Clinical Trials for Esophageal Cancer

Phase I/II Trial of Autologous Rapamycin-Resistant Th1/Tc1 (RAPA-201) Cell Therapy of PD-(L)1 Resistant Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

Started >3 years ago

The trial was activated more than 3 years ago. This is not always bad but can indicate that the trial has less current treatments, or has had trouble getting enough patients to enroll due to other issues.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced, metastatic, or unresectable melanoma, small cell or non-small cell lung cancer, or squamous cell head and neck cancer that is refractory to prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy, and treats them with standard carboplatin/paclitaxel plus infusions of autologous rapamycin-resistant Th1/Tc1-polarized T cells (RAPA-201, designed to resist immunosuppression and checkpoint inhibition), with anti-PD1 maintenance (pembrolizumab) in selected cohorts. Eligible patients must have good performance status and adequate organ function for apheresis.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05144698

A Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ARV-806 in Participants With KRAS G12D Mutated Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced solid tumors or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma harboring a KRAS G12D mutation who have received prior standard therapies, testing ARV-806, an investigational IV protein degrader specifically targeting mutant KRAS G12D. Patients with prior KRAS G12D/pan-KRAS inhibitor exposure or uncontrolled comorbidities are excluded.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07023731

A Phase 1 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ABBV-400 in Select Advanced Solid Tumor Indications

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with select locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors—including hepatocellular, pancreatic, biliary tract, esophageal, breast, head and neck, and certain gynecologic cancers—who have measurable disease and adequate organ function. Patients receive intravenous ABBV-400, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting c-Met and delivering a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor, as monotherapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06084481

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 Pembrolizumab

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have progressed on at least three months of pembrolizumab, evaluating the investigational oral integrin αvβ8/αvβ1 inhibitor PLN-101095 as monotherapy or combined with pembrolizumab. Eligible patients must have no other effective treatment options and prior pembrolizumab resistance (primary or secondary).

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06270706

An Open-Label, Non-randomized, Multinational, Multi-center Phase I/Ⅱ Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Efficacy of Bi-Ligand-Drug Conjugate CBP-1019 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced solid tumors (any histology) who have progressed on or are unsuitable for standard therapies and have measurable disease, regardless of tumor FRα or TRPV6 status. Patients receive IV CBP-1019, a bi-ligand-drug conjugate that targets Folate Receptor alpha and TRPV6 to deliver a topoisomerase I inhibitor directly to tumor cells.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05830097

A Phase 1 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of BL-M07D1 in Subjects With HER2 Expressing Advanced Malignant Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: Eligible patients are adults with advanced, HER2-expressing solid tumors (including gynecologic, urothelial, biliary tract, breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers) who have progressed after at least two prior lines of standard therapy. All participants receive BL-M07D1, an investigational HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate that delivers a topoisomerase I inhibitor (Ed-04) selectively to tumor cells via IV infusion every 21 days.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06293898

A Phase 1B/2, Open-label Study of Q702 in Combination With Intravenous Pembrolizumab in Patients With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with advanced/metastatic esophageal, gastric/GEJ, hepatocellular, or cervical cancers that have progressed on prior anti–PD‑1/PD‑L1 therapy receive oral Q702 (adrixetinib), a selective AXL/MER/CSF1R inhibitor aimed at reprogramming the tumor microenvironment, in combination with IV pembrolizumab. Open‑label dose‑escalation followed by tumor‑specific expansion; key eligibility includes RECIST‑measurable disease and ECOG 0–1.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05438420

A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Umbrella Platform Design Study of MK-2870 With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Chemotherapy in Participants With 1L Locally Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma): Substudy 06C

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: First-line study in adults with HER2-negative (or not known positive) unresectable/metastatic gastric/GEJ/esophageal adenocarcinoma (ECOG 0–1) comparing pembrolizumab plus fluoropyrimidine/oxaliplatin chemotherapy versus the same backbone combined with sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870), a TROP2-directed antibody–drug conjugate delivering a belotecan-derived topoisomerase I inhibitor. Safety lead-in determines RP2D, then randomized assessment of response, PFS, and OS.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06469944

A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Umbrella Platform Design Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-2870 Plus Paclitaxel as the Second-Line Treatment of Participants With Advanced/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: Substudy 06D

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric/GEJ/esophageal adenocarcinoma after exactly one prior platinum/fluoropyrimidine regimen (HER2-negative or unknown) are randomized to sacituzumab tirumotecan (TROP2-directed ADC with a topoisomerase I payload) plus paclitaxel versus standard ramucirumab plus paclitaxel. Excludes squamous histology and patients with significant comorbidities (e.g., grade ≥2 neuropathy, ocular surface disease, active CNS mets, recent arterial events, prior VEGF/VEGFR therapy, or prior TROP2/topo I ADCs).

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06445972

A Phase 1B, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of the Safety and Efficacy of CHS-114 in Combination With Toripalimab With or Without Other Treatments in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with unresectable, advanced/metastatic gastric/GEJ/esophageal adenocarcinoma (HER2‑negative, MSS/pMMR) in the 2L setting and ESCC in 1L or 2L receive the anti‑CCR8 monoclonal antibody CHS‑114 (depletes intratumoral CCR8+ Tregs via enhanced ADCC/ADCP) plus the PD‑1 inhibitor toripalimab, with cisplatin/5‑FU added in 1L ESCC. Requires measurable disease and tissue; excludes active CNS metastases and prior anti‑CCR8.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06657144