Evaluating a new oral drug for advanced solid tumors
Official title: A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-escalation and Dose-Expansion Study Evaluating AO-252, a Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitor of TACC3, in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors With or Without Brain Metastases
Run by A2A Pharmaceuticals Inc. · NCT06136884 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new oral drug called AO-252 to see if it can safely help people with advanced solid tumors, like triple negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and endometrial cancer, who haven't had success with other treatments.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 86 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | A2A Pharmaceuticals Inc. Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, Radiation, prednisone |
| Locations | 6 sites (Detroit, Michigan and 5 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 2, 2023 |
| Main results expected | January 28, 2027 |
| Study ends | January 27, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | August 17, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06136884 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include adults with advanced triple negative breast cancer, platinum-resistant high-grade serous ovarian cancer, or serous endometrial cancer who have experienced treatment failure.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with early-stage cancers or those who have not yet undergone systemic chemotherapy 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 aims to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the oral drug AO-252 in patients with advanced solid tumors, specifically targeting triple negative breast cancer, high-grade serous ovarian cancer, and endometrial cancer. It will determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) while also examining pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary anti-tumor activity. Participants will receive AO-252 as a monotherapy, and the study will focus on those who have not responded to previous treatments.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a new treatment option for patients with advanced solid tumors that are difficult to treat.
How similar studies have gone: While this approach is novel, similar studies targeting advanced solid tumors have shown promise in the past.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults ≥ 18 years of age. 2. Patient has histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic or locally advanced unresectable solid tumors with TP53 mutation/loss and with/without brain metastasis. Patients must have relapsed/be refractory to at least 1 line of systemic therapy in the metastatic setting (excluding melanoma). 3. Prostate cancer: 1. mCRPC with histologic confirmation of adenocarcinoma. mCRPC with neuroendocrine features or mixed histology are excluded 2. Patients will be enrolled irrespective of the TP53 status 3. Participant must have prostate specific antigen (PSA) of ≥ 2 ng/mL 4. Is surgically or medically castrated, with testosterone levels of less than 50 ng/dL 5. Patients who progressed on at least 1 prior novel androgen receptor AR-targeted therapy (that is, abiraterone acetate, apalutamide, enzalutamide, darolutamide), and or at least 1 prior systemic chemotherapy (e.g., docetaxel) 4. Solid tumors with brain metastasis: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic or locally advanced unresectable solid tumors excluding melanoma with TP53 mutation/loss and tumor must have relapsed/be refractory to at least 1 line of systemic therapy. Untreated brain metastases not requiring immediate local CNS therapy 2. Previously treated brain metastases with progression of previous lesions or new lesions, but not requiring immediate local CNS therapy 3. At least one measurable untreated brain lesion ≥0.5 cm and \<3.0 cm in the longest axis 4. Prior SRS radiosurgery (must be completed within 7 days of study treatment initiation) is allowed as long as the previous treatment volume does not overlap with the current targets. 5. Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 criteria. For mCRPC patients, tumor response will be evaluated using RECIST version 1.1 (soft tissue) and PCWG-3 criteria (bone) and efficacy endpoints will also include radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), PSA50 response and PSA progression 6. Adequate bone marrow reserve, cardiac, liver, and renal function: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3 2. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 3. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL 4. Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for patients with total bilirubin levels \>1.5 × ULN 5. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (≤ 5 × ULN if liver metastases are present) 6. INR ≤ 1.5 × ULN unless patient is receiving anticoagulant therapy and PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants 7. Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min (by Cockroft Gault formula). 7. Female patients of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and use at least 1 form of acceptable birth control method listed below as approved by the Investigator before initiating study treatment and for 3 months after the last dose of study drug. 1. Sterilization 2. Any hormonal contraceptives (non-CYP 3A4 inhibitors) associated with inhibition of ovulation 3. IUD (intrauterine device) or intrauterine hormone releasing system 8. Male patients must be sterilized or use a form of barrier contraception, such as condoms with spermicide, during the study and for 3 months after the last dose of study drug. 9. Life expectancy of ≥ 3 months. 10. Ability to provide written informed consent. 11. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with symptomatic brain metastases requiring treatment and/or leptomeningeal disease 2. Patients with a previous history of another malignancy (other than cured basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cured in-situ carcinoma) within 3 years of study entry. 3. Patients with uncontrolled pleural effusions, pericardial effusion, or ascites that do not resolve. 4. Patients with gastrointestinal tract disease causing the inability to take oral medication (e.g., swallowing difficulties, malabsorption syndromes, extensive small bowel resection \[\> 100cm\], gastric bypass surgery). 5. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients or any patient with child-bearing potential not using adequate contraception. 6. Known human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (excluding cured HBV and/or cured HCV infection). 7. Presence of any serious concomitant systemic disorders incompatible with the study in the opinion of the Investigator (e.g., uncontrolled congestive heart failure, active infection). 8. Radiation therapy to \> 30% of bone marrow within 3 months before study entry. 9. Patients with clinically significant autoimmune disease, either currently present of present within 2 years, including a current requirement for systemic immunosuppressive therapy equivalent to \> 10 mg/prednisone daily (local immunosuppressive therapy such as inhaled or topical corticosteroids is allowed). 11\. Patients with abnormal or clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality, including but not limited to a confirmed corrected QT interval using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 470 msec. 12\. Patient has received systemic anticancer therapy within 3 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter. 13\. Patients must have recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline. 14\. Any of the following conditions (on-study testing is not required): a. Known HIV-infected patients unless on effective anti-retroviral therapy with an undetectable viral load within 6 months and no opportunistic infection within the past 12 months, or b. Known or suspected hepatitis B if active infection (patients with chronic hepatitis B infection must have an undetectable HBV viral load on suppressive therapy, if indicated; positive surface antibody alone is not an exclusion), or c. Known or suspected hepatitis C infection that has not been treated and cured unless currently on treatment with an undetectable viral load. 15\. Administration of strong or moderate cytochrome (CYP) 3A4 inhibitors and inducers within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to the administration of study drug.
Where it's running
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Oklahoma Univeristy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Recruiting -
Hollings Cancer Center - MUSC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Mary Crowley Cancer Research
Dallas, Texas, United States Recruiting -
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States Recruiting -
Next Oncology -Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Robbin Frnka, Chief ClinOps Officer
- Email: rfrnka@coiledtx.com
- Phone: 2142055746
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.