A Phase 2 interventional study of Disulfiram 250 mg and Copper Gluconate 2 mg in Thoracic Cancer, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.
Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is being done to test whether adding two drugs-disulfiram and copper gluconate-to radiation therapy can help overcome this resistance and improve treatment outcomes. When disulfiram is combined with copper, it forms a substance that may increase stress within cancer cells and lead to a specific type of cancer cell death knowns as "cuproptosis".
Primary Objectives:
Secondary Objectives:
Exploratory Objectives:
Adequate organ and marrow function within 28 days prior to enrollment defined as:
Exclusion Criteria:
Drug: Disulfiram 250 mg · Drug: Copper Gluconate 2 mg · Drug: Radiation Therapy
Given orally once daily
Also known as: Antabuse
Given orally three times daily
Delivered per institutional standards (radiotherapy alone in 10-15 fractions as local consolidation therapy).
Safety and Adverse Events (AEs)
Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 6.0
Time frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year
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