Clinical trial Recruiting at 66 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up Women only

Evaluating TORL-1-23 for advanced platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Official title: Catalina-2: A Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of TORL-1-23 in Women With Advanced Platinum-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (Including Primary Peritoneal and Fallopian Tube Cancers) Expressing Claudin 6

Run by TORL Biotherapeutics, LLC · NCT06690775 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new treatment called TORL-1-23 for women with advanced ovarian cancer that doesn't respond to standard platinum-based therapies to see if it can help them.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexWomen only
Enrollment230 (estimated)
SponsorTORL Biotherapeutics, LLC
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsbevacizumab, chemotherapy
Locations66 sites (Phoenix, Arizona and 65 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedNovember 20, 2024
Main results expectedOctober 2027
Study endsDecember 2027
Registry record updatedDecember 23, 2025
Trial IDNCT06690775 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are females aged 18 and older with advanced platinum-resistant ovarian cancer that expresses CLDN6.

Probably not a fit

Patients with non-CLDN6 expressing tumors or those who are not platinum-resistant 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 Phase 2 clinical trial aims to assess the safety and efficacy of TORL-1-23 in women with advanced ovarian cancer, specifically those who are platinum-resistant. Participants must have a confirmed diagnosis of high-grade serous ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer, and their tumors must express CLDN6. The study will involve administering TORL-1-23 along with Pegfilgrastim to evaluate treatment outcomes. Tumor tissue will be tested for CLDN6 expression prior to treatment initiation.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with limited choices due to platinum resistance.

How similar studies have gone: While there have been studies targeting similar conditions, the specific approach of using TORL-1-23 in this context is novel.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all the following criteria apply:

1. Females ≥18 years of age (or the legal age of consent in the jurisdiction in which the study is taking place) at the time of signing the informed consent.
2. Participants must sign the informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol.
3. Disease Type:

   * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced (unresectable) or metastatic high grade serous ovarian, primary peritoneal (i.e, of primary origin), or fallopian tube cancer. High-grade endometrioid ovarian cancer is permitted for enrollment.
   * Participant's tumor must be positive for CLDN6 expression as defined by the CLDN6 reference laboratory assay. Tumor tissue will be required for submission for CLDN6 testing prior to Cycle 1 Day 1.
   * Participants must have platinum-resistant disease, defined as the following:
   * If participants received only 1 line of platinum-based therapy, they must have completed 4 or more cycles of platinum-containing therapy, must have achieved a CR or PR, and progressed \>3 months but ≤6 months after the last dose of platinum.
   * Participants who have received more than 1 line of platinum- based therapy must have progressed on or within 6 months after the last dose of platinum.
   * NOTE: This should be calculated from the date of the last administered dose of platinum therapy to the date of the radiographic imaging showing progression (per RECIST v1.1).
   * Participants who are platinum-refractory during front-line treatment are excluded.
   * Participants must have received at least 1 but no more than 3 prior systemic lines of anticancer therapy, and for whom single- agent therapy is appropriate as the next line of treatment. Study rules for evaluation of number of prior systemic lines of therapy:
   * Adjuvant ± neoadjuvant is considered one line of therapy
   * Maintenance therapy (eg, bevacizumab or PARP inhibitors) will be considered part of the preceding line of therapy (ie, not counted independently)
   * Therapy changed due to toxicity in the absence of progression will be considered part of the same line (ie, not counted independently)
   * Hormonal therapy will not be counted as a separate line of therapy
4. Measurable disease, per RECIST v1.1
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-1.
6. Adequate organ function, based on the following laboratory values:

   * ANC: ≥1,500/mcL
   * Platelets: ≥100,000/mcL without transfusion within 4 weeks of first dose
   * Hemoglobin: 9 g/dL with transfusion or EPO support up to 14 days before eligibility assessment
   * Measured or calculated creatinine clearance with a validated formula\*: ≥30 mL/min
   * Serum total bilirubin: ≤1.5 X ULN (participants with known Gilbert disease or liver metastases who have serum bilirubin level ≤3×ULN may be enrolled
   * AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT): ≤3 X ULN (participants with active liver metastases who have ALT/AST ≤5 X ULN may be enrolled)
   * Albumin: ≥2.5 g/dL
   * ECG: 12-Lead ECG with normal tracing or non-clinically significant changes that do not require medical intervention and QTcF interval

