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Solid Tumor, AdultPhase 1/2NCT04020185

Safety and Efficacy Study of IMSA101 in Refractory Malignancies

A Phase 1/2 study testing IMSA101, Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) and Immuno-oncology (IO) therapy in people with Solid Tumor, Adult, run by ImmuneSensor Therapeutics Inc. at 6 sites 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

Open-label, dose escalation (Phase I) and dose expansion (Phase IIA) study of patients receiving intra-tumoral IMSA101 alone or in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) (Phase I and II) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Solid Tumor, Adult
What is being tested?
IMSA101, Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) and Immuno-oncology (IO) therapy
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
6 sitesUnited States
Study dates
23 Sep 2019to 15 Sep 2023
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

  • Signed informed consent and mental capability to understand the informed consent
  • Male or female patients > 18 years of age
  • Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor malignancies refractory to or otherwise ineligible for treatment with standard-of-care agents/regimens, including but not limited to:
  • Malignant melanoma
  • Hormone receptor negative breast cancer
  • Gastro-esophageal cancer
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  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Hepatoma
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 1
  • Evaluable or measurable disease as follows:
  • A minimum of 3 RECIST-evaluable lesions: one that is suitable for injection and biopsied; one non-injected that will be biopsied for abscopal effect; and one measurable lesion that will be followed for response only.
  • Injectable tumors shall be accessed by intralesional (cutaneous) or percutaneous injection only, including those lesions that are visible, palpable, or detectable by standard radiographic or ultrasound methods. Neither surgical procedures nor endoscopically-guided injections including those to endobronchial, endoluminal, or endosinusial spaces shall be allowed. While no anatomic locations are required or disallowed, lesions selected for intratumoral injection must, in the opinion of the investigator:
  • Not be immediately adjacent to blood vasculature or other physiologic landmarks in such a way that will accrue undue safety risk to the patient
  • Have longest diameter ≥ 10 mm and ≤ 50 mm
  • Be fully efficacy evaluable per RECIST v1.1 criteria
  • Life expectancy > 3 months (Phase I) and > 6 months (Phase IIA)
  • ECG without evidence of clinically meaningful conduction abnormalities or active ischemia as determined by the investigator
  • Acceptable organ and marrow function as defined below:
  • Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500 cells/μL
  • Platelets > 50,000 cells/μL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times ULN. If liver metastases are present, AST/ALT < 5 times ULN
  • Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL and a measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
  • Prothrombin time (PT)/partial thromboplastin time (PTT) ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Women of child-bearing potential (defined as a female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone successful surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy) or is not postmenopausal (defined as amenorrhea for at least 12 consecutive months with an appropriate clinical profile at the appropriate age, e.g., greater than 45 years) must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to first dose of study drug
  • Male and female patients with reproductive potential must agree to use two forms of highly effective contraception throughout the study
  • Phase I combination only: Demonstrated RECIST stable disease through ≥ 4 consecutive cycles of an approved PD-1 or PD-L1 targeted ICI with no Grade ≥ 3 CTCAE events considered by the investigator to be drug-related.

Who cannot join

  • Anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks or < 5 half-lives of the first dose of study drug.
  • Failure to recover to Grade 1 or less from clinically significant AEs due to prior anti-cancer therapy.
  • Known untreated brain metastases or treated brain metastases that have not been stable (scan showing no worsening of central nervous system (CNS) lesion[s] and no requirement of corticosteroids) ≥ 4 weeks prior to study enrollment
  • Baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (QTc interval > 470)
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness (including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations) that in opinion of the investigator would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Phase I combination only: Prior tumor progression through PD-1 or PD-L1 targeted ICI therapy.

