Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

PYX-201 & Pembrolizumab

Sponsor:

Pyxis Oncology, Inc

Code:

NCT06795412

Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

PYX-201

pembrolizumab

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary objective of this study is to determine the recommended Phase 2 doses (RP2D(s)) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of PYX-201 in combination with pembrolizumab for participants with advanced solid tumors.

Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors

Study ID

NCT06795412

Start date

Apr 15, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Dec 6, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 6, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumors, including first-line (1L) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), hormone receptor positive (HR+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative breast cancer (HER2- BC), gastric cancer (GC), cervical cancer, and second-line and higher (2L+) HNSCC.
2. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants age ≥18 years.
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0 to 1.
4. Participant must have at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria.
5. Life expectancy of >3 months, in the opinion of the Investigator.
6. Adequate hematologic function.
7. Adequate hepatic function.
8. Adequate renal function.
9. Adequate coagulation profile.
10. Clinical sites must conduct fresh tumor biopsy or provide participant's archived tumor tissue sample.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years.
2. Have any active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
3. Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to start of study drug.
4. Evidence of an active systemic bacterial, fungal, or viral infection requiring treatment at the start of study drug.
5. Known active hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
6. Failure to recover to Baseline severity or National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v5.0 Grade ≤1 from acute non-hematologic toxicity due to previous therapy, prior to Screening.
7. Participants with Grade >1 neuropathy of any grade per CTCAE v5.0 and/or receiving treatment for neuropathy at Screening.
8. History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
9. Participants with immunodeficiency or active autoimmune disease that is contraindicated for pembrolizumab.
10. Participants with a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD) that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/ILD.
11. Prior solid organ or bone marrow progenitor cell transplantation.
12. Prior high-dose chemotherapy requiring stem cell rescue.
13. Previously received treatment with a programmed death-1 (PD-1)/L1 inhibitor any prior treatment with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co inhibitory T-cell receptor.
14. Severe hypersensitivity (Grade ≥3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients and/or PYX-201 and/or any of its excipients.

Study Design

Enrollment

220 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Part 1: Dose Escalation

Participants will receive escalating doses of PYX-201 to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of PYX-201 in combination with pembrolizumab.

experimental: Part 2: Dose Expansion

Part 2 dose-expansion cohorts will be opened based on emerging data to further inform the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy determinations as defined.

Interventions

PYX-201

Intravenous (IV) infusion.

pembrolizumab

IV infusion.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of Participants who Experience a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 21 ]
  • Number of Participants who Experience an Adverse Event (AE) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 years ]
  • Number of Participants who Experience Clinically Significant Changes in Clinical Laboratory Parameters [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 years ]
  • Number of Participants who Experience Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 years ]
  • Number of Participants who Experience Clinically Significant Changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameters [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Pyxis Oncology Clinical Trial Team

617-453-3596clinicaltrials@pyxisoncology.com

Locations

University of California San Diego

Recruiting

San Diego, California, United States, 92093

Sarcoma Oncology Center

Recruiting

Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403

Moffitt Cancer Center

Recruiting

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

University of Chicago

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Stephenson Cancer Center - University of Oklahoma

Recruiting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

University of Pennsylvania

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232

University of Texas - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

NEXT Oncology Houston

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77054

NEXT Virginia

Recruiting

Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031

More Information

Sponsor

Pyxis Oncology, Inc

Last update posted

Sep 2, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Advanced Solid Tumors
  • PYX-201
  • Pembrolizumab

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Pyxis Oncology, Inc on 2026-09-02.