ADCX-020 treatment for advanced or metastatic solid tumors

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

Phase 1 Interventional Adcytherix SAS · NCT07238075

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
Enrollment290 (estimated)
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
SponsorAdcytherix SAS Industry-sponsored
Locations4 sites (Sydney, New South Wales and 3 other locations)
Trial IDNCT07238075 on ClinicalTrials.gov

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.

Who should consider this trial

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.

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.

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 performed: 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.

Eligibility criteria

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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 this trial is running

Sydney, New South Wales and 3 other locations

Study contacts

How to participate

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Conditions Advanced MalignancyAdvanced Solid CancersMetastatic Solid TumorsAntibody Drug ConjugateAntineoplastic AgentsMonoclonal AntibodiesNeoplasmsResponse Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
Last reviewed 2026-06-09 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.