A Study of ASP2998 Given by Itself and Given With Standard Therapies in People With Solid Tumors

Recruiting now · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Locally Advanced or Metastatic Malignant Solid Tumors

In brief

Specific proteins found in tumors help the tumors spread and grow. People with solid tumors often have a protein called TROP2 in their tumor. ASP2998 is being developed to attach to TROP2 and then attack the tumor cells in people with solid tumors. ASP2998 will either be given by itself, or given together with one or more of standard cancer treatments pembrolizumab, carboplatin, and enfortumab vedotin. This is an early development study to collect information about ASP2998 in people with solid tumors. In this study ASP2998 will be given to humans for the first time. Early development studies are mostly about safety, but also to find the most suitable dose. Other aims are to check if ASP2998 shows signs of reducing tumor growth, to learn how the body processes ASP2998, and to check if there are changes either in the TROP2 protein or in the immune system. The main aim of the study is to check the safety of ASP2998 when given by itself and given with the standard cancer treatments, and how well it is tolerated. People in this study will be adults with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic solid tumors. Locally advanced means the cancer has spread to nearby tissue. Unresectable means the cancer cannot be removed by surgery. Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. People's cancer came back or became worse after previous treatment or they couldn't receive treatment. Some people who had previously refused treatment may be able to take part. This will depend on which study treatment they receive. People will either have cancer in the bladder lining (urothelial cancer), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), gastric cancer or cancer where the food pipe joins the stomach (gastroesophageal cancer, or GEJ), or certain types of breast cancer. People cannot take part if the cancer cells have spread to the thin tissue covering the brain and spinal cord (leptomeningeal disease), have symptoms of cancer in the brain or nervous system, or need medicines to suppress their immune system. In this study, ASP2998 will be given to humans for the first time. ASP2998 will either be given by itself, or given together with one or more of standard cancer treatments pembrolizumab, carboplatin and enfortumab vedotin. The standard cancer treatment given will depend on which cancer people have. The study will have 2 parts. In Part 1, different small groups of people will receive lower to higher doses of ASP2998 given by itself or together with one or more of the standard cancer treatments. Any medical problems will be recorded for each dose. This is done to find suitable doses of ASP2998 to use in Part 2. In Part 2, other different small groups will receive suitable doses of ASP2998 worked out from Part 1. ASP2998 will either be given by itself or given together with one or more of the standard cancer treatments. This part will also check how each type of cancer responds to ASP2998 when given by itself or together with the standard cancer treatments. 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. ASP2998 will be given slowly through a tube into a vein (infusion). People will continue to receive ASP2998 until their cancer gets worse, they can't tolerate ASP2998, they start other cancer treatment, they or the doctor decides the person should stop receiving ASP2998.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07287995
Run by: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
People needed: 428
Starts: 2026-02-05
Expected to finish: 2029-06-30
Last updated by the study team: 2026-06-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

For the ASP2998 monotherapy dose escalation (excluding urothelial and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 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 TROP2, stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist or topoisomerase I (TopI) directed therapy is allowed.
Participant must have one of the following malignancies: Urothelial carcinoma, NSCLC (nonsquamous cell histology), Gastric/ gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, Breast cancer (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [HER2]-negative; local testing for HER2 status is acceptable).
For all tumor types, any component of neuroendocrine histology is ineligible.
For the ASP2998 NSCLC second line (2L)+ Monotherapy Dose Expansion Cohort(s) (including the tumor-specific backfill participants from the monotherapy dose escalation), the following criteria apply:
Participant has locally advanced unresectable or metastatic NSCLC with known programmed cell death-1 (PD-L1) status, without actionable oncogenic alteration (AGA), according to local testing.
Participant must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic NSCLC that has progressed on or after receiving platinum-based chemotherapy and/or checkpoint inhibitors according to local/regional standard of care.
Participant is also eligible if there is disease progression within 12 months of receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable disease.
Participant must be eligible to receive treatment in 2L+ setting.
Participant must have had no more than 3 prior lines of therapy.
No prior exposure to TROP2, STING agonist or TopI directed therapy is allowed.
For the ASP2998 Urothelial Carcinoma Monotherapy Dose Expansion Cohort(s) (including the tumor-specific backfill participants from the monotherapy dose escalation), the following criteria apply:
Participant must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma (i.e., cancer of the bladder, renal pelvis, ureter or urethra) in locally advanced unresectable or metastatic setting that has progressed on a combination of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab according to local/regional standard of care. Participant with urothelial carcinoma (transitional cell) with < 50% squamous differentiation or mixed cell types is eligible.
Participant is also eligible if there is disease progression within 12 months of receiving adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for resectable disease.
Participant must be eligible to receive treatment in 2L+ setting.
Participant must have had no more than 3 prior lines of therapy.
No prior exposure to TROP2, STING agonist or TopI directed therapy is allowed.
For ASP2998 combination therapy (including the tumor-specific backfill participants from the combination therapy dose escalation), the following criteria apply for the NSCLC first line (1L) ASP2998 + Pembrolizumab + Carboplatin Dose Escalation and Expansion Cohort(s):
Participant has locally advanced unresectable or metastatic NSCLC (adenocarcinoma only, no mixed histology allowed), with known PD-L1 status, without AGA, according to local testing.
Participant is also eligible if there is disease progression > 12 months after completing adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for resectable disease.
Participant has not received prior therapy for metastatic disease.
No prior exposure to TROP2, STING agonist or TopI directed therapy is allowed in dose escalation or dose expansion.
For ASP2998 combination therapy (including the tumor-specific backfill participants from the combination therapy dose escalation), the following criteria apply for the Urothelial Carcinoma 1L ASP2998 + Pembrolizumab + Enfortumab Vedotin Dose Escalation and Expansion Cohort(s):

