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A Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of NC525 in Subjects With Advanced Myeloid Neoplasms

A Phase 1 interventional study of NC525 in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia and Relapsed or Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome, sponsored by NextCure, Inc.. Terminated at 11 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-28.

Sponsored by NextCure, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
As a result of program reprioritization and due to the limited clinical activity observed in the Phase 1 trial, the study has been discontinued.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an open-label, non-randomized, Phase 1 study to determine the safety and tolerability of NC525. This study will also assess the clinical benefit in subjects with advanced myeloid neoplasms.

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Conditions studied

  • Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
  • Relapsed or Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Keywords

  • Advanced Leukemia
  • Leukemia
  • NC525
  • PK
  • AML
  • MDS
  • CMML
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In context

Recurrence

4,279 studies on the registry are indexed under Recurrence; 987 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 50 across 3,373 interventional studies indexed under Recurrence.

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Lead sponsor

NextCure, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (100%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. The subject is willing to provide written informed consent for the trial.
  2. Be ≥ 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent.
  3. Subject has one of the following Myeloid Neoplasms determined by pathology review at the treating institution:

    1. Relapsed or Refractory AML, Note: Active, relapsed, or refractory AML is defined as any one of the following:

      • Primary induction failure, or (PIF) after 2 or more cycles of therapy,
      • First early relapse after a remission duration of fewer than 6 months,
      • Relapse refractory to salvage combination chemotherapy second or subsequent relapse, or
      • Relapsed or refractory AML with at least 5% blasts by bone marrow biopsy or aspirate, or at least 1% blasts in peripheral blood.
    2. Relapsed or Refractory Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) after prior hypomethylating agents.

      Note: Subject must have sub-type MDS-EB2 with 10-19% blasts by bone marrow biopsy or aspirate.

    3. Relapsed or Refractory Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) with progressive disease or lack of response to hypomethylating agents
  4. A male subject must agree to use approved contraception (based on institutional guidelines) and refrain from sperm donation or expecting to father a child, from Screening through the treatment period and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment.
  5. A female subject is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:

    1. Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP);
    2. A WOCBP agrees to follow approved contraceptive guidance (based on institutional guidelines) from Screening through the treatment period and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment.
  6. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2.
  7. Life expectancy greater than or equal to 12 weeks as judged by the Investigator.
  8. Have adequate organ function as defined in the protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has a diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3, APL), accelerated phase or blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia.
  2. History or presence of clinically relevant CNS pathology such as epilepsy, childhood or adult seizure, paresis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injuries, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome, or psychosis.
  3. Patients with active Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement (such as leukemic infiltration, blast in the spinal fluid, or subjects with extramedullary disease).
  4. A WOCBP who has a positive pregnancy test (within 72 hours) prior to treatment.
  5. History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition or disease (e.g., symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic myocardial infection, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, pericardial disease or heart failure New York Heart Association Class III or IV), or severe debilitating pulmonary disease, that would potentially increase patients' risk for toxicity and in the opinion of the Investigator, would pose a risk to patient safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures or completion.
  6. Chronic respiratory disease or any other medical condition that requires continuous oxygen that in the opinion of the Investigator, would adversely affect his/her participation in this study.
  7. Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention.
  8. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of the following prior to the first dose of study treatment:

    1. An investigational biologic or an investigational device within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer);
    2. An investigational oral agent within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter).
  9. Has not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 from toxic effects of prior therapy (including prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation therapy) and/or complications from interventions before starting therapy.
  10. Has previously had an allogeneic solid organ transplant.
  11. Autologous HSCT within 6 weeks before the start of study treatment.
  12. Allogeneic HSCT within 6 months before the start of study treatment.
  13. Any active acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), grade 2-4, or active chronic GvHD requiring systemic treatment.
  14. Any systemic therapy (e.g. calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), steroids, etc.) against GvHD within 4 weeks before the start of study treatment.
  15. Any Grade ≥ 2 persistent non-hematological toxicity related to allogeneic transplant, such as those requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
  16. Previous CAR-T therapy.
  17. Known concurrent malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment, or history of other malignancy within 2 years of study entry after treatment with curative intent.
  18. Has severe hypersensitivity (≥ Grade 3), known allergy or reaction to Immunoglobulins or NC525, and/or any of their excipients.
  19. Uncontrolled systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection despite appropriate anti-infection treatment at the time of eligibility confirmation.
  20. Has a known history of HIV infection.
  21. Has a known active chronic hepatitis B infection or chronic hepatitis C infection with the exception of those with an undetectable viral load within 3 months.
  22. Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study or interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  23. Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with the subject's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    2mg/kg NC525

    Subjects received NC525 IV at 2mg/kg bi-weekly (Q2W) for Cycles 1-6, followed by every 4 weeks (Q4W) thereafter.

