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BAL/BOT/agenT-797 in pMMR CRC With Liver Metastases

  • PhasePhase 2
  • StatusRecruiting
  • Planned enrollment17 people
  • Recruiting US sites1
  • SponsorDarren Sigal, MD
  • RegistryNCT07550088

Recruitment re-checked on ClinicalTrials.gov Oct 30, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

BAL/BOT/agenT-797 in pMMR CRC With Liver Metastases: a one-minute explainerNCT075500881 min

Eligibility

Who can join

The film gives the main points. The full list below is copied from the registry; the study team makes the final decision.

  • Age18 Years to no maximum
  • SexAll
  • Healthy volunteersNo

You may be able to join if

  • Adults ≥18 years of age with histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer with liver metastases, including evidence of active liver disease if previously treated locally
  • At least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1, with ≥1 target lesion in the liver
  • Tumor confirmed as microsatellite stable (MSS)/proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) per a FDA-approved assay (Caris MI Cancer Seek®, FoundationOne® CDx, or Tempus xT CDx).
  • Received ≥1 prior line of systemic therapy including fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (not necessarily in combination), and prior EGFR inhibitor or bevacizumab if eligible, unless contraindicated
  • ECOG performance status 0-1 and life expectancy ≥12 weeks
  • Adequate organ and marrow function:
  • ANC ≥1.5 × 10⁹/L
  • Platelets ≥100 × 10⁹/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • AST/ALT ≤2.5 × ULN
  • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min, as measured or calculated per local institutional standards.
  • Albumin ≥3 g/dL
  • PT/PTT ≤1.5 × ULN
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential
  • Agreement to use effective contraception during study participation

You cannot join if

  • Tumor is dMMR/MSI-high
  • Prior treatment with PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4 inhibitors, or other immunotherapy agents
  • Evidence of bowel obstruction, impending obstruction, or recent obstruction (within 3 months)
  • Refractory ascites requiring frequent paracentesis or recent escalation of diuretics
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., recent myocardial infarction or stroke, unstable angina, NYHA class ≥III heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmias) or QTc >480 ms
  • Active or untreated brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease
  • Concurrent malignancy requiring treatment or active within 2 years (with protocol-specified exceptions)
  • Receipt of prior anti-cancer therapy within protocol-defined washout periods, including:
  • Cytotoxic, targeted therapy or other investigational therapy within 3 weeks.
  • Monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, or similar therapy, within 4 weeks, or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter.
  • Small molecules/tyrosine kinase inhibitors within 2 weeks or less than 5 circulating half-lives of investigational drug.
  • Known hypersensitivity to study drugs or excipients
  • History of or active interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis requiring systemic steroids
  • Prior allogeneic transplant (organ, stem cell, or bone marrow)
  • Active or recent autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment
  • Requirement for systemic corticosteroids (>10 mg prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive therapy within defined windows
  • Active infection, including HIV, HTLV, HBV, HCV, or other infections requiring systemic therapy
  • Recent SARS-CoV-2 infection within protocol-defined timeframe
  • Uncontrolled hypertension, significant proteinuria (UPCR ≥1 g/g), or other clinically significant uncontrolled medical conditions
  • Non-healing wounds, active bleeding, or uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction
  • Psychiatric or substance use disorders that may interfere with study participation
  • Receipt of live or attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to treatment and while participating in the study
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or those planning pregnancy during the study

The treatment

How it is intended to work

This is how the treatment is meant to work. Whether it helps, and how safe it is, is what this trial is testing.

allogeneic invariant natural killer T cells agenT-797. A preparation of allogeneic, off-the shelf, natural killer T cells (NKTs) expressing an invariant (alpha, beta) T-cell receptor (iNKTs), with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration of allogeneic iNKT agenT-797, the invariant T-cell receptor (TCR) and natural-killer group 2, member D receptor (NKG2D; KLRK1; natural killer cell activating receptor group 2D) expressed by these cells recognize CD1d-restricted lipid ligands and stress ligands, which are expressed on certain tumor cells. These receptor-ligand interactions may induce the secretion of large amounts of various pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interferon gamma (IFN-g), and activate the immune system against tumor cells. Additionally, iNKTs directly target and lyse tumor cells. NCI Drug Dictionary

Treatments listed in the registry

  • Balstilimab (BAL) (Drug): Administered at a fixed dose of 240mg intravenously (IV) on Days 1, 15, 29 of each 42-day cycle, for up to 9 cycles.
  • Botensilimab (BOT) (Drug): Administered at a fixed dose of 75mg IV on Day 1 of Cycles 1 through 4. In the event of protocol-defined toxicity, the dose may be reduced to 50mg IV per protocol defined criteria.
  • agenT-797 (Drug): Administered at a dose of 1.4 x 107 cells/kg IV on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and Day 15 of Cycle 2.

The study

Treatment groups

Na · Single Group · masking: None

Treatment arm (Experimental)

balstilimab (BAL) + botensilimab (BOT) + agenT-797

What it involves

Procedures

As the registry describes them. Requirements to join, such as a tissue sample, are in the eligibility list above even when on-study procedures are optional. Ask the study team which steps apply to you.

  • biopsy: Part of the study plan
  • blood samples: Part of the study plan
  • CT scans: Part of the study plan
  • MRI: Part of the study plan

Goals

What the study measures

Main goals

  • Overall Response Rate (ORR) (From enrollment until first documented disease progression or end of study treatment (up to approximately 12 months).)

Other goals

  • Overall response rate in liver metastasis (ORLM)
  • Progression free survival (PFS) at 6 months (PFS6)
  • Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 12 months (PFS12)
  • Overall Survival (OS)
  • Time to Tumor Response (TTR)
  • Duration of Response (DOR)
  • Biochemical response (CEA and/or CA 19-9)

Planned enrollment: 17 (estimated).

Where

Recruiting US sites

  • Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California

Site status as of Oct 30, 2026. Check the live record before contacting a site.

Background research

Papers linked by the registry

These papers are listed in the registry record. Unless a paper is marked as about this trial, it is background research on the treatment or disease, not results from this study.

Sources

Where this comes from

Registry record reviewed as fetched Oct 30, 2026, last updated by the sponsor Aug 9, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

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