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

United States6 sites
  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • UT Southwestern

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093

  • Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical Center

    Morristown, New Jersey, 07962

  • Honor Health

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260

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About this study

Official title: Phase I/IIA Safety and Efficacy Study of IMSA101 in Patients With Advanced Treatment-Refractory Malignancies

Open-label, dose escalation (Phase I) and dose expansion (Phase IIA) study of patients receiving intra-tumoral IMSA101 alone or in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) (Phase I and II)

Read the detailed description

This is an open-label, dose escalation (Phase I), and dose expansion (Phase IIA) study designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of IMSA101 alone or in combination with an ICI (Phase I and II). Therefore, the study will be conducted in 2 phases. The dose of IMSA101 in Phase IIA will be based on the monotherapy and combination Recommended Phase 2 Doses (RP2Ds) from Phase I.

The following methodology applies to all patients (unless otherwise indicated):

  • Pre-treatment screening radiographic tumor assessments will be collected within 30 days prior to initial dose for all patients. Photographic assessments for cutaneously-accessible lesions will be performed as detailed in a separate photography manual.
  • Treatment cycles will be 28 days in duration with lesions injected weekly on Day 1 for the first three weeks of Cycle 1 and then every 2 weeks during cycles 2 and beyond.
  • A single pre-defined lesion/lesion site (longest diameter ≥ 10 mm and ≤ 35 mm) shall be injected throughout study duration, if possible. Where the original injection site is considered by the investigator to become inaccessible, a second lesion/lesion site shall be selected as a replacement and this shall be used henceforth so long as it is considered accessible. Subsequent injection sites shall be replaced when they are considered inaccessible.
  • Where no remaining accessible lesions are present and where benefit of IMSA101 therapy is, in the opinion of the investigator, being derived by the patient, continued injections of IMSA101 into the vicinity of an inaccessible lesion or, in the case that a lesion can no longer be radiographically visualized, into the last known location of the non-visible lesion shall be allowed.
  • Patients will be admitted to the hospital for observation overnight following IT injection with IMSA101 on Day 1 of Cycle 1. Patients will be followed throughout the study for drug tolerability and safety by collection of clinical and laboratory data, including information on adverse events (AEs) using CTCAE v5.0 criteria, serious adverse events (SAEs), DLTs, concomitant medications, vital signs, and electrocardiograms (ECGs).
  • Patients will be assessed for anti-tumor efficacy based on radiographic assessments and if applicable, photographic tumor assessments, and analysis of Objective Response Rate (ORR), Time to Progression (TTP), and Progression Free Survival (PFS) using RECIST criteria (Appendix 13.2) at screening and the end (≤ 7 days) of even numbered cycles (Cycle 2, Cycle 4, etc.) after the first dosing.
Being tested
IMSA101, Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), Immuno-oncology (IO) therapy

What participants receive

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

  • IMSA101Drug

    IMSA101 administered by intra-tumoral (IT) injection on Day 1 of Weeks 1, 2, and 3 for Cycle 1 and on Day 1 of Weeks 1 and 3 for all subsequent cycles.

  • Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)Drug

    Administered according to product label

  • Immuno-oncology (IO) therapyDrug

    Administered according to product label

Study groups in NCT04020185
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Ph I MonotherapyExperimental* Dose escalation design in which administered dose levels of IMSA101 as monotherapy will be escalated stepwise in successive cohorts of 3 to 6 patients per dose group (using a standard 3+3 study design) of IMSA101 until the RP2D or maximum tolerated dose (MTD) level is identified. * The first patient enrolled in each dose level must complete the first two weeks of Cycle 1 prior to enrolling the second and third patients. * Dose levels to be evaluated include (although not necessarily limited to) 100 µg (representing 1/60th of the pre-clinical Highest Non-Severely Toxic Dose [HNSTD] dose), 200 µg, 400 µg, 800 µg, and 1,200 µg.
Receives: Drug: IMSA101
Ph I Combination TherapyExperimental* Ph I combination dosing of IMSA101 shall be evaluated upon satisfaction of the following criteria: * A given dose level (combo dose level 1) has been confirmed as safe for monotherapy dosing (i.e. 2/6 patients experience Cycle 1 DLT). * The next higher dose level (combo dose level 2) has been confirmed as safe for monotherapy dosing (i.e. 2/6 patients experience Cycle 1 DLT). * The dose level (combo dose level 1) is found to demonstrate adequate IMSA101 pharmacodynamic (PD) activity based on exploratory endpoints. * Eligible patients shall have demonstrated RECIST stable disease through ≥ 4 consecutive cycles of an approved PD-1/PD-L1-targeted ICI with no Grade ≥ 3 CTCAE events considered to be drug-related. * Safety evaluations and dose escalation of IMSA101 administered in combination with current therapy shall proceed in a manner consistent with monotherapy escalation and shall proceed independently of monotherapy dose escalation.
Receives: Drug: IMSA101; Drug: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
Ph II Monotherapy (Arm A)Experimental* This dose-expansion arm of 20 patients is intended to confirm the tolerability of the RP2D and identify provocative signals of IMSA101 anti-tumor activity when administered as monotherapy * Tumor type to be evaluated will be identified prior to Phase IIA commencement and will be documented in a protocol amendment.
Receives: Drug: IMSA101
Ph II Combination Therapy (Arm B)Experimental* This dose-expansion arm of 20 patients is intended to confirm the tolerability of the RP2D and identify provocative signals of IMSA101 anti-tumor activity when administered as combination therapy with PD-1/PD-L1 targeted immune checkpoint inhibitors. * This arm shall include a safety run-in of 5-10 patients. * Tumor type and corresponding treatment combination will be identified prior to Phase IIA commencement and documented in a protocol amendment.
Receives: Drug: IMSA101; Drug: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
Ph II Combination Therapy (Arm C)Experimental* This dose-expansion arm of 20 patients is intended to confirm the tolerability of the RP2D and identify provocative signals of IMSA101 anti-tumor activity when administered as combination therapy with non-PD-1/PD-L1-targeted immuno-oncology (IO) drugs approved by the FDA. * This arm shall include a safety run-in of 5-10 patients. * Tumor type and corresponding treatment combination will be identified prior to Phase IIA commencement and documented in a protocol amendment..
Receives: Drug: IMSA101; Drug: Immuno-oncology (IO) therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities

    Highest dose level of IMSA101 at which no more than 1 out of 6 patients experienced a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first cycle (28 days) of therapy.

    Measured: Cycle 1 (28 days) of therapy

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Best Overall Response

    The sum of number of patients with best overall response (complete response, partial response, stable disease or progressive disease) as per RECIST v1.1 until End of Treatment. Tumor response was evaluated at the end of each even numbered cycle (eg. Cycle 2, Cycle 4, etc.) until End of Treatment.

    Measured: 9 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Jul 2019
  2. Study start23 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion15 Sep 2023
  4. Study completion15 Sep 2023

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
Model description
Phase I includes a monotherapy arm and an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combination therapy arm Phase II includes three arms, Arm A monotherapy, Arm B immuno-oncology (IO) combination therapy, Arm C IO combination therapy
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04020185
Sponsor's protocol ID
IMSA101-101
Status last verified
Dec 2024
First submitted
11 Jul 2019
Last updated
11 Dec 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Jacoby J, Mahalingam D, Alistar A, Garmey E, Kazmi S, Mooneyham T, Sun L, Yap TA, Vu P, Moser J. Phase 1 first-in-human dose-escalation study of IMSA101, a novel cyclic di-nucleotide STING agonist, for patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies. J Immunother Cancer. 2025 Jun 18;13(6):e011572. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-011572.

    PubMed 40533265

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing IMSA101, Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) and Immuno-oncology (IO) therapy in people with Solid Tumor, Adult, run by ImmuneSensor Therapeutics Inc. at 6 sites 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 29 inclusion and 7 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 11 Dec 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites 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 11 Dec 2024). 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 Dose-Limiting Toxicities (time frame: Cycle 1 (28 days) of therapy). 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 NCT04020185, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 11 Dec 2024.

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