Clinical trial Recruiting at 47 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Assessing the safety and effects of Azirkitug in cancer patients

Official title: A Global First-in-Human Study in NSCLC, HNSCC, and Solid Tumors With Azirkitug as a Single Agent and in Combination(s) With Budigalimab, Bevacizumab, or Telisotuzumab Adizutecan

Run by AbbVie · NCT05005403 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new cancer drug called Azirkitug to see how safe it is and how well it works for adults with certain types of lung and head and neck cancers.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment694 (estimated)
SponsorAbbVie
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy, budigalimab, bevacizumab, telisotuzumab
Locations48 sites (Duarte, California and 47 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedNovember 1, 2021
Main results expectedJuly 2027
Study endsJuly 2027
Registry record updatedJune 23, 2026
Trial IDNCT05005403 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults with advanced or metastatic NSCLC, HNSCC, or other specified solid tumors who have progressed on standard treatments.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage cancer or those who have not yet received standard treatment may not benefit from this study.

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

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the safety and pharmacokinetics of Azirkitug (ABBV-514) in adult patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), and other solid tumors. Participants will receive Azirkitug either alone or in combination with Budigalimab or Bevacizumab, with the aim of determining the maximum-tolerated dose. The study involves grouping participants into treatment arms based on the dosage they receive. The focus is on understanding adverse events and how the drug is processed in the body.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide new treatment options for patients with advanced solid tumors.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promise with similar investigational approaches, but the specific combination of drugs in this study is novel.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Pre Treatment biopsy or archive tissue within 6 months without intervening treatment
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of \<= 0 or 1 and a life expectancy of \>= 3 months.
* Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)
* Laboratory values meeting criteria outlined in the protocol
* NSCLC - Advanced or metastatic progressed on standard of care (SOC) including chemotherapy and prior anti-PD-(L)1 antibody (separately or in combination). Actionable gene alterations are eligible if failed targeted therapeutic options.
* HSNCC - Advanced/metastatic progressed on platinum and PD-1/PD-LI in recurrent or metastatic setting.
* Micro Satellite Stable Colorectal Cancer (MSS-CRC) - Progressed on Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan, a fluoropyrimidine, anti-EGFR, VEGF or VEGFR therapies, BRAFV600E or HER2, other targetable mutations targeted with locally approved therapy, TAS-102, Regorafenib and not MSI-h or MMR-deficient
* Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction adenocarcinoma (GEA) - Advanced/metastatic progressed on at least 1 prior cytotoxic chemotherapeutic regimen and if applicable immune checkpoint inhibitor and/or HER2 therapy
* High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (HGSOC) - Progressed serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer post SOC and not eligible for surgical resection. Platinum resistant cannot have \>5 lines of prior therapy.
* Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) - Advanced/metastatic progressed after SOC. Includes adenosquamous carcinoma and post-Whipple.
* Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) - Progressed after 1 or 2 systemic therapy that must have included taxane and treatment naïve to immunotherapy targeting T-cell co-stimulation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) - Excludes neuroendocrine or acinar pancreatic carcinoma and participants with coagulopathy or at risk of or history of Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)/PE
* No major surgery within 28 days prior to dosing
* No active autoimmune/immunodeficiency disease with limited exceptions
* Combination treatment excludes participants treated with anti-programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1)/Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) who had immune mediated toxicity G3 or greater, interstitial lung disease, or hypersensitivity Combination treatment may also require no significant cardiac deficiencies and/or events
* Pregnancy
* Excluded medications include anticancer therapy within 5 half-live or 28 days (whichever is shorter), agent targeting Chemokine Receptor (CCR)8, live vaccines, immunosuppressive medication with limited exceptions

Where it's running

  • City of Hope National Medical Center /ID# 276272
    Duarte, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • City of Hope - Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center /ID# 278589
    Irvine, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center /ID# 279603
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System /ID# 251750
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 276271
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Inc /ID# 232593
    Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Community Health Network, Inc. /ID# 243011
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • Norton Cancer Institute /ID# 248903
    Louisville, Kentucky, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Midwest /ID# 248685
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank /ID# 276200
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Nebraska Cancer Specialists - Omaha - Wright Street /ID# 247399
    Omaha, Nebraska, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke Cancer Institute /ID# 276267
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute /ID# 232597
    Huntersville, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology Austin /ID# 243005
    Austin, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center /ID# 270059
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Next Oncology Dallas /ID# 276254
    Irving, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology /ID# 243007
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) /ID# 276268
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Start Mountain Region /ID# 276270
    West Valley City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax /ID# 232592
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre /ID# 276206
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre /ID# 276275
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) /ID# 276274
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Shamir Medical Center /ID# 276238
    Beer Ya'akov, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Meir Medical Center /ID# 277327
    Kefar Sava, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Rabin Medical Center. /ID# 250497
    Petah Tikva, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 238332
    Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center /ID# 276591
    Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Rambam Health Care Campus /ID# 238333
    Haifa, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center /ID# 276244
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 252287
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Aichi Cancer Center Hospital /ID# 250405
    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital East /ID# 238840
    Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Kobe University Hospital /ID# 250409
    Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Kansai Medical University Hospital /ID# 276805
    Hirakata-shi, Osaka, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Shizuoka Cancer Center /ID# 250408
    Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital /ID# 238372
    Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center /ID# 252290
    Goyang-si, Gyeonggido, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • CHA Bundang Medical Center /ID# 252291
    Seongnam, Gyeonggido, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Yonsei University Health System Severance Hospital /ID# 252288
    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Asan Medical Center /ID# 252289
    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Marys Hospital /ID# 252867
    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital /ID# 252449
    New Taipei City, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital /ID# 252262
    Tainan, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • National Taiwan University Hospital /ID# 251894
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • Taipei Medical University Hospital /ID# 252450
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • Tri-Service General Hospital /ID# 252263
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • Wakayama Medical University Hospital /ID# 276806
    Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
    Completed

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