Clinical trial Recruiting at 28 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Testing PYX-201 for advanced solid tumors

Official title: A First-in-Human, Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 1 Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Preliminary Efficacy of PYX-201 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Pyxis Oncology, Inc · NCT05720117 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new drug called PYX-201 to see if it can safely help people with advanced solid tumors that haven't responded to other treatments.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment330 (estimated)
SponsorPyxis Oncology, Inc
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, radiation
Locations29 sites (Scottsdale, Arizona and 28 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 14, 2023
Main results expectedApril 25, 2027
Study endsJune 30, 2028
Registry record updatedJune 30, 2026
Trial IDNCT05720117 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 and older with specific types of relapsed or refractory solid tumors.

Probably not a fit

Patients with other active malignancies or those who do not meet the health criteria 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 aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of PYX-201 in patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors. The primary objectives include determining the recommended doses of PYX-201 and assessing the objective response rate in participants treated with this medication as a single agent. Eligible participants must have confirmed solid tumors and meet specific health criteria, including adequate organ function and performance status. The study will involve fresh tumor biopsies or archived tissue samples for analysis.

Why it matters

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

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is being explored in this specific context, similar studies have shown promise in targeting advanced solid tumors with novel therapies.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion

1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumors including locally advanced/metastatic HR+ and HER2- breast cancer (post CDK4/6 inhibitor +/- ET, ≤ 2 lines systemic therapy), TNBC (1-3 prior lines including post ADC topo-1 payload), HNSCC (1-2 prior lines including post PD-L1/PD1 and platinum based therapy), and other solid tumor types (≤ 2 lines systemic therapy).
2. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants age ≥18 years.
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 to 1.
4. Participant must have at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1.
5. Life expectancy of \>3 months, in the opinion of the Investigator.
6. Corrected QTcF \<470 msec.
7. Adequate hematologic function.
8. Adequate hepatic function.
9. Adequate renal function.
10. Adequate coagulation profile.
11. Clinical sites must conduct fresh tumor biopsy or provide participant's archived tumor tissue sample.

Exclusion

1. History of another malignancy except for the following: adequately treated local basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin; in situ cervical carcinoma; adequately treated, noninvasive bladder cancer.
2. Known symptomatic brain metastases.
3. Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to start of study drug.
4. Evidence of an active systemic bacterial, fungal, or viral infection requiring treatment at the start of study drug.
5. Known active hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
6. Failure to recover to baseline severity or Grade ≤1 NCI-CTCAE v5.0 from acute non-hematologic toxicity.
7. Participants with NCI-CTCAE v5.0 Grade \>1 neuropathy of any etiology.
8. Prior solid organ or bone marrow progenitor cell transplantation.
9. Prior high-dose chemotherapy requiring stem cell rescue.
10. Received systemic anticancer therapy within 28 days or within 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to the start of study drug.
11. Palliative radiation therapy within 14 days prior to the start of study drug.
12. Previously received extra domain B splice variant of fibronectin (EDB+FN) targeting treatments at any time prior to the start of PYX-201 treatment.
13. History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
14. History of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis.
15. Participants with corneal epithelial disease, with the exception of mild punctate keratopathy
16. Participants with the best-corrected visual acuity in the worst-seeing eye worse than 20/100 (Snellen equivalent).
17. Participants with a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/ interstitial lung disease that required steroids, has current pneumonitis/ interstitial lung disease, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan or suspected ILD/pneumonitis that cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening.

Where it's running

  • HonorHealth Research Institute
    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - HealthOne Denver
    Denver, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • SCRI - Florida Cancer Specialists
    Sarasota, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Chicago Medicine
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rhode Island Hospital
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Dallas
    Dallas, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT San Antonio
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Virginia
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
    Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
    Edegem, Edegem, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
    Ghent, Gent, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón
    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • START Madrid - Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro
    Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
    Valencia, València, Spain
    Recruiting
  • University College Hospital
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • The Royal Marsden Hospital
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute London
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Active not recruiting

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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.
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