Clinical trial Recruiting at 43 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Testing DS-3939a for advanced solid tumors

Official title: Phase 1/2, Open-label, Multicenter, First-in-Human Study of DS-3939a in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Daiichi Sankyo · NCT05875168 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new drug called DS-3939a to see if it can safely help people with advanced solid tumors feel better.

Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment590 (estimated)
SponsorDaiichi Sankyo
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsradiation
Locations61 sites (Sarasota, Florida and 60 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedAugust 18, 2023
Main results expectedAugust 11, 2028
Study endsNovember 11, 2028
Registry record updatedOctober 15, 2026
Trial IDNCT05875168 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include individuals with locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable solid malignant tumors who meet specific health criteria.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage tumors or those who do not have measurable disease 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 clinical trial evaluates the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of DS-3939a, an antibody drug conjugate, in participants with advanced solid tumors. The study is divided into two parts: a dose escalation phase to determine the optimal dosage and a dose expansion phase to further assess its effectiveness. Participants will be monitored for their response to the treatment and any side effects experienced during the trial.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced solid tumors.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies involving antibody drug conjugates have shown promise, suggesting potential success for this novel approach.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Sign and date the main Informed Consent Form (ICF).
* Has a left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% by either an echocardiogram or multigated acquisition within 28 days of enrollment.
* Has adequate organ function.
* Measurable disease based on RECIST V1.1.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1.

Additional inclusion criteria for Part 1

* Has a histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable solid malignant tumors.

Additional inclusion criteria for Part 2

* Has a histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable cancer meeting the protocol criteria
* Is able to provide either of the following baseline tumor samples:

  1. Fresh tumor biopsy samples meeting either of the following requirements that were obtained during the Main Screening or Tissue Screening Period, or

     * Fresh core needle biopsy sample
     * Fresh biopsy samples obtained with forceps or cryobiopsy, such as bronchoscopic or transbronchial lung biopsy, or other procedures as long as the sample amount is equivalent to core needle biopsy and processing after sample collection follows the procedure described in the Study Laboratory Manual.
  2. FFPE tumor tissue samples obtained by biopsy or surgery performed within 6 months before signing the main ICF. If samples were obtained prior to the start of the most recent anticancer therapy, the Sponsor Medical Monitor should be consulted regarding the adequacy of the sample.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has had prior treatment targeting mucin 1 (MUC1) or TA-MUC1.
* Has spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases.
* Has multiple primary malignancies, except adequately resected non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ disease, or other solid tumors curatively treated, with no evidence of disease for ≥3 years.
* Has any history of ILD/pneumonitis irrespective of steroid use, or current ILD, or suspected ILD, or ILD that cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening. Participants may be eligible if they had history of radiation pneumonitis that did not require steroids.
* Has active or uncontrolled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
* Has evidence of active or uncontrolled hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection.
* Any of the following within the past 6 months: cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or other arterial thromboembolic event.
* Has an active (ie, symptomatic and/or on-treatment), known, or suspected autoimmune disease.
* Current participation in other therapeutic investigational procedures, except for participation in Long Term Follow-Up without any investigational treatment.

Where it's running

  • Florida Cancer Specialists
    Sarasota, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Kansas Medical Center
    Westwood, Kansas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Astera Cancer Care
    East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rhode Island Hospital
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • The Medical College of Wisconsin, INC
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
    Recruiting
  • UZ Leuven
    Leuven, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Center
    Toronto, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Sichuan Cancer Hospital
    Chengdu, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
    Hangzhou, China
    Recruiting
  • Shandong Cancer Hospital
    Jinan, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
    Nanchang, China
    Recruiting
  • The Second Peoples Hospital of Neijiang
    Neijiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai East Hospital
    Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
  • Xiangyang Central Hospital
    Xiangyang, China
    Recruiting
  • Centre Léon Bérard
    Lyon, France
    Recruiting
  • Assistance Publique- de Marseille
    Marseille, France
    Recruiting
  • Ico - Site René Gauducheau
    Saint-Herblain, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut Claudius Regaud
    Toulouse, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut Claudius Regaud
    Toulouse, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut Gustave Roussy
    Villejuif, France
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital
    Chūōku, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Kansai Medical University Hospital
    Hirakata-shi, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital East
    Kashiwa, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Cancer Institute Hospital of Jfcr
    Kōtoku, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital
    Kumamoto, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Osaka International Cancer Institute
    Osaka, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Kindai University Hospital
    Ōsaka-sayama, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Nho Hokkaido Cancer Center
    Sapporo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Sendai Kousei Hospital
    Sendai, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Shizuoka Cancer Center
    Sunto-gun, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center
    Goyang, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Seoul National University Hospital
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Samsung Medical Center
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron
    Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
    Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz
    Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
    Málaga, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Next Madrid
    Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
    Seville, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Florida Cancer Specialists
    Sarasota, Florida, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Piedmont Cancer Institute
    Locust Grove, Georgia, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Icahn School of Medicine Mt Sinai
    New York, New York, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Withdrawn
  • The Medical College of Wisconsin, INC
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
    Withdrawn
  • McGill University Health Center
    Montreal, Canada
    Withdrawn

+11 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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How to take part

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