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.
Recurrent Grade 3 or Grade 4 toxicities related to prior anticancer therapy not improved to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v5.0 or higher at least 28 days prior to initiating screening. NOTE: Participant with chronic, stable Grade ≤ 2 toxicities is eligible if the toxicity has not worsened beyond Grade 2 for at least 3 months prior to C1D1 and is managed with standard of care treatment, and is considered by the investigator to be related to prior anticancer therapy. However, a participant who meets other exclusion criteria will be excluded from the study regardless of the above provisions.
Participant has active or prior autoimmune or inflammatory disorders requiring systemic anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive therapy within the past 3 years. Participants with type 1 diabetes mellitus or endocrinopathies stably maintained on appropriate replacement therapy will not be excluded.
Participant has uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. For cohorts receiving enfortumab vedotin, uncontrolled diabetes is defined as hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of ≥ 8% or HbA1c of 7% to < 8% with associated diabetes symptoms (polyuria or polydipsia).
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:
Locally curable malignancies that have been apparently cured with no recurrence in the past 2 years.
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 condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of first administration of study intervention. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses ≤ 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
Participant has jaundice or known current active liver disease from any cause, including hepatitis A (hepatitis A virus (HAV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) positive, but testing for hepatitis A viral load in screening is not required), hepatitis B (hepatis B virus (HBV) (hepatitis B surface antigen positive, or HBV DNA positive if HBsAg is negative and anti-HBs and/or anti-HBc positive)), or hepatitis C (HCV antibody positive, confirmed by HCV RNA). NOTE: screening for these infections should be conducted per local requirements.
Participant has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related complications. HIV testing will be conducted per local requirements.
Participant has clinically significant cardiac disease, defined as any of the following:
Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias including bradyarrhythmia which are poorly controlled. Rate-controlled atrial fibrillation is permitted.
Congenital long QT syndrome.
corrected QT interval by Fridericia (QTcF) ≥ 470 msec at screening. Electrocardiograms (ECGs) will be performed in triplicate during screening; the average of the triplicate readings will be used in the calculation of QTc. If the QTc is prolonged in a participant with a pacemaker or a right sided bundle branch block, the participant may be enrolled. Participant with a left sided bundle branch block will be excluded.
History of clinically significant cardiac disease or congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurement of < 50% at baseline. Participant must not have had unstable angina (symptoms at rest) or new-onset angina within the last 3 months or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months.
Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg that has been confirmed by 2 successive measurements, despite optimal medical management.
Arterial or venous thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attacks), deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 3 months before start of study intervention.
Participant has a history of non-infectious interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis, has current Grade ≥ 1 ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening. Participant with previously diagnosed Grade 1 radiation pneumonitis is allowed to be screened for the study. Radiation pneumonitis must be confined to the previously irradiated area of the lung and completely resolved. However, any participant with a history of radiation pneumonitis that required treatment (e.g., steroid) will be excluded, regardless of resolution.
Participant has inadequate pulmonary reserve due to pulmonary, heart or other disease.
Participant has a confirmed oxygen saturation (SpO2) < 92% at screening.

Where it is running

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
START New York Long Island — New Hyde Park, New York, United States (enrolling)
Tennessee Oncology — Nashville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
NEXT Virginia — Fairfax, Virginia, United States (enrolling)
National Cancer Center Hospital East — Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, Japan (enrolling)
National Cancer Center Hospital — Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (enrolling)
The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR — Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan (enrolling)

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