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ArticleFuture oncology (London, England)2025

Open-label, phase Ia study of STING agonist BI 1703880 plus ezabenlimab for patients with advanced solid tumors.

Kevin Harrington, Shigehisa Kitano, Valentina Gambardella, Eileen E Parkes, Irene Moreno, Guzman Alonso, Toshihiko Doi, David Berz, Martin E Gutierrez, Natalia Fernandez and 3 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
In one paragraph

Article in Future oncology (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05471856 (Phase Ia, First in Human Open Label Dose Escalation Trial Evaluating Intravenous BI 1703880 in Combination With Intravenous Ezabenlimab for Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumours), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05471856 phase1recruitingnot on this map

Phase Ia, First in Human Open Label Dose Escalation Trial Evaluating Intravenous BI 1703880 in Combination With Intravenous Ezabenlimab for Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumours

TypeinterventionalSponsorBoehringer IngelheimRan2023 to 2029Enrolled66ConditionsSolid TumorsArmsBI 1703880, Ezabenlimab
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Kevin HarringtonThe Institute of Cancer Research/The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Shigehisa KitanoJapanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
Valentina GambardellaINCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Eileen E ParkesDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Irene MorenoSTART Madrid, CIOCC, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain.
Guzman AlonsoHospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Toshihiko DoiNational Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.
David BerzValkyrie Clinical Trials, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Martin E GutierrezJohn Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
Natalia FernandezBoehringer Ingelheim España, S.A, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
Michael SchmohlBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany.
José BarruecoBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA.
Patricia LoRussoYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BI 1703880, a novel STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) agonist, has demonstrated preclinical antitumor activity. As STING activation can upregulate programmed death ligand 1 and human leukocyte antigen in tumor cells, a combination of BI 1703880 and an anti-programmed cell death protein 1-antibody, such as ezabenlimab, may improve efficacy. This first-in-human phase Ia study (NCT05471856) is evaluating BI 1703880 plus ezabenlimab in patients with advanced solid tumors. The study utilizes an innovative lead-in design; all patients receive BI 1703880 monotherapy in Cycle 1 and combination therapy from Cycle 2. The primary endpoint is dose-limiting toxicities during the maximum tolerated dose evaluation period. Results will inform the future development of BI 1703880 for treatment of metastatic or recurrent malignancies.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsMembrane ProteinsNeoplasmsAdultAgedClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedSTING ProteinTreatment OutcomeMembrane ProteinsSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteincancerDNA sensorimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmunotherapyPD-1 antibodyphase ISTimulator of INterferon GenesSTING

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PMID39817655
PMCPMC11792791

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