Experimental pill plus keytruda takes on tough cancers
NCT ID NCT05438420
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an experimental oral drug called Q702 combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in people with advanced esophageal, stomach, liver, or cervical cancer that has worsened after prior treatment. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink tumors. About 120 participants will take Q702 daily in cycles and receive pembrolizumab by IV every three weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Q702 (an experimental oral drug) and pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy, brand name Keytruda)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced cancers that have stopped responding to standard immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination may cause significant 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 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 120 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 2028
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: * The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial. * Subjects with histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic esophageal, gastric/GEJ, hepatocellular and cervical cancers who have progressed on treatment with an anti-PD1 or anti PD-L1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) administered either as monotherapy, or in combination with other therapies * Have measurable disease per RECIST v 1.1. as assessed by local site investigator/radiology * Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 * Life expectancy of at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * A WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test (within 72 hours) prior to treatment or breast-feeding women * Concomitant use of strong inhibitors and inducers of CYP1A2, 2J2, 2C19, 2D6, and 3A4/5 within the timeline duration of five half-lives prior to starting study drug and throughout the trial * Concomitant use of sensitive substrates of CYP2C9, 2C19, and 3A4 within the timeline duration of five half-lives prior to starting study drug and throughout the trial * Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment or have had a history of radiation pneumonitis * Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam-si, South Korea
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Norton Cancer Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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