New pill targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with missing gene
NCT ID NCT05732831
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called TNG462 for people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific genetic deletion (MTAP). The drug is taken by mouth and aims to slow or stop tumor growth. The trial has two parts: first, finding the safest dose, and then testing that dose in more patients with certain tumor types. Up to 225 adults with tumors that have not responded to standard treatments may join.
Why investors are watching
Tango Therapeutics runs this first-in-human study of TNG462, an oral PRMT5 inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors that carry an MTAP deletion. The trial tests safety and early anti-tumor activity across dose escalation and dose expansion, so the readout gives the company its first human evidence for its lead approach. For a small public company, that evidence shapes whether the program can advance and whether partners or investors stay interested.
If it works: A positive result could support moving TNG462 into later-stage testing and draw partnership or financing interest in the MTAP-deleted tumor strategy. Early signs of anti-tumor activity in these tumor types would give the company a clinical foothold in a genetically defined patient group.
If it fails: Early-phase trials often fail on safety or show too little anti-tumor activity, and either outcome would set the program back. A delay or miss would leave a small company with fewer shots on goal and heavier reliance on outside funding.
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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 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: ≥18 years-of-age at the time of signature of the main study ICF 2. Performance status: ECOG Performance Score of 0 to 1 3. Confirmed histologic or cytologic diagnosis of a locally advanced, metastatic, and/or unresectable solid tumor 4. Prior standard therapy, as available 5. Documented bi-allelic (homozygous) deletion of MTAP in a tumor detected by next- generation sequencing or absence of MTAP protein in a tumor detected by IHC. 6. Adequate organ function/reserve per local labs 7. Adequate liver function per local labs 8. Adequate renal function per local labs 9. Negative serum pregnancy test result at screening 10. Written informed consent must be obtained according to local guidelines Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to TNG462, or its excipients or to pembrolizumab in the combination treatment arms 2. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that will limit compliance with the study requirements 3. Active infection requiring systemic therapy 4. Currently participating in or has planned participation in a study of another investigational agent or device 5. Impairment of GI function or disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral TNG462 6. Active prior or concurrent malignancy. 7. Central nervous system metastases associated with progressive neurological symptoms 8. Current active liver disease from any cause 9. Known to be HIV positive, unless all of the following criteria are met: 1. CD4+ count ≥300/μL 2. Undetectable viral load 3. Receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy 10. Clinically relevant cardiovascular disease 11. A female patient who is pregnant or lactating 12. Patient is unwilling or unable to comply with the scheduled visits, drug administration plan, laboratory tests, biopsy, or other study procedures and study restrictions 13. Patient has a prior or ongoing clinically significant illness, medical condition, surgical history, physical finding, or laboratory abnormality that, in the investigator's opinion, may affect the safety of the patient or impair the assessment of study results
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
25 sites in 3 countries. 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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CHU de Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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Carle Cancer Center
RECRUITINGUrbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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Centre Berard Leon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69373, France
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
COMPLETEDLake Mary, Florida, 32746, United States
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Grand Valley Oncology
RECRUITINGGrand Junction, Colorado, 81505, United States
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Henry Ford Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hospital HM Nou Delfos
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08023, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital de Sanchinarro
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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ICO l'Hospitalet - Hospital Duran i Reynals
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08908, Spain
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Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest - Hôpital Saint Herblain - PPDS
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44805, France
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Institute Gustav Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94805, France
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02214, United States
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Midwestern Regional Medical Center, City of Hope Chicago
RECRUITINGZion, Illinois, 60099, United States
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New York University Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Next Oncology Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Sarah Cannon Tennessee Oncology
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University Chicago Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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