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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.

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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
  • 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

    Recruiting
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute

    Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078

    Completed
  • 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

    Recruiting
  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

    Completed
  • 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

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

United Kingdom9 sites, 9 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

    Recruiting

Other trials in United Kingdom

Spain6 sites, 4 recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08023

    Completed
  • 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

    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology Madrid

    Madrid, 28223

    Completed
  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga Parent Org

    Málaga, 29010

    Recruiting

Other trials in Spain

Australia5 sites, 5 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

    Recruiting

Other trials in Australia

Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen - Thoracic Oncology

    Immenhausen, Hesse, 34376

    Recruiting

Other trials in Germany

Italy1 site, 1 recruiting
  • A.O. Santa Maria della Misericordia

    Udine, Perugia, 6132

    Recruiting

Other trials in Italy

Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie

    Warsaw, Masovia, 02-781

    Recruiting

Other trials in Poland

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.

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 groups in NCT05533697
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1a (Dose Escalation): mRNA-4359 AloneExperimentalAdult 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalParticipants 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalParticipants 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalAdult 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalAdult 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 NivolumabExperimentalAdult 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalParticipants 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalParticipants 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 PembrolizumabExperimentalParticipants 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.

  1. Arms 1a and 1b: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Dose for Expansion (RDE) of mRNA-4359

    Measured: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)

  2. Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    Measured: Days 1-21 (Cycle 1)

  3. 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

  4. 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)
  1. Arms 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c: ORR Based on Investigator Assessment Per RECIST v1.1

    Measured: Day 1 up to 27 months

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Arm 2d: DOR Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1 1

    Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months

  7. Arm 2d: DCR Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1

    Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months

  8. Arm 2d: PFS Based on BICR Per RECIST v1.1

    Measured: Day 1 up to 60 months

  9. Arm 2d: Overall Survival Based on Investigator Assessment

    Measured: Day 1 up 60 months

  10. Arm 2d: Number of Participants with AEs, AESIs, and SAEs

    Measured: Up to 60 months

  11. 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.

  1. First posted9 Sep 2022
  2. Study start1 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion18 Feb 2032 (estimated)
  4. Study completion18 Feb 2032 (estimated)

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
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
361 participants (estimated)
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

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.

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