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NCT05902988RecruitingPhase 1/2

A Phase I/II Study of VLS-1488 in Subjects With Advanced Cancer

A Phase I/II Study of VLS-1488 (an Oral KIF18A Inhibitor) in Subjects With Advanced Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Nov 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a first-in-human phase I/II study to examine the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of VLS-1488 in subjects with advanced cancers.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200 (estimated)
First submitted
31 May 2023
Start date
18 Oct 2023
Primary completion date
Jun 2026
Lead sponsor
Volastra Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT number
NCT05902988

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Planned participants: 200
  • From 18 Oct 2023 to the primary completion date, Jun 2026
  • 14 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Previously received KIF18A inhibitor
  • Inability to comply with concomitant medication restrictions with respect to strong inhibitors and inducers of CYP3A, and clinical inhibitors of MDR1 (P-gp) and BCRP
  • Any clinically significant ascites or pleural effusions at time of enrollment, or any therapeutic paracentesis or thoracentesis within 28 days of planned first dose of study drug

Other illness

  • Current CNS metastases or leptomeningeal disease
  • Bowel obstruction or GI perforation within 6 months of planned first dose of study drug

Lab values

  • Cardiac parameters: MI or stroke ≤ 1 year, unstable angina/PE/DVT/CABG ≤ 6 months, NYHA Class ≥ II, LVEF \< 50%

Other

  • MSI-H, dMMR, POLE gene hotspot mutated, or known hypermutator phenotype

Who the study is looking for

  • All Parts: Age ≥ 18 years, ECOG Performance Status ≤ 1, at least 1 site of measurable disease evaluable by CT scan or MRI per RECIST 1.1, able to take oral medication without alteration
  • Dose Escalation: No available therapeutic options to provide clinically meaningful benefits in the following tumor types: High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Squamous Non -Small Cell Lung Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma (not EBV+), Colorectal, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction, Bladder (transitional cell), Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas (not nasopharynx, sinonasal or lip), Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, CN-high Endometrial/Uterine
  • Dose Expansion: Must have been previously treated with several lines of standard of care treatment specified in the protocol in the following tumor types: High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma (not EBV+), Colorectal, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas (not nasopharynx, sinonasal or lip), CN-high Endometrial/Uterine

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (14)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Michigan
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Ann ArborUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Colorado Cancer Center
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AuroraUnited StatesRecruiting
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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BaltimoreUnited StatesRecruiting
The Christ Hospital
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CincinnatiUnited StatesRecruiting
Kellogg Cancer Center
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EvanstonUnited StatesRecruiting
START | Midwest
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Grand RapidsUnited StatesActive, not recruiting
M D Anderson Cancer Center
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting
Community Health Network
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IndianapolisUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Southern California
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Los AngelesUnited StatesRecruiting
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
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MilwaukeeUnited StatesRecruiting
Yale Cancer Center
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New HavenUnited StatesRecruiting
Hoag Memorial Hospital
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Newport BeachUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
Women & Infants Hospital
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ProvidenceUnited StatesRecruiting

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