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Solid TumorPhase 1NCT05661201

NEROFE and Doxorubicin in KRAS-mutated ST2-positive Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 study testing NEROFE and Doxorubicin in people with Solid Tumor and KRAS Mutation-Related Tumors, run by Georgetown University at 1 site in United States.

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Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety of NEROFE and doxorubicin and how well it works in patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid KRAS-mutated and ST-positive solid tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Solid Tumor, KRAS Mutation-Related Tumors
What is being tested?
NEROFE and Doxorubicin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
12 Apr 2023to Jan 2027
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid tumor with a pathogenic KRAS mutation via polymerase chain reaction (PCR), next-generation sequencing (NGS), or other standard test (blood-based DNA testing is allowed)
  • Presence of tumor ST2 expression via immunochemistry assay
  • Progression or intolerance to all standard therapies, patient may decline standard therapies and retain eligibility (patients must not have available curative options); patients must have been exposed to 2 or fewer lines of systemic therapy for advanced disease (these patients would decline any unused standard therapies which are still available)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2
  • Laboratory inclusion criteria:
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/mm3
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  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (transfusions are allowed to achieve this inclusion criterion)
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L (transfusions are NOT allowed to achieve this inclusion criterion)
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 using the formula: creatinine clearance = [[140 - age(yr)]*weight(kg)]/[72*serum Cr(mg/dL)] (multiply by 0.85 for women).
  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 x the upper limit of normal of the institution's normal range and total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x the upper limit of normal of the institution's normal range - if liver metastases are present, AST and ALT ≤ 5 x the upper limit of normal of the institution's normal range and total bilirubin ≤ 3 x the upper limit of normal of the institution's normal range unless there is persistent nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant pain, fever, rash, or eosinophilia
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) must be ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal of institution's normal range and INR (International Normalized Ratio) < 1.5. Subjects on anticoagulation (such as warfarin) will be permitted to enroll as long as the INR is in the acceptable therapeutic range as determined by the investigator
  • Patients must have fully recovered from all effects of surgery. Patients must have had at least two weeks after minor surgery and four weeks after major surgery before starting therapy. Minor procedures requiring "twilight" sedation such as endoscopies or mediport placement may only require a 24-hour waiting period, but this must be discussed with an investigator
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to initiation of treatment and/or postmenopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential
  • Patient is capable of understanding and complying with parameters as outlined in the protocol and able to sign and date the informed consent, approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), prior to the initiation of any screening or study-specific procedures
  • Have measurable disease by RECIST v. 1.1
  • Have disease amenable to serial core tumor biopsies
  • Suitable, stable venous access to allow for all study-related blood sampling (a central line such as a portacath (e.g. Medi-Port) or PICC is highly encouraged)

Who cannot join

  • Age < 18 years
  • Prior exposure to anthracycline chemotherapy
  • Receiving any active anti-cancer therapy while on study treatment
  • Brain metastases unless they have been previously treated with surgery and/or radiation at least 4 weeks prior to C1D1 and have a baseline MRI that shows no evidence of active/progressing intracranial disease
  • Anti-tumor therapy within 3 weeks of C1D1 (defined as, but not limited to, cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, radiotherapy, and investigational agents), the "wash-out period"
  • Concurrent severe illness or uncontrolled medical condition that, in the investigator's judgement, would cause unacceptable safety risks
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  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Concurrent use of an aromatase inhibitor
  • Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Concurrent malignancy or malignancy within 2 years prior to starting study drug, with the exception of adequately treated, basal or squamous cell carcinoma, non-melanomatous skin cancer or curatively resected cervical cancer, or a malignancy that the investigator deems has been definitively treated (e.g. early stage prostate cancer)
  • Active hepatitis B, C, or HIV (patients with hepatitis C infection are eligible if they have an undetectable viral load following definitive treatment, patients with HIV are eligible if they have an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count above 500 cells/mm3)
  • Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or cardiac repolarization abnormalities, including any of the following:
  • History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angioplasty, or stenting) or symptomatic pericarditis within 6 months prior to screening
  • History of documented congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classification III-IV)
  • Documented cardiomyopathy
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) <50% as determined by Multiple Gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram (ECHO) at screening
  • Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias (e.g. ventricular tachycardia), complete left bundle branch block, high-grade AV block (e.g. bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third-degree AV block)
  • QTcF (using Fridericia's correction) of > 480 msec
  • Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome, or any of the following:
  • Risk factors for Torsades de Pointe (TdP) including uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, history of cardiac failure, or history of clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia.
  • Concomitant use of medication(s) with a known risk to prolong the QT interval and/or known to cause Torsades de Pointe that cannot be discontinued (within 5 half-lives or 7 days prior to starting study drug) or replaced by safe alternative medication
  • Inability to determine the QT interval on screening (QTcF, using Fridericia's correction)
  • Systolic blood pressure (SBP) >160 mmHg or <90 mmHg at screening

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

    Emmy Mckissick, 202-687-1104, mm5350@georgetown.edu

    Benjamin Weinberg, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Study of NEROFE and Doxorubicin in KRAS-mutated ST2-positive Solid Tumors

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety of NEROFE and doxorubicin and how well it works in patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid KRAS-mutated and ST-positive solid tumors. The main question it aims to answer is to find the recommended dose and scheduled for the combination of NEROFE and doxorubicin. Participants will receive weekly doses of NEROFE and doxorubicin.

