Clinical trial Recruiting at 10 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

CBI-1214 T-cell engager for advanced MSS/MSI-L colorectal cancer

Official title: A Phase 1, First-in-human (FIH), Dose-Escalation and Dose-Optimization Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-tumor Activity of CBI-1214 T Cell Engager in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Microsatellite Stable (MSS)/Microsatellite Instability Low (MSI-L) Colorectal Cancer

Run by Cartography Biosciences · NCT07321106 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will test whether the experimental T-cell engager CBI-1214 is safe, reaches appropriate blood levels, and can shrink tumors in people with advanced or metastatic MSS/MSI-L colorectal cancer who have had prior treatment.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment80 (estimated)
SponsorCartography Biosciences
Industry-sponsored
Locations10 sites (Phoenix, Arizona and 9 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJanuary 15, 2026
Main results expectedApril 2029
Study endsOctober 2029
Registry record updatedAugust 26, 2026
Trial IDNCT07321106 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults with advanced or metastatic MSS/MSI-L colorectal cancer who have exhausted at least one prior standard systemic therapy and can provide tumor tissue for testing or biopsy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with MSI-High/dMMR tumors, a history of organ transplant, active interstitial lung disease, or other listed exclusionary conditions are unlikely to be eligible and would not receive benefit from participation.

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, phase 1 dose-escalation trial gives increasing doses of CBI-1214 to people with advanced or metastatic MSS/MSI-L colorectal cancer to measure safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and any anti-tumor activity. Eligible participants must have received at least one prior line of standard systemic therapy and provide an archival tumor sample or undergo a fresh biopsy. The trial excludes MSI-High/dMMR tumors and people with certain conditions such as prior solid organ transplant or active interstitial lung disease. Study procedures include regular blood sampling, imaging to track tumor response, and close monitoring for adverse events.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, CBI-1214 could offer a new immune-based treatment option for MSS/MSI-L colorectal cancers that often do not respond to current immunotherapies.

How similar studies have gone: T-cell engager therapies have shown promise in some other cancers, but using this specific agent in MSS/MSI-L colorectal cancer is novel and remains largely unproven.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

* Participant with MSS/MSI-L CRC, who has exhausted at least one prior line of standard systemic therapy for their current malignancy.
* Participant with genomic aberrations, including but not limited to BRAFV600E mutations and HER2 amplifications, for which FDA-approved targeted therapies are available, must:

  * Have received prior treatment with applicable FDA-approved targeted therapies AND
  * Either have experienced disease progression, be refractory, or be intolerant to directed molecular therapy.
* Participant able to provide archival tissue sample or fresh biopsy tissue sample

Exclusion Criteria:

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

* Participant whose CRC tumor tissues have been identified as dMMR or MSI-H
* Known history of solid organ or tissue transplant; history of interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis.
* Untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastatic disease.
* Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment within the past 2 years (participants with hormone replacement therapy for adequately controlled endocrinopathy are allowed in the study).
* History of recent infection (within 4 weeks of C1D1) considered to be caused by one of the pathogens: HSV1, HSV2, VZV, EBV, CMV, measles, Influenza A, Zika virus, Chikungunya virus, mycoplasma pneumonia, Campylobacter jejuni, or enterovirus D68.
* Known seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface antigen, or antibody to hepatitis C virus with confirmatory testing and requiring anti-viral therapy.
* History of Steven's Johnson's syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome.
* Significant medical comorbidities, including uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure \>115 mm Hg), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (greater than New York Heart Association class II), severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia, poorly controlled diabetes, severe chronic pulmonary disease, coronary angioplasty, or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening, or uncontrolled atrial or ventricular cardiac arrhythmias.
* Congenital long QT syndrome or a corrected QT interval (QTc) ≥480 ms at screening (unless secondary to pacemaker or bundle branch block).
* Active second primary malignancy within 3 years of Screening other than non-melanoma skin cancers, nonmetastatic prostate cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast

Where it's running

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • City of Hope Duarte
    Duarte, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Valkyrie Clinical Trials
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCSF
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Emory Winship Cancer Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Midwest
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    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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