A Study of M701 (EpCAM and CD3) in Malignant Ascites

Last updated: July 14, 2025
Sponsor: Wuhan YZY Biopharma Co., Ltd.
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

1

Condition

Malignant Ascites

Liver Disease

Cancer

Treatment

Cohort 2 of M701

Cohort 1 of M701

Cohort 3 of M701

Clinical Study ID

NCT04501744
M70101
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study is to investigate the safety, tolerability, PK, PD and immunogenicity of multiple ascending doses of M701 administered intraperitoneally to patients with malignant ascites caused by advanced solid tumors.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Males or females, aged > 18 years;

  2. Histologically- or cytologically-confirmed advanced solid tumors;

  3. Patients who require therapeutic paracentesis, defined as at least 1 therapeuticparacentesis (e.g., to relieve abdominal pressure and discomfort) during 4 weeksprior to the baseline paracentesis;

  4. Patients who have failed to standard treatment, or who have no standard treatmentavailable that may confer clinical benefit;

  5. EpCAM+ tumor cells in ascites fluid;

  6. Patients who have received anti-tumor therapy including chemotherapy, hormonetherapy, radiotherapy (except local radiotherapy for pain relief) ≥ 2 weeks orreceived immunotherapy, biological agents ≥ 3 weeks prior to the first dose of studydrug;

  7. Patients who have recovered from any toxic reaction to previous medications (Grade 0or 1 based on NCI-CTCAE v5.0);

  8. Patients with an ECOG Performance Status score (PS) 0-3;

  9. Patients with a life expectancy > 8 weeks;

  10. Organ function levels must meet the following requirements: Bone marrow: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 ×10^9/L, platelet count ≥ 80 ×10^9/L, hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (without blood transfusion within14 days of the firstdose of study drug); Liver: bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), aspartateaminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 x ULN ( ≤ 5 x ULN in caseof liver metastases); Kidney: serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN and estimated glomerularfiltration rate (eGFR) ≥ 50 ml/min;

  11. Patients must understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known to have a history of allergy to the active ingredients of M701; or with adefinite history of drug allergy or specific allergy (asthma, rubella, eczemadermatitis);

  2. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to M701 or similar antibodies;

  3. Extensive liver metastases (> 70% organ volume comprises malignancy);

  4. Uncontrolled active infection (CTCAE ≥ Grade 2);

  5. Serious diarrhea (CTCAE ≥ Grade 2);

  6. Serious dyspnea requiring oxygen therapy;

  7. History of auto-immune diseases (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, idiopathicthrombocytopenic purpura, lupus erythematosus, autoimmune hemolytic anemia,scleroderma, serious psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis);

  8. History of acute or chronic pancreatitis;

  9. Other serious diseases that may prevent patients participation in this trial (suchas uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, severe gastrointestinal disorders);

  10. Cardiac insufficiency, NYHA class III or IV;

  11. Intestinal obstruction that occurred within 30 days prior to the first dose of studydrug;

  12. Non-drainable ascites;

  13. Confirmed portal vein obstruction;

  14. History of immunodeficiency, including positive HIV test;

  15. Active hepatitis B virus infection or hepatitis C virus infection, positive syphilisantibody test and positive HIV antibody test;

  16. Pregnant or breastfeeding woman;

  17. Plan to conceive within six months;

  18. Previous confirmed history of neurological or mental disorders, including epilepsyand dementia;

  19. Have received a clinical study active drug treatment within 1 month prior to thefirst dose of study drug;

  20. Those that are deemed ineligible for this clinical trial by study personnel.

Study Design

Total Participants: 35
Treatment Group(s): 7
Primary Treatment: Cohort 2 of M701
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
September 30, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
September 30, 2022

Study Description

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple ascending doses of M701 administered intraperitoneally in patients with malignant ascites.

Connect with a study center

  • The 307th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army

    Beijing, Beijing 100000
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei 430000
    China

    Site Not Available

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