Clinical Research Directory

The Added Value of Tissue or Liquid Biopsy NGS Profiling in Advanced Solid Tumor Treatment Decisions.

A total of 550 patients with metastatic solid tumors or primary CNS malignancy will be recruited on a first come first serve basis at one of the 14 participating centers : UZL, UZG, Imelda, ZAZ, AZ Klina, CHU Liège, GHdC, CHU UCL Namur, IJB, UZB, CUSL, UZA, VITAZ and Jessa Zh.. \> 500 patients with tissue available will undergo CGP centrally at UZ Leuven (Roche AVENIO Tumor Tissue CGP kits, Novaseq platform). \> 50 patients without tissue available will undergo liquid biopsy testing at Foundation Medicine (FoundationOne Liquid CDx). The sequencing data generated by UZ Leuven laboratory will then be further analysed (secondary and tertiary analysis) by one of the eight laboratories participating in the study: UZL, UZG, IJB, CUSL, IPG, UZA, Jessa zh. and CHU Liège.

Tislelizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab and Capecitabine in Advanced Solid Tumors With Evaluation in Immunotherapy-Resistant and Central Nervous System Disease

This study is designed to establish the safety of the combination of PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab, an anti-angiogenic agent bevacizumab and a chemotherapeutic agent capecitabine, in a phase Ib setting and to evaluate preliminary efficacy in selected expansion cohorts, including PD-L1-negative metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and patients with active CNS disease. A sequential approach to cohort expansion will allow further evaluation in hormone receptor positive (HR+), HER2 negative (HER2-) disease if a signal of activity is observed in PD-L1 negative TNBC.

Early-phase Trial to Assess the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of BNT3214 in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors

This study is the first time the drug BNT3214 (also referred to as PM8102) will be tested in people. It is designed to find out if the drug is safe and how well it works for adults with advanced solid tumors. The study will have three parts. The first two parts (Parts A and B) will focus on testing different amounts of BNT3214 to figure out the best and safest dose. The third part (Part C) will test selected doses of BNT3214 in multiple types of cancer.

The EASE Study: Randomized Trial of a Novel Approach to Addressing Fear of Progression in Advanced Cancer

Precision oncology has led to a growing population of adults with advanced cancer living increasingly longer lives in the face of profound uncertainty about the future, with over half reporting moderate to high fear of cancer progression (FoP). These fears are associated with anxiety and depression, over-use of healthcare, physical symptom burden, higher treatment regret, fatigue, and, in many studies, poorer quality of life. Moreover, FoP is strongly correlated with cancer-related trauma symptoms-physical hyperarousal, intrusiveness of cancer thoughts/images, and avoidance of cancer-related thoughts and feelings, suggesting overlapping symptoms. While behavioral interventions exist to target fear of recurrence in early-stage cancer survivors, there is a dearth of behavioral interventions to address FoP or cancer-related trauma symptoms in adults with advanced cancer, and no known published randomized trials of such interventions in the United States. In addition, cutting-edge developments for the treatment of trauma in general populations have not been adapted to cancer populations. To address these critical gaps, we adapted a cutting-edge behavioral treatment for trauma to reduce FoP and cancer-related trauma symptoms among adults with advanced cancer. The intervention, titled EASE, is based on written exposure therapy, an efficacious approach for reducing trauma symptoms in general populations that is better accepted and far briefer than other gold-standard approaches. EASE adapts this approach to help advanced cancer patients with elevated FoP and cancer-related trauma symptoms reduce their fear of the future by using written exposure focused on their future worst-case scenario with cancer. Informed by the NIH stage model, we evaluated EASE delivered by telehealth in an open pilot trial for 29 adults with late-stage cancer and elevated FoP and cancer-related trauma symptoms. Pilot findings show strong acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy potential. We now propose to conduct the first randomized trial of EASE, and, thus, first known randomized trial in the United States of a behavioral intervention for FoP and cancer-related trauma symptoms among adults with advanced cancer. This 2-arm trial (N=250) will compare EASE delivered by telehealth with Usual Care (UC). We aim to compare EASE to UC on FoP and cancer-related trauma symptoms (primary outcomes) and anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and quality of life, at post-intervention (Aim 1) and follow-up (Aim 2). We will evaluate mechanisms for EASE relative to UC (Aim 3). Offering EASE in both English and Spanish, and by telehealth, increases access. Simple content increases scalability. Rigorous evaluation of EASE has the potential to provide a paradigm-shifting intervention ready for dissemination and to inform evidence-based care guidelines for distressed adults with advanced cancer.