    Drug: NC525

  • Experimental
    2.5mg/kg NC525

    Subjects received NC525 IV at 2.5mg/kg weekly (QW) until overall response (e.g., CR, CRh, or CRi) is achieved, at which time they may switch to Q2W dosing. Subjects in Cohort 2 initially received 3mg/kg weekly but dose was reduced to 2.5mg/kg weekly at FDA request due to change in dosing frequency from Q2W to QW.

    Drug: NC525

  • Experimental
    4.5mg/kg NC525

    Subjects received NC525 IV at 4.5mg/kg weekly (QW) until overall response (e.g., CR, CRh, or CRi) is achieved, at which time they may switch to Q2W dosing.

    Drug: NC525

  • Experimental
    9mg/kg NC525

    Subjects received NC525 IV at 9mg/kg weekly (QW) until overall response (e.g., CR, CRh, or CRi) is achieved, at which time they may switch to Q2W dosing.

    Drug: NC525

  • Experimental
    13.5mg/kg NC525

    Subjects received NC525 IV at 13.5mg/kg weekly (QW) until overall response (e.g., CR, CRh, or CRi) is achieved, at which time they may switch to Q2W dosing.

    Drug: NC525

  • Experimental
    18mg/kg NC525

    Subjects received NC525 IV at 18mg/kg weekly (QW) until overall response (e.g., CR, CRh, or CRi) is achieved, at which time they may switch to Q2W dosing.

    Drug: NC525

Interventions

  • DrugNC525

    Monoclonal antibody specific for LAIR-1

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To Evaluate the Frequency, Duration, and Severity of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability].

    Toxicity grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0.

    Time frame: Up to 23 months

  2. To Evaluate Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) of NC525.

    Toxicity grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0.

    Time frame: Up to 56 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Objective Response (OR).

    Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

    Time frame: Until disease progression, up to 23 months

  2. To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Event-free Survival (EFS).

    Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

    Time frame: Until disease progression, up to 23 months

  3. To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Overall Survival (OS).

    Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

    Time frame: Time until death, up to 23 months

  4. Assessment of Time to Achieve Response, Defined as CR, CRi, or CRh

    Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 to day remission is achieved, up to 23 months (each cycle is 28 days)

  5. Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of NC525

    To evaluate the maximum observed serum concentration (Cmax) of NC525. The values reported are Cmax at Cycle 2 Day 1.

    Time frame: During Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 (each cycle is 28 days)

  6. Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of NC525

    To evaluate the Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of NC525.

    Time frame: During Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 (each cycle is 28 days), Cycle 1 reported

  7. Area Under the Serum Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of NC525

    To evaluate area under the serum concentration versus time curve (AUC) of NC525

    Time frame: During Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 (each cycle is 28 days), Cycle 1 reported

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Results

Posted Jan 28, 2026

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
Milestone2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
Started3431143
Completed132531
Not completed211612
Withdrew: Adverse event000100
Withdrew: Study terminated by sponsor000100
Withdrew: Death211412

Outcome measures

PrimaryTo Evaluate the Frequency, Duration, and Severity of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability].

Toxicity grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0.

Time frame:
Up to 23 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
To Evaluate the Frequency, Duration, and Severity of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability].
Participants2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
To Evaluate the Frequency, Duration, and Severity of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability].3431143
PrimaryTo Evaluate Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) of NC525.

Toxicity grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0.

Time frame:
Up to 56 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
To Evaluate Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) of NC525.
Participants2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
To Evaluate Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) of NC525.000000
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Objective Response (OR).

Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

Time frame:
Until disease progression, up to 23 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Objective Response (OR).
Participants2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Objective Response (OR).000100
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Event-free Survival (EFS).

Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

Time frame:
Until disease progression, up to 23 months
Reported as:
Median · months
To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Event-free Survival (EFS).
months2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Event-free Survival (EFS).NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Overall Survival (OS).

Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

Time frame:
Time until death, up to 23 months
Reported as:
Median · months
To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Overall Survival (OS).
months2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
To Evaluate the Clinical Benefit of NC525 by Assessing Overall Survival (OS).3.8 (3.6 to NA)6 (3.1 to NA)6.5 (2.5 to NA)4.1 (1.1 to 7.7)NA (1.5 to NA)3.1 (2.6 to NA)
SecondaryAssessment of Time to Achieve Response, Defined as CR, CRi, or CRh

Disease Assessments will be performed using the European Leukemia Net (ELN) Guidelines for the ELN Outcome Measures.

