New Immune-Boosting drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT06413680
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called REGN10597, alone or with another drug (cemiplimab), in people with advanced solid tumors like melanoma and kidney cancer. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can shrink tumors. About 240 participants will receive the drug in different doses to find the best balance of safety and effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- REGN10597 (a fusion protein that targets PD-1 and IL-2 receptors) and cemiplimab (an immunotherapy drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors like melanoma and kidney cancer that have stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2a) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects from the immune system are possible.
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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 240 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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Feb 2030
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: Dose escalation cohorts: 1\. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of solid malignancy (locally advanced or metastatic) with confirmed progression on standard-of-care therapy. Participants are required to submit archival tissue if it is available Dose expansion cohorts: 1\. Histologically of cytologically confirmed diagnosis of one of the following tumors with criteria, as defined in the protocol: * Module 1, Cohort 1: anti-PD-(L)1 Progressed Melanoma or * Module 1, Cohort 2: anti-PD-(L)1 Progressed RCC or * Module 2, Cohort 1: 1L Melanoma ALL Participants ARE REQUIRED to submit fresh pretreatment biopsy during screening, with an additional exploratory biopsy at other time points Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment with Interleukin 2 (IL2)/IL15/IL-7 given outside the context of concurrent administration with adoptive cell therapy 2. Prior treatment with anti-PD1/PD-L1, or an approved systemic therapy or any previous systemic non-immunomodulatory biologic therapy within 4 weeks, as defined in the protocol 3. Has received radiation therapy or major surgery within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug or has not yet recovered from AEs 4. Has had prior anti-cancer immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to study intervention, or discontinuation of prior anti-cancer immunotherapy due to grade 3 or 4 toxicities 5. Has ongoing immune-related AEs prior to initiation of study intervention, as defined in the protocol 6. Has known allergy or hypersensitivity to components of the study drug(s) 7. Has any condition requiring ongoing/continuous corticosteroid therapy (\>10 mg prednisone/day or anti-inflammatory equivalent) within 1-2 weeks to the first dose of study intervention 8. Has ongoing or recent (within 5 years) evidence of significant autoimmune disease or any other condition that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments NOTE: Other Protocol Defined Inclusion / Exclusion Criteria Apply.
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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
11 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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Next Oncology
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Northwell Health
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Start Midwest Cancer Research
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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The Start Center for Cancer Care
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90089, United States
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University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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Yale School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNorth Haven, Connecticut, 06473, United States
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