TER-2013 for advanced solid tumors with AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway changes

A Phase 1/2 Trial of TER-2013 in Patients With Solid Tumors Harboring AKT/PI3K/PTEN Pathway Alterations

PHASE1; PHASE2 · Terremoto Biosciences Inc. · NCT07109726

This trial tests whether TER-2013, alone or with fulvestrant, is safe and can help people with advanced breast, ovarian, endometrial, lung, or head-and-neck cancers that have AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway alterations.

Quick facts

PhasePHASE1; PHASE2
Study typeInterventional
Enrollment205 (estimated)
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
SponsorTerremoto Biosciences Inc. (industry)
Locations15 sites (Orlando, Florida and 14 other locations)
Trial IDNCT07109726 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This first-in-human, open-label Phase 1/2 study gives TER-2013 as a monotherapy and in combination with fulvestrant to patients whose advanced solid tumors harbor AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway alterations. Part 1 uses dose escalation to identify the maximum tolerated or recommended dose and to characterize safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics. Part 2 expands selected cohorts to look for preliminary anti-tumor activity in specific tumor types. Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease, adequate organ function, and an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, with enrollment at multiple US cancer centers.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults with metastatic or unresectable solid tumors harboring eligible AKT/PI3K/PTEN alterations, measurable disease, ECOG 0–1, and adequate organ function who have no available curative treatment options.

Not a fit: Patients without AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway alterations, those with poor performance status (ECOG >1), inadequate organ function, or who have effective curative treatment options are unlikely to benefit from this trial.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, TER-2013 could offer a new targeted treatment option for patients whose tumors have AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway alterations.

How similar studies have performed: Other drugs targeting the PI3K/AKT pathway have shown benefit in selected cancers (for example, PI3K inhibitors in PIK3CA-mutant breast cancer), but TER-2013 is a first-in-human agent and its effects are not yet known.

Eligibility criteria

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Key Inclusion Criteria

* Metastatic or locally advanced, unresectable disease
* No available treatment with curative intent
* Presence of lesions to be evaluated per RECIST v1.1:

  a. Dose Escalation: measurable or evaluable disease b. Cohort Expansion: measurable disease
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
* Adequate organ function
* Advanced solid tumor malignancy harboring an eligible AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway alteration detected by a sponsor approved test

Key Inclusion Criteria for TER-2013 monotherapy arms:

* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of:

  a. \[For TER-2013 dose escalation\]: solid tumor malignancy b. \[For TER-2013 cohort expansion\]: i. Cohort 1: ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, or squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, lung, or esophagus ii. Cohort 2: endometrial adenocarcinoma
* Prior therapy:

  1. \[For TER-2013 dose escalation\]: Received standard therapies appropriate for their tumor type and stage, unless contraindicated, intolerable, or patient refused
  2. \[For TER-2013 cohort expansion\]: No more than 3 prior lines of treatment in the advanced setting

     Key Inclusion Criteria for TER-2013 and fulvestrant combination arms
* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of:

  a. \[For TER-2013 + fulvestrant dose escalation\]: HR+/HER2- advanced unresectable or metastatic breast cancer b. \[For TER-2013 + fulvestrant cohort expansion\]: i. Received treatment with an AI containing regimen (single agent or in combination) ii. No more than 3 prior lines of treatment in the advanced unresectable or metastatic setting
* Prior Therapy:

  a. \[For TER-2013 + fulvestrant dose escalation\]: Received treatment with an AI containing regimen (single agent or in combination) b. \[For TER-2013 + fulvestrant cohort expansion\]: i. Received treatment with an AI containing regimen (single agent or in combination) ii. No more than 3 prior lines of treatment in the advanced unresectable or metastatic setting

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* Known EGFR, KRAS, NRAS, HRAS, or BRAF oncogenic-driver co-mutation with PI3K/AKT/PTEN alteration
* Clinically significant abnormalities of glucose metabolism
* Active brain metastases or carcinomatous meningitis.
* History of significant hemoptysis or hemorrhage within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug
* Malabsorption syndrome, nausea and vomiting uncontrolled by medication, or disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function likely to interfere with the delivery, absorption, or metabolism of TER-2013
* Prior therapy:

  1. \[For TER-2013 monotherapy escalation\]: AKT inhibitor
  2. \[For TER-2013 monotherapy expansion\]: AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway inhibitor
  3. \[For TER-2013 + fulvestrant combination expansion\]: AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway inhibitor, fulvestrant and other SERDs, mTOR inhibitor; some PIK3CA-altered cohorts allow prior PI3K inhibitor.

Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria apply

Where this trial is running

Orlando, Florida and 14 other locations

Study contacts

How to participate

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.

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Conditions: Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Solid Tumor, Cervical Cancer

Last reviewed 2026-05-15 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.