Chongqing Cancer Hospital ( Site 0186)
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400030, China
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum ( Site 0092)
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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FALP ( Site 0031)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 7500921, Chile
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Gustave Roussy ( Site 0050)
RECRUITINGVillejuif, Val-de-Marne, 94800, France
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HOSPITAL CLÍNIC DE BARCELONA ( Site 0112)
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, 08036, Spain
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Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri ( Site 0130)
RECRUITINGAnkara, 6230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz-START Madrid-FJD ( Site 0111)
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria ( Site 0114)
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29016, Spain
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Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 0181)
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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Institut Català d'Oncologia - L'Hospitalet ( Site 0113)
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Institut Paoli Calmettes ( Site 0053)
RECRUITINGMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, 13273, France
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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 1009)
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Koc University, School of Medicine ( Site 0133)
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NEXT Oncology ( Site 1010)
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78758, United States
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NEXT Oncology ( Site 1011)
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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NEXT Oncology ( Site 1012)
RECRUITINGIrving, Texas, 75039, United States
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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii ( Site 0100)
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-781, Poland
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National Cancer Center Hospital East ( Site 0190)
RECRUITINGKashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 0161)
RECRUITINGTainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital ( Site 0160)
RECRUITINGTaipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - NKI-AVL ( Site 0090)
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, North Holland, 1066 CX, Netherlands
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Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization Osaka International Cancer Institute ( Site 0191)
RECRUITINGOsaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Peking University First Hospital ( Site 0180)
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ( Site 0032)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 8330032, Chile
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Pratia MCM Krakow ( Site 0106)
RECRUITINGKrakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-727, Poland
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Pratia Poznan ( Site 0105)
RECRUITINGPoznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 60-192, Poland
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Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0081)
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Radboudumc ( Site 0091)
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Gelderland, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0082)
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Samsung Medical Center ( Site 0152)
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital ( Site 0150)
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System ( Site 0151)
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0080)
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Szpital Wojewódzki im. Mikoaja Kopernika w Koszalinie ( Site 0104)
RECRUITINGKoszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, 75-581, Poland
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The First Hospital of Jilin University ( Site 0185)
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( Site 1005)
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States
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University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Sylvester Cancer Center ( Site 1003)
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University ( Site 1008)
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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West China Hospital Sichuan University ( Site 0187)
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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