Personalized mRNA vaccine for patients with resected digestive system tumors

A Clinical Study to Assess the Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of Personalized mRNA Vaccine Encoding Neoantigen in Combination With Standard Adjuvant Therapy in Subjects With Resected Digestive System Neoplasms

This study is testing a personalized mRNA vaccine combined with standard treatment to see if it helps patients who have had surgery for advanced digestive system cancers feel better and improve their outcomes.

Quick facts

• Phase: PHASE1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years to 75 Years
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (other)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, prednisone
• Locations: 1 site (Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
• Trial ID: NCT06026774 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This clinical study evaluates the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of a personalized mRNA vaccine called iNeo-Vac-R01 in combination with standard adjuvant therapy for patients who have undergone surgical resection of digestive system neoplasms. It is a single-center, open-label, single-arm study focusing on patients with advanced digestive system cancers such as cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, and colorectal carcinoma. Participants will receive the vaccine alongside standard treatment to assess its potential benefits in improving patient outcomes.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with surgically resected advanced digestive system neoplasms who can tolerate standard adjuvant therapy.

Not a fit: Patients with non-resectable tumors or those with significant comorbidities that prevent them from undergoing standard adjuvant therapy may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatment and improve survival rates for patients with digestive system neoplasms.

How similar studies have performed: While personalized mRNA vaccines are a novel approach, similar studies have shown promising results in other cancer types, indicating potential for success in this area.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female, \>/= 18 years old and \</= 75 years old, with the ability to understand and provide signed and witnessed informed consent, and agree and are able to comply with protocol requirements.
2. Subjects must have one of the histologically- or cytologically-confirmed advanced (locally advanced or metastatic) digestive system neoplasms listed below that can be radical resected. Subjects must be able to receive at least 4 cycles of standard adjuvant therapy according to CSCO clinical guidelines after surgery. The toxic effects of previous anti-tumor treatments have returned to \</= grade 1 defined by NCI-CTCAE v5.0 or to the level specified by the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

   Subjects with any of the following digestive system neoplasms:

   a. Cholangiocarcinoma b. Pancreatic cancer c. Hepatocellular carcinoma d. Gastric cancer e. Colorectal carcinoma
3. Expected survival \>/= 6 months.
4. ECOG performance status score of 0 \~ 1.
5. Sufficient tumor tissue samples can be obtained from subjects for genetic analysis, with at least 0.5cm\*0.5cm of tissue required for surgical samples.
6. Echocardiographic evaluation: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>/= 50%.
7. The organ function level must meet the following requirements: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>/= 1.5 × 10\^9/L, platelet count (PLT) \>/= 80 × 10\^9/L, hemoglobin (Hb) \>/= 90 g/L; serum total bilirubin (TBIL) \</= 1.5 × ULN, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \</= 2.5 × ULN (if there is liver metastasis, TBIL \</= 3 × ULN, AST, ALT \</= 5 ×ULN are allowed), serum albumin \>/= 28g/L, serum creatinine \</= 1.5 × BUN, Glomerular filtration rate \>/= 50mL/min, prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and international standardized ratio (INR) \</= 1.5 × ULN (without anticoagulant therapy) .
8. For women of childbearing potential: having a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study initiation, agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures during the treatment period.
9. For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures during the treatment period.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects with cancer requiring anti-tumor treatment within the 5 years prior to enrollment in the study (except stage I prostate cancer, cervical cancer in situ, breast cancer in situ, papillary thyroid cancer and non-melanoma skin cancer that have been treated).
2. Subjects who received major surgery, or had obvious traumatic injury or long-term untreated wounds or fractures within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of iNeo-Vac-R01.
3. Subjects whose sequencing data was found that there are no new antigens available for individualized immunotherapy after analysis.
4. Subjects who prepare to undergo or have previously received bone marrow transplantation, allogeneic organ transplantation, or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Subjects who receive other anti-tumor treatments within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of iNeo-Vac-R01, including surgical treatment, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, interventional therapy, or other clinical trial related treatments.
5. Subjects who need to use immunosuppressants, or systemic or absorbable local glucocorticoids therapy to achieve immunosuppressive effects and continue to use them within 7 days before the first administration (excluding those with daily doses of glucocorticoids less than 10mg of prednisone or doses of other therapeutic glucocorticoids equal to 10mg of prednisone).
6. Subjects who received other vaccines within 4 weeks before the first dose of iNeo-Vac-R01, and are expected to receive other vaccines during treatment period of the study or within 60 days after the last dose of iNeo-Vac-R01.
7. Subjects who have an active infection or uncontrollable infection requiring systemic treatment, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, or other infections; subjects with active tuberculosis;
8. Subjects with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or positive hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) and positive hepatitis B virus DNA titer detection greater than normal range; positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and HCV RNA detection greater than normal range; positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody; positive treponema pallidum-specific antibody.
9. Subjects with autoimmune diseases or immune deficiencies treated with immunosuppressive drugs, except vitiligo, type 1 diabetes, autoimmune hypothyroidism requiring hormone treatment and psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment; known history of primary immunodeficiency.
10. Subjects with cardiocerebrovascular events: previously or currently heart valve disease \>/= grade 3, heart failure within 8 weeks before the first dose of iNeo-Vac-R01 (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] cardiac function \>/= grade II, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, transient ischemic attack, cardiac surgery (including coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention) within 8 weeks before the first dose of iNeo-Vac-R01, concomitant severe electrocardiogram abnormalities (such as ventricular flutter, ventricular fibrillation, multiform ventricular tachycardia, sick sinus syndrome, third degree atrioventricular block without pacemaker treatment, QTc \>/= 480ms, and other conditions evaluated by the investigators as severe abnormalities), hypertension with poor drug control (systolic blood pressure \>/= 160mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>/= 100mmHg), or other cardiocerebrovascular diseases that have been evaluated by the investigators as unsuitable for participation in this trial.
11. Subjects with respiratory disease: previously or currently pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonia, drug-related pneumonia, severe asthma, pulmonary hypertension or severe impairment of lung function, etc.
12. Subjects with moderate to severe ascites with clinical symptoms; uncontrolled or moderate to equal amounts of pleural effusion and pericardial effusion.
13. Subjects with drug abuse; clinical or psychological or social factors that affect informed consent or research implementation.
14. Subjects with a history of allergies to immunotherapy or vaccines, or other potential immunotherapy allergies identified by the investigators.
15. Subjects identified that it is not suitable for enrollment or may not be able to complete this experiment for other reasons by the investigators.
16. Vulnerable groups, including individuals with mental illness, cognitive impairment, critical patients, minors, pregnant or lactating women, etc.

Where this trial is running

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

• Department of General Surgery, Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital — Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (RECRUITING)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Xiujun Cai

Conditions: Digestive System Neoplasms