NCT07730021

Brief Summary

This is an early development study of ASP388B in people with solid tumors. In this study, ASP388B will be given to people for the first time. It will be given by itself or together with standard cancer therapies. The main aims of the study are to check the safety of ASP388B and find the most suitable dose. This study will be in 2 parts. In Part 1, different small groups of people with solid tumors will receive lower to higher doses of ASP388B. Some groups will receive ASP388B by itself, and other groups will receive ASP388B with standard cancer therapies. Any medical problems will be recorded for each dose. This is to find suitable doses of ASP388B to use in Part 2 of the study, and to include the tumor types that responded well to ASP388B. In Part 2, other different small groups of people with the specific tumor types (from Part 1) will receive the most suitable doses worked out from Part 1. Some groups will receive ASP388B by itself, and other groups will receive ASP388B with standard cancer therapies. In both parts of the study, ASP388B will be given once in 3-week cycles. The standard cancer therapies will be given according to their approved label. ASP388B and the standard cancer therapies will be given slowly through a tube into a vein. This is called an infusion. In both parts of the study, safety checks will be done at each visit, and the doctors will continue to check for medical problems throughout the study.

Trial Health

65
Monitor

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
392

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
46mo left

Started Aug 2026

Typical duration for phase_1

Status
not yet recruiting

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 23, 2026

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 28, 2026

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 31, 2026

Expected
3.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 28, 2030

3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 31, 2030

Last Updated

July 28, 2026

Status Verified

July 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

3.5 years

First QC Date

July 23, 2026

Last Update Submit

July 23, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

ASP388BSafetyTolerabilityPembrolizumabCarboplatin5-fluorouracil (5-FU)OxaliplatinHead and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer(mCRPC)Squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC)Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

  • Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    A DLT is defined as any event meeting the DLT criteria occurring within 21 days of first dose on Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) that cannot clearly be attributed to a cause other than ASP388B administered in monotherapy or in combination with standard treatments.

    Up to 21 days after C1D1

  • Number of Participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. NOTE: An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study intervention. This includes events related to the comparator, if applicable, and events related to the (study) procedures. A TEAE is an AE with onset at any time from first dosing until last scheduled procedure.

    Up to 45 months

  • Number of participants with laboratory value abnormalities and/or adverse events (AEs)

    Number of participants with potentially clinically significant laboratory values.

    Up to 45 months

  • Number of participants with vital sign abnormalities and/or AEs

    Number of participants with potentially clinically significant vital sign values.

    Up to 45 months

  • Number of participants with electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities and/or AEs

    Number of participants with potentially clinically significant ECG values.

    Up to 45 months

  • Number of Participants with Physical Examination (PE) abnormalities and/or AEs

    Number of participants with potentially clinically significant PE values.

    Up to 45 months

  • Number of Participants at each grade of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score

    The ECOG scale will be used to assess performance status. Scores range from 0 (fully active) to 5 (dead). Negative change scores represent an improvement. Positive scores represent a decline in performance.

    Up to 45 months

Secondary Outcomes (12)

  • Objective Response Rate (ORR) of ASP388B per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1

    Up to 45 months

  • Objective Response Rate (ORR) of ASP388B per Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3)

    Up to 45 months

  • Duration of Response (DOR) of ASP388B per RECIST v1.1

    Up to 45 months

  • Duration of Response (DOR) of ASP388B per Prostate Cancer Working Group (PCWG3)

    Up to 45 months

  • Disease Control Rate (DCR) of ASP388B per RECIST v1.1

    Up to 45 months

  • +7 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (7)

ASP388B Monotherapy Dose Escalation

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) \[including nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC)\], esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer(mCRPC), squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) or small cell lung cancer (SCLC) will receive the dose based on the assigned dose level of ASP388B in 21-day cycles.

Drug: ASP388B

ASP388B Monotherapy Dose Expansion (HNSCC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with HNSCC excluding NPC, will receive ASP388B in 21-day cycles with dose level(s) selected from dose escalation.

Drug: ASP388B

ASP388B Monotherapy Dose Expansion (ESCC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with ESCC will receive ASP388B in 21-day cycles with dose level(s) selected from dose escalation.

Drug: ASP388B

ASP388B Combination Therapy Dose Escalation (HNSCC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with HNSCC excluding NPC and salivary gland tumors will receive ASP388B in 21-day cycles at dose level(s) based on emerging data.

Drug: ASP388BDrug: PembrolizumabDrug: CarboplatinDrug: 5-fluorouracil

ASP388B Combination Therapy Dose Escalation (ESCC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with ESCC will receive ASP388B in 21-day cycles at dose level(s) based on emerging data.

Drug: ASP388BDrug: PembrolizumabDrug: OxaliplatinDrug: 5-fluorouracil

ASP388B Combination Therapy Dose Expansion (HNSCC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with HNSCC excluding NPC and salivary gland tumors will receive ASP388B in 21-day cycles at dose level(s) based on emerging data.

