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NCT Number: NCT07738939

IKS04 Regimen in Advanced Solid Tumors That Express CA242

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, anti-tumor activity, immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the IKS04 Regimen and identify a recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) or recommended dose for further evaluation in expansion (RDE). The regimen includes Isumab04 (unconjugated antibody) followed by the IKS04 antibody-drug conjugate, both directed against the CA242 (CanAg) tumor-associated antigen and administered intravenously (IV) in patients with advanced solid cancers.

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About this study

The study will consist of 2 parts: dose-escalation (Part I) and dose-expansion (Part II). The dose-escalation part (Part I) will evaluate the safety and tolerability of increasing dose levels of the IKS04 Regimen and to establish a RP2D and/or a RDE; and the dose-expansion portion (Part II) of the study will further characterize the safety, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of the IKS04 Regimen at the RP2D or RDE. Participants may continue on study until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or other withdrawal criteria is met.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Advanced or metastatic CRC, BTCs, GEA, and PDAC that is histologically or cytologically confirmed
  • Disease that has progressed despite prior treatment, for which additional effective therapy is not available, not tolerable, is contraindicated, or the participant refuses standard therapy.
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000 /mcL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL., no transfusions with RBCs are allowed within 2 weeks prior to first trial drug administration
  • ANC ≥ 1500/mcL
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) ≤ 5 x ULN if liver metastases present
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN, unless participant has Gilbert's Syndrome
  • Albumin > 2.5 g/dL
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1

Part I

  • Fresh biopsy tissue or formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block or slides available for retrospective assessment of CA242 positivity in a central laboratory.
  • Measurable and non-measurable disease

Part II

  • Fresh biopsy tissue or FFPE tumor tissue block or slides for assessment of CA242 positivity in a central laboratory prior to administration of first dose of study drug.
  • Measurable disease only

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants with a significant pulmonary disease or condition, including:
  • Significant symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as assessed by the Investigator.
  • History or any current evidence on imaging studies of interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary fibrosis.
  • History of pulmonary inflammatory disease, pneumonitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
  • History of pneumonia within 3 months prior to the first trial drug administration.
  • Participants who have received previous treatment with any CA242 directed ADC or any ADC containing a PBD payload for their current tumor indication.
  • Participant may not have received more than 5 prior lines of systemic therapy.
  • Received treatment with a strong cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 inhibitor within 7 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first trial drug administration
  • Central nervous system metastatic disease unless treated prior to first dose of trial drug.
  • Active second malignancy or history of another malignancy within the last 2 years with specific exceptions as per protocol
  • Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease, or a documented history of autoimmune disease or syndrome requiring systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive medications, such as:
  • Myocarditis, pneumonitis, glomerulonephritis.
  • Autoimmune hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Sjogren's syndrome
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  • Myositis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegner's granulomatosis)
  • Vasculitis

Treatment and study plan

IKS04 antibody drug conjugate ADC + Isumab04 monoclonal antibody

Drug

IKS04 Regimen [Isumab04 (the antibody component of IKS04) followed by IKS04 ADC]

Primary outcomes

  1. Recommended Phase 2 Dose (Part I)

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Based on tolerability, preliminary anti-tumor activity, and pharmacokinetics

  2. Objective Response Rate (Part II)

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Anti-tumor activity will be assessed by RECIST 1.1

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Anti-tumor activity will be assessed by RECIST 1.1

  2. Maximum Concentration (Cmax) (Part I and II)

    Time frame: Up to 48 months

    Cmax of total ADC, total antibody and unconjugated payload will be measured.

  3. Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) (Part I and II)

    Time frame: 48 months

    AUC of total ADC, total antibody and unconjugated payload will be measured.

  4. Half-life (T1/2) (Part I and II)

    Time frame: 48 months

    Half-life (T1/2) of total ADC, total antibody and unconjugated payload will be measured.

  5. Evaluation of Immunogenicity of IKS04 Regimen (Part I and II)

    Time frame: Up to 48 months

    Occurrence of ADA measured in serum at selected timepoints during the study

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

David Browning

CONTACT

[email protected]

+615-975-7776

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Iksuda Therapeutics Ltd.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Trial to Determine the Safety, Tolerance, Maximum Tolerated Dose, and Preliminary Antineoplastic Activity of the IKS04 Regimen Targeting CA242

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Jul 31, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 31, 2026

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