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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 1 / Phase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Phase I/II Randomized Study of NBTXR3 Activated by Abscopal or RadScopal Radiation in Combination With Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-1/L-1) for Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies

Phase I/II Randomized Study of NBTXR3 Activated by Abscopal or RadScopal Radiation in Combination With Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-1/L-1) for Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies (NCT05039632) is a Phase 1 / Phase 2 interventional studying Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm and Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and possible benefits of NBTXR3, radiation therapy, Anti PD-1 / PD-L1 in treating patients with solid tumor that has spread to the lung (lung metastases) and/or liver (liver metastases). NBTXR3 may help make tumor cells more sensitive to the radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Immunotherapy with Anti PD-1 / PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving NBTXR3, radiation therapy, Anti PD-1 / PD-L1 may help to control the disease.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 40 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Patients with metastatic disease in the lung and/or liver, or soft tissue from any primary malignancy considered incurable by local therapies. a. One prior anti-PD-1/L1 therapy allowed. 2. The target lesion(s) must be measurable as per irRECIST and repeated measurements at the same anatomical location should be achievable. a. Participant must have at least 2 measurable lesions at screening. i. Abscopal cohort: At least one lesion will receive NBTXR3 and high dose radiation (high dose target lesion). The other lesion(s) (non-treated target lesion) will be followed for response and it will not receive NBTXR3 or RT. ii. RadScopal™ cohort: At least one lesion will receive NBTXR3 and high dose radiation (high dose target lesion). The other lesion(s) will only receive low dose radiation (low dose target lesion). 3. Amenable to undergo the image guided (EBUS or CT or MRI) intratumoral injection of NBTXR3, in up to two (2) high dose target lesions, as determined by the investigator or treating physician at screening. a. Intratumoral NBTXR3 injections only allowed in lung or liver lesions. 4. Selected high and low dose target lesions must be amenable to receive radiation therapy as determined by the investigator or treating radiation oncologist. 1. Allowed high dose RT regimens are 50 Gy in 4 fractions or 60 Gy in 10 fractions 2. Allowed low dose RT for RadScopal™ cohort is 1.4 Gy per fraction for 4 - 5 fractions to only low dose-target lesion(s) determined by the investigator or treating physician. 5. Patients can receive radiation therapy for symptomatic metastatic disease prior to enrollment or during the study a. 6. Age ≥ 18 years 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-2 8. Laboratory Values at screening: 1. blood count (hemoglobin) at least 9.0 g/dL 2. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3 3. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 4. Leukocytes ≥ 1500/mm3 ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with metastatic disease in the lung and/or liver, or soft tissue from any primary malignancy considered incurable by local therapies. a. One prior anti-PD-1/L1 therapy allowed. 2. The target lesion(s) must be measurable as per irRECIST and repeated measurements at the same anatomical location should be achievable. a. Participant must have at least 2 measurable lesions at screening. i. Abscopal cohort: At least one lesion will receive NBTXR3 and high dose radiation (high dose target lesion). The other lesion(s) (non-treated target lesion) will be followed for response and it will not receive NBTXR3 or RT. ii. RadScopal™ cohort: At least one lesion will receive NBTXR3 and high dose radiation (high dose target lesion). The other lesion(s) will only receive low dose radiation (low dose target lesion). 3. Amenable to undergo the image guided (EBUS or CT or MRI) intratumoral injection of NBTXR3, in up to two (2) high dose target lesions, as determined by the investigator or treating physician at screening. a. Intratumoral NBTXR3 injections only allowed in lung or liver lesions. 4. Selected high and low dose target lesions must be amenable to receive radiation therapy as determined by the investigator or treating radiation oncologist. 1. Allowed high dose RT regimens are 50 Gy in 4 fractions or 60 Gy in 10 fractions 2. Allowed low dose RT for RadScopal™ cohort is 1.4 Gy per fraction for 4 - 5 fractions to only low dose-target lesion(s) determined by the investigator or treating physician. 5. Patients can receive radiation therapy for symptomatic metastatic disease prior to enrollment or during the study a. 6. Age ≥ 18 years 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-2 8. Laboratory Values at screening: 1. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL 2. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3 3. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 4. Leukocytes ≥ 1500/mm3 5. Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) 6. Calc. creatinine clearance \> 30mL/min 7. Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL 8. AST / ALT ≤ 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 3 x ULN for patients with liver metastases 9. For participants to be treated for lung metastases, adequate lung function with expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥ 0.8L or ≥ 35% predicted and carbon monoxide diffusing capability (DLCO) ≥ 40% with or without bronchodilator within 30 days prior to NBTXR3 injection. Participants to be treated for liver metastasis a pulmonary function test is not required. 10. Patients who meet the criterion above without oxygen (02), but need acute (started within 7 ± 3 days) supplemental oxygen due to tumor-caused obstruction/hypoxia are eligible, provided the amount of the O2 needed has been stable. 11. Negative urine or serum pregnancy test ≤ 7 days prior to NBTXR3 injection in all women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP). WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration the entire study period and 160 days (\~5.33 months) after the last dose of anti-PD-1/L-1 treatment. Local laws and regulations may require use of alternative and/or additional contraception methods. WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements but should still undergo pregnancy testing. 12. Signed informed consent form (ICF) indicating that participant understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study. 4.2 Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior radiation therapy received to the selected high dose target lesion(s) a. Previous radiation to low dose target lesions allowed as per investigator or treating radiation oncologist discretion. 2. Symptomatic central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis a. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate if those lesions are radiologically stable (i.e., without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks by repeat imaging at screening), clinically stable, and without requirement of steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to NBTXR3 injection. 3. At screening, past medical history of: 1. Interstitial lung disease 2. Unresolved organizing pneumonia (i.e., bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia) 3. Any Grade 4 radiation toxicity 4. Unresolved, radiation or ICI related i. Pneumonitis ii. Bronchopulmonary hemorrhage iii. Abdominal hemorrhage e. Unresolved GI related events i. Diverticulitis ii. Colitis iii. Intra-abdominal abscess iv. GI obstructions v. Abdominal carcinomatosis vi. Any known risk factor for bowel perforation 4. History of severe (Grade ≥ 3) immune-related adverse events observed with previous immunotherapy (anti-PD-1/L1) or known sensitivity (Grade ≥ 3) to any excipients. 5. Has received any approved or investigational anti-neoplastic agent or immunotherapy within 2 weeks prior to NBTXR3 injection. 1. Except anti-PD-1/L1, which will not require a washout window. 2. A reduced washout window may be considered for therapies with short half-lives (i.e., kinase inhibitors) after discussion with Nanobiotix and investigator. 6. Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). a. Replacement therapy (i.e., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement \[≤ 10 mg prednisone\] therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. 7. Any live-virus vaccine used for prevention of infectious diseases administered within 4 weeks prior to NBTXR3 injection. 1. Except killed-virus Influenza vaccine 2. Exception of other vaccines (e.g. pneumonia) is at the discretion of the treating physician after conducting a personalized risk assessment on a case by case basis. 8. Prior allogenic stem cell transplantation or organ allograft. 9. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, renal failure, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with treatment. 10. Known active, uncontrolled (high viral load) HIV or hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. 11. Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 12. Women of child-bearing potential and their male partners who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method of birth control to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period and up to 160 days (\~5.33 months) for female participants, and 7 months for males participants or female partners of male participants that are of child-bearing potential, after the last dose of anti-PD-1/L-1. a. Acceptable methods of contraception are those that, alone or in combination, result in a failure rate of \< 1% per year when used consistently and correctly. 13. Any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant (e.g., compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments.

Treatments Being Tested

OTHER

Hafnium Oxide-containing Nanoparticles NBTXR3

Given intratumorally

RADIATION

Radiation Therapy

Undergo Abscopal radiation therapy

RADIATION

Radiation Therapy

Undergo RadScopal radiation therapy

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT05039632), the sponsor (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT05039632 clinical trial studying?

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and possible benefits of NBTXR3, radiation therapy, Anti PD-1 / PD-L1 in treating patients with solid tumor that has spread to the lung (lung metastases) and/or liver (liver metastases). NBTXR3 may help make tumor cells more sensitive to the radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Immunotherapy with Anti PD-1 / PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving NB… The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT05039632?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT05039632?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT05039632. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT05039632. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.