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Cell Rep Med2026;7(5):102789.May 19, 2026Journal Article

HPK1 inhibitor NDI-101150 as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: Phase 1/2 trial results.

David A Braun1, Marcus S Noel2, Ryan H Moy3, Kurt Demel4, Martin Gutierrez5, Sunil Sharma6, Arif Hussain7, Shirish Gadgeel8, Julio Peguero9, Toni K Choueiri10, Hamid Emamekhoo11, Brian Van Tine12, Rama Balaraman13, GiNell Elliott14, Sritama Nath14, Scott R Daigle14, Pavan Kumar14, Anita Scheuber15, David Sommerhalder16
1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: david.braun@yale.edu.
2Georgetown University Medical Center - Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA.
3Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
4HealthPartners, St. Louis Park, MN, USA.
5Hackensack University Medical Center - John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
6Honor Health Research Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
7University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
8Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
9Oncology Consultants, Houston, TX, USA.
10Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
11University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA.
12Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
13Florida Cancer Affiliates-US Oncology, Ocala, FL, USA.
14Nimbus Therapeutics, Boston, MA, USA.
15Nimbus Therapeutics, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: anita.scheuber@nimbustx.com.
16NEXT Oncology, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Abstract

Hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) induces potent anti-tumor immunity in preclinical models by activating and recruiting T cells, B cells, and dendritic cells into the tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we evaluate NDI-101150, a potent, selective HPK1 inhibitor, in a phase 1/2 trial as a monotherapy or in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. The monotherapy…

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