Study of AU-007, A Monoclonal Antibody That Binds to IL-2 and Inhibits IL-2Rα Binding, in Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

Last updated: March 30, 2026
Sponsor: Aulos Bioscience, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Malignant Melanoma

Neoplasm Metastasis

Bladder Cancer

Treatment

Nivolumab

Avelumab

Aldesleukin

Clinical Study ID

NCT05267626
CP-AU-007-01
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a first in human, open-label, multi-center Phase 1 / 2 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and initial efficacy of AU-007 in patients with advanced solid tumors. AU-007 will be administered either as a monotherapy, or in combination with a single loading dose of aldesleukin, or with both AU-007 and aldesleukin given every 2 weeks (Q2w). Once the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of AU-007 plus aldesleukin was determined, (AU-007 Q2w plus a single loading dose of aldesleukin), AU-007 plus aldesleukin is also being administered with avelumab or nivolumab.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Selected Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have measurable disease as per RECIST v1.1 criteria and documented byCT and/or MRI

  • Part 2 includes but is not limited to:

  • Cutaneous melanoma that is either locally unresectable or metastatic:

  • BRAF wild type: progressed after receiving PD-1 containing therapy with orwithout an anti-CTLA-4

  • BRAF mutation: patients who refused BRAF+MEK inhibitor

  • Must have objective progression after receiving at least two cycles of priordoublet therapy (anti-PD-1/anti-CTLA-4 or anti-PD-1/anti-LAG-3)

  • Radiographic progression ≥ 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug torule out late response to most recent therapy. The requirement for documentedradiologic progression may be waived after review by Medical Monitor (e.g., inthe case of progression beyond 12 weeks after starting a doublet)

  • LDH ≤ 2.5 x ULN

  • NSCLC: Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic PD-L1-positive (tumor proportionscore [TPS] ≥ 1%) NSCLC not harboring an activating EGFR mutation or ALKrearrangement and has progressed during or following treatment with an anti-PDx withor without platinum-based chemotherapy

  • Part 3: NSCLC as described above

  • Part 4: cutaneous melanoma

  • Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous melanoma that hasprogressed during or following treatment with an anti-PDx (unless ineligiblefor anti-PDx therapy)

  • Patients with BRAF mutations must either be ineligible for or have refused aBRAF+MEK inhibitor

  • Must have objective progression after receiving at least two cycles of priordoublet therapy (anti-PD-1/anti-CTLA-4 or anti-PD-1/anti-LAG-3).

  • Radiographic progression ≥ 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug torule out late response to most recent therapy. The requirement for documentedradiologic progression may be waived after review by Medical Monitor (e.g., inthe case of progression beyond 12 weeks after starting a doublet)

  • LDH ≤ 2.5 x ULN

  • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urinepregnancy test performed within 72 hours prior to the initiation of study drugadministration. Female patients of childbearing potential must be willing to use twoforms of contraception throughout the study, starting with Screening through 60 daysafter the last dose of study drug (or 5 months after the last dose of study drug forpatients receiving nivolumab). Abstinence is acceptable if this is the establishedand the preferred contraception method for the patient

  • Male patients with partners of childbearing potential must use barrier contraceptionfrom the time of consent through 60 days after discontinuation of study drug andmust not donate sperm during this period. In addition, male patients should havetheir partners use contraception (as documented for female patients) for the sameperiod of time

  • Patients who have previously received an immune checkpoint inhibitor (e.g.,anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-1, anti-CTLA-4) prior to enrollment must have checkpointinhibitor immune-related toxicity resolved to either Grade ≤ 1 or baseline (prior tothe checkpoint inhibitor) to be eligible for enrollment. Patients who experiencedprevious checkpoint inhibitor-related hypothyroidism are eligible for the studyregardless of grade resolution if well controlled on thyroid hormone replacementtherapy

  • Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases must have been treated, beasymptomatic for ≥ 14 days, and meet the following at the time of enrollment:

  • No concurrent treatment for CNS disease (e.g., surgery, radiation, corticosteroids ≥ 10 mg prednisone/day or equivalent)

  • No concurrent leptomeningeal disease or cord compression

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a history of known autoimmune disease with exceptions of

  • Vitiligo

  • Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, or other autoimmune skin condition not requiringsystemic treatment

  • History of Graves' disease in patients now euthyroid for > 4 weeks

  • Hypothyroidism managed by thyroid hormone replacement

  • Alopecia

  • Arthritis managed without systemic therapy beyond oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

  • Major surgery or traumatic injury within 3 weeks before first dose of AU-007

  • Unhealed wounds from surgery or injury

  • Treatment with > 10 mg per day of prednisone (or equivalent) or otherimmune-suppressive drugs within the 7 days prior to the initiation of study drug.Steroids for topical, ophthalmic, inhaled, or nasal administration are allowed

  • Prior anti-cancer therapy before the planned start of AU-007 as follows:

  • Not recovered to baseline from toxicity of prior systemic cancer therapy(ies).

