Clinical trial Recruiting at 26 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

PHN-012 for people with advanced colon, lung (NSCLC), or pancreatic cancer.

Official title: First-in-Human, Phase 1 Study of PHN-012, an Antibody Drug Conjugate, in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Pheon Therapeutics · NCT07127874 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will try PHN-012, a new antibody-drug conjugate, in people with advanced colon, non-small cell lung, or pancreatic cancer who have already received other treatments.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment165 (estimated)
SponsorPheon Therapeutics
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsradiation
Locations26 sites (Los Angeles, California and 25 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedSeptember 23, 2025
Main results expectedSeptember 2027
Study endsMay 2028
Registry record updatedSeptember 29, 2026
Trial IDNCT07127874 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

People with advanced or metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who have measurable disease, ECOG performance status 0 or 1, have progressed after at least one prior systemic therapy, and can provide tumor tissue are the intended candidates.

Probably not a fit

Patients with unstable brain metastases, ongoing Grade >1 toxicities from prior therapy, prior exposure to ADCs carrying a topoisomerase‑I payload, poor organ function, or ECOG >1 are unlikely to be eligible or 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 Phase 1, dose-escalation trial of PHN-012 designed to define safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and preliminary anti-tumor activity. Eligible participants must have advanced or metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with measurable disease, ECOG 0-1, prior systemic therapy, and available tumor tissue. Patients who previously received ADCs with a topoisomerase‑I payload, who have unstable CNS metastases, or clinically significant unresolved toxicities are excluded. Sites for dosing and follow-up are in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Washington, D.C., and the study will collect serial blood samples and tumor assessments to characterize safety and early signals of efficacy.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, PHN-012 could provide a new targeted treatment option that shrinks tumors or controls disease in patients who have exhausted standard therapies.

How similar studies have gone: Other antibody-drug conjugates that deliver topoisomerase‑I inhibitors have shown meaningful clinical activity and led to regulatory approvals in certain cancers, so this approach has precedent.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Has histologically confirmed, advanced/metastatic:

  1. Colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC), or
  2. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), or
  3. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
* Has received at least one prior systemic therapy and radiologically or clinically determined progressive disease during or after the most recent line of therapy, and for whom no further standard therapy is available or who is intolerant to standard therapy.
* Has measurable disease.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
* Has adequate organ function.
* Has available tumor tissue sample at screening (either an archival specimen or fresh biopsy material).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Had prior treatment with any ADC containing topoisomerase-1 inhibiting payload.
* Has unstable central nervous system metastasis.
* Has persistent toxicities from previous systemic anti-cancer treatments of Grade \>1.
* Has received systemic anti-neoplastic therapy within five half-lives or 21 days, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose of the study drug.
* Has received wide-field radiotherapy (\> 30% of marrow-bearing bones) within 28 days, or focal radiation for analgesic purpose or for lytic lesions at risk of fracture within 14 days prior to first dose of the study drug, or no recovery from side effects of such intervention.
* Had major surgery (not including placement of vascular access device or tumor biopsies) within 28 days prior to first dose of the study drug, or no recovery from side effects of such intervention.
* Has a history of non-infectious pneumonitis (NIP) / interstitial lung disease (ILD) requiring systemic steroids within 6 months prior to first dose of the study drug, active NIP / ILD or suspected NIP / ILD which cannot be ruled out by imaging for Screening.

Where it's running

  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Los Angeles, California, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    San Diego, California, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Portland, Oregon, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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    Houston, Texas, United States
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    San Antonio, Texas, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Seoul, Gangnam-gu, South Korea
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    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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    Seoul, Jongno-gu, South Korea
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    Seoul, Seodaemun-gu, South Korea
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    Seoul, Seoucho-gu, South Korea
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    Seoul, Songpa-gu, South Korea
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Barcelona, Community of Catalonia, Spain
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Barcelona, Community of Catalonia, Spain
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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  • PHN-012-001 Site
    Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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  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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