Advanced Solid TumorsPhase 1/2NCT05533697
Study of mRNA-4359 Administered Alone and in Combination With Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1/2 study testing mRNA-4359, Pembrolizumab and Ipilimumab in people with Advanced Solid Tumors, run by ModernaTX, Inc. at 39 sites in 7 countries.
Trial summary
The primary goal of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of mRNA-4359 administered alone and in combination with pembrolizumab or ipilimumab and nivolumab. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Advanced Solid Tumors
- What is being tested?
- mRNA-4359, Pembrolizumab and Ipilimumab
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 361 participants
- Where
- 39 sitesin 7 countries
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2022to 18 Feb 2032
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 12 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Males or females ≥18 years of age who have provided written informed consent prior to completing any study-specific procedure. For Arm 2d, participants ≥12 years are eligible with informed consent/assent.
- Dose Escalation (Arm 1a): Participant has histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic cancer (cutaneous melanoma, NSCLC, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, microsatellite stable colorectal cancer [MSS CRC], basal cell carcinoma, or triple negative breast cancer) with measurable disease as determined by RECIST v1.1. Arm 1a participants must have received, and then progressed, relapsed, or been intolerant to, or ineligible for, at least 1 standard treatment regimen in the advanced or metastatic setting. Participants with a known driver mutation must have also received or been offered a mutation-directed therapy, where indicated. Participants must have a tumor lesion amenable to biopsy and must have another lesion that can be followed for response.
- Dose Confirmation (Arm 1b): Participant has histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory melanoma or locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory NSCLC with measurable disease as determined by RECIST v1.1 who has disease progression after, at least 1 line of standard therapy (no limit to prior lines of therapy), and has been treated with or refused standard of care treatment. Participants in PD arm Group 2 must also have PD-L1 TPS ≥1%. Participants must have primary refractory or acquired secondary resistance to prior immune checkpoint treatments. Primary refractory is defined as prior exposure to anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 antibody for at least 6 weeks but no more than 6 months with demonstration of progression on 2 separate scans at least 4 weeks apart but no more than 12 weeks apart and progression occurring within 6 months after first dose of anti-PD-1 antibody. Acquired secondary resistance must have confirmed objective response or prolonged stable disease (SD) (>6 months), followed by disease progression in the setting of ongoing treatment and confirmed progression on scans at least 4 weeks apart. Participants must have a tumor lesion amenable to biopsy and must have another lesion that can be followed for response.
- For NSCLC participants with known EGFR, ALK, proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase reactive oxygen species (ROS1), or other actionable mutations for which there are approved targeted therapies, participants must have received prior approved targeted therapy or have been offered and declined approved targeted therapy.
- Expansion of the melanoma Arm 1b cohort (up to approximately 16 additional evaluable participants) will require prospective central testing of Screening tumor biopsies to confirm PD-L1 TPS ≥1% for eligibility.
- Dose Expansion Arms (Arm 2): Participant has histologically confirmed:
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- Arm 2a: Locally advanced or metastatic melanoma who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy for their melanoma in this setting.
- Arm 2b: Newly diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50% with no known EGFR or ALK positive tumor mutations who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy for their NSCLC (that is, treatment-naive).
- Arm 2c: Locally advanced or metastatic melanoma in participants who have not received prior systemic therapy for melanoma in the advanced/metastatic setting.
- Arm 2d: Advanced/metastatic melanoma that is CPI refractory and having a centrally confirmed PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% on their Screening tumor biopsy.
- All participants must have measurable disease as determined by RECIST v1.1.
- Participants must have a tumor lesion amenable to biopsy and must provide tumor biopsy sample at baseline (archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded [FFPE] tissue collected within 90 days of informed consent is accepted as long as no intervening therapy is received, during this time), and optionally at all on-treatment timepoints (including response or progression) if medically feasible. Participants in Arm 2c: Sufficient tumor tissue (slides or FFPE block) for PD-L1 testing is required as per Laboratory Manual. Participants in Arm 2c may be replaced in this cohort if not PD-L1 evaluable. Participants in Arm 1b melanoma expansion cohort and Arm 2d: Central confirmation of PD-L1 TPS score is required prior to enrollment.
