CF33-hNIS-antiPDL1 for the Treatment of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of CF33-hNIS-antiPDL1 in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). CF33-hNIS-antiPDL1 is an oncolytic virus. This is a virus that is designed to infect tumor cells and break them down.
Inclusion Criteria
- Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines
- Agreement to research biopsies on study, once during study and end of study, exceptions may be granted with study principal investigator (PI) approval
- >= 18 years
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) =< 2
- Histologically confirmed metastatic triple negative breast cancer. Triple negative status will be defined as estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) =< 10% by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and HER2 negative, per American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) guidelines
- Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1
- Patients must have progressed on or been intolerant of at least 2 prior lines of therapy for advanced/metastatic disease. Patients that qualify for immunotherapy and/or PARP inhibitors must have progressed on or been intolerant of these agents
- Fully recovered from the acute toxic effects (except alopecia) to =< grade 2 to prior anti-cancer therapy
- Must have a superficial tumor (cutaneous, subcutaneous), breast lesion or nodal metastases amenable to safe repeated intratumoral injections per treating physician and interventional radiologist review
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mm^3 * NOTE: Growth factor is not permitted within 14 days of ANC assessment unless cytopenia is secondary to disease involvement
- Platelets >= 100,000/mm^3 * NOTE: Platelet transfusions are not permitted within 14 days of platelet assessment unless cytopenia is secondary to disease involvement
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2.5 x ULN * If liver metastases are present: AST =< 5 x ULN
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN * If liver metastases are present: ALT =< 5 x ULN
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 mg/dL or creatinine clearance of >= 50 mL/min per 24 hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula
- Prothrombin (PT) =< 1.5 x ULN
- Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =< 1.5 x ULN
- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): negative serum pregnancy test
- Agreement by females and males of childbearing potential* and their partners to use an effective method of birth control (defined as a hormonal or barrier method) or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through at least 6 months after the last dose of protocol therapy * Childbearing potential defined as not being surgically sterilized (men and women) or have not been free from menses for > 1 year (women only)
Exclusion Criteria
- Chemotherapy, biological therapy, immunotherapy or investigational therapy within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy
- Major surgery or radiation therapy within 28 days of study therapy
- Has received a vaccination within 30 days of first study injection
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent
- Clinically significant uncontrolled illness
- Active infection requiring antibiotics
- Known history of immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Patients with a known history of hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection who have active disease as evidenced by hepatitis (Hep) B surface antigen status or Hep C PCR status obtained within 14 days of cycle 1, day 1
- Another malignancy within 3 years, except non-melanomatous skin cancer
- Females only: Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Patients may not have clinically unstable brain metastases. Patients may be enrolled with a history of treated brain metastases that are clinically stable for >= 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment
- Patients that have a significant visceral disease burden, such as progression of pleural effusion or pulmonary metastasis requiring oxygen or thoracentesis in the 4 weeks prior to starting the trial
- Any other condition that would, in the Investigator’s judgment, contraindicate the patient’s participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures
- Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the safety and tolerability of a novel chimeric oncolytic orthopoxvirus, oncolytic virus CF33-expressing hNIS/Anti-PD-L1 antibody (CF33-hNIS-antiPDL1), by the evaluation of toxicities including: type, frequency, severity, attribution, time course, reversibility and duration according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 5.0 criteria.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) for future expansion trial.
II. To determine tumor response rates by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v)1.1 (primary) and immune-modified (i)RECIST (secondary).
III. To document possible therapeutic efficacy and evaluate progression-free survival (PFS), clinical benefit rate (CBR), event-free survival (EFS), duration of response (DOR), overall survival (OS).
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the optimal biologic dose (OBD) (defined as a safe dose that induces an immune response in tumors [increase checkpoint target PD-L1 by at least 5% and/or increase T cell infiltration by at least 10%]).
II. Antiviral immune activation as determined by increased expression of PD-1, PD-L1, or CTLA-4; increased CD8+ cells.
III. To determine the immune and genomic profiles of tumors before and after CF33-hNIS-antiPDL1 therapy.
IV. To assess viral kinetics as measured by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of tumor biopsies.
V. To assess infection of tumor by virus through hNIS-based imaging such as technetium scan.
VI. To document infection of tumor by tumor/plasma viral plaque assays.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients receive CF33-hNIS-antiPDL1 intratumorally (IT) on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days, then every 3 months for 1 year.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorJamie Green Rand
- Primary ID21094
- Secondary IDsNCI-2021-08983
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05081492