  • Not recovered from toxicity of radiotherapy.

  • Concurrent use of hormones either to maintain castrate levels of testosteronein patients with castration-sensitive prostate cancer or for non-cancer-relatedconditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes, hormone replacement therapy) isacceptable. Bisphosphonates are permitted.

  • Patients who have experienced serious adverse events during prior IL-2 therapy (including but not limited to bowel perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding,arrythmias, myocardial infarction, repetitive seizures).

  • Inflammatory process that has not resolved for ≥ 4 weeks from the date of firststudy dose. Patients with chronic low-grade inflammatory processes such asradiation-induced pneumonitis are excluded regardless of duration

  • Second primary invasive malignancy not in remission for ≥ 1 year. Exceptions includenon-melanoma locally advanced skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, localizedprostate cancer (Gleason score ≤ 7), resected melanoma in situ, or any malignancyconsidered to be indolent and never required therapy, with the exception of indolentlymphomas

Study Design

Total Participants: 159
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: Nivolumab
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
April 04, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
June 12, 2026

Study Description

This is a first in human, multicenter, open-label Phase 1-2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and initial efficacy of AU-007 with or without aldesleukin, in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cancer. Patients must either be ineligible for or have progressed on prior standard of care therapy.

Part 1 consists of 3 escalation Arms, each starting with a single 1+2 escalation cohort followed by 3+3 escalation cohorts to define the RP2D or maximum tolerated dose (MTD).

The study begins in Arm A evaluating escalating doses of AU-007 (Q2w) in sequential escalation cohorts to define RP2D or MTD.

In Arm B, AU-007 (Q2w) is evaluated in combination with a single dose of aldesleukin given with the first AU-007 dose. AU-007 is administered Q2w with an escalating single aldesleukin dose in sequential escalation cohorts.

In Arm C, AU-007 is evaluated in combination with aldesleukin, both given Q2w. AU-007 will be administered with an escalating dose of aldesleukin in each sequential Arm C escalation cohort.

The Part 2 cohort expansion portion of the study consists of up to three expansion Arms evaluating the initial efficacy of the RP2D (AU-007 plus a single loading dose of aldesleukin) in selected solid tumor types, prioritizing cutaneous melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Part 3 evaluates the safety of AU-007 in combination with aldesleukin and avelumab, followed by one expansion cohort, in NSCLC.

Part 4 evaluates the safety of AU-007 plus aldesleukin in combination with nivolumab, followed by one expansion cohort, in cutaneous melanoma.

Connect with a study center

  • Southside Cancer Care Centre

    Miranda, New South Wales 2228
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Southside Cancer Care Centre

    Miranda 2157495, New South Wales 2155400 2228
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Mark Oliphant Building

    Bedford Park, South Australia 5042
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Southern Oncology Clinical Research Unit

    Bedford Park, South Australia 5042
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Southern Oncology Clinical Research Unit

    Bedford Park 2076918, South Australia 2061327 5042
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Monash Health

    Clayton, Victoria 3168
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Peninsula & South Eastern Haematology and Oncology Group

    Frankston, Victoria 3199
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Austin Health

    Heidelberg, Victoria 3084
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria 3004
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sunshine Hospital

    Saint Albans, Victoria 3021
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Monash Health

    Clayton 2171400, Victoria 2145234 3168
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Peninsula & South Eastern Haematology and Oncology Group

    Frankston 2166144, Victoria 2145234 3199
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Health

    Heidelberg 2163654, Victoria 2145234 3084
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • The Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne 2158177, Victoria 2145234 3004
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Sunshine Hospital

    Saint Albans 2150717, Victoria 2145234 3021
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona 85259-5452
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida 32224-1865
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Miami, Florida 33136-1013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami

    Miami, Florida 33136-1002
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33136-1002
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • START Midwest

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2563
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • START South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2563
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • START Midwest

    Grand Rapids 4994358, Michigan 5001836 49503-2563
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Minnesota Oncology and Hematology PA

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404-4526
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Minnesota Oncology and Hematology PA

    Minneapolis 5037649, Minnesota 5037779 55404-4526
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University

    St Louis, Missouri 63110-1010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Washington University

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110-1010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Atlantic Healthcare System

    Morristown, New Jersey 07960
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Carolina Biooncology Institute

    Huntersville, North Carolina 28078
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Carolina Biooncology Institute

    Huntersville 4472370, North Carolina 4482348 28078
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203-1619
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tennessee Oncology

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203-1619
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37203-1619
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Oncology (Balcones) - SCRI

    Austin, Texas 78731-4214
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030-4000
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • START South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Oncology (Balcones) - SCRI

    Austin 4671654, Texas 4736286 78731-4214
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030-4000
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • START South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84112
    United States

    Site Not Available

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