first in human study with ng-641, a tumour selective transgene expressing adenoviral vector

Conditions: Metastatic Cancer; Epithelial Tumor

Summary: to characterise the safety and tolerability of ng-641 in patients with metastatic or advanced epithelial tumours.

to characterise the safety and tolerability of ng-641 in patients with metastatic or advanced epithelial tumours. the phase 1a part of the study is a dose-escalation and dose-optimization phase investigating ng-641 administration by intravenous (iv) infusion in a range of tumour types. the phase 1b part of the study will investigate the selected optimized multicycle dosing regimen as a monotherapy in up to three cohorts of patients with specific tumour types (dose expansion cohorts a, b and c).

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: phase 1a: - histologically or cytologically documented metastatic or advanced epithelial cancer that has relapsed from or is refractory to standard treatment, or for which no standard treatment is available all patients 1. provide written informed consent to participate 2. at least one measurable site of disease according to recist version 1.1 criteria 3. tumour accessible for biopsy, biopsy deemed safe by the investigator, and patient willing to consent to tumour biopsies 4. ability to comply with study procedures in the investigator's opinion 5. aged 18 years or over 6. ecog performance status 0 or 1 7. predicted life expectancy of 6 months or more 8. adequate lung reserve 9. adequate renal function 10. adequate hepatic function 11. adequate bone marrow function 12. meeting reproductive status requirements exclusion criteria: 1. prior or planned allogenic or autologous bone marrow or organ transplantation 2. splenectomy 3. active infections requiring antibiotics, physician monitoring or systemic therapy within 1 week of the anticipated first dose of study drug, or recurrent fevers (\>38.0˚c) associated with a clinical diagnosis of active infection 4. treatment with the antiviral agents: ribavirin, adefovir, lamivudine, cidofovir or paxlovid within 10 days prior to the first dose of study treatment; or pegylated interferon in the 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment 5. known history of hepatitis b infection or known active hepatitis c infection. known history of hiv infection 6. patients who have active, known or suspected autoimmune disease that has required systemic therapy in the past 2 years, are immunocompromised in the opinion of the investigator, or are receiving systemic immunosuppressive treatment 7. treatment with any live, live-attenuated or covid-19 vaccine in the 28 days before the first dose of ng-641 8. treatment with any vaccine (including known non-adenoviral covid-19 vaccines) in the 7 days before the first dose of ng-641 9. history of prior grade 3-4 acute kidney injury or other clinically significant renal impairment 10. history of clinically significant interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis 11. lymphangitic carcinomatosis 12. infectious or inflammatory bowel disease in the 3 months before the first dose of study treatment 13. any known ctcae grade ≥2 coagulation abnormality/coagulopathy 14. any clinically significant cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, cerebrovascular, or thromboembolic event in the 6 months before the first dose of study treatment 15. grade 3 or 4 gastrointestinal bleeding all toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy (including radiation therapy) other than alopecia must have resolved to grade 1 or baseline before the first dose of study treatment 16. tumour location/extent considered by the investigator to present a significant risk if tumour flare or necrosis were to occur 17. known retinopathy, including retinal haemorrhages, cotton wool spots, papilloedema, optic neuropathy and retinal artery or vein obstruction 18. active clinically severe depression 19. use of following prior therapies * enadenotucirev-based therapy, or a fibroblast activation protein (fap) targeting agent anytime * anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mab), immune checkpoint inhibitor, immune stimulatory treatment or other biological therapy in the 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment (pd-1 / pd-l1 therapy permitted without a 'washout' phase) * chemotherapy, targeted small molecule or other investigational drug in the 14 days or five half-lives (whichever is shorter) before the first dose of study treatment * major surgery in the 28 days before the first dose of study treatment or radiation therapy in the 14 days before the first dose of study treatment * bisphosphonate therapy or treatment with receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-β (rank)-ligand inhibitors for metastatic bone disease is permitted 20. all toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy (including radiation therapy) other than alopecia must have resolved to grade 1 or baseline before the first dose of study treatment 21. known allergy/immune-related adverse reactions to ng-641 transgene or immune checkpoint inhibitor products or formulation; severe hypersensitivity to another monoclonal antibody 22. known hypersensitivity to both cidofovir and valacyclovir 23. other prior malignancy active within the previous 3 years (see protocol for exceptions) 24. symptomatic brain metastases or any leptomeningeal metastases that are symptomatic and/or requires treatment 25. any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator or the medical monitor, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study treatment administration, impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol therapy or interfere with the interpretation of study results

Keywords: metastatic; epithelial; virus; advanced; psioxus