🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-02-17

Phase 1/2 Study Evaluating MCLA-129, a Human Anti-EGFR, Anti-c-MET Bispecific Antibody, in Advanced NSCLC and Other Solid Tumors, Alone and in Combination (NCT04868877)

Phase 1/2 Dose Escalation and Expansion Study Evaluating MCLA-129, a Human Anti-EGFR and Anti-c-MET Bispecific Antibody, in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and Other Solid Tumors

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase1 / Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Merus B.V.

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

A phase 1/2 open-label multicenter study will be performed with an initial dose escalation part to determine the MTD and/or the RP2D of MCLA-129 in monotherapy or in combination in patients with NSCLC, HNSCC, GC/GEJ, ESCC, or other solid tumors and who are treatment naïve or have progressed after receiving prior therapy for advanced/metastatic disease.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: University of California, Irvine — Orange, California

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (51 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 51 sites.

  • University of California, Irvine — Orange, California
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute — Nashville, Tennessee
  • START Mountain Region — West Valley City, Utah
  • Next Oncology Virginia — Fairfax, Virginia
  • Institut Jules Bordet — Anderlecht,
  • Antwerp University Hospital — Edegem,
  • Clinique de l'Europe — Amiens,
  • CHU Hopitaux de Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint-André — Bordeaux,
  • CHU de Lyon - Louis Pradel Hospital — Bron,
  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil — Créteil,
  • Hôpital Albert Calmette — Lille,
  • L'Institut Paoli - Calmettes — Marseille,
  • CHU de Nantes - Hôpital Nord Laennec — Nantes,
  • Marie Wislez — Paris,
  • Hôpital Bichat - Claude-Bernard — Paris,
  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP) — Paris,
  • CHU de Poitiers — Poitiers,
  • Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin — Saint-Mandé,
  • Krankenhaus Nordwest — Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
  • Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH — Offenbach,
  • Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Regina Elena — Roma, Rome
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi — Bologna,
  • ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia — Brescia,
  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori — Milan,
  • ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda — Milan,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