New drug YL201 enters human trials for Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT05434234
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called YL201 in people with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The trial has two parts: first, finding a safe dose, then testing that dose in more patients with specific cancer types. YL201 is given by IV every three weeks, sometimes combined with another cancer drug called atezolizumab. The goal is to see if it is safe and can shrink tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- YL201 (a drug given by IV infusion every 3 weeks, alone or with atezolizumab)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early, first-in-human study, so safety and effectiveness are not yet known. The drug may cause side effects or not shrink tumors as hoped.
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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 312 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
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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: * Informed of the trial before the start of the trial and voluntarily sign their name and date on the ICF * Aged ≥18 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0 or 1 * Adequate organ and bone marrow function * Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective form of contraception and not donate, or retrieve for their own use, ova from the time of screening and throughout the study period, and for at least 5 months after the last dose of atezolizumab or 6 months after the last dose of YL201, whichever is later. Male patients must agree to use a highly effective form of contraception and not freeze or donate sperm from the time of screening and throughout the study period, and for at least 6 months after the last dose of YL201. * Life expectancy of ≥3 months * Able and willing to comply with protocol visits and procedures * Have at least 1 evaluable tumor lesion according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. * Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of an advanced solid tumor (SCLC, mCRPC, ESCC and NSCLC are preferred) for which standard treatment had proven to be ineffective or intolerable, or no standard treatment is available. For ES-SCLC patients in Arm C: no prior anti-cancer treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (noninterventional) clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study * Prior systemic anticancer treatment including chemotherapy, molecular -targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, or biological therapy within 3 weeks before the first dose of study drug (use of oral fluorouracil \[eg, tegafur and capecitabine\] or small molecular-targeted therapy within 2 weeks or 5 half-life periods \[whichever is shorter\]before the first dose; use of mitomycin or nitrosoureas within 6 weeks before the first dose; use of herbal medicine with antitumor indications or nonspecific immunomodulators \[eg, thymosin, interferon, and interleukin\] within 2 weeks before the first dose). * Prior radiation therapy, including palliative stereotactic radiation with abdominal, within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug (if palliative stereotactic radiation therapy without abdominal, within 2 weeks) * Undergone major surgery (not including diagnostic surgery) within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug or expect major surgery during the study * Undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) before the first dose of study drug, or autologous HSCT within 3 months before the first dose of study drug * Received systemic steroids (\>10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent) or other immunosuppressive therapy within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug. Received any live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug or intend to receive a live vaccine during the study * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Active HBV is defined as hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, and HBV DNA level above ULN at the study site; active HCV is defined as positive hepatitis C antibody and HCV RNA level above ULN at the study site * Unresolved toxicities from previous anticancer therapy, defined as toxicities (other than alopecia and pigmentation) not yet resolved to NCI CTCAE Grade ≤1, baseline, or the level specified in the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Patients with chronic Grade 2 toxicities who are asymptomatic or adequately managed with stable medication may be enrolled after discussion with the sponsor * A history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to the drug substances, inactive ingredients in the drug product, or other mAbs * Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant as confirmed by pregnancy tests performed within 7 days before the first dose
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
43 sites in 5 countries. 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
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Study contacts
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Locations
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RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093-0698, United States
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RECRUITINGFair Oaks, California, 95628, United States
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RECRUITINGLone Tree, Colorado, 80124, United States
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RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48292, United States
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RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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RECRUITINGSanta Fe, New Mexico, 87505-699, United States
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RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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RECRUITINGIrving, Texas, 75039, United States
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RECRUITINGTyler, Texas, 75701, United States
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RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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RECRUITINGSpokane, Washington, 99208, United States
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RECRUITINGTacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
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RECRUITINGKelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 1E2, Canada
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RECRUITINGBrampton, Ontario, L6R 3J7, Canada
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RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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COMPLETEDGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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COMPLETEDZhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France
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RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75248, France
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RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86021, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44800, France
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RECRUITINGSuresnes, 92150, France
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona, 08023, Spain
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28050, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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RECRUITINGMoncloa-Aravaca, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeganés, Madrid, 28911, Spain
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RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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RECRUITINGPozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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RECRUITINGUsera, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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RECRUITINGValencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain
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RECRUITINGOtwock, 05-400, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoznan, 60-569, Poland
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