Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

DEG6498 for people with advanced solid tumors

Official title: A First in Human Phase 1 Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of DEG6498 in Patients With Solid Tumors

Run by Degron Therapeutics Co. · NCT07244835 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This Phase 1 study will try once-daily oral DEG6498 in adults with advanced solid tumors, including BRAF-mutant cancers and liver cancer, who have no standard treatment to see if it is safe and shows signs of anti-tumor activity.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment100 (estimated)
SponsorDegron Therapeutics Co.
Industry-sponsored
Locations3 sites (Beijing, Beijing Municipality and 2 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedNovember 13, 2025
Main results expectedDecember 2028
Study endsDecember 2028
Registry record updatedJune 30, 2026
Trial IDNCT07244835 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults aged 18 or older with advanced solid tumors who have exhausted standard therapies or have no available standard treatment, and who meet the study's safety and contraception requirements, are the intended candidates.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage or readily treatable cancers, those who can receive effective standard therapies, pregnant or breastfeeding individuals, or those unable to take oral medication are unlikely to benefit from this trial.

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

What this trial studies

This is a first-in-human, multi-center, open-label Phase 1 trial with two parts: a dose-escalation phase to determine the maximum tolerated dose and recommended Phase 2 dose, followed by a dose-expansion phase focusing on BRAF-mutant tumors and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Participants will take DEG6498 orally once a day and undergo regular safety monitoring, blood sampling for pharmacokinetics (PK), and tumor assessments. The study will record adverse events, dose-limiting toxicities, and any tumor responses to characterize safety and preliminary efficacy. Data from both parts will guide dose selection and further clinical development.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, DEG6498 could become a new oral treatment option that controls tumor growth for patients with BRAF-mutant cancers or hepatocellular carcinoma who lack effective standard therapies.

How similar studies have gone: Other targeted oral agents have shown benefit in some BRAF-mutant tumors and select liver cancers, but DEG6498 is a first-in-human agent and its safety and efficacy are not yet proven.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent for the study prior to the performance of any study-specific procedures
2. Male and female older than or equal to 18 years of age at the time signing the informed consent form (ICF)
3. If female, must be postmenopausal, or surgically sterile, or agree to highly effective contraceptive measures to prevent pregnancy throughout treatment period and within 30 days of last study drug treatment
4. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have 2 negative pregnancy tests (1 serum test required) as verified by the investigator prior to starting study drug
5. If male, must agree to inform and ensure their female partners to use highly effective contraception measures to prevent pregnancy, and to refrain from donating sperm while on study drug and for at least 30 days following DEG6498 discontinuation
6. Patients with advanced solid tumors, who have failed standard therapies, or for whom no standard therapy exists

   1. Part 1: Advanced solid tumor patients
   2. Part 2: Patients with BRAF mutation positive tumors and HCC
7. Presence of at least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1 .
8. Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participant has a significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the participant from participating in the study, puts the participant at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study
2. Participant has a condition that confounds the ability for interpret data from the study
3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
4. Active or concurrent malignancy requiring treatment (including both systemic therapy and radiotherapy) within 14 days or 5 half lives (whichever is shorter) prior to the first dose of study drug, or received antibody therapy within 28 days
5. Symptomatic CNS metastases which are neurologically unstable, or CNS metastases requiring local CNS directed therapy, or increasing doses of corticosteroids within 2 weeks of first dose of study treatment.
6. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
7. Known active or chronic infection that requires systemic therapy within 2 weeks of first dose of study drug
8. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or active HBV or HCV infection.

Where it's running

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Beijing GoBroad Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting

Study contacts

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

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.
Browse more
Last reviewed 2026-11-14 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.