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Colorectal CancerPhase 1/2NCT03206073

A Phase I/II Study of Pexa-Vec Oncolytic Virus in Combination With Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Refractory Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 1/2 study testing Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Pexa-Vec in people with Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Carcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Background: Immune-based approaches in colorectal cancer have unfortunately with the notable exception of immune checkpoint inhibition in microsatellite instable (MSI-hi) disease been largely unsuccessful. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Pexa-Vec
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
34 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
7 Dec 2017to 30 Jun 2022
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have histopathological confirmation of Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC) by the Laboratory of Pathology of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) prior to entering this study.
  • Patients must have progressed on, been intolerant of or refused prior oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-containing, fluorouracil-based, chemotherapeutic regimen and have disease that is not amenable to potentially curative resection. Patients who have a known Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) wild type tumor must have progressed, been intolerant of or refused cetuximab or panitumumab-based chemotherapy.
  • Patient's tumors must be documented to be microsatellite-stable (MSS) either by genetic analysis or immunohistochemistry OR microsatellite-high with documented disease progression following anti-Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1)/Programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1) therapy.
  • Patients must have at least one focus of metastatic disease that is amenable to pre- and on-treatment biopsy and be willing to undergo this. Ideally the biopsied lesion should not be one of the target measurable lesions, although this can be up to the discretion of the investigators.
  • All patients enrolled will be required to have measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria.
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of Pexa-Vec in combination with tremelimumab and/or durvalumab in patients <18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
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  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
  • Patients must have acceptable organ and marrow function as defined below:
  • Leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/mcL
  • absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,500/mcL
  • Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcL
  • total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5X institution upper limit of normal
  • Hemoglobin (Hb) > 9g/dl
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) less than or equal to 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present, in which case it must be less than or equal to 5x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine <1.5X institution upper limit of normal, OR
  • creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 45 mL/min/1.73 m(2), as calculated below, for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
  • Patient must be able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document
  • The effects of Pexa-Vec, durvalumab and tremelimumab on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and up to 180 days after the last dose of durvalumab + tremelimumab combination therapy or 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy, whichever is the longer time period. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
  • Women <50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and if they have luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).
  • Women greater than or equal to 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, had radiation-induced menopause with last menses >1 year ago, had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses >1 year ago, or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or hysterectomy. Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.
  • Body weight >35kg

