At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- STP938 (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 33 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- STP938 — drug: Small molecule
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
In plain English
This study is testing a new drug called STP938 (also known as dencatistat) in people with advanced solid tumours. These are cancers that cannot be cured by existing treatments and need body-wide (systemic) therapy. It is run by Step Pharma, SAS.
Who can take part
- Adults aged 18 or over, male or female
- Cancer that is advanced, cannot be cured by available treatments, and needs body-wide therapy
- Diagnosis of an eligible cancer type confirmed by looking at tissue under a microscope
- Tumour tissue available for laboratory testing
- Measurable disease (tumours that can be measured)
- Able to carry out daily activities with limited or some rest (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or less)
- Expected to live more than 3 months, in the study doctor's view
- Healthy enough bone marrow, liver, kidneys, and blood clotting
- Side effects from earlier cancer treatment must have mostly gone away or returned to normal before joining (hair loss does not count)
- Able to give informed consent and follow the study procedures
Who may not be able to
- People who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or those able to have children (or men) who will not follow the contraception rules
- Cancer that has spread to the brain or spinal fluid and is causing symptoms, or past spinal cord compression
- Another cancer within the last 2 years
- Radiotherapy within 2 weeks of starting the study treatment
- Cancer drugs, antibody therapies, or experimental treatments within 4 weeks before joining (or less than 5 half-lives since an experimental drug, if sooner)
- Another serious illness that is not under control
- People with a weakened immune system or a history of certain infections in the last 12 months
- Active or long-term hepatitis B, or active hepatitis C infection
- A certain heart rhythm reading on a heart trace (electrocardiogram (ECG)) that is longer than the allowed limit
What taking part involves
- • Not stated — ask the trial team
Time commitment: Visits, duration, and what taking part involves: not stated — ask the trial team.
Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 70
- Started
- 2024-08-02
- Last checked
- 2026-06
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for solid tumor
- • Phase1 - 70 participants
- • The Phase 1a part of the study is a dose escalation of STP938 as a monotherapy
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with solid tumor
Where?
- • Glasgow - The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
- • London - University College London
- • Manchester - The Christie
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
The Phase 1a part of the study is a dose escalation of STP938 as a monotherapy. The Phase 1b part of the study is a safety expansion cohort of STP938 as a monotherapy.
How this trial compares with your answers
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What we know so far
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Preliminary match based on your answers. Full eligibility requires on-site assessment including medical history, physical exam, and lab tests. This does not guarantee enrolment.
Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Treatment history
Treatments you must have had:
- ✓ authorization
- ✓ systemic therapy
- ✓ tumor tissue available for biomarker testing
- ✓ resolved to ≤Grade 1 or returned to baseline levels
What the study is looking for
- ✓Signed and dated agreement to take part, and able to comply with the study procedures and any locally required authorization.
- ✓Male or female aged ≥ 18 years.
- ✓Advanced disease not curable by available therapies and requires treatment that goes through your whole body.
- ✓confirmed by a biopsy diagnosis of eligible cancer type.
- ✓Must have tumor tissue available for test result testing.
Who cannot take part
- ✗Pregnant or breastfeeding females and women of childbearing potential or males unwilling to comply with...
- ✗Known active or causing symptoms CNS metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal disease or a history of spinal...
- ✗Active cancer within 2 years of study enrollment
- ✗Prior radiation within 2 weeks of start of therapy.
- ✗Uncontrolled intercurrent illness.
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (3 UK sites)
The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
University College London
London, United Kingdom
Rajinder Sidhu - Associate Director, Research Governance and Operations
uclh.jro-communications@nhs.net020 3447 9825The Christie
Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Maureen Higgins
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