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Phase 1/2 Study of PYX-201 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase 1/2, Open-label, Global, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation and Dose-Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Preliminary Efficacy of PYX-201 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06795412
Enrollment
220
Registered
2025-01-28
Start date
2025-04-15
Completion date
2027-12-06
Last updated
2026-09-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors

Keywords

Advanced Solid Tumors, PYX-201, Pembrolizumab

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine the recommended Phase 2 doses (RP2D(s)) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of PYX-201 in combination with pembrolizumab for participants with advanced solid tumors.

Interventions

Intravenous (IV) infusion.

DRUGpembrolizumab

IV infusion.

Sponsors

Pyxis Oncology, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumors, including first-line (1L) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), hormone receptor positive (HR+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative breast cancer (HER2- BC), gastric cancer (GC), cervical cancer, and second-line and higher (2L+) HNSCC. 2. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants age ≥18 years. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0 to 1. 4. Participant must have at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria. 5. Life expectancy of \>3 months, in the opinion of the Investigator. 6. Adequate hematologic function. 7. Adequate hepatic function. 8. Adequate renal function. 9. Adequate coagulation profile. 10. Clinical sites must conduct fresh tumor biopsy or provide participant's archived tumor tissue sample.

Exclusion criteria

1. Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years. 2. Have any active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. 3. Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to start of study drug. 4. Evidence of an active systemic bacterial, fungal, or viral infection requiring treatment at the start of study drug. 5. Known active hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). 6. Failure to recover to Baseline severity or National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v5.0 Grade ≤1 from acute non-hematologic toxicity due to previous therapy, prior to Screening. 7. Participants with Grade \>1 neuropathy of any grade per CTCAE v5.0 and/or receiving treatment for neuropathy at Screening. 8. History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. 9. Participants with immunodeficiency or active autoimmune disease that is contraindicated for pembrolizumab. 10. Participants with a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD) that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/ILD. 11. Prior solid organ or bone marrow progenitor cell transplantation. 12. Prior high-dose chemotherapy requiring stem cell rescue. 13. Previously received treatment with a programmed death-1 (PD-1)/L1 inhibitor any prior treatment with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co inhibitory T-cell receptor. 14. Severe hypersensitivity (Grade ≥3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients and/or PYX-201 and/or any of its excipients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of Participants who Experience a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)Day 1 to Day 21
Number of Participants who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)Up to approximately 2 years
Number of Participants who Experience Clinically Significant Changes in Clinical Laboratory ParametersUp to approximately 2 years
Number of Participants who Experience Clinically Significant Changes in Vital SignsUp to approximately 2 years
Number of Participants who Experience Clinically Significant Changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) ParametersUp to approximately 2 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Objective Response Rate (ORR)Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Duration of Response (DOR)Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Disease Control Rate (DCR)Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Time to ResponseDay 1 up to approximately 2 years
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax) of PYX-201Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of PYX-201Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Clearance (CL) of PYX-201Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve from Time 0 to the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-t) of PYX-201Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve Over the Dosing Interval (AUCtau) of PYX-201Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve from Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of PYX-201Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Half-Life (t½) for Antibody-drug Conjugate (ADC)Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Half-Life (t½) for Total Antibody (tAb)Day 1 up to approximately 2 years
Half-Life (t½) for Free PayloadDay 1 up to approximately 2 years
Incidence of Anti-PYX-201 AntibodiesDay 1 up to approximately 2 years

Countries

France, Spain, United States

Contacts

CONTACTPyxis Oncology Clinical Trial Team
clinicaltrials@pyxisoncology.com617-453-3596

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 3, 2026