Can a pill boost the immune system to fight Hard-to-Treat cancers?
NCT ID NCT05759923
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental oral drug called OATD-02 in people with advanced or metastatic colorectal, ovarian, pancreatic, or renal cell cancer. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and whether it can help the immune system attack tumors by increasing arginine levels. About 40 participants will receive the drug in increasing doses to find the safest and most promising level.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OATD-02, an oral drug that may boost the immune system's ability to fight tumors by increasing arginine levels.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, OATD-02 could become a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors, potentially enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove safe or effective. Side effects and lack of benefit are possible.
Why investors are watching
Molecure is testing OATD-02, an oral drug, in 40 patients with advanced colorectal, ovarian, pancreatic, or renal cancer. This is a first-in-human phase 1 trial, so the main question is whether the drug is safe and shows any sign of shrinking or controlling tumors. For a micro-cap company with few other products, this readout is a major value driver.
If it works: If the drug proves safe and shows clear anti-tumor activity, Molecure could advance it to later-stage trials and attract partnership interest. A positive signal would validate the company's science and support its pipeline value.
If it fails: Phase 1 trials fail often, and this one could show safety problems or no meaningful tumor response. A negative or delayed result would likely hurt the company's prospects, since it has few other assets to fall back on.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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.
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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. Capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements. 2. Male or female patient aged ≥18 years at Screening. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1. 4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced and/or metastatic colorectal cancer, renal cell cancer, or pancreatic cancer or recurrent serous ovarian cancer (platinum-resistant/ineligible to receive platinum-based chemotherapy), that either progressed or relapsed after all relevant standard of care cancer therapies (at least 1 line of systemic cancer therapy). 5. Written informed consent given by the patient before the initiation of any study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to take oral medications. 2. Clinically active central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. 3. Major surgery within 30 days before the first IMP dose. 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 5. Known allergy to excipients of the IMP. 6. Severe, uncontrolled systemic disease which in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the patient's ability to participate in the study. 7. Participation in another clinical study within 4 weeks before the first IMP dose.
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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 study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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SIte
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 01748, Poland
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Site
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85796, Poland
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Site
RECRUITINGOtwock, Masovian Voivodeship, 05-400, Poland
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