Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Early Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Combining personalized mRNA vaccines with Pembrolizumab for advanced solid tumors

Official title: Clinical Study of Personalized Tumor Vaccines mRNA-0217/S001 and Pembrolizumab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Ruijin Hospital · NCT05916248 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a personalized cancer vaccine combined with a medication called Pembrolizumab to see if it helps people with advanced solid tumors live longer and feel better.

Quick facts

PhaseEarly Phase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment34 (estimated)
SponsorRuijin Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionspembrolizumab, chemotherapy
Locations1 site (Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 20, 2023
Main results expectedJune 30, 2026
Study endsDecember 30, 2026
Registry record updatedApril 1, 2025
Trial IDNCT05916248 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 and older with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments.

Probably not a fit

Patients with solid tumors that have not been confirmed by histology or cytology, or those with specific genetic variations that disqualify them from the study, may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the safety and tolerability of the personalized mRNA-0217 vaccine, which encodes tumor neoantigens, both alone and in combination with Pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors. The research aims to assess the immune response generated by the vaccine, as well as its preliminary efficacy in terms of tumor response rates and survival outcomes. Participants will be monitored for their response to the treatment, including progression-free survival and overall survival metrics.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could provide a novel immunotherapy option for patients with advanced solid tumors who have limited treatment options.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies combining personalized vaccines with immune checkpoint inhibitors have shown promising results, suggesting potential for success in this approach.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects voluntarily signed written informed consent files,Able to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment
2. Subjects must be \>/= 18 years of age at time of informed consent, regardless of gender
3. Subjects with locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic solid tumors confirmed by histology or cytology within the past 6 months, who have failed standard treatment or are currently not suitable for standard treatment
4. No copy number variations (CNVs) or loss of heterozygosity (Loss-of heterozygosity, LOH) were found in HLA-related genes and chromosomal regions by gene sequencing
5. Advanced or metastatic lesions confirmed by immunohistochemistry, and cryopreserved tissues/cells, enough for WES and RNAseq sequencing, and predicted by bioinformatics analysis, at least one antigen effectively presented by self-HLA was found , such as KRAS or TP53 mutations and correspondingly presented HLA types
6. Life expectancy ≥ 4 months
7. Have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the local site investigator/radiology. Lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions
8. Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale
9. Have adequate organ and bone marrow function,No use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), red blood cell transfusion and platelet transfusion within 14 days before the examination
10. Fertile eligible patients (male and female) must agree to use reliable contraceptive methods (hormone or barrier method or abstinence) during the trial and at least 90 days after the last dose. female patients of childbearing age before the first dose A blood pregnancy test within 7 days must be negative
11. Subjects need to undergo virological examination: those without CMV and EBV, HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis infection (only in the baseline period)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Has had chemotherapy, hormone therapy, traditional Chinese medicine with antitumor indications, or other antitumor therapies deemed to conflict with the current treatment by the investigator within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of the study drug
2. Subjects have undergone major surgical procedures other than the diagnosis or biopsy of the current tumor within 4 weeks before the first dose of mRNA-0217/S001, or are expected to undergo major surgery during the study period
3. Subjects have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation in the past, or those who plan to receive organ transplantation during this study
4. Subjects have previously received other tumor vaccines or cell therapy
5. Brain metastases with clinical symptoms, spinal cord compression, cancerous meningitis, or other evidence that the brain and spinal cord metastases have not been controlled, and the researchers judged that they are not suitable for enrollment
6. Other malignant tumors known to be progressing or requiring active treatment in the past 2 years (except for non-melanoma skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, and carcinoma in situ of the cervix that have been cured by surgical curative treatment)
7. History of interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary fibrosis
8. Have a history of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, including but not limited to a) severe cardiac rhythm or conduction abnormalities, such as ventricular arrhythmia requiring clinical intervention, second-third degree atrioventricular block corrected QTc interval male \> 450 milliseconds, female \> 470 milliseconds, b) Acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, aortic dissection, stroke or other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events of grade 3 or above occurred within 6 months before the first administration, c) New York Heart Association (NYHA) ≥ III heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50%
9. Other serious and/or uncontrollable diseases, which may affect the subject's participation in this study, include but not limited to a) a history of severe drug allergy, or is known to be allergic to any tumor vaccine and pembrolizumab formulation components or has had severe allergic reactions to other monoclonal antibodies in the past, b) A history of immunodeficiency, including HIV positive or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, c) Evidence of severe or uncontrolled liver or kidney disease, d) Uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., e) Patients with active ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, f) Serious infection requiring intravenous antibiotics or hospitalization or uncontrolled active infection within 4 weeks before the first dose, g) have an active syphilis infection
10. Participate in other clinical trials within 4 weeks before the first dose (except for screening failure)
11. Those who are currently receiving systemic steroids (except those who have recently or currently used inhaled steroids)
12. Pregnant and lactating women
13. Imaging (CT or MRI) shows that the tumor invades large blood vessels and has a tendency to hemorrhage
14. Have clinically significant thyroid dysfunction, and the investigator judges that they are not suitable for enrollment
15. Active pneumonia found in chest CT scan during the screening period
16. Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites that needs repeated drainage
17. Subjects who have adverse reactions of the previous anti-tumor therapy have not recovered to NCI-CTCAE 5.0 grade evaluation ≤ grade 1 (except for hair loss)
18. HBsAg positive and peripheral blood HBV DNA detection value is higher than the upper limit of normal, and/or HCV Ab positive and HCV RNA detection value is higher than the upper limit of normal
19. Researchers believe that there are other reasons that are not suitable for participating in clinical trials

Where it's running

  • Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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