Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

STAR0602

Sponsor:

Marengo Therapeutics, Inc.

Code:

NCT05592626

Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors

Genital Neoplasm, Female

Urogenital Neoplasms

Lung Neoplasm

Neoplasms by Site

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

STAR0602

Irinotecan (Camptosar)

Docetaxel (Taxotere)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is an open label, multicenter, phase 1/2 study to assess the safety/tolerability and preliminary clinical activity of STAR0602 as a single agent and in combination with chemotherapy administered intravenously in participants with advanced solid tumors that are antigen-rich.

Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors

Genital Neoplasm, Female

Urogenital Neoplasms

Lung Neoplasm

Neoplasms by Site

Study ID

NCT05592626

Start date

Jan 4, 2023

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must have histologically confirmed solid tumors that are unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic and for which standard curative therapies do not exist or are no longer effective or have intolerable toxicities. Participants should not have received more than three regimens of prior therapies for their advanced or metastatic diseases. For Phase 2 Cohorts 8 and 10 (see below), participants should not have received more than one line of prior therapy.
2. For Phase 1, participants must have one of the following solid tumors:

1. High mutational burden (TMB-H)
2. Microsatellite Instability (MSI-H)/DNA mismatch repair (dMMR)
3. Virally associated tumors
4. Solid tumors generally considered as immunogenic (e.g., melanoma and renal cell carcinoma) are eligible without prior testing for TMB, MSI or viral status after the Sponsor's approval.
3. For Phase 2, participants must have one of the following solid tumors:

1. TMB-H (not enrolling)
2. MSI-H/dMMR (not enrolling)
3. CRC (both Ras wild type and mutant) (not enrolling)
4. NSCLC (recurrent or Primary Stage 4)
5. CRC with pMMR/MSS (without TMB-H requirement)

(Other tumor histologies may also be included in Phase 2 as additional data emerge to support their inclusion.)
4. Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases must have been treated, be asymptomatic 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.
5. Subjects who have previously received a CPI (e.g., anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-1, anti CTLA 4) prior to enrollment must have CPI immune-related toxicity resolved to either Grade ≤ 1 or baseline (prior to the CPI) to be eligible for enrollment.

  • Subjects who experienced previous CPI-related endocrine abnormalities are eligible for the study regardless of CTCAE grade if well controlled on replacement therapy.
  • Subjects who have had previous CPI-related Grade 3 to 4 pneumonitis, peri/myocarditis, colitis and bowel perforation, myositis, encephalitis, or peripheral neuropathy will need Sponsor approval.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participants with a history of known autoimmune disease with exceptions of:

  • Vitiligo;
  • Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis or other autoimmune skin condition not requiring systemic treatment;
  • History of Graves' disease, now euthyroid for > 4 weeks;
  • Hypothyroidism managed by thyroid replacement;
  • Alopecia;
  • Arthritis managed without systemic therapy beyond oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • Adrenal insufficiency well controlled on replacement therapy.
2. Major surgery or traumatic injury within 8 weeks before first dose of study drug.
3. Unhealed wounds from surgery or injury.
4. Treatment with >10 mg per day of prednisone (or equivalent) or other immune-suppressive drugs within 7 days prior to the initiation of study drug. Exceptions may be made for patients who have had allergic reaction to iodinated contrast media. Steroids for topical, ophthalmic, inhaled, or nasal administration are allowed.
5. Prior therapy within the following timeframe before planned infusion of STAR0602 as follows:

  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy, small molecule inhibitors, radiation, interventional radiology procedure, or similar investigational therapies within ≤ 2 weeks or participants who have not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or to baseline) from AEs due to a previously administered agent;
  • Monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, or similar investigational therapies within 6 weeks prior to the initiation of study drug or participants who have not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or to baseline) from AEs due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier. Note: Participants with ≤ Grade 2 neuropathy or ≤ Grade 2 alopecia are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study.
6. Clinically significant cardiovascular/vascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory processes, pulmonary compromises
7. Active viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection requiring parenteral treatment within 7 days prior to the initiation of study drug.
8. Vaccination with any live virus vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study drug administration. Inactivated annual influenza vaccination is allowed.
9. Participants who are known to be human immunodeficiency virus positive or hepatitis B or C positive and have uncontrolled disease.
10. Second primary invasive malignancy not in remission for ≥ 1 year. Exceptions include non-melanoma locally advanced skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, localized prostate cancer (Gleason score ≤ 7), resected melanoma in situ, or any malignancy considered to be indolent and never required systemic therapy, with the exception of indolent lymphomas.
11. Pregnant, likely to become pregnant, or lactating women (where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation).
12. Hepatic metastases unless adequately treated, either locally (e.g., by surgery, radiofrequency ablation, or chemoembolization) or systemically or both, and stable for 3 months.
13. Bulky disease defined as any lesion ≥ 5 cm in greatest dimension unless approved by the Sponsor.

Study Design

Enrollment

366 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Phase 1: Advanced Solid Tumors

Dose Escalation; Intervention: Drug: STAR0602, Invikafusp alfa

experimental: Phase 2: Advanced Solid Tumors

Dose Expansion; Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) identified from Phase 1 will be used in Phase 2; Intervention: Drug: STAR0602, Invikafusp alfa

Interventions

STAR0602

solution, intravenous infusion

Irinotecan (Camptosar)

solution, intravenous infusion

Docetaxel (Taxotere)

solution, intravenous infusion

Primary outcome measure

  • Phase 1 (Dose Escalation):Number of Participants with Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) in Cycle 1 [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 (Cycle length= 28 days) ]
  • Phase 1 and 2 (Dose Escalation and Expansion): Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
  • Phase 2 (Dose Expansion): Percentage of Participants with Overall Objective Tumor Responses (ORR) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

AdventHealth Celebration

Recruiting

Celebration, Florida, United States, 34747

Contacts

Guru Sonpavde, MD

407 303 2024

Principal Investigator:

Guru Sonpavde, MD

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Recruiting

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160

Contacts

Weijing Sun, MD

wsun2@kumc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Weijing Sun, MD

National Institutes of Health

Recruiting

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

James Gulley, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Contacts

Ryan Sullivan, MD

(617) 643-3614

Principal Investigator:

Ryan Sullivan, MD

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

Contacts

Victoria LaBush

313-576-8411

Principal Investigator:

Wasif Saif, MD

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Contacts

Asrar Alahmadi, MD

Asrar.Alahmadi@osumc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Asrar Alahmadi, MD

Sarah Cannon Research Institute Oncology Partners (SCRI-Nashville)

Recruiting

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Meredith Pelster, MD

The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Pia Morelli, MD, PhD

MPMorelli@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator:

Pia Morelli, MD, PhD

UT Health Mays Cancer Center

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Sukeshi Patel Arora, MD

University of Wisconsin- Madison

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Vincent Ma, MD

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4

Contacts

Lillian Siu, MD

416-946-2911

Principal Investigator:

Lillian Siu, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Marengo Therapeutics, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 11, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Advanced Solid Tumors
  • STAR0602
  • Intravenous
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • T Cell Receptor-targeting
  • Bifunctional Antibody-Fusion
  • Specific T Cell Activator
  • Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB) High
  • Microsatellite Instability (MSI) High
  • Virally Associated Malignancies
  • Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistance
  • Immunotherapy
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistance
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Biliary Cancer
  • Melanoma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Skin Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • Endometrial Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Small Bowel Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-03. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Marengo Therapeutics, Inc. on 2026-08-11.