New drug XMT-1660 enters first human tests for Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT05377996
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase study tests a new drug called XMT-1660 in about 319 people with advanced solid tumors, including breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. The main goals are to find the safest dose and check for side effects. Researchers will also see if the drug shrinks tumors. This is a first-in-human trial, so the main focus is safety.
Why investors are watching
Day One Biopharmaceuticals is running a first-in-human phase 1/2 trial of its drug emiltatug ledadotin (Emi-Le) in 360 people with solid tumors. For a small company, this early data will show whether the drug is safe and whether it shrinks tumors, which could determine the drug's future and the company's direction.
If it works: If the trial shows the drug controls tumors with manageable side effects, Day One could advance it to later-stage testing and build a pipeline beyond its current focus. A positive readout may also attract larger partners or licensing deals.
If it fails: Most first-in-human cancer drugs fail to show enough benefit or prove too toxic, and this trial could end early or produce weak data. A failure or delay would leave Day One with few options and could hurt its credibility with investors.
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 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- 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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Recurrent or advanced solid tumor and has disease * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 * Participants in DES must have at least one measurable disease (target) lesion as defined by RECIST version 1.1. * Tumor tissue, either archival or from a fresh tumor biopsy, available for testing or be willing to undergo a minimally invasive tumor biopsy to obtain tumor tissue for local testing, if not medically contraindicated, prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 * Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the Screening period unless obtained within 30 days prior to Screening (based on standard clinical care), if they meet either of the following criteria: 1. All participants with TNBC 2. Participants with a history of brain metastases or with neurologic symptoms or signs suspicious for brain metastases. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment with an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) containing an auristatin payload. Prior treatment with another ADC containing other payloads is allowed. * Major surgery within 28 days of starting study treatment, systemic anticancer therapy within the time period of 28 days or 5 half-lives of the prior therapy before starting study treatment (14 days or 5 half-lives for small molecule targeted therapy), whichever is less, or palliative radiation therapy to the chest within 3 months of starting study treatment or to other anatomic sites within 14 days of starting study treatment. * Diagnosis of additional malignancy that required active treatment (including surgery, systemic therapy, and radiation) within 2 years prior to screening, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the breast or of the cervix. * Untreated CNS metastases (including new and progressive brain metastases), history of leptomeningeal metastasis or carcinomatous meningitis. * Prior B7-H4 targeted treatment. * History of cirrhosis, hepatic fibrosis, esophageal or gastric varices, or other clinically significant liver diseases. * Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g. clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease) or intercurrent illness that could increase the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) or interfere with per-protocol evaluations, in the judgment of either the Sponsor or the Investigator. * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease * Active keratitis (inflammation of the cornea of the eye)
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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
26 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Avera Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89169, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Florida Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGSarasota, Florida, 34232, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 09109, United States
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Henry Ford Health Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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ICHAN School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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MD Anderson
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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NEXT Oncology Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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New York University Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Stephenson Cancer Center Oklahoma University Health
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Summit Cancer Centers
RECRUITINGSpokane, Washington, 99208, United States
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Texas Oncology, P.A.
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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UC Irvine Health-Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
RECRUITINGSanta Monica, California, 90404, United States
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UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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