     * 470 msec and without history of Torsades des Pointes or other symptomatic QTc abnormality.
7. Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours before starting study drug treatment. The serum pregnancy test must be negative for the participant to be eligible.
8. Participants must agree to use a highly effective birth control method from the time of the first study drug treatment through 7 months after the last study drug treatment, or be of nonchildbearing potential.
9. Participants must agree not to donate eggs from the first study drug treatment through 7 months after the last study drug treatment.
10. Participants must agree to not breastfeed from the first dose of study treatment through 90 days after the last dose of study treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:

1. Has not recovered \[recovery is defined as National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), version 5.0, Grade ≤1\] from the acute toxicities of previous therapy, except treatment-related alopecia or laboratory abnormalities otherwise meeting eligibility requirements.
2. Participants with clear cell, mucinous, sarcomatous (including carcinosarcoma), mixed histology, or low-grade, borderline ovarian tumors or non-epithelial ovarian cancers.
3. Participants with primary platinum-refractory ovarian, primary peritoneal (i.e. of primary origin) or fallopian tube cancer, defined as disease that did not respond to or has progressed within 3 months of the last dose of first line platinum-containing chemotherapy.
4. Received prior chemotherapeutic, investigational, radiotherapy, or other therapies for the treatment of cancer within 14 days with small molecule and within 28 days with biologic before the first dose of TORL-1-23. There is no waiting period required for stereotactic radiosurgery.
5. Prior treatment with a CLDN6-targeting agent or an MMAE-containing ADC.
6. Progressive or symptomatic brain metastases. Brain metastases that have been radiated, are asymptomatic, and on a stable or decreasing dose of steroids are allowed. Leptomeningeal disease is excluded.
7. Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy.
8. History of non-infectious pneumonitis/ILD within 6 months of first dose of study drug.
9. Participants must not be considered a high medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, nonmalignant systemic disease, or active, uncontrolled infection. Examples include, but are not limited to, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, unstable spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, or any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent.
10. History of significant cardiac disease:

    1. Congestive heart failure \>New York Heart Association class 2 within last year
    2. Unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest), new-onset angina (begun within the last 3 months)
    3. Myocardial infarction less than 6 months before start of study drug
    4. Anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta blockers are permitted)
    5. Any unstable ischemic disease or untreated arrhythmia
11. Known history of myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia.
12. History of another cancer within 3 years before Day 1 of study treatment, with the exception of basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been definitively treated. Participants with malignancies with a low risk of recurrence, including appropriately treated ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast are not excluded.
13. Uncontrolled infection; active, clinically serious infections (CTCAE Grade \>2).
14. Participants with seizure disorder requiring medication.
15. Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to any of the study drugs, study drug classes, or excipients in the formulation.
16. History of having an allogeneic bone marrow or organ transplant.
17. Any condition (concurrent disease, infection, or comorbidity) that interferes with ability to participate in the study, causes undue risk, or complicates the interpretation of safety data, in the opinion of the Investigator.
18. Participants who are taking any drugs that are strong inducers and/or strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 enzymes.
19. Participants who are taking any drugs that are inhibitors of P-glycoprotein.

Where it's running

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Arizona Oncology Associates, PC-HOPE
    Tucson, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • City of Hope National Medical Center
    Duarte, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Providence St. Jude Medical Center
    Fullerton, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA - JCCC Clinical Research Unit
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Stanford Cancer Center
    Palo Alto, California, United States
    Recruiting
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  • SCRI - Sansum Clinic
    Santa Barbara, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale - New Haven
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
    Annapolis, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Minnesota
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke Cancer Center
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute - Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.
    Portland, Oregon, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Alliance Cancer Specialists, PC
    Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Texas Oncology
    Fort Worth, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Virginia Oncology Associates
    Norfolk, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Monash Medical Centre
    Clayton, Melbourne, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Blacktown Hospital
    Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Icon Cancer Centre Chermside
    Chermside, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Flinders Medical Centre
    Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Linear Clinical Research
    Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Medizinische Universitat Landeskrankenhaus Graz
    Graz, Styria, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Universitatsklinik Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Ordensklinikum Linz
    Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Antwerp University Hospital (UZA)
    Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
    Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • UZ Leuven
    Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • CHU Liège
    Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • BC Cancer - Abbotsford
    Abbotsford British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Recruiting
  • British Columbia Cancer Agency (BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority)
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Sunnybrook Research Institute
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - University Health Network (UHN)
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Maisonneuve Rosemont
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) - Royal Victoria Hospital
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Centre Leon Berard
    Lyon, Auvergne- Rhôn-Alpes, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
    Saint-Herblain, Pays de la Loire Region, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut Gustave Roussy
    Villejuif, Île-de-France Region, France
    Recruiting
  • Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
    Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany
    Recruiting

+16 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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