- If the participant is undergoing a new biopsy, they must have another lesion outside of the lesion biopsied at baseline that can be followed as a RECIST v1.1 target lesion for response.
- Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤1.
- Participant has adequate hematological and biological function.
Who cannot join
- Participant has active central nervous system tumors or metastases.
- Participant has received treatment with prohibited medications (that is, concurrent anticancer therapy including other chemotherapy, radiation [local radiation for palliative care is permitted with approval from the Sponsor], hormonal anticancer treatment, biologic therapy, or immunotherapy) or investigational agents within 5 half-lives or 14 days prior to the first day of study treatment, whichever is shorter. Prior exposure to any investigational or approved agent designed to simultaneously target both indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) and PD-L1 is also exclusionary.
- Participant has required the use of additional immunosuppression (for example, infliximab) other than corticosteroids for the management of an AE, has experienced recurrence of an AE if rechallenged, and currently requires maintenance doses of >10 milligrams (mg) prednisone or equivalent per day.
- Participant has any plan to receive a live attenuated vaccine during study treatment or has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines and non-live coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for injection are generally allowed.
- Participant has reversible toxicities from prior cancer therapy that have not recovered to Grade 1 or baseline. Any unresolved toxicity National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for AEs (CTCAE) Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and prespecified laboratory values.
- Participant who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or is of childbearing potential, defined as those who are capable of becoming pregnant who are not willing to employ a highly effective method of contraception during dosing and for 90 days after the last dose of mRNA-4359 or 4 months after the last dose of pembrolizumab or 5 months after the last dose of ipilimumab/nivolumab administrations, whichever is longer.
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- Sexually active participants who refuse to use a condom during intercourse or participants who will not refrain from sperm donation while taking study treatment and for 90 days after the last dose of mRNA-4359 or 4 months after the last dose of pembrolizumab or 5 months after the last dose ipilimumab/nivolumab, whichever is longer, or who will not refrain from sperm donation for the same time period.
- Participant has any unstable or clinically significant concurrent medical condition (for example, substance abuse, uncontrolled intercurrent illness including active infection, arterial thrombosis, and symptomatic pulmonary embolism) that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, jeopardize the safety of a participant, impact their expected survival through the end of the study participation, and/or impact their ability to comply with the protocol. Also including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, active gastrointestinal bleeding or hemoptysis or history of bleeding disorder, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs, or compromise the ability of the participant to give written informed consent.
- Participant has concurrent enrollment in another clinical study (unless it is an observational noninterventional clinical study).
Trial locations and contacts
39 sites in 7 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
39 sites in 7 countries
United States16 sites, 14 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
- Recruiting
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
- Recruiting
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
- Recruiting
The University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
- Recruiting
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
- Recruiting
John Theurer Cancer Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601
- Completed
Carolina BioOncology Institute
Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078
- Recruiting
The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Los Angeles, California, 90025
- Recruiting
Sara Cannon Research Institute Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
- Recruiting
NYU Langone Health-Perlmutter Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10016
- Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Melanoma & Immunotherapeutics
New York, New York, 10065
- Recruiting
Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center
Orlando, Florida, 32806
- Completed
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239
- Recruiting
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California, 94143
- Recruiting
Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
- Recruiting
George Washington University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037
United Kingdom9 sites, 9 recruiting
- Recruiting
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, B15 2GW
- Recruiting
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, Scotland, G12 0YN
- Recruiting
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, NW1 2PG
- Recruiting
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 7EH
- Recruiting
Imperial College London
London, W12 0HS
- Recruiting
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Cancer Research Centre
Manchester, M20 4BX
- Recruiting
Churchill Hospital
Oxford, OX3 7LE
- Recruiting
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Preston Hospital
Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9HT
- Recruiting
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, SO16 6YD
Spain6 sites, 4 recruiting
- Completed
NEXT Oncology Barcelona
Barcelona, 08023
- Recruiting
Hospital Clinic De Barcelona - Oncología Médica
Barcelona, 8036
- Recruiting
South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) - Rioja
Logroño, La Rioja, 26006
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041
- Completed
NEXT Oncology Madrid
Madrid, 28223
- Recruiting
Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga Parent Org
Málaga, 29010
Australia5 sites, 5 recruiting
- Recruiting
Austin Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, 3084
- Recruiting
Southside Cancer Center
Miranda, New South Wales, 2228
- Recruiting
One Clinical Research
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009
- Recruiting
Wollongong Hospital
Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500
- Recruiting
Melanoma Institute Australia
Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, 2065
Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen - Thoracic Oncology
Immenhausen, Hesse, 34376
Italy1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
A.O. Santa Maria della Misericordia
Udine, Perugia, 6132
Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie
Warsaw, Masovia, 02-781
About this study
Official title: Phase 1/2 Study of mRNA-4359 Administered Alone and in Combination With Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors
The primary goal of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of mRNA-4359 administered alone and in combination with pembrolizumab or ipilimumab and nivolumab.
