Oral drug VT3989 takes on chemo in mesothelioma survival test
NCT ID NCT07824986
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are comparing an experimental oral drug called VT3989 with standard chemotherapy drugs gemcitabine or vinorelbine in adults with advanced epithelioid pleural mesothelioma. All participants have already received platinum-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy, and their cancer has progressed. The trial aims to see if VT3989 helps people live longer than the usual chemotherapy options. About 350 people will join this Phase 3 study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VT3989, an experimental oral drug
- What this could lead to
- If VT3989 works, it could offer a new oral option for people with advanced epithelioid mesothelioma whose cancer worsened after standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, so the drug's benefit is not yet proven. VT3989 may not extend survival better than gemcitabine or vinorelbine, and it can cause side effects that limit its use.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, age 18 years or older at informed consent. * Pathologically confirmed advanced epithelioid pleural mesothelioma previously treated with platinum-based systemic chemotherapy and immunotherapy, given sequentially or concurrently. * Radiologically measurable disease by modified RECIST v1.1 or RECIST v1.1. * ECOG: 0-1. * Adequate organ functions, including the liver, kidneys, and hematopoietic system. Exclusion Criteria: * Active brain metastases or primary CNS (central nervous system) tumors. * History of leptomeningeal metastases * Active or chronic, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy * Known HIV positive or active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease and prior exposure to cardiotoxic agents * Corrected QT (QTcF) interval \> 470 msec (using Fridericia's correction formula). * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding * Non-pleural mesothelioma at initial diagnosis or an aggressive histologic type such as sarcomatoid or biphasic mesothelioma. * Prior treatment with a TEAD inhibitor, including VT3989 or another agent targeting the same molecular pathway. * Prior receipt of both comparator treatments, gemcitabine and vinorelbine, alone or in combination, or known hypersensitivity to both. A participant who received only one comparator may enroll but must not be assigned to that same comparator.
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Conditions
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