New hope for Hard-to-Treat GI cancers? phase II trial launches
NCT ID NCT06008054
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase II study is testing whether a new drug called SI-B003, alone or combined with BL-B01D1 or a PD-1 antibody, can shrink tumors in people with advanced esophageal, gastric, or colorectal cancer. About 376 participants will receive the treatments intravenously every three weeks. The goal is to see how well the drugs work and if they are safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SI-B003 (a drug), BL-B01D1 (also called iza-bren or izalontamab brengitecan), and a PD-1 monoclonal antibody
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward new treatment options for people with advanced gastrointestinal cancers that are hard to treat.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with no guarantee of success. The treatments may cause side effects or not shrink tumors as hoped.
Why investors are watching
Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical is running a phase II trial testing its drug SI-B003 alone and in combination with BL-B01D1 against several gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancer. For a small publicly traded company, this readout matters because it will show whether the combination works better than the single drug, which could define the company's pipeline value.
If it works: A positive result could show that the combination therapy controls tumors in patients who have limited options, potentially leading to larger trials or partnerships. That outcome would strengthen the company's position in the cancer drug market.
If it fails: Phase II trials often fail to show enough benefit, and a negative or unclear result could set the program back and reduce investor confidence. Delays in enrollment or safety issues could also slow progress, and the company has no guarantee of success.
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 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 376 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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. Sign the informed consent form voluntarily and follow the protocol requirements; 2. Gender is not limited; 3. Age: ≥18 years old and ≤75 years old; 4. Expected survival time ≥3 months; 5. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal tumors; 6. Agreed to provide primary tumors or metastases 2 years archive of tumor tissue samples or fresh tissue samples; 7. At least one measurable lesion meeting the RECIST v1.1 definition was required; 8. ECOG 0 or 1; 9. The toxicity of previous antineoplastic therapy has returned to ≤ grade 1 as defined by NCI-CTCAE v5.0; 10. No severe cardiac dysfunction, left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%; 11. No blood transfusion, no use of cell growth factors and/or platelet-raising drugs within 14 days before screening, and organ function levels must meet the criteria; 12. Blood coagulation function: international standardization ratio of 1.5 or less, and the part activated clotting time live enzymes ULN 1.5 or less; 13. Urinary protein ≤2+ or ≤1000mg/24h; 14. For premenopausal women with childbearing potential, a pregnancy test must be performed within 7 days before starting treatment, serum or urine must be negative for pregnancy, and must be non-lactating; All enrolled patients (male or female) were advised to use adequate barrier contraception throughout the treatment cycle and for 6 months after the end of treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Antitumor therapy such as chemotherapy or biological therapy was used within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives before the first dose in this study; Mitomycin and nitrosoureas were administered within 6 weeks before the first dose; Oral drugs such as fluorouracil; 2. Cohort using BL-B01D1, previously treated with an ADC drug with topoisomerase I inhibitor as toxin; Immunomodulatory drugs were administered within 2 weeks before the first dose in this study; 3. Systemic corticosteroids were required within 2 weeks before the first dose of the study; 4. Had received immunotherapy and developed grade ≥3 irAE or grade ≥2 immune-related myocarditis according to the CSCO guidelines; 5. History of severe heart disease; 6. QT prolongation, complete left bundle branch block, III degree atrioventricular block; 7. Active autoimmune and inflammatory diseases; 8. Other malignant tumors were diagnosed within 5 years before the first dose in this study; 9. Presence of: a) poorly controlled diabetes mellitus before starting study treatment; b) poorly controlled hypertension; c) history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy; 10. Pulmonary disease defined as grade ≥3 according to CTCAE v5.0; The patient was diagnosed with grade ≥1 radiation pneumonitis according to the RTOG/EORTC definition. Patients with existing or a history of interstitial lung disease; 11. Unstable thrombotic events requiring therapeutic intervention within 6 months before screening; Infusion-related thrombosis was excluded; 12. Patients with unstable pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, ascites and other serous cavity effusion; 13. Patients with active central nervous system metastasis; 14. Patients with a history of allergy to recombinant humanized antibody or human-mouse chimeric antibody or to any ingredient of BL-B01D1 or SI-B003; 15. Prior organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT); 16. Human immunodeficiency virus antibody positive, active tuberculosis, active hepatitis B virus infection or hepatitis C virus infection; 17. Active infections requiring systemic therapy, such as severe pneumonia, bacteremia, sepsis, etc; 18. Enrolled in another clinical trial within 4 weeks before the first dose of this study; 19. Patients who received live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose; 20. Patients with a history of mental illness or drug abuse who are unable to cooperate with clinical trial requirements; 21. The investigator did not consider it appropriate to apply other criteria for participation in the trial.
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Locations
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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