Drug: ASP388BDrug: PembrolizumabDrug: CarboplatinDrug: 5-fluorouracil

ASP388B Combination Therapy Dose Expansion (ESCC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with ESCC will receive ASP388B in 21-day cycles at dose level(s) based on emerging data.

Drug: ASP388BDrug: PembrolizumabDrug: OxaliplatinDrug: 5-fluorouracil

Interventions

Intravenous infusion

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Intravenous infusion

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Intravenous infusion

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Intravenous infusion

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Intravenous infusion

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Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • For the ASP388B monotherapy dose escalation (excluding the tumor-specific backfill participants), the following criteria apply:
  • Participant has a confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic solid tumors.
  • Participant has progressed on, is ineligible for, or has refused all available standard therapies (no limit to the number of prior treatment regimens).
  • Prior exposure to B7-H3, STING agonist or TopI directed therapy is allowed.
  • Participant must have one of the following malignancies (for all tumor types, any compounds of neuroendocrine histology is ineligible): HNSCC, ESCC, mCRPC, sqNSCLC, SCLC
  • mCRPC
  • Participants with histologically or cytologically confirmed mCRPC who are refractory to a novel antiandrogen therapy (including but not limited to abiraterone, enzalutamide and/or apalutamide) and have failed at least 1 (but not more than 2) taxane regimens (or who are deemed medically unsuitable to be treated with a taxane regimen or have actively refused treatment with a taxane regimen).
  • Participants must have undergone bilateral orchiectomy or must be on continuous ADT with a GnRH agonist or antagonist.
  • Total serum testosterone ≤ 50 ng/dL or 1.7 nmol/L
  • Evidence of progressive disease, defined as ≥ 1 PCWG3 criteria: PSA level ≥ 1 ng/mL that has increased on at least 2 successive occasions at least 1 week apart; Nodal or visceral progression as defined by RECIST v1.1 with PCWG3 modifications; Appearance of ≥ 2 new lesions in bone scan
  • Participants with mCRPC can be enrolled without measurable disease.
  • For sqNSCLC
  • Participants with known EGFR, ALK, ROS, BRAF or other actionable mutations are eligible if treated with mutation targeted therapy and have progressed, relapsed or discontinued treatment due to toxicity.
  • For SCLC
  • Metastatic or extensive stage (EC-SCLC)
  • +37 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Participant weighs \< 40 kg during screening.
  • Participant has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. NOTE: A participant with CNS metastases that have been treated with surgery and/or radiation therapy, who is no longer taking pharmacologic doses of glucocorticoids and is neurologically stable, is eligible. Prophylactic use of anticonvulsants is permitted.
  • Participant has any of the following:
  • Any history of recurrent Grade 3 AEs/ immune-related AEs (irAEs) or history of Grade 4 irAEs related to prior anticancer therapy.
  • Participant has active or prior autoimmune or inflammatory disorders requiring systemic therapy within the past 2 years including inflammatory skin conditions, inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), diverticulitis (with the exception of diverticulosis), celiac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, Wegener syndrome (granulomatosis with polyangiitis), Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis or uveitis. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Participant with type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Participant with vitiligo or alopecia
  • Participant with endocrinopathies stably maintained on appropriate replacement therapy
  • Participant with any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
  • Participant has leptomeningeal disease as a manifestation of the current malignancy.
  • Participant has a known additional malignancy that requires active treatment, with the exception of any of the following:
  • Adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast
  • Adequately treated stage I cancer from which the participant is currently in remission and has been in remission for ≥ 2 years
  • Any other cancer from which the participant has been disease-free for ≥ 5 years
  • Participant has a known history of HIV infection with AIDS-related complications. HIV testing will be conducted per local requirements.
  • +25 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaSmall Cell Lung Carcinoma

Interventions

pembrolizumabCarboplatinOxaliplatinFluorouracil

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesEsophageal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesCarcinoma, BronchogenicBronchial NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsRespiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coordination ComplexesOrganic ChemicalsUracilPyrimidinonesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Medical Monitor

    Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 23, 2026

First Posted

July 28, 2026

Study Start (Estimated)

August 31, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 28, 2030

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 31, 2030

Last Updated

July 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Access to anonymized individual participant level data collected during the study, in addition to study-related supporting documentation, is planned for studies conducted with approved product indications and formulations, as well as products terminated during development. Studies conducted with product indications or formulations that remain active in development are assessed after study completion to determine if Individual Participant Data can be shared. Further details on Astellas' data sharing policy can be found at https://www.clinicaltrials.astellas.com/transparency/.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
Time Frame
Access to participant level data is offered to researchers after publication of the primary manuscript (if applicable) and is available as long as Astellas has legal authority to provide the data.
Access Criteria
Researchers must submit a proposal to conduct a scientifically relevant analysis of the study data. The research proposal is reviewed by an Independent Research Panel. If the proposal is approved, access to the study data is provided in a secure data sharing environment after receipt of a signed Data Sharing Agreement.
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