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have had anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, biologic therapy, tumor embolization, monoclonal antibodies or other investigation agents), large field radiotherapy, or major surgery must wait 4 weeks after completing treatment prior to entering the study.
  • No prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy including, but not limited to, other anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 (anti-PD-L2) antibodies, including therapeutic anticancer vaccines. The exception to this is those whose tumors are MSI-hi and are refractory to anti-PD1 monotherapy.
  • Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study
  • Previous IP assignment in the present study
  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Inability to suspend treatment with anti-hypertensive medication (including but not limited to: diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors, aldosterone antagonists, etc.) for 48 hours pre and post each Pexa-Vec administration.
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  • Patients with severe hypertension who in the opinion of the investigator cannot withhold antihypertensive medication for 48 hours pre and post Pexa-Vec administration.
  • Any unresolved toxicity NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade greater than or equal to 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria
  • Patients with Grade greater than or equal to 2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
  • Patients with known brain metastases will be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, hypertension (systolic blood pressure (BP) > 160, diastolic BP > 100), ongoing or active systemic infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled diabetes or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. For patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, cardiology consultation. Echocardiogram, troponin and creatinine clearance must be obtained prior to enrollment. NOTE: Patients with active cardiac disease (e.g. myocarditis and myocardial infarction) within 12 months of study entry are excluded from study participation.
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients receiving anti-retroviral therapy are excluded from this study due to the possibility of pharmacokinetic interactions between antiretroviral medications and the investigational agent. HIV positive patients not receiving antiretroviral therapy are excluded due to the possibility that Durvalumab or Tremelimumab may worsen their condition and the likelihood that the underlying condition may obscure the attribution of adverse events.
  • Known significant immunodeficiency due to underlying illness (e.g. HIV/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and/or immune-suppressive medication including high-dose corticosteroids (defined as greater than or equal to 20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent which is ongoing at the time of enrollment and/or was taken for more than 4 weeks within the preceding 2 months of enrollment)
  • History of chronic autoimmune disease (e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus or Wegener's granulomatosis, Addison's disease, multiple sclerosis, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, hypophysitis, etc.) with symptomatic disease within the 3 years before enrollment. Note: Active vitiligo or a history of vitiligo will not be a basis for exclusion. In addition, a past history of certain autoimmunity e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or thyroiditis may be allowed per principal investigator (PI) discretion provided it has been quiescent for a minimum of three years. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
  • Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g. following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement
  • Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
  • Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included
  • Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
  • Active or history of inflammatory bowel disease (colitis, Crohn's), irritable bowel disease, celiac disease, or other serious, chronic, gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea.
  • History of active primary immunodeficiency
  • Active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and tuberculosis (TB) testing (if clinically indicated), hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result), hepatitis C. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA).
  • Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab or tremelimumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g. intra articular injection)
  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed <<10 mg/day>> of prednisone or its equivalent
  • Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. computed tomography (CT) scan premedication)
  • Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of IP. Note:
  • Patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine whilst receiving IP and up to 30 days after the last dose of IP.
  • Female patients who are breastfeeding. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with Pexa-Vec, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with Pexa-Vec. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to IP
  • Prior randomization or treatment in a previous durvalumab and/or tremelimumab clinical study regardless of treatment arm assignment.
  • History of sarcoidosis syndrome
  • Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) greater than or equal to 470 ms calculated from 3 electrocardiograms (ECGs) using Fredericia's Correction
  • Patients with a history of Interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis
  • Subjects with uncontrolled seizures
  • History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
  • History of hypersensitivity reaction to human or mouse antibody products.
  • Patients with unhealed surgical wounds for more than 30 days
  • Ongoing severe inflammatory skin condition (as determined by the Investigator) requiring medical treatment
  • History of severe eczema (as determined by the Investigator) requiring medical treatment
  • Patients with tumor(s) invading a major vascular structure (e.g. carotid artery) or other key anatomical structure (e.g. pulmonary airway) in the event of post treatment tumor swelling and/or necrosis (hepatic and portal vein involvement allowed)
  • Patients with liver tumors in a location that would potentially result in significant clinical adverse effects in the opinion of investigator if post-treatment tumor swelling were to occur, including at the site of the common bile duct
  • Clinically significant and/or rapidly accumulating ascites, pericardial and/or pleural effusions. Mild ascites that does not preclude safe tumor biopsy as protocol specified is allowed at the discretion of the treating physician.
  • Medical conditions, per the investigator's judgment, that predispose the patient to untoward medical risk in the event of volume loading (e.g. intravenous [IV] fluid bolus infusion), tachycardia, or hypotension during or following treatment with Pexa-Vec
  • Any prior or planned organ transplant (e.g. liver transplant)
  • Patients who experienced a severe systemic reaction or side-effect as a result of a previous vaccination with vaccinia
  • Pulse oximetry oxygen (O2) saturation <90% at rest on room air

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

Other trials in United States

About this study

Background:

  • Immune-based approaches in colorectal cancer have unfortunately with the notable exception of immune checkpoint inhibition in microsatellite instable (MSI-hi) disease been largely unsuccessful. The reasons for this are unclear but no doubt relate to the fact that in advanced disease colorectal cancer appears to be less immunogenic, as evidenced by the lack of infiltrating lymphocytes with advancing T stage
  • Pexa-Vec (JX-594) is a thymidine kinase gene-inactivated oncolytic vaccinia virus engineered for the expression of transgenes encoding human granulocyte- macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and beta-galactosidase. Apart from the direct oncolytic activity, oncolytic viruses such as Pexa-Vec have been shown to mediate tumor cell death via the induction of innate and adaptive immune responses
  • Tremelimumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) expressed on the surface of activated T lymphocytes and causes inhibition of B7-CTLA-4-mediated downregulation of T-cell activation. Durvalumab is a human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1).
  • The aim of the study is to evaluate whether the anti-tumor immunity induced by Pexa-Vec oncolytic viral therapy can be enhanced by immune checkpoint inhibition.
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Objective:

-To determine the safety, tolerability and feasibility of Pexa-Vec oncolytic virus in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Eligibility:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer.
  • Patients must have progressed on, been intolerant of or refused prior oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-containing, fluorouracil-based, chemotherapeutic regimen and have disease that is not amenable to potentially curative resection. Patients who have a known Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) wild type tumor must have progressed, been intolerant of or refused cetuximab or panitumumab based chemotherapy.
  • Patients tumors must be documented to be microsatellite-stable (MSS) either by genetic analysis or immunohistochemistry OR microsatellite-high with documented disease progression following anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1)/Programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1) therapy.
  • Patients must have at least one focus of metastatic disease that is amenable to pre- and on-treatment biopsy.
  • Willingness to undergo mandatory tumor biopsy.

