Clinical trial Recruiting at 9 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

ADCX-020 treatment for advanced or metastatic solid tumors

Official title: A First-in-human, Multicenter Dose Escalation and Multiple Cohort Expansion Phase 1a/b Study to Investigate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of ADCX-020 in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Run by Adcytherix SAS · NCT07238075 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will test ADCX-020, an antibody–drug conjugate, in adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors who have run out of standard treatment options.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment290 (estimated)
SponsorAdcytherix SAS
Industry-sponsored
Locations9 sites (Sydney, New South Wales and 8 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedFebruary 23, 2026
Main results expectedJuly 31, 2029
Study endsNovember 30, 2029
Registry record updatedJune 8, 2026
Trial IDNCT07238075 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults aged 18 or older with measurable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors that progressed after standard therapies, ECOG performance status 0–1, and available tumor tissue are the intended candidates.

Probably not a fit

Patients with known hypersensitivity to exatecan or its excipients, uncontrolled significant cardiac disease, poor performance status, or (for Phase 1b) prior exposure to ADCs carrying a topoisomerase I payload may not receive benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This first-in-human, open-label Phase 1a/1b program uses dose escalation followed by dose optimization and cohort expansion to study ADCX-020 as a single agent in relapsed or refractory solid tumors. Phase 1a will escalate doses under a Dose Escalation Committee to identify the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicities while characterizing pharmacokinetics and safety. Phase 1b will optimize dosing (two or more dose levels or regimens) and expand multiple cohorts at the recommended dose under a Safety Review Committee to collect pharmacodynamics and preliminary efficacy across selected tumor types. Eligible participants must have measurable disease by RECIST v1.1, ECOG 0–1, and provide mandatory tumor tissue for testing.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, ADCX-020 could shrink tumors or control disease in patients who have exhausted approved treatment options.

How similar studies have gone: Other antibody–drug conjugates carrying topoisomerase I inhibitors (for example trastuzumab deruxtecan and sacituzumab govitecan) have shown meaningful activity in several solid tumors, but ADCX-020 is being tested here in humans for the first time.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female participants ≥ 18 years of age
* Ph1a: Locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor relapsed or PD following local standard treatments, for which no standard treatment is available
* Ph1b: Eligible patients should have only received prior lines of systemic therapy according to SoC in the advanced/metastatic setting (not counting neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment if completed \>6 months prior to recurrence)
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
* Radiologically measurable disease by RECIST v1.1
* Mandatory adequate tumor tissue sample available
* Must have recovered from all clinically relevant toxicities from previous cancer therapies (to at least Grade 1, except for alopecia)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known allergies/hypersensitivity/intolerance to or contraindication to exatecan, or any excipient
* Phase 1b: Prior antibody drug conjugate exposure with a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor payload
* Uncontrolled or significant cardiac disease including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%, myocardial infarction or uncontrolled/unstable angina
* Has clinically active central nervous system (CNS) metastases
* Has a history of lung fibrosis or non-infectious interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required steroids, has current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening
* Active corneal disease, or history of corneal disease within 12 months prior to enrollment
* Other unacceptable abnormalities, medications or procedures as defined by protocol

Where it's running

  • Macquarie University
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Blacktown Hospital
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital
    Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Tasman Oncology Research
    Southport, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Cancer Research SA
    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Linear Clinical Research
    Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
Show 3 more locations
  • START Barcelona
    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Madrid FJD
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Madrid CIOCC
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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