New pill takes aim at Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT06586957
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests an experimental oral drug called NKT3964 in adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The drug works by degrading a protein (CDK2) that helps cancer cells grow. The study has two parts: first, finding a safe dose, and then testing how well that dose shrinks tumors in specific cancers like ovarian, endometrial, breast, gastric, and lung cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NKT3964 (an oral drug that degrades CDK2 protein to slow cancer growth)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new oral treatment option for certain advanced solid tumors, especially those with CCNE1 amplification.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 150 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drug may cause side effects or fail to 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
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 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: \- Must have a pathologically confirmed advanced and unresectable or metastatic solid tumor listed below with documented disease progression on last standard treatment. Part 1 only: subjects must be refractory to, or intolerant of existing therapy(ies) known to provide clinical benefit for their condition. Dose Escalation: 1. Ovarian cancer 2. Endometrial cancer (only endometrioid subtype will require CCNE1 amplification) 3. Gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or esophageal adenocarcinoma with CCNE1 amplification 4. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) 5. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC; HER2, estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor negative) 6. HR+ (includes estrogen-receptor or progesterone-receptor) and HER2- breast cancer (must have progressed following treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor, and is not suitable for endocrine therapy \[ET\]) 7. Other solid tumors with CCNE1 amplification Dose Expansion: Part 2A: HR+ and HER2- breast cancer that is locally advanced and unresectable (Stage III) or metastatic (Stage IV); previously treated with ≥1 line of standard of care (SOC) including CDK4/6 inhibitor plus ET and not suitable for further ET. Subjects must have progressed after receiving therapy for ≥3 months in the metastatic setting or for ≥6 months in the adjuvant setting. Subjects must have received ≤2 lines of systemic cytotoxic therapy (chemotherapy or cytotoxic antibody drug conjugate \[ADC\]) in the metastatic setting.. Part 2B: Advanced platinum-based-chemotherapy resistant or refractory epithelial ovarian/fallopian/primary peritoneal carcinoma or clear cell ovarian cancer (defined as recurrence ≤6 months after completing platinum-based regimen) with progression on at least one platinum containing therapy and previously treated with ≤4 prior lines of systemic therapy administered for advanced/metastatic disease and with CCNE1 amplification. Part 2C: Advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, GEJ or esophageal adenocarcinoma with progression on at least one systemic therapy and previously treated with ≤3 prior lines of systemic therapy administered for advanced/metastatic disease, with CCNE1 amplification as determined by NGS by local liquid or tissue test. Part 2D: Advanced endometrial adenocarcinoma or uterine papillary serous carcinoma previously treated with ≤4 prior lines of systemic therapy administered for advanced/metastatic disease with CCNE1 amplification. Part 2E: Advanced/recurrent uterine carcinosarcoma previously treated with 1 prior platinum-based chemotherapy regimen and ≤3 prior lines of systemic therapy. Prior bevacizumab or PARP inhibitors are allowed and must be at least 3 weeks prior to the start of study drug. * Have adequate organ function * Subjects with female reproductive organs must be surgically sterile, post-menopausal, or must be willing to use highly effective method(s) of contraception * Ability to swallow oral medications. * Consent to provide archived tumor tissues and paired tumor biopsy at pretreatment Exclusion Criteria: * Locally advanced solid tumor that is a candidate for curative treatment through radical surgery and/or radiotherapy, or chemotherapy. * History of another malignancy with exceptions * History of lymphohistiocytic or lymphoid hyperplasia; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. * Failed to recover from effects of prior anticancer treatment therapy to baseline or Grade ≤ 1 severity (per CTCAE) * Clinically significant cardiovascular event within 6 months prior to start of NKT3964 treatment * Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Active interstitial lung disease currently requiring treatment * History of uveitis, retinopathy or other clinically significant retinal disease * Active or chronic corneal disorders, other active ocular conditions requiring ongoing therapy, or any clinically significant corneal disease * Active wound healing from major surgery within 1 month or minor surgery within 10 days before the first dose of NKT3964. * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active hepatitis B or C infection * Prior investigative treatment with a selective or nonselective CDK2 inhibitor or degrader * Childs-Pugh class B or C cirrhosis or any other clinically significant liver disorder * Palliative radiation therapy within 14 days or other radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to C1D1
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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
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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
15 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
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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AdventHealth Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Augusta University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Emory Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
TERMINATEDLake Mary, Florida, 32746, United States
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Intermountain Health
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84145, United States
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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack UMC
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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NEXT Oncology
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78758, United States
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NEXT Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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SCRI at HealthOne
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Sidney Kimmell Cancer Center - Jefferson Health
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UCSF
WITHDRAWNSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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UPMC
WITHDRAWNPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UT Southwestern
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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University of Arkansas Medical School
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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University of California - Los Angeles
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Kansas
WITHDRAWNFairway, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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