- Conditions
- Advanced Solid Tumors
- Being tested
- mRNA-4359, Pembrolizumab, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
- Keywords
- Locally advanced, Metastatic, Relapsed or refractory solid tumor malignancies, Pembrolizumab, Oncology, Solid tumors
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasm Metastasis, Recurrence, Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
mRNA-4359Biological
Intramuscular Injection
PembrolizumabBiological
Intravenous infusion
IpilimumabBiological
Intravenous infusion
NivolumabBiological
Intravenous infusion
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm 1a (Dose Escalation): mRNA-4359 Alone | Experimental | Adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic cancer will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose as monotherapy. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359 |
| Arm 1b (Dose Confirmation): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Participants with locally advanced or metastatic, and checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) refractory melanoma or locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
| Arm 1b (Melanoma Expansion Cohort): mRNA-4359 in Combination With Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Participants 18 years or older with CPI refractory, advanced/metastatic melanoma with a programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) tumor proportion score (TPS) of ≥1% who have had progression on at least 1 prior CPI-based systemic therapy in the advanced/metastatic disease setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
| Arm 2a (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy for their melanoma in this setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
| Arm 2b (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%, with no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)- or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive tumor mutations who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy for their NSCLC will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Ipilimumab; Biological: Nivolumab |
| Arm 2c (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Ipilimumab and Nivolumab | Experimental | Adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy in this setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with ipilimumab and nivolumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
| Arm 2d (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Participants 12 years or older with CPI refractory, advanced/metastatic melanoma with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% who have had progression on at least 1 prior CPI-based systemic therapy in the advanced/metastatic disease setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
| Pharmacodynamic (PD) Arm (Group 1): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Participants with locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory melanoma will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
| PD Arm (Group 2): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Participants with locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory NSCLC with a PD-L1 TPS ≥1% will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. Receives: Biological: mRNA-4359; Biological: Pembrolizumab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Arms 1a and 1b: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Dose for Expansion (RDE) of mRNA-4359
Measured: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
Measured: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs), AE of Special Interest (AESIs), and Serious AEs (SAEs)
Measured: Up to 27 months
Arm 2d: Objective Response Rate (ORR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months
Secondary outcomes (11)
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: ORR Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Measured: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Disease Control Rate (DCR) Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Measured: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Duration of Response (DOR) Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Measured: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Measured: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Percent Change from Baseline in T Cell Profile in the Tumor
Changes in CD3+CD8+, CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD4+Foxp3+ cells will be measured by immunohistochemistry in tumor.
