New hope for advanced cancer patients as experimental drug enters human testing.
NCT ID NCT06726369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study is testing an experimental drug called MK-6204 in about 90 adults with advanced solid tumors (such as colorectal, lung, or stomach cancer) that have not responded to standard therapies. The main goals are to check the drug's safety and find the right dose. Researchers will also look for early signs that the drug can shrink or control tumors. This is not a cure, but a step toward a possible new treatment option.
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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 90 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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Dec 2029
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: 1. ≥ 18 years of age 2. Have a histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced/metastatic solid tumor by pathology report and have failed or do not have available standard treatments. The tumor types will be limited to: CRC; Gastric carcinoma or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma; Esophageal carcinoma; Pancreatic cancer; NSCLC; Cervical carcinoma; Head and Neck squamous cell carcinoma. 3. Have measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the local site investigator/radiology. Target lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been shown in such lesions. 4. Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale. 5. The participant has provided documented informed consent for the study. 6. Participants who agree to provide archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core, incisional, or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. 7. Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤Grade 2 neuropathy are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active severe digestive disease, including but not limited to complete or incomplete gastric outlet obstruction, persistent/recurrent vomiting, severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage, gastric or duodenal ulcers, acute gastrointestinal perforation, acute necrotizing pancreatitis, ulcerative enteritis, congenital megacolon, or Crohn's disease. 2. Participants with a history of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or a history of noninfectious pneumonitis that required steroids, have current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening. 3. Received strong cytochrome P450 (CYP3A4) inhibitors or inducers within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention or within 5 half-lives of drug elimination, whichever is longer. 4. Received strong breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) inhibitors within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention or within 5 half-lives of drug elimination, whichever is longer. 5. Received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before intervention allocation. 6. Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years. 7. Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable (i.e., without evidence of progression) for at least 4 weeks as confirmed by repeat imaging performed during the study screening, are clinically stable and have not required steroid treatment for at least 14 days before the first dose of study intervention.
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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
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The places running it
7 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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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100142, China
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Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChongqing, China
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Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFuzhou, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWuhan, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangsha, 410031, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChengdu, China
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