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Trial reportCancer research communications2025

Phase 2 Study of Zilovertamab Vedotin in Participants with Metastatic Solid Tumors.

Funda Meric-Bernstam, Martin Gutierrez, Enrique Sanz-Garcia, Diego Villa, Jun Zhang, Jennifer Friedmann, Fengting Yan, Mark A Socinski, John Sarantopoulos, Luis E Raez and 7 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Cancer research communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04504916 (A Phase 2 Study of VLS-101 in Patients With Solid Tumors), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04504916 phase2terminatednot on this map

A Phase 2 Study of VLS-101 in Patients With Solid Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorVelosBio Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)Ran2020 to 2023Enrolled102ConditionsTriple-negative Breast Cancer, Non-squamous Non-small-cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC, Estrogen-receptor-positive Breast CancerArmsZilovertamab vedotin
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Prevalence of antibody drug conjugated-induced nausea and vomiting (ADCINV) in patients with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Pooled it
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  4. Review
  5. Imaging of ROR1 expression in tumors using radiolabeled affibody molecules.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
    Article
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  7. Technologies for Monoclonal Antibody Discovery and Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Funda Meric-BernstamDepartment of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0001-6816-6072
Martin GutierrezHackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey.ORCID 0000-0003-3156-3159
Enrique Sanz-GarciaDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3119-3832
Diego VillaUniversity of British Columbia, BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4625-3009
Jun ZhangDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.ORCID 0000-0001-7886-6187
Jennifer FriedmannGerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-1149-3726
Fengting YanSwedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0002-0234-4937
Mark A SocinskiAdventHealth Cancer Institute, Orlando, Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-2915-9325
John SarantopoulosInstitute for Drug Development, Mays Cancer Center at University of Texas Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Antonio, Texas.ORCID 0009-0002-4395-136X
Luis E RaezMemorial Cancer Institute/Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Miami, Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-2669-5771
Quincy S ChuDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4814-3126
Maxime Chénard-PoirierCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5800-0124
Manash S ChatterjeeMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.ORCID 0009-0005-2706-1342
Hong RenMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.ORCID 0009-0006-3126-6495
Qi LiuMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.ORCID 0000-0001-5326-3419
Douglas A LevineMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.ORCID 0000-0003-1038-8232
Komal L JhaveriMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-0472-1254

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
TISSUE CULTURE---COREP30CA054174 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Lei Zheng · 1991 to 2026
$59.1M
Institute for Drug Development, Mays Cancer Center at University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA054174Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA008748Merck Sharp Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (MSD)NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA054174
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeZilovertamab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1), had manageable safety and promising antitumor activity in participants with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphomas. We evaluated zilovertamab vedotin in participants with previously treated metastatic solid tumors. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis phase 2, open-label, nonrandomized study (NCT04504916) enrolled participants with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, or pancreatic cancer. Participants received zilovertamab vedotin ≤2.5 mg/kg once every 3 weeks (Q1/3W) or <1.75 mg/kg twice every 3 weeks (Q2/3W). The primary endpoint was objective response rate per RECIST version 1.1 by blinded independent central review. ROR1 protein expression was correlated with clinical outcomes.

resultsA total of 102 participants were enrolled (Q1/3W, n = 70; Q2/3W, n = 32). The objective response rate was 1% [95% confidence interval (CI), 0%-8%] with Q1/3W dosing (one partial response, hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer cohort) and 0% with Q2/3W dosing. The median progression-free survival (95% CI) was 2.3 (2.0-4.1) and 1.9 (1.7-2.1) months, respectively; the median overall survival (95% CI) was 8.3 (5.2-10.3) and 5.5 (4.4-11.0) months, respectively. Across dosing regimens, treatment-related adverse events were reported in 85 participants (83%), most commonly fatigue (29%) and nausea (28%). Treatment-related peripheral neuropathy occurred in 8%. Treatment-related adverse events led to dose interruption/reduction in 32 participants (31%) and permanent treatment discontinuation in 7 (7%). Tissue for ROR1 IHC was available on 17 participants, with only 3 (all nonresponders) showing ROR1 expression.

conclusionsZilovertamab vedotin had minimal antitumor activity, with only a single responder, and manageable safety in participants with previously treated metastatic solid tumors. SIGNIFICANCE: Zilovertamab vedotin had minimal antitumor activity and manageable safety in participants with previously treated metastatic solid tumors of various histologic subtypes. The results suggest that further development of zilovertamab vedotin in these solid tumors is not warranted.

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ImmunoconjugatesReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisOvarian NeoplasmsPancreatic NeoplasmsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsImmunoconjugatesReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsROR1 protein, human

Identifiers

PMID40762544
PMCPMC12442023

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