Measured: Baseline up to 27 months
Arm 2d: DOR Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1 1
Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months
Arm 2d: DCR Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1
Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months
Arm 2d: PFS Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1
Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months
Arm 2d: Overall Survival Based on Investigator Assessment
Measured: Day 1 up 60 months
Arm 2d: Number of Participants with AEs, AESIs, and SAEs
Measured: Up to 60 months
Arm 2d: Change From Baseline in Health-related Quality of Life as Measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Melanoma (FACT-M)
Measured: Baseline up to 60 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Sep 2022
- Study start1 Sep 2022
- Primary completion18 Feb 2032 (estimated)
- Study completion18 Feb 2032 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Advanced Solid TumorsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by ModernaTX, Inc.The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 361 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ModernaTX, Inc.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05533697
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- mRNA-4359-P101
- Other IDs
- 2023-504506-11-00, 2023
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 23 Aug 2022
- Last updated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase 1/2 Study of mRNA-4359 Administered Alone and in Combination With Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05533697
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- mRNA-4359-P101
- Conditions
- Advanced Solid Tumors
- Keywords
- Locally advanced, Metastatic, Relapsed or refractory solid tumor malignancies, Pembrolizumab, Oncology, Solid tumors
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 361 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- ModernaTX, Inc.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 Feb 2032 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 18 Feb 2032 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary goal of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of mRNA-4359 administered alone and in combination with pembrolizumab or ipilimumab and nivolumab.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 9
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arm 1a (Dose Escalation): mRNA-4359 Alone | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359Adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic cancer will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose as monotherapy. |
| Arm 1b (Dose Confirmation): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabParticipants with locally advanced or metastatic, and checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) refractory melanoma or locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
| Arm 1b (Melanoma Expansion Cohort): mRNA-4359 in Combination With Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabParticipants 18 years or older with CPI refractory, advanced/metastatic melanoma with a programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) tumor proportion score (TPS) of ≥1% who have had progression on at least 1 prior CPI-based systemic therapy in the advanced/metastatic disease setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
| Arm 2a (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabAdult participants with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy for their melanoma in this setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
| Arm 2b (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: Ipilimumab, Biological: NivolumabAdult participants with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%, with no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)- or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive tumor mutations who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy for their NSCLC will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
| Arm 2c (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Ipilimumab and Nivolumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabAdult participants with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma who have not yet received any prior systemic therapy in this setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with ipilimumab and nivolumab. |
| Arm 2d (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabParticipants 12 years or older with CPI refractory, advanced/metastatic melanoma with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% who have had progression on at least 1 prior CPI-based systemic therapy in the advanced/metastatic disease setting will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
| Pharmacodynamic (PD) Arm (Group 1): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabParticipants with locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory melanoma will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
| PD Arm (Group 2): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab | Experimental | Biological: mRNA-4359, Biological: PembrolizumabParticipants with locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory NSCLC with a PD-L1 TPS ≥1% will be administered mRNA-4359 at an applicable dose in combination with pembrolizumab. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Males or females ≥18 years of age who have provided written informed consent prior to completing any study-specific procedure. For Arm 2d, participants ≥12 years are eligible with informed consent/assent.
- Dose Escalation (Arm 1a): Participant has histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic cancer (cutaneous melanoma, NSCLC, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, microsatellite stable colorectal cancer [MSS CRC], basal cell carcinoma, or triple negative breast cancer) with measurable disease as determined by RECIST v1.1. Arm 1a participants must have received, and then progressed, relapsed, or been intolerant to, or ineligible for, at least 1 standard treatment regimen in the advanced or metastatic setting. Participants with a known driver mutation must have also received or been offered a mutation-directed therapy, where indicated. Participants must have a tumor lesion amenable to biopsy and must have another lesion that can be followed for response.
- Dose Confirmation (Arm 1b): Participant has histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory melanoma or locally advanced or metastatic, and CPI refractory NSCLC with measurable disease as determined by RECIST v1.1 who has disease progression after, at least 1 line of standard therapy (no limit to prior lines of therapy), and has been treated with or refused standard of care treatment. Participants in PD arm Group 2 must also have PD-L1 TPS ≥1%. Participants must have primary refractory or acquired secondary resistance to prior immune checkpoint treatments. Primary refractory is defined as prior exposure to anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 antibody for at least 6 weeks but no more than 6 months with demonstration of progression on 2 separate scans at least 4 weeks apart but no more than 12 weeks apart and progression occurring within 6 months after first dose of anti-PD-1 antibody. Acquired secondary resistance must have confirmed objective response or prolonged stable disease (SD) (>6 months), followed by disease progression in the setting of ongoing treatment and confirmed progression on scans at least 4 weeks apart. Participants must have a tumor lesion amenable to biopsy and must have another lesion that can be followed for response.