Time frame:
Cycle 1 Day 1 to day remission is achieved, up to 23 months (each cycle is 28 days)
Reported as:
Median · months
Assessment of Time to Achieve Response, Defined as CR, CRi, or CRh
months2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
Assessment of Time to Achieve Response, Defined as CR, CRi, or CRhNA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (1.8 to NA)NA (NA to NA)NA (NA to NA)
SecondaryMaximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of NC525

To evaluate the maximum observed serum concentration (Cmax) of NC525. The values reported are Cmax at Cycle 2 Day 1.

Time frame:
During Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 (each cycle is 28 days)
Reported as:
Mean · μg/mL
Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of NC525
μg/mL2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of NC52526.1 ± 10.658.8 ± 36.5106 ± 16.3268 ± 107445 ± 178585 ± 176
SecondaryTerminal Half-life (t1/2) of NC525

To evaluate the Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of NC525.

Time frame:
During Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 (each cycle is 28 days), Cycle 1 reported
Reported as:
Mean · h
Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of NC525
h2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of NC525—49.8 ± 19.6—55.3 ± NA64.2 ± NA—
SecondaryArea Under the Serum Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of NC525

To evaluate area under the serum concentration versus time curve (AUC) of NC525

Time frame:
During Cycles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 (each cycle is 28 days), Cycle 1 reported
Reported as:
Mean · h*μg/mL
Area Under the Serum Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of NC525
h*μg/mL2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
Area Under the Serum Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of NC5255540 ± NA2180 ± 7555430 ± 96313000 ± 448023900 ± 836033700 ± 19600

Adverse events

Collected over From first dose of NC525 through 30 days after the last dose (up to approximately 23 months). For SAEs and ECIs from first dose of NC525 through 90 days following cessation of study treatment, or 30 days following cessation of study treatment if the subject initiates new post-treatment cancer therapy, whichever is earlier (up to approximately 23 months).. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
2mg/kg NC5253/3 (100%)3/3 (100%)3/3 (100%)
2.5mg/kg NC5254/4 (100%)2/4 (50%)4/4 (100%)
4.5mg/kg NC5253/3 (100%)2/3 (66.7%)3/3 (100%)
9mg/kg NC5259/11 (81.8%)9/11 (81.8%)11/11 (100%)
13.5mg/kg NC5252/4 (50%)4/4 (100%)4/4 (100%)
18mg/kg NC5252/3 (66.7%)3/3 (100%)3/3 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
Event2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
Febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/30/40/35/111/41/3
LeukocytosisBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/30/41/30/110/40/3
Conjunctival haemorrhageEye disorders0/30/40/30/110/41/3
Gastrointestinal haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders1/30/40/30/110/40/3
Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders0/30/40/30/110/41/3
OesophagitisGastrointestinal disorders0/30/40/30/110/41/3
Disease progressionGeneral disorders0/30/41/33/111/41/3
PneumoniaInfections and infestations0/31/41/30/111/40/3
COVID-19Infections and infestations0/30/40/31/110/41/3
Anal abscessInfections and infestations0/30/40/30/110/41/3
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
Event2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525
HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/31/43/36/112/41/3
HeadacheNervous system disorders2/34/41/33/112/40/3
DyspnoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/31/40/36/112/40/3
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders1/33/41/35/111/41/3
Infusion related reactionInjury, poisoning and procedural complications1/33/41/32/110/40/3
HypotensionVascular disorders1/31/41/33/113/40/3
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders2/32/40/31/110/41/3
StomatitisGastrointestinal disorders1/32/42/31/111/40/3
FatigueGeneral disorders2/31/41/33/111/40/3
Oedema peripheralGeneral disorders0/30/42/33/112/41/3

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525Total
Mean61.7 ± 8.9665.8 ± 19.8766.0 ± 10.5469.6 ± 12.8652.8 ± 17.9756.7 ± 24.0164.0 ± 15.40
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525Total
Female31242113
Male03172215
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525Total
Hispanic or Latino0202116
Not Hispanic or Latino32393222
Unknown or Not Reported0000000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525Total
American Indian or Alaska Native0000000
Asian0000112
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0000000
Black or African American1001002
White23392221
More than one race0000101
Unknown or Not Reported0101002
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)2mg/kg NC5252.5mg/kg NC5254.5mg/kg NC5259mg/kg NC52513.5mg/kg NC52518mg/kg NC525Total
United States343114328
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Study locations

11 sites
  • City of Hope
    Duarte, California 91010, United States
  • University of Miami
    Miami, Florida 33136, United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    New York, New York 10022, United States
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Oct 16, 2023

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 28, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05787496
Lead sponsor
NextCure, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 28, 2023
Start date
Feb 28, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2025
Completion
Jan 31, 2025
Results posted
Jan 28, 2026
Last update
Jan 28, 2026

Study contacts

Han Myint, MD
study director · NextCure, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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