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
| Phase | Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 330 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Pyxis Oncology, Inc Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, radiation |
| Locations | 29 sites (Scottsdale, Arizona and 28 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 14, 2023 |
| Main results expected | April 25, 2027 |
| Study ends | June 30, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | June 30, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT05720117 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
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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
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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
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Pyxis Oncology Clinical Trials Team
- Email: clinicaltrials@pyxisoncology.com
- Phone: (339) 545 8252
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.