Recruiting
Phase 1

\[18F\]DK222

Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Code:

NCT07140315

Conditions

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Urothelial Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

[18F]DK222 radiotracer

Study Details

Brief summary:

This Phase 1 clinical trial will test a new drug called \[18F\]DK222 in people with cancer. The goal is to see if the drug is safe, how it spreads through the body, how long it stays in the body, and how much radiation it gives off. \[18F\]DK222 is designed to attach strongly and specifically to a protein called PD-L1, which helps cancer hide from the immune system.

This is a first in human study to collect preliminary safety and toxicity data of \[18F\]DK222.

Conditions

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Urothelial Cancer

Study ID

NCT07140315

Start date

Jan 31, 2027

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Jan 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must sign informed consent prior to inclusion in this trial.
  • Subjects must be ≥18 years of age and competent to give informed consent.
  • Subjects must be diagnosed with histologically confirmed NSCLC or UC and eligible for anti-PD(L)-1 therapy.
  • PD-L1 immunohistochemistry result using a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) assay must be available or if not available then sufficient tissue must be available to perform PD-L1 testing.
  • Subjects must score at least 0 to 2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status.
  • Subjects must have adequate organ function as defined by the following laboratory values (determined within 28 days prior to randomization/registration) or as deemed not clinically significant by physician on record:

  • White blood cells (WBC) ≥ 2000 /μL
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500 /μL
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x103 /μL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL or ≥ 5.6 mmol/L
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 ml/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN (Except patients with the Gilbert Syndrome, for whom a maximum of ≤ 3.0 mg/dL is acceptable)
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) should have a negative serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to receiving the first administration \[18F\]DK222. Women with non-childbearing potential may be included if either surgically sterile or have been postmenopausal for ≥ 1 year.
  • WOCBP and men who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to use appropriate method(s) of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment, in either de novo disease or during this recurrence, with an anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2 antibody. A minimum of 4 month washout period is required for patients treated with anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2 therapy. Patients with disease that was previously treated with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways, but now have a new recurrence, would be eligible.
  • Subjects who have not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 Grade 1 or better from the adverse events due to previous cancer therapy.
  • Treatment with corticosteroids in an increasing dosage in the 7 days prior to the first administration of anti-PD1. (A stable or decreasing dosage of ≤ 10 mg dexamethasone or equivalent is allowed. In addition, inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.)
  • A severe hypersensitivity reaction to prior treatment with a monoclonal antibody, or known hypersensitivity to study drugs components.
  • Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder or active infection that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation, study drug administration, or would impair the ability of the patients to receive protocol therapy.
  • Women of childbearing potential with a positive serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 10 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of imaging.
  • Breastfeeding women.
  • Inability to comply with other requirements of the protocol.

Study Design

Enrollment

6 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: [18F]DK222 radiotracer

The study is an open label, single-arm study designed to evaluate the safety and diagnostic performance of \[18F\]DK222 radiotracer in NSCLC and UC participants. Participants will undergo a PET-CT scan after \[18F\]DK222 is injected into the participant's vein an intravenous line. This is the imaging procedure to assess where \[18F\]DK222 has accumulated in the body.

Interventions

[18F]DK222 radiotracer

\[18F\]DK222 is an investigational radiotracer used detect non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or Urothelial Cancer (UC) tissue in the body when used with positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Participants will undergo a PET-CT scan after \[18F\]DK222 is injected into the participant's vein an intravenous line.

Primary outcome measure

  • Safety of [18F]DK222 as assessed by number of grade 3-5 adverse events [ Time Frame: Once up to 10 days post radiotracer injection ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mehreen Nabi

14109296586mnabi1@jh.edu

Locations

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Contacts

Mehreen Sr. Clinical Research Program Manager, MBBS

410-502-0736mnabi1@jh.edu

Principal Investigator:

Seyed Ali Mosallaie, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Last update posted

Sep 29, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • PD-L1
  • PD-1
  • PET
  • Imaging
  • MSCLC
  • UC
  • bladder cancer
  • lung cancer
  • radiotracer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-23. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins on 2026-09-29. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.