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# A Phase 1 Study of AB521 Monotherapy and Combination Therapies in Renal Cell Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors

NCT05536141

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

Phase

Phase 1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

Recruitment status

Recruiting

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

Participants

362

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

Lead sponsor

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

Start date

2022-10-26

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

Number of sites

25

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Title and summary

**Summary**

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of: \* casdatifan when taken alone in participants with advanced solid tumor malignancies and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) during the dose escalation stage; and \* casdatifan monotherapy and casdatifan in combination with cabozantinib or zimberelimab or zimberelimab and ipilimumab in participants with ccRCC in the dose expansion stage.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Acronym**

ARC-20

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Short title**

A Phase 1 Study of AB521 Monotherapy and Combination Therapies in Renal Cell Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Official title**

A Phase 1, Open-label, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study, to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Profile of AB521 Monotherapy and Combination Therapies in Participants With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Status and phase

**Control arm**

Open label

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Registry reports results**

No

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Listing at source**

Listed

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Recruitment status**

Recruiting

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Phase**

Phase 1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Study type**

Interventional

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## Dates

**Completion date**

2029-03-01

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**First posted**

2022-09-10

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Registry last updated**

2026-07-29

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Primary completion date**

2029-03-01

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Start date**

2022-10-26

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Size and sites

**Participants**

362

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Participant count basis**

Estimated

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Planned participants**

362

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Protocol amendments**

7

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Number of sites**

25

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Sponsor and oversight

**Data monitoring committee**

No

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Registry sponsor category**

Industry

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Lead sponsor**

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Source registry**

ClinicalTrials.gov

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Identifiers

**Registry ID**

NCT05536141

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**ClinicalTrials.gov ID**

NCT05536141

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

**Registry record**

Open registry record

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Study design

**Allocation**

Not randomised

**Model**

Sequential

**Purpose**

Treatment

**Masking**

No masking

Sources for study design

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Outcomes

### Primary outcomes

1. Number of participants with dose limiting toxicities (DLTs)  
Timeframe: Up to 4 months
2. Number of participants with adverse events (AEs)  
Timeframe: Up to 4 months

### Secondary outcomes

1. Objective Response Rate as measured by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1  
Timeframe: Up to 4 months
2. Plasma concentration of casdatifan  
Timeframe: Up to 4 months
3. Area under the plasma concentration time curve (AUC) of casdatifan  
Timeframe: Up to 4 months
4. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of casdatifan  
Timeframe: Up to 4 months

Sources for outcomes

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Eligibility

**Sex**

All

**Age groups**

Adults, Older adults

**Minimum age**

18 Years

**Healthy volunteers**

No

Key Inclusion Criteria:

- Must have at least one measurable lesion per RECIST guidance
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of ≤ 1
- Disease-specific criteria for dose escalation:

  - Participants may have any pathologically confirmed solid tumor type where no other treatment options are available
  - Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min

Disease-specific criteria for dose-expansion:

- Histologically confirmed ccRCC
- Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min

Key Exclusion Criteria:

- Use of any live vaccines against infectious diseases (eg, influenza, varicella) within 4 weeks (28 days) of initiation of investigational product
- Has any other clinically significant cardiac, respiratory, or other medical or psychiatric condition that might interfere with a participant's participation in the clinical study or make the administration of investigational product hazardous
- History of trauma or major surgery within 28 days prior to the first dose of investigational product
- For all expansion cohorts: prior treatment with an hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-2α inhibitor. For the casdatifan + cabozantinib combination cohort, any prior treatment with cabozantinib. For casdatifan + zimberelimab and casdatifan + zimberelimab + ipilimumab cohorts, any prior systemic treatment when cancer is present.
- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Sources for eligibility

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Sites

- Research SiteBirmingham, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteSan Diego, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteSanta Monica, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteMiami, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteAtlanta, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteLouisville, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteNew Orleans, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteBaltimore, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteBoston, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteDetroit, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteDetroit, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteOmaha, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteNew York, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteNew York, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteCleveland, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteCleveland, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SitePittsburgh, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteNashville, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteNashville, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteSan Antonio, United StatesRecruiting
- Research SiteCamperdown, AustraliaNot yet recruiting
- Research SiteMelbourne, AustraliaRecruiting
- Research SiteSydney, AustraliaRecruiting
- Research SiteSeoul, South KoreaRecruiting
- Research SiteBarcelona, SpainRecruiting

Sources for sites

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## References

- Related resource (trials.arcusbio.com)  
Source: [trials.arcusbio.com](https://trials.arcusbio.com/study/?id=ARC-20)

### Other registry identifiers

- 2024-519142-70-00

Sources for references

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05536141)

## Related records

### Drugs (4)

- [Cabozantinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cabozantinib-e69f9fa7-bbbc-4e52-b0df-6073598de2a7.md)
- [Casdatifan](https://trialight.com/data/asset/casdatifan-bbad1c6e-e20a-41c3-a739-d7f295439886.md)
- [Ipilimumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/ipilimumab-06c42b29-e333-4f3c-94fe-dbea5fe48cd4.md)
- [Zimberelimab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/zimberelimab-0723178b-0f17-47bf-bdaa-1046f372b9d2.md)

### Lead sponsors (1)

- [Arcus Biosciences, Inc.](https://trialight.com/data/company/arcus-biosciences-inc-5db51387-2105-4a17-8261-60c8f8ffb028.md)

### Conditions (4)

- [Clear cell renal carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/clear-cell-renal-carcinoma-789eee25-ec64-5771-9b7d-d19544781b11.md) Primary condition
- [Erythrocytosis, familial, 4](https://trialight.com/data/condition/erythrocytosis-familial-4-b6fc07cf-50d1-5a33-942c-4ef87e7fcb15.md)
- [Kidney neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/kidney-neoplasm-6261fea0-4c11-5866-946d-1bb40d83f6e3.md)
- [Renal cell carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/renal-cell-carcinoma-31bf4f99-9824-5c93-9472-9f4da019c25c.md)

### Targets (4)

- [CTLA4](https://trialight.com/data/target/ctla4-ba502748-1564-5251-a6a1-96e2f7035fe9.md)
- [KDR](https://trialight.com/data/target/kdr-4ab08263-0477-533e-ac3f-96e20d343c4b.md)
- [MET](https://trialight.com/data/target/met-f2eb67de-39d3-5026-b4c1-2c5017d5c5b2.md)
- [PDCD1](https://trialight.com/data/target/pdcd1-a7b9a076-9fdd-55c9-9ce8-e558e5c7503f.md)

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