Clinical trial Recruiting at 10 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Evaluating OH2 injection for advanced melanoma treatment

Official title: To Evaluate a Phase III Study of OH2 Versus Investigator-selected Salvage Chemotherapy or Best Supportive Care in Melanoma Patients Who Had Failed Standard Therapy

Run by Binhui Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · NCT05868707 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if the OH2 injection can help people with advanced melanoma who haven't had success with other treatments.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment340 (estimated)
SponsorBinhui Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations30 sites (Beijing, Beijing Municipality and 29 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 8, 2023
Main results expectedMarch 2026
Study endsMarch 2027
Registry record updatedJuly 25, 2025
Trial IDNCT05868707 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults over 18 with stage III or IV melanoma that has progressed despite previous therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage melanoma or those who have not yet undergone second-line therapies may not benefit from this study.

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

What this trial studies

This clinical trial aims to assess the efficacy of OH2 injection in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma who have not responded to at least second-line standard therapies. Participants will receive either the OH2 treatment or be assigned to receive investigator-selected salvage chemotherapy or best supportive care as controls. The study focuses on patients with advanced melanoma to determine if OH2 can provide a viable treatment option for those who have limited alternatives.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could offer a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced melanoma who have exhausted standard treatment options.

How similar studies have gone: While the use of oncolytic viruses in cancer treatment is an emerging field, this specific approach with OH2 is novel and has not been extensively tested in prior studies.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Over 18 years old, male or female;
2. Stage III or stage IV melanoma that has been definitively diagnosed by pathology and/or cytology and has failed at least second-line standard therapy (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy for those with genetic mutations) (progression to unresectable or metastatic melanoma within 6 months after the end of adjuvant therapy or during adjuvant therapy, This adjuvant therapy can be considered as advanced first-line therapy) for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma;
3. The overall percentage of subjects with mucosal melanoma will not exceed 22%;
4. Eastern Oncology Consortium (ECOG) physical condition score ECOG 0 \~ 1;
5. The expected survival time is more than 3 months;
6. At least 4 weeks after completion of previous antitumor therapy (including chemotherapeutic/radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy) (at least 2 weeks after completion of previous bone radiotherapy, at least 6 weeks after withdrawal of chemotherapy using nitrosourea and mitomycin), and have recovered from adverse reactions of previous treatment (≤ grade 1 or baseline, except hair loss), and 4 weeks after surgery for major surgery;
7. At least one measurable target lesion was present according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. There are lesions suitable for intratumoral injection. Measurable tumor lesions were defined as longest diameter ≥10 mm and scanning thickness less than 5.0 mm. For lymph node lesions, short diameter ≥15 mm.
8. Asymptomatic central nervous system metastases, or treated asymptomatic brain metastases, must be examined by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for no disease progression, stable for at least 3 months, and without steroid medication for at least 4 weeks;
9. No severe dysfunction of major organs; Laboratory tests meet the following criteria:

   1. WBC≥3.0×109 / L, ANC≥2.0×109 / L (no correction by granulocyte colony stimulating factor \[G-CSF\] or granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor \[GM-CSF\] within 14 days prior to screening), PLT≥100×109 /L (do not receive platelet infusion or thrombopoietin \[TPO\], thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor agonist or interleukin-11 \[IL-11\] within 14 days before screening), Hb≥90 g/L (do not receive blood transfusion or erythropoietin \[EPO\] correction within 14 days before screening);
   2. Blood BUN and blood creatinine within the range of 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value;
   3. TBIL≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (total bilirubin \<2×ULN in subjects with Gilbert syndrome, or total bilirubin \<3×ULN in subjects with indirect bilirubin indicating extrahepatic cause of total bilirubin elevation);
   4. ALT and AST≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value; Patients with liver metastases do not exceed 5 times the upper limit of normal;
   5. Normal coagulation function (PT, APPT within 1.5 times the upper limit of normal);
10. Female subjects of childbearing age must have tested serum-negative for pregnancy before receiving the first trial drug;
11. Female subjects of reproductive age and male subjects with partners of women of reproductive age received effective forms of contraception during and for 3 months after treatment;
12. For subjects with genital herpes, need 3 months after the end of herpes;
13. Voluntary signing of informed consent, expected compliance is good.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Severe medical conditions, including uncontrolled diabetes with medication, severe infections requiring systematic treatment, and active digestive tract ulcers;
2. Clinically important cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases exist, including:

   * Severe or uncontrolled heart disease requiring treatment, congestive heart failure rated III or IV by the New York Cardiology Association, unstable angina that cannot be controlled by medication, myocardial infarction in the last 6 months, ECG QTc interval: Severe arrhythmias requiring medication (other than atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) ≥450 milliseconds in men and 470 milliseconds in women;
   * Patients with heart stents in place within 6 months;
   * Inadequately controlled hypertension, systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg;
3. History of primary uveal melanoma or other malignancies within 5 years prior to treatment (except early resection of cervical carcinoma in situ and skin cancer in situ);
4. A large amount of pleural fluid or ascites with clinical symptoms or symptomatic management;
5. Bone metastases (stable metastases controlled by treatment can be ruled out) or the presence of active, clinical BMS;
6. Have an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment within the past 2 years (e.g. with disease-regulating drugs, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (such as thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement for renal or pituitary insufficiency) does not count as systemic therapy;
7. A history of immunodeficiency (HIV antibody positive), or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or a history of organ transplantation;
8. Patients with active hepatitis B or hepatitis C: HbsAg or HBCAB-positive patients with HBV DNA copy number positive (limit of quantitative detection is 500IU/ml); HBV DNA (negative for HBV-DNA/below the hospital standard for quantitative testing) must be tested in the screening of such patients; Patients who tested positive for HCV antibodies were enrolled in this study only if HCV RNA test results were negative;
9. There is an active TB infection or other infectious disease that requires systematic treatment;
10. The subject has a known history of psychotropic substance abuse, alcoholism, or drug use;
11. Other investigational agents or antiviral therapies have been or are being used within 4 weeks prior to treatment, except for hepatitis B patients on ongoing treatment who may be treated with Entecavir, Tenofovir dipifuroxide fumarate, or adefovir dipivoxil;
12. Use of investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to initial dosing;
13. Had received live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initial administration;
14. Pregnant or lactating women;
15. The investigator believed that the patient was not eligible to participate in the study for any reason.

Where it's running

  • Peking University Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Fujian Cancer Hosptial
    Fuzhou, Fujian, China
    Recruiting
  • The Third People's Hospital of Zhengzhou
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • Jilin Cancer Hospital
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Recruiting
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  • Weifang People's Hospital
    Weifang, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital of Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting
  • Cancer Hospital Of The University Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Nanning, Guangxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hainan Cancer Hospital
    Haikou, Hainan, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hubei Cancer Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The first hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
    Dalian, Liaoning, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute
    Shenyang, Liaoning, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University
    Jinan, Shandong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shanxi Bethune Hospital
    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University
    Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Yunnan Cancer Hospital
    Kunming, Yunnan, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Not yet recruiting

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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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