New drug NEOK001 targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in first human trial
NCT ID NCT07612176
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new drug called NEOK001 in people with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. NEOK001 is designed to deliver a cancer-killing agent directly to tumor cells by targeting two specific proteins. The study will first find the safest dose and then expand to see how well the drug works in about 155 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NEOK001 (a bispecific antibody-drug conjugate targeting B7-H3 and ROR1)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial, so the drug may not be effective or could cause significant side effects. It is also a small study, so results may not apply to all patients.
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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 155 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have locally advanced or metastatic disease in a select tumor type, for which no standard therapy is available. * Participants must have at least 1 measurable target lesion based on RECIST v1.1. * Participants must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Participants must have adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function. * Participants should have available archived tumor tissue from their most recent biopsy. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participant's most recent systemic anti-cancer treatment was an ADC with a topoisomerase 1-inhibitor payload component. * Participants with known symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases or any evidence of leptomeningeal disease or evidence of unstable CNS metastases, even if asymptomatic. * Participants with a known history of interstitial lung disease (ILD) requiring steroid treatment, or for whom suspected ILD cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening. * Participants with clinically severe pulmonary compromise due to intercurrent pulmonary illness and/or pulmonary disorder requiring supplemental oxygen or any prior pneumonectomy. * Participants with a QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥ 470 msec.
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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 places running it
9 sites. 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
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78758, United States
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75039, United States
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78299, United States
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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SCRI Oncology Partners
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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SCRI at Mary Crowley
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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