Table of Contents
- Trial overview
- Study design and phases
- Who can participate
- What the study measures
- Main goals of the trial
- Key terms explained
Trial overview
The main trial in the source data is ADCElerate 1, a first-in-human study of ADCE-D01 in soft tissue sarcoma.[1] It is an interventional study, which means people receive the study treatment and the research team measures the results.[1] The trial status is Authorised, and the planned enrollment is 280 participants.[1]
Study design and phases
This study is a Phase 1/2 trial.[1] Phase 1a is a dose escalation part, where the dose is increased step by step to help find the safest dose range.[1] Phase 1b is a dose confirmation part, which checks whether the chosen dose is suitable.[1] Phase 2 uses expansion cohorts, meaning larger groups of patients are studied to look more closely at activity and safety.[1]
Who can participate
The trial is designed for people with soft tissue sarcoma.[1] The source data does not give a full list of all entry rules, such as age limits or prior treatments, so only the cancer type can be confirmed from the provided information.[1]
What the study measures
In Phase 1a and Phase 1b, the study measures dose-limiting toxicities, which are side effects severe enough to affect dosing.[1] It also measures treatment-emergent adverse events, meaning health problems that start or get worse after treatment begins, along with changes in laboratory tests.[1] The researchers assess tolerability by looking at whether side effects lead to dose interruption, dose reduction, or stopping treatment.[1]
In Phase 2, the main efficacy measure is objective response rate, or ORR, based on RECIST v1.1 by investigator assessment.[1] ORR shows how many patients have a measurable tumor shrinkage.[1] The trial also measures the 3-month progression-free survival rate, which shows how many patients have not had their cancer get worse after three months.[1]
Main goals of the trial
The early goal of the study is to find the maximum tolerated dose and the recommended Phase 2 dose of ADCE-D01.[1] The study also aims to understand safety and tolerability in more detail.[1] In Phase 2, the goal changes to checking antitumor activity, which means whether the treatment may help fight the cancer, while continuing to monitor safety.[1]
Key terms explained
Interventional study means the researchers give a treatment and then measure what happens.[1] Expansion cohorts are larger patient groups used to gather more data after the first dose-finding steps.[1] NCI CTCAE v5.0 is a standard system used to grade side effects in cancer trials.[1]
The study data also uses the term causality, which means whether a side effect is thought to be related to the treatment.[1] Tolerability means how well patients can stay on the treatment without major problems.[1] These terms help the research team judge both safety and possible benefit in people with soft tissue sarcoma.[1]



