Open and Incremental Phase I Clinical Trial of Recombinant Human GM-CSF Type II Herpes Simplex Virus (OH2) Injection (Vero Cells) in the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors
This phase I study evaluates the safety and efficacy of OH2 as single agent or in combination with Keytruda, an anti-PD-1 antibody, in patients with malignant solid tumors (Melanoma). OH2 is an oncolytic virus developed upon genetic modifications of the herpes simplex virus type 2 strain HG52, allowing the virus to selectively replicate in tumors. Meanwhile, the delivery of the gene encoding human granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) may induce a more potent antitumor immune response.
• The non-operative stage III or stage IV malignant tumor patients with clear diagnosis by pathology and/ or cytology; breast cancer, gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, liver cancer, cervical cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck tumors, Priority inclusion in soft tissue sarcomas (mainly for melanoma patients at the dose extension phase).
• The absence of a conventional effective treatment or treatment failure or recurrence by a conventional method.
• Male or female patients, aged 18 ≤ 75 years (including boundary value), general physical condition score ECOG 0 ≤ 1, expected survival time more than 3 months.
• Prior anti-tumor treatment (including endocrine, chemical/ radiotherapy,targeted therapy) was over 4 weeks (more than 6 weeks of discontinuation using nitroso-and mitomycin-based chemotherapy) and was recovered to grade 1 from the side effects of prior treatment.
• Those who have undergone major surgery will have to undergo surgery for four weeks.
• There is at least one measurable lesion that is suitable for intratumoral injection. According to RECIST version 1.1, it is determined that at least once the CT or MRI examination shows the tumor lesion, it is possible to measure the tumor focus. The measured tumor focus is defined as the longest diameter ≥ 10 mm and the scanning thickness is not more than 5.0 mm. For lymph node lesions, the short diameter is ≥ 15 mm.
• There is no serious dysfunction of the main organs.
• (a) WBC≥3.0×109／L，ANC≥2.0×109／L ，PLT≥100×109／L，Hb≥90 g/L； (b) BUN and Scr. were in the upper limit of 1.5 times of the normal value; (c) TBIL≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal value. (d) ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value; The value of patients with liver metastasis did not exceed 5 times the upper limit of normal value. (e) Coagulation function is normal (PT and APPT are within 1.5 times of the upper limit of normal value).
• Female subjects and their spouses received effective contraceptives during and within 3 months of treatment.
⁃ Subjects with herpes in the reproductive organs needed three months after the end of herpes.
⁃ The informed consent was voluntarily signed and the expected compliance was good.