A First-in-Human Study of YL217 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Last updated: January 12, 2026
Sponsor: MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Neoplasms

Treatment

YL217

YL217 every 3 weeks (Q3W) intravenous (IV) infusion

Clinical Study ID

NCT06859762
YL217-INT-101-01
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

A Phase 1 First-in-Human study of YL217 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed of the study before the start of the study and voluntarily sign their nameand date in the ICF

  • Able and willing to comply with protocol visits and procedures

  • Age≥ 18 years

  • ECOG PS of 0 or 1

  • Tumor types as below:

For Part 1 and Part 2: Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of an advanced solid tumor.

For Part 3 (Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis+ locally advanced unresectable or metastatic disease)

  • Adequate organ and bone marrow function.

  • Have at least 1 extracranial measurable tumor lesion.

  • Adequate archival formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue from prior biopsy.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with an agent targeting CDH17

  • Prior discontinuation of a topoisomerase I inhibitor due to treatment-relatedtoxicities.

  • Have received an ADC consisting of a topoisomerase I inhibitor.

  • Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observationalclinical study.

  • Inadequate washout period for prior anticancer treatment before the first dose ofstudy drug

  • Undergone major surgery within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug or expectmajor surgery during the study.

  • Received long term systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive therapy within 2weeks before the first dose of study drug.

  • Received any live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug orintend to receive a live vaccine during the study.

  • Diagnosis or evidence of spinal cord compression or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

  • Uncontrolled or clinically significant cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

  • A history of non-infectious interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis thatrequires steroids, current active ILD/pneumonitis.

  • Have clinically severe pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonaryillnesses.

  • Uncontrolled third-space fluid that requires repeated drainage.

  • Digestive system disease that may cause bleeding, perforation, jaundice,gastrointestinal obstruction.

  • An active tuberculosis based on medical history.

  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

  • Active hepatitis C infection.

Study Design

Total Participants: 220
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: YL217
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
July 02, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
July 31, 2027

Study Description

YL217 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets CDH17 (Cadherin-17) protein and is being developed for the treatment of cancer. YL217 is comprised of three components: 1) YL217-mAb, a CDH17-targeting recombinant humanized immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody, 2) YL0010014, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, and 3) an enzymatically cleavable methylsulfonyl pyrimidine tripeptide drug linker.

The in vivo anti-tumor efficacy of YL217 was evaluated in immune-deficient mice bearing human colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and patient derived colorectal cancer xenograft tumors. The results indicated that YL217 was well tolerated, and YL217 suppressed growth of established human tumors in a dose-dependent manner in cancer cells or patient derived xenograft models.

Therefore, in order to meet the huge unmet medical needs in the field of gastrointestinal cancer treatment, it is planned to conduct the first human phase I clinical study of YL217 in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Connect with a study center

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, Bejing 100730
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing 1816670, Bejing 100730
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

    Harbin 2037013, Heilongjiang 2036965 150081
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University

    Jinan 1805753, Shandong 1796328 250117
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai 200025
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

    Shanghai 1796236, Shanghai Municipality 1796231 200025
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

    Tianjin, Tianjin 300060
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

    Tianjin 1792947, Tianjin Municipality 1792943 300060
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou 1808926, Zhejiang 1784764 310022
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85054
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica

    Santa Monica, California 90404
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica

    Santa Monica 5393212, California 5332921 90404
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Yale Cancer Center

    New Haven, Connecticut 06519
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale Cancer Center

    New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725 06519
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC)

    Kansas City 4273837, Kansas 4273857 66205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Maryland Medical Center-Greenebaum Cancer Ctr - Medical Oncology

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan 48201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit 4990729, Michigan 5001836 48201
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Duke University Medical Center (DUMC)

    Durham 4464368, North Carolina 4482348 27710
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45219
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Next Oncology

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Health San Antonio - Mays Cancer Center

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UT Health San Antonio - Mays Cancer Center

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Wisconsin Health - UW Carbone Cancer Center

    Madison, Wisconsin 53792
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Wisconsin Health - UW Carbone Cancer Center

    Madison 5261457, Wisconsin 5279468 53792
    United States

    Site Not Available

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