Design:

-The proposed study is Phase I/II study of Pexa-Vec oncolytic virus at two dose levels in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Read the detailed description

Background:

  • Immune-based approaches in colorectal cancer have unfortunately with the notable exception of immune checkpoint inhibition in microsatellite instable (MSI-hi) disease been largely unsuccessful. The reasons for this are unclear but no doubt relate to the fact that in advanced disease colorectal cancer appears to be less immunogenic, as evidenced by the lack of infiltrating lymphocytes with advancing T stage
  • Pexa-Vec (JX-594) is a thymidine kinase gene-inactivated oncolytic vaccinia virus engineered for the expression of transgenes encoding human granulocyte- macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and beta-galactosidase. Apart from the direct oncolytic activity, oncolytic viruses such as Pexa-Vec have been shown to mediate tumor cell death via the induction of innate and adaptive immune responses
  • Tremelimumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) expressed on the surface of activated T lymphocytes and causes inhibition of B7-CTLA-4-mediated downregulation of T-cell activation. Durvalumab is a human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1).
  • The aim of the study is to evaluate whether the anti-tumor immunity induced by Pexa-Vec oncolytic viral therapy can be enhanced by immune checkpoint inhibition.

Objective:

-To determine the safety, tolerability and feasibility of Pexa-Vec oncolytic virus in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Eligibility:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer.
  • Patients must have progressed on, been intolerant of or refused prior oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-containing, fluorouracil-based, chemotherapeutic regimen and have disease that is not amenable to potentially curative resection. Patients who have a known Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) wild type tumor must have progressed, been intolerant of or refused cetuximab or panitumumab based chemotherapy.
  • Patient's tumors must be documented to be microsatellite-stable (MSS) either by genetic analysis or immunohistochemistry OR microsatellite-high with documented disease progression following anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1)/Programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1) therapy.
  • Patients must have at least one focus of metastatic disease that is amenable to pre- and on-treatment biopsy.
  • Willingness to undergo mandatory tumor biopsy.

Design:

  • The proposed study is Phase I/II study of Pexa-Vec oncolytic virus at two dose levels in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
  • Patients will receive Pexa-Vec, administered intravenous (IV) every 2 weeks for 4 doses, in 4 separate arms A1, A2, B1, and B2. The first administration will be on Day (minus) 12, followed by administration on Days 2, 16 and 30 (i.e. 4 doses in total).
  • Arms A1 and A2: In addition to the oncolytic virus patients will also receive durvalumab at a flat dose of 1500 mg beginning on Day 1 followed by q28days until off-treatment criteria are met.
  • Arms B1 and B2: In addition to the oncolytic virus patients will also receive tremelimumab 300 mg and durvalumab 1500 mg on Day 1 followed by q28days subsequent continuation of the durvalumab alone until off-treatment criteria are met.
  • All patients will undergo a baseline tumor biopsy and a post treatment biopsy.
  • Accrual ceiling will be set at 35 to allow for patients replaceable for reasons other than toxicity.
  • Patients will be restaged every 8 weeks +/- 3 days
Being tested
Durvalumab, Tremelimumab, Pexa-Vec
Keywords
Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus, Tumor Cell Death, Viral Therapy, Anti-Tumor Immunity
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • DurvalumabDrug

    Also called MEDI-4736

    1500 mg of durvalumab via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each cycle until patients meet off treatment criteria

  • TremelimumabDrug

    Also called CP-675,206

    300 mg of tremelimumab via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of cycle 1

  • Pexa-VecBiological

    Also called Pexa-Vec, INN pexastimogene devacirepvec

    3 x 10E^8 plaque-forming unit (pfu) (Dose Level (DL) 1) via intravenous (IV) infusion for 4 doses: Day 12, Day 2, Day 16 of Cycle 1 and Day 2 of Cycle 2.

