New pill targets rare gene fault in advanced cancers
NCT ID NCT04683250
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called TAS0953/HM06 in people with advanced solid tumors that have specific RET gene abnormalities. The trial has two parts: Phase 1 finds the safest dose, and Phase 2 checks how well the drug shrinks tumors. About 244 adults with RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer or other solid tumors will take the drug orally twice a day in 21-day cycles.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TAS0953/HM06 (a targeted drug that blocks the RET protein to slow or stop cancer growth)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced cancers that have specific RET gene changes, potentially shrinking tumors or slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not work as hoped or could cause unexpected side effects. Results may not apply to all patients with RET alterations.
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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 244 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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.
Ages Eligible for Study: \- Adult patient (The definition of adulthood shall comply with the regulatory requirements of each region) Inclusion Criteria: Phase I - Common inclusion criteria for Dose-Escalation / Dose-Expansion: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0 or 1 * Available RET-gene abnormalities determined on tissue biopsy or liquid biopsy. If deemed appropriate by the investigator, determination on a pleural cell block or cell pellet is also acceptable. * Adequate hematopoietic, hepatic and renal function Phase I Dose-Escalation - Specific inclusion criteria: * Advanced solid tumors * Measurable and/or non-measurable disease as determined by RECIST 1.1 * If patient has brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases, (s)he should be asymptomatic. Phase I Dose-Expansion - Specific inclusion criteria: * Patient with RET gene fusion : * Cohort 1, 3: locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients naïve to RET selective inhibitors and no prior systemic anti-cancer treatment. Patients who have been treated with neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy may be included if it has been completed at least 6 months prior to the first dose of the study. * Cohort 2, 4: locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients with RET gene fusion and prior exposure to RET selective inhibitors. * Measurable disease as determined by RECIST 1.1 * If patient has brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases,(s)he should have: * asymptomatic untreated brain/leptomeningeal metastases off steroids and anticonvulsant for at least 7 days or * asymptomatic brain metastases already treated with local therapy and be clinically stable on steroids and anticonvulsant for at least 7 days before study drug administration. Phase II : * Available RET-gene abnormalities determined on tissue or liquid biopsy * Locally advanced or metastatic: * NSCLC patients with primary RET gene fusion and prior exposure to RET selective inhibitors; * NSCLC patients with RET gene fusion and without prior exposure to RET selective inhibitors * patients with advanced solid tumors that harbour RET gene abnormalities (other than NSCLC patients with primary RET gene fusions) and has failed all the available therapeutic options * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0-2 * Measurable disease as determined by RECIST 1.1 * If patient has brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases,(s)he should have: * asymptomatic untreated brain/leptomeningeal metastases off steroids and anticonvulsant for at least 7 days or * asymptomatic brain metastases already treated with local therapy and be clinically stable on steroids and anticonvulsant for at least 7 days before study drug administration. * Adequate hematopoietic, hepatic and renal function Exclusion Criteria: Common exclusion criteria for Phase 1 and Phase 2 * Investigational agents or anticancer therapy within 5 half-lives prior to the first dose of study drug * Major surgery (excluding placement of vascular access) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug or planned major surgery during the course of study treatment. * Whole Brain Radiotherapy within 14 days or other palliative radiotherapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug, or persisting side effects of such therapy, in the opinion of the Investigator. * Clinically significant, uncontrolled, cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to Day 1 of Cycle 1, unstable angina pectoris, significant valvular or pericardial disease, history of ventricular tachycardia, symptomatic Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV, and severe uncontrolled arterial hypertension, according to the Investigator's opinion. * QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \>470 msec; personal or family history of prolonged QT syndrome or history of Torsades de pointes (TdP). History of risk factors for TdP * Treatment with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors within 1 week prior to the first dose of study drug or strong CYP3A4 inducers within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. Phase I Dose-Expansion - and Phase II specific exclusion criteria: * Presence of known EGFR, KRAS, ALK, HER2, ROS1, BRAF and METex14 activating mutations.
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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
20 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aichi Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAichi, Japan
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Cabrini Hospital
RECRUITINGMalvern, Australia
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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
TERMINATEDOrange, California, 92868-3298, United States
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GenesisCare North Shore
RECRUITINGSaint Leonards, Australia
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Henry Ford Hospital
TERMINATEDDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Kanagawa Cancer Center
RECRUITINGKanagawa, Japan
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Kansai Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGHirakata-shi, Osaka, Japan
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Kindai University Hospital
RECRUITINGOsaka, Japan
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Kurashiki Central Hospital
RECRUITINGOkayama, Japan
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Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
TERMINATEDNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Linear Clinical Research
RECRUITINGNedlands, Australia
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Massachusetts General Hospital
TERMINATEDBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
TERMINATEDNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGChuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, Chiba, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Japan
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Okayama University Hospital
RECRUITINGOkayama, Okayama-ken, Japan
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOsaka, Osaka, Japan
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START Midwest - Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan
TERMINATEDGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Shizuoka Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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Stanford Cancer Center
TERMINATEDStanford, California, 94305-5826, United States
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The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
RECRUITINGKoto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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The Sarah Cannon Research Institute/Tennessee Oncology
TERMINATEDNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
TERMINATEDHouston, Texas, 77030-4009, United States
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Tohoku University Hospital
RECRUITINGSendai, Miyagi, Japan
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