Clinical trial · Interventional
SL-28 for Advanced Solid Tumours
A Phase 1/2, Multicentre, Open-Label, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of SL-28 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 16, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260916-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Second Life Therapeutics is developing SL-28, an allogeneic, non-genetically modified cell-based therapy for the treatment of advanced solid tumours. The company has recently demonstrated a novel, non-genetic approach to modulate immune cell activity through targeted manipulation of the Universal Receptive System. The purpose of this open label, multi-center clinical trial is to evaluate the anti-tumor activity, safety, and pharmacokinetics, single-agent SL-28 in patients with a diverse array of solid tumors. The study includes an initial Phase 1 dose escalation to determine recommended dose(s) for expansion of SL-28 as a monotherapy and Phase 2 expansion cohorts. The study will enroll patients with advanced solid tumours, including those who failed previous lines of chemo- and immunotherapies.
Conditions
Conditions (18)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder Cancer | Malignant Bladder Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Endometrial Cancer | Malignant Endometrial Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Head & Neck Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Intestinal Cancer | Malignant Intestinal Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Liver Cancer | Malignant Liver Neoplasm |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| SL-28 | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SL-28 Low Dose
- interventionNames
- Biological: SL-28
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SL-28 Intermediate Dose
- interventionNames
- Biological: SL-28
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SL-28 High Dose
- interventionNames
- Biological: SL-28
Primary outcomes (7)
- measure
- Number of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures and to understand the nature, purpose, and potential risks of the study * Adult males and females ≥18 years of age at screening * Life expectancy of at least 3 months * Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable advanced solid tumor (recurrent, metastatic, or locally advanced) * Disease refractory to, intolerant of, or refusal of standard therapies, including immunotherapy and molecular/biomarker-directed treatments, as determined by the Principal Investigator (PI) or delegate * Eligible tumor types include: * Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma * Thoracic malignancies (small-cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, esophageal cancer) * Gastrointestinal malignancies (gastric, liver, colorectal, pancreatic adenocarcinoma) * Genitourinary malignancies (bladder, renal cell, prostate cancer) * Gynecologic malignancies (ovarian, endometrial cancer) * Breast cancer and melanoma * Evaluable disease per RECIST v1.1 * ECOG performance status 0-1 (or up to 2 at PI discretion) * Adequate organ function, defined as: * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN (≤2.0 × ULN for liver metastases or Gilbert's syndrome) * AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 × ULN (≤5 × ULN if liver metastases, at PI discretion) * Creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault) or eGFR ≥50 mL/min (CKD-EPI) * Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/mm³ * Platelet count ≥100,000/mm³ * Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L without transfusion within 2 weeks * Prothrombin time and aPTT ≤1.5 × ULN (or stable INR if on anticoagulation) Female patients: -Non-childbearing potential (surgically sterile or postmenopausal), or of childbearing potential with negative pregnancy tests and agreement to effective contraception through 90 days post-dose Male patients: * Agreement not to donate sperm for 90 days post-dose * Agreement to use adequate contraception as applicable * Suitable venous access for blood sampling * Willingness and ability to comply with study procedures and protocol requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Ongoing toxicities ≥ Grade 2 per NCI CTCAE v5.0 (except alopecia, fatigue, sensory neuropathy, or adequately treated endocrine deficiencies) * NYHA Class III or IV heart disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months, unstable arrhythmia, or ischemia on ECG * QTcF \>470 ms (females) or \>450 ms (males) * Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection requiring systemic therapy * Requirement for systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive therapy that cannot be discontinued ≥14 days prior to dosing * Prior therapies within restricted timeframes: * Immune checkpoint inhibitors or biologics within 28 days * Antineoplastic therapies, surgery, radiotherapy, or radiopharmaceuticals within 21 days * Unapproved investigational drugs within 5 half-lives * Nitrosoureas or mitomycin C within 6 weeks * Concurrent malignancy within 5 years, except specified low-risk cancers * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Known HIV, hepatitis B (HBsAg positive), or hepatitis C infection * Inability or unwillingness to comply with protocol procedures * History of anaphylaxis or significant allergy interfering with participation * Clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, psychiatric, or immunologic disease within 6 months * Conditions affecting drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion * Receipt of live vaccines within 28 days prior to screening * Participation in another investigational study within 30 days prior to screening
References
Publications (6)
- BACKGROUNDTetz V, Kardava K, Shulenbayev O, Vecherkovskaya M, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Tsirigos A, Tetz G. Partial response in a patient with skeletal and hepatic metastases following resected pancreatic cancer to the novel cell therapy SL-28: a case report. Front Oncol. 2025 Nov 19;15:1636989. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1636989. eCollection 2025. PMID 41347084
- BACKGROUNDTetz V, Kardava K, Shulenbayev O, Vecherkovskaya M, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Tsirigos A, Tetz G. Dramatic Clinical Response to a Novel Form of Cell Therapy SL-28 in a Patient with Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastasis: A Case Report. Immunotargets Ther. 2025 Oct 29;14:1201-1207. doi: 10.2147/ITT.S547989. eCollection 2025. PMID 41185720
- BACKGROUNDTetz V, Tetz G. Novel prokaryotic system employing previously unknown nucleic acids-based receptors. Microb Cell Fact. 2022 Oct 4;21(1):202. doi: 10.1186/s12934-022-01923-0. PMID 36195904
- BACKGROUNDTetz V, Kardava K, Vecherkovskaya M, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Tsirigos A, Tetz G. Regulating white blood cell activity through the novel Universal Receptive System. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 20:2025.01.06.631232. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.06.631232. PMID 39896476
- BACKGROUNDTetz G, Kardava K, Vecherkovskaya M, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Tsirigos A, Tetz V. Universal receptive system as a novel regulator of transcriptomic activity of Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Cell Fact. 2025 Jan 3;24(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12934-024-02637-1. PMID 39754239
- BACKGROUNDTetz V, Kardava K, Vecherkovskaya M, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Tsirigos A, Tetz G. The universal receptive system: a novel regulator of antimicrobial and anticancer compound production by white blood cells. J Leukoc Biol. 2025 Jun 4;117(6):qiaf085. doi: 10.1093/jleuko/qiaf085. PMID 40578310