Study With ABBV-CLS-484 in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Tumors

The study will assess the safety, PK, PD, and preliminary efficacy of ABBV-CLS-484 as monotherapy and in combination with a PD-1 targeting agent or with a or a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). The trial aims to establish a safe, tolerable, and efficacious dose of ABBV-CLS-484 as monotherapy and in combination. The study will be conducted in three parts. Part 1 Monotherapy Dose Escalation, Part 2 Combination Dose Escalation and Part 3 Dose Expansion (Monotherapy and Combination therapy). Part 1, ABBV-CLS-484 will be administered alone in escalating dose levels to eligible subjects who have advanced solid tumors. Part 2, ABBV-CLS-484 will be administered at escalating dose levels in combination with a PD-1 targeting agent or with a VEGFR TKI to eligible subjects who have advanced solid tumors. Part 3, ABBV-CLS-484 will be administered alone as a monotherapy at the determined recommended dose in subjects with locally advanced or metastatic, relapsed or refractory head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). ABBV-CLS-484 will also be administered at the determined recommended dose in combination with a PD-1 targeting or with a VEGFR TKI agent in subjects with locally advanced or metastatic, HNSCC, NSCLC, MSI-H tumors refractory to PD-1/PD-L1, and advanced ccRCC.

A Phase Ib Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of HC010 Combinations in Advanced Solid Tumors

Phase Ib study to evaluate the tolerability, safety, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of HC010 in combination with chemotherapy regimens in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer and determine the recommended dose for subsequent studies.

A Study to Evaluate Safety, PK and Efficacy of GH55 in Combination With GH21 in Patients With Solid Tumors

GH55 Capsule is a novel, highly selective small molecule dual mechanism ERK1/2 inhibitor. GH21 Capsule is a potent, orally active human SHP2 allosteric inhibitor. The combination of an ERK1/2 inhibitor and an SHP2 inhibitor achieves a dual effect: synergistic upstream and downstream blockade of the aberrantly activated RTK MAPK signaling pathway, as well as complementation of resistance mechanisms. This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of GH55 Capsule in combination with GH21 Capsule in patients with advanced solid tumors with aberrantly activated MAPK signaling pathway, and investigate the efficacy of this combination regimen in the same patient population.

Phase II Study of LM-24C5

This study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the LM-24C5 in combination with other therapies in subjects with CEACAM5-positive advanced solid tumor

A Phase Ib Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of HC010 Combined With Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer

Phase Ib study to evaluate the tolerability, safety, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of HC010 in combination with chemotherapy regimens in patients with advanced lung cancer and determine the recommended dose for subsequent studies.

X-ray Psoralen Activated Cancer Therapy in Head and Neck, Breast, Sarcoma and Melanoma

In this Phase I trial for subjects with advanced head \& neck cancer, breast cancer, soft tissue sarcoma or melanoma all subjects will receive open label X-PACT treatment as a intra-tumoral injection. The primary objective will be to establish the safety of X-PACT when dosed with 5 intra-tumoral injections of the combination product (the phosphor device and methoxsalen sterile solution and subsequently exposing the tumor to X-ray energy) over a period of 6 weeks (on day D1, D3 and D5 of Week 1, on D1 of Week 2, and a booster on D1 of Week 6). After the week 8 tumor assessment subjects demonstrating stable disease, partial response or unconfirmed progression assessed by iRecist, will be eligible to receive two additional booster treatments 4-6 weeks apart. Treatment will be considered safe provided ≤ 2 out of 12 patients experience a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) during the 6 weeks after the first intra-tumoral injection. Two expansion cohorts have been added to the study. One for TNBC and one for soft tissue sarcoma. 16 additional subjects will be added in each of the expansion cohorts.

Trastuzumab Rezetecan in Advanced Solid Tumors Refractory to Standard Therapies

This study is a single-center, multi-cohort, phase II clinical trial. Eligible patients with HER2-positive advanced solid tumors were enrolled after providing informed consent. A total of 90 patients were allocated into three cohorts (30 patients each): those with Extramammary Paget's Disease (EMPD), rare solid tumors, or urothelial carcinoma, who had experienced failure of standard treatment or for whom no standard treatment was available. The participant recruitment period was 12 months, and the follow-up duration was 12 months. All patients received Trastuzumab Rezetecan (SHR-A1811) at a dose of 4.8 mg/kg administered every three weeks (q3w). They were followed until disease progression, withdrawal from the study, loss to follow-up, or death, whichever occurred first. Tumor response was assessed radiologically every 6 weeks during treatment. Safety follow-up was conducted 30 days after the last dose, followed by survival follow-up every 3 months thereafter.

A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of GH2616 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumor.

GH2616 is a potent and selective inhibitor targeting KIF18A, exhibiting distinct and superior anticancer properties compared to other cell cycle and anti-mitotic drug targets, with significant inhibitory effects on TP53 mutant and WGD (whole genome doubling) or CIN (chromosomal instability) tumors. GH2616 regulates chromosome distribution and alignment, prolongs mitotic duration, and activates the spindle assembly checkpoint by inhibiting KIF18A activity, thereby arresting mitosis at the G2/M phase, inducing mitotic catastrophe, and ultimately achieving tumor suppression. This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of GH2616 in patients with advanced solid tumors, and determine its dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), maximum tolerated dose (MTD), and/or recommended phase II dose (RP2D).

Phase I Clinical Study of YK1101 Injection for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors

A single-arm, open-label, dose exploratory study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of autologous humanized anti-MAGE-A4 T cell receptor-engineered T cell (TCR-T) in advanced solid tumors.