- Dose Expansion Arms (Arm 2): Participant has histologically confirmed:
- All participants must have measurable disease as determined by RECIST v1.1.
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Participant has active central nervous system tumors or metastases.
- Participant has received treatment with prohibited medications (that is, concurrent anticancer therapy including other chemotherapy, radiation [local radiation for palliative care is permitted with approval from the Sponsor], hormonal anticancer treatment, biologic therapy, or immunotherapy) or investigational agents within 5 half-lives or 14 days prior to the first day of study treatment, whichever is shorter. Prior exposure to any investigational or approved agent designed to simultaneously target both indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) and PD-L1 is also exclusionary.
- Participant has required the use of additional immunosuppression (for example, infliximab) other than corticosteroids for the management of an AE, has experienced recurrence of an AE if rechallenged, and currently requires maintenance doses of >10 milligrams (mg) prednisone or equivalent per day.
- Participant has any plan to receive a live attenuated vaccine during study treatment or has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines and non-live coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for injection are generally allowed.
- Participant has reversible toxicities from prior cancer therapy that have not recovered to Grade 1 or baseline. Any unresolved toxicity National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for AEs (CTCAE) Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and prespecified laboratory values.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| mRNA-4359Intramuscular Injection | Biological | Arm 1a (Dose Escalation): mRNA-4359 Alone, Arm 1b (Dose Confirmation): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Arm 1b (Melanoma Expansion Cohort): mRNA-4359 in Combination With Pembrolizumab, Arm 2a (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Arm 2b (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Arm 2c (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Ipilimumab and Nivolumab, Arm 2d (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, PD Arm (Group 2): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Pharmacodynamic (PD) Arm (Group 1): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab |
| PembrolizumabIntravenous infusion | Biological | Arm 1b (Dose Confirmation): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Arm 1b (Melanoma Expansion Cohort): mRNA-4359 in Combination With Pembrolizumab, Arm 2a (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Arm 2c (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Ipilimumab and Nivolumab, Arm 2d (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, PD Arm (Group 2): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab, Pharmacodynamic (PD) Arm (Group 1): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab |
| IpilimumabIntravenous infusion | Biological | Arm 2b (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab |
| NivolumabIntravenous infusion | Biological | Arm 2b (Dose Expansion): mRNA-4359 in Combination with Pembrolizumab |
Primary outcome
Arms 1a and 1b: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Dose for Expansion (RDE) of mRNA-4359
Time frame: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
Time frame: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs), AE of Special Interest (AESIs), and Serious AEs (SAEs)
Time frame: Up to 27 months
Arm 2d: Objective Response Rate (ORR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
Time frame: Day 1 up to 60 months
11 secondary outcomes
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: ORR Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Disease Control Rate (DCR) Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Duration of Response (DOR) Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 27 months
Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Percent Change from Baseline in T Cell Profile in the Tumor
Time frame: Baseline up to 27 months
Arm 2d: DOR Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1 1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 60 months
Arm 2d: DCR Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 60 months
Arm 2d: PFS Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Day 1 up to 60 months
Arm 2d: Overall Survival Based on Investigator Assessment
Time frame: Day 1 up 60 months
Arm 2d: Number of Participants with AEs, AESIs, and SAEs
Time frame: Up to 60 months
Arm 2d: Change From Baseline in Health-related Quality of Life as Measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Melanoma (FACT-M)
Time frame: Baseline up to 60 months
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Jul 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
39 sites in 7 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing mRNA-4359, Pembrolizumab and Ipilimumab in people with Advanced Solid Tumors, run by ModernaTX, Inc. at 39 sites in 7 countries.
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 15 inclusion and 9 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 39 sites in United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Germany and 2 more countries. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Moderna WeCare Team (1-866-663-3762, WeCareClinicalTrials@modernatx.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Arms 1a and 1b: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Dose for Expansion (RDE) of mRNA-4359 (time frame: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 14 Jul 2026.