Clinical trial Recruiting at 21 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Testing PLN-101095 with pembrolizumab in adults with advanced solid tumors

Official title: A Phase 1a/1b Multicenter, Open-label Dose Escalation/Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Evidence of Antitumor Activity of PLN-101095 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Adult Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors Who Have Disease Progression While on an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (FORTIFY)

Run by Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. · NCT06270706 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new treatment called PLN-101095 combined with pembrolizumab to see if it can help adults with advanced solid tumors that haven't responded to previous treatments.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment124 (estimated)
SponsorPliant Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionspembrolizumab
Locations22 sites (New Haven, Connecticut and 21 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedAugust 30, 2023
Main results expectedJune 2030
Study endsJune 2030
Registry record updatedOctober 2, 2026
Trial IDNCT06270706 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have shown progression after at least three months of pembrolizumab treatment.

Probably not a fit

Patients with immune-related medical conditions that increase risk with pembrolizumab or those who have recently received other immunotherapies 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 1 study evaluates the safety and effectiveness of PLN-101095 in combination with pembrolizumab for adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have progressed after pembrolizumab treatment. The study consists of two parts: a dose-escalation phase to determine the optimal dose using a Bayesian design, followed by a dose-expansion phase to assess preliminary antitumor activity. Participants must have measurable lesions and no effective treatment options available. The goal is to find a potentially effective treatment for patients who have limited choices.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a new treatment option for patients with advanced solid tumors who have exhausted other therapies.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies combining immunotherapies have shown promise, but this specific combination is novel and under investigation.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Has histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic solid tumor
2. Have received ≥12 weeks of continuous anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 treatment administered as monotherapy or in combination with other anticancer therapies
3. Have demonstrated documented prior clinical benefit, defined as CR or PR at any time during treatment, or SD lasting ≥6 months (Part 2 only)
4. Must have subsequently developed radiographic disease progression while receiving anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 treatment or within ≤12 weeks after the last dose of such treatment
5. At least 1 measurable lesion, as defined by RECIST v1.1
6. Estimated survival of ≥3 months
7. Have adequate bone marrow and organ function.
8. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any immune-related medical conditions that would put participants at greater risk when receiving pembrolizumab
2. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years
3. Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks for palliative bone-directed therapy and 4 weeks for all other radiotherapy
4. Has undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment or has not adequately recovered from surgery or related complications
5. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or use of systemic steroids \>10 mg/day
6. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
7. Has known active CNS metastases (brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases)
8. Has significant cardiac disease
9. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy (including uncontrolled HIV, Hepatitis B and C)
10. Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days or a non-live vaccine within 7 days prior to the first dose of PLN-101095

Where it's running

  • Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START)
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • START New Jersey
    East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • START New York Long Island LLC
    Lake Success, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Carolina Cancer Research Center
    Wilson, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
Show 16 more locations
  • Avera Medical Group
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Tennessee Oncology
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Austin
    Austin, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Center for Clinical Research
    Fort Worth, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Houston
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Mountain Region
    West Valley City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Inova Schar Cancer Institute
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Virginia
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitari Quirónsalud (NEXT Barcelona)
    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Barcelona - Hospital HM Nou Delfos
    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Center for Cancer Research - La Rioja
    Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Madrid - Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Madrid - Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Quironsalud Madrid (NEXT Madrid)
    Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Yale University
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Completed

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Last reviewed 2026-11-14 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.