Being tested
NEROFE, Doxorubicin

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • NEROFEDrug

    weekly doses of NEROFE (48-288 mg/m2) (dose level 1: 96 mg/m2, dose level -1: 48 mg/m2, dose level 2: 192 mg/m2, dose level 3: 288 mg/m2), intravenously over 60 minutes

  • DoxorubicinDrug

    Also called adriamycin

    weekly doses of 8 mg/m2 (fixed dose), intravenous push over 3 mins;

Study groups in NCT05661201
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dose Level 1: NEROFE with doxorubicinExperimentalweekly doses of NEROFE at 96 mg/m2, intravenously over 60 minutes
Receives: Drug: NEROFE; Drug: Doxorubicin
Dose level -1: Nerofe with doxorubicinExperimentalweekly doses of NEROFE at 48 mg/m2, intravenously over 60 minutes
Receives: Drug: NEROFE; Drug: Doxorubicin
Dose level 2: Nerofe with doxorubicinExperimentalweekly doses of NEROFE at 192 mg/m2, intravenously over 60 minutes
Receives: Drug: NEROFE; Drug: Doxorubicin
Dose Level 3: Nerofe with doxorubicinExperimentalweekly doses of NEROFE at 288 mg/m2, intravenously over 120 minutes
Receives: Drug: NEROFE; Drug: Doxorubicin
Dose Level 4: Nerofe with doxorubicinExperimentaltwice weekly doses of NEROFE at 288 mg/m2, intravenously over 120 minutes
Receives: Drug: NEROFE; Drug: Doxorubicin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of adverse events

    Safety and tolerability of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors

    Measured: Cycle 1 Day 1 until 30 days following discontinuation of study drug, approximately 6 months.

  2. Incidence of Serious Adverse events

    Safety and tolerability of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors

    Measured: From time of Consent until 30 days following discontinuation of study drug, approximately 6 months.

  3. Incidence of Adverse events meeting protocol defined dose limiting toxicities

    Safety and tolerability of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors

    Measured: Cyce 1 Day 1 through 28 days

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Pharmacokinetic (PK): AUC (area under the curve) 0-24 hours

    Pharmacokinetics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; AUC 0-24 hours calculated using the trapezoidal rule [(Concentration at 0 hour + concentration at 24 hours) x 24]/2

    Measured: 24 hours, on Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 2 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  2. Pharmacokinetic: Cmax

    Pharmacokinetics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; maximum 24 hour concentration

    Measured: 24 hours, on Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 2 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  3. Pharmacokinetic: Cmin

    Pharmacokinetics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; minimum 24 hours concentration

    Measured: 24 hours, on Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 2 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  4. Pharmacokinetic: Tmax

    Pharmacokinetics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; hour at which Cmax occurs

    Measured: 24 hours, on Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 2 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  5. Pharmacokinetic: t1/2

    Pharmacokinetics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; the time at which the concentration is at half its initial value

    Measured: 24 hours, on Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 2 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  6. Pharmacodynamics: Change in ST2 expression

    Pharmacodynamics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS--mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; Change in ST2 expression by IHC will be quantified by percentage of positively stained cells in pre- vs. on-treatment tumor biopsies

    Measured: pretreatment to Cycle 2 Day 15 (each cycle is 28 days)

  7. Pharmacodynamics: Change in KRAS mRNA

    Pharmacodynamics of NEROFE and doxorubicin in patients with advanced KRAS-mutated and ST2-positive solid tumors; Change in KRAS mRNA will be quantified by qPCR in blood and tissue (pre- vs. on-treatment blood samples and tumor biopsies).

    Measured: pretreatment to Cycle 2 Day 15 (each cycle is 28 days)

  8. Progression free survival (PFS)

    time from the date of the initial treatment to the date of first documented disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: 6 months

  9. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall Survival (OS): defined as the date of the initial treatment to the date of the participant's death.

    Measured: 2 years 6 months

  10. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    The proportion of participants who achieve a PR or better according to the RECIST version 1.1 criteria.

    Measured: every 8 weeks until progression, approximately 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Dec 2022
  2. Study start12 Apr 2023
  3. Primary completionJan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05661201
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00005711
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
28 Nov 2022
Last updated
6 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing NEROFE and Doxorubicin in people with Solid Tumor and KRAS Mutation-Related Tumors, run by Georgetown University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 17 inclusion and 23 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Emmy Mckissick ((202) 687-1104, mm5350@georgetown.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of adverse events (time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 until 30 days following discontinuation of study drug, approximately 6 months.). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Mar 2026.

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