  • Pexa-VecBiological

    Also called Pexa-Vec, INN pexastimogene devacirepvec

    1 x 10E^9 pfu (DL 2) via intravenous (IV) infusion for 4 doses: Day 12, Day 2, Day 16 of Cycle 1 and Day 2 of Cycle 2.

Study groups in NCT03206073
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1/Arm A1 Pexa-Vec + DurvalumabExperimentalPexa-Vec escalation dose levels + Durvalumab
Receives: Drug: Durvalumab; Biological: Pexa-Vec
2/Arm A2 Pexa-Vec +DurvalumabExperimentalMaximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Pexa-Vec after the MTD is established +Durvalumab
Receives: Drug: Durvalumab; Biological: Pexa-Vec
3/Arm B1 Pexa-Vec + Durvalumab +TremelimumabExperimentalPexa-Vec escalation dose levels + Durvalumab +Tremelimumab
Receives: Drug: Durvalumab; Drug: Tremelimumab; Biological: Pexa-Vec
4/Arm B2ExperimentalMTD of Pexa-Vec after the MTD is established+Durvalumab + Tremelimumab
Receives: Drug: Durvalumab; Drug: Tremelimumab; Biological: Pexa-Vec

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With Grade 1-5 Adverse Events

    Number of participants with Grade 1-5 Adverse events. Grade 1 is mild, Grade 2 is moderate, Grade 3 severe or medically significant, Grade 4 is life-threatening consequences, and Grade 5 is death related to adverse event.

    Measured: 30 days after last treatment

Secondary outcomes (4)

  1. Percentage of Participants With 5 Month Progression-free Survival

    Median amount of time subject survives without disease progression after treatment at 5 months. Disease progression is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study).

    Measured: 5 months

  2. Overall Progression-free Survival

    Median amount of time subject survives without disease progression after treatment. Disease progression is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study).

    Measured: At progression, approximately 9 months

  3. Overall Survival

    Median amount of time subject survives after therapy.

    Measured: Death, an average of 9 months

  4. Number of Participants With Response

    Changes in tumor size and occurrence of metastases was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Complete Response is disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters. Progressive Disease is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). And Stable Disease is neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters while on study.

    Measured: Every 2 months until disease progression or intolerable toxicity, approximately 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Jul 2017
  2. Study start7 Dec 2017
  3. Primary completion24 Sep 2020
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
34 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03206073
Sponsor's protocol ID
170092
Other IDs
17-C-0092
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
30 Jun 2017
Last updated
24 Oct 2023
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: All individual participant data (IPD) recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. In addition, all large-scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)

Publications

  • Rajani KR, Vile RG. Harnessing the Power of Onco-Immunotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitors. Viruses. 2015 Nov 13;7(11):5889-901. doi: 10.3390/v7112914.

    PubMed 26580645

  • Kohlhapp FJ, Kaufman HL. Molecular Pathways: Mechanism of Action for Talimogene Laherparepvec, a New Oncolytic Virus Immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Mar 1;22(5):1048-54. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-2667. Epub 2015 Dec 30.

    PubMed 26719429

  • Heo J, Reid T, Ruo L, Breitbach CJ, Rose S, Bloomston M, Cho M, Lim HY, Chung HC, Kim CW, Burke J, Lencioni R, Hickman T, Moon A, Lee YS, Kim MK, Daneshmand M, Dubois K, Longpre L, Ngo M, Rooney C, Bell JC, Rhee BG, Patt R, Hwang TH, Kirn DH. Randomized dose-finding clinical trial of oncolytic immunotherapeutic vaccinia JX-594 in liver cancer. Nat Med. 2013 Mar;19(3):329-36. doi: 10.1038/nm.3089. Epub 2013 Feb 10.

    PubMed 23396206

  • Monge C, Xie C, Myojin Y, Coffman K, Hrones DM, Wang S, Hernandez JM, Wood BJ, Levy EB, Juburi I, Hewitt SM, Kleiner DE, Steinberg SM, Figg WD, Redd B, Homan P, Cam M, Ruf B, Duffy AG, Greten TF. Phase I/II study of PexaVec in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. J Immunother Cancer. 2023 Feb;11(2):e005640. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-005640.

    PubMed 36754451

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Pexa-Vec in people with Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Carcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 22 inclusion and 47 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Oct 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With Grade 1-5 Adverse Events (time frame: 30 days after last treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03206073, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Oct 2023.

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