Phase I Study of Tolododekin Alfa (ANK-101) in Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase I Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Tolododekin Alfa (ANK-101) in Advanced Solid Tumors
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Time periods mentioned: 21 days
- Procedures mentioned: Ultrasound, Injections
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Part 1 will enroll participants with advanced solid tumors, with cutaneous, subcutaneous or nodal disease (accessible by clinical palpation or ultrasound guidance)."
- "Part 3 will consist of ANK-101 in combination with cemiplimab in 15 participants with high-risk locally advanced or metastatic CSCC that have superficial lesions for injection."
- "Participants will be treated with ANK-101 given as IT injections once every three weeks at the RDE in combination with cemiplimab."
- "Following the first dose of the 5th participant, enrollment will pause for 21 days before opening enrollment to the remaining 10 participants or stopping further enrollment."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This Phase 1 study tests the safety of tolododekin alfa (ANK-101), a drug injected into tumors. It is for adults with advanced solid tumors whose standard treatments no longer work or are not suitable. Some people with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, will also receive cemiplimab.
This is a Phase 1, multicenter, open-label dose escalation study to determine the safety and tolerability of intratumoral (IT) injection of tolododekin alfa (ANK-101) in participants with advanced solid tumors who have progressed during or after receiving standard of care (SOC) therapy or who will not benefit from such therapy. The study will be conducted in three parts; in Part 1, participants with superficial lesions will receive ANK-101 as a single agent; in Part 2, participants with visceral lesions will receive ANK-101 as a single agent; and in Part 3, participants with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) will receive ANK-101 in combination with cemiplimab.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Be age 18 or older with an advanced solid tumor confirmed by a tissue or cell test. Cancer that has spread may qualify.
- Have a tumor that can be measured and reached for injection. It must be at least 10 mm across, or 15 mm across its shorter side if it is in a lymph node.
- Some Part 2 patients must have stage III or IV non-small cell lung cancer. Part 3 requires high-risk skin squamous cell cancer that has grown nearby or spread and cannot be treated with surgery.
- Standard cancer treatments must have stopped working, caused side effects you could not tolerate, or not be suitable for you.
- Be fully active or able to do light work, and be expected to live more than 12 weeks.
- Have healthy enough blood cell levels, liver, kidneys, and heart test results. If you have HIV, it must be well controlled with treatment.
- Meet waiting periods after prior treatment: usually 28 days after cancer drugs, 14 days after radiation, and 21 days after surgery. Most prior treatment side effects must be mild or gone.
- Be willing to give tumor tissue samples before and after treatment if medically possible, and be able to understand and follow study requirements.
Who can't join
- Have a tumor for injection that presses on a major airway or blood vessel, or active cancer spread to the brain or spinal cord.
- Have had IL-12 treatment before, an organ transplant, or an allergic reaction to ingredients like those in the study drug.
- Have a weakened immune system, active disease where the immune system attacks the body, or recent treatment with drugs that weaken immunity. Live vaccines within 28 days also rule you out.
- Be pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Have a history of hepatitis B, active hepatitis C, or a positive hepatitis blood test at screening. People with HIV cannot have a history of Kaposi sarcoma or multicentric Castleman disease.
- Have certain serious heart problems or bleeding disorders. In Part 2, blood thinners that cannot be paused or changed for procedures may rule you out.
- Have another illness, organ problem, mental health problem, or substance use disorder that the study doctor thinks makes participation unsuitable.
- For Part 3: have had severe immune-related side effects from PD-1 or PD-L1 cancer drugs, or have an allergy or another reason you cannot take cemiplimab.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent * histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cutaneous, subcutaneous, soft tissue, or nodal advanced solid tumor malignancy; metastatic disease eligible * measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 - Note: Must have at least 1 tumor lesion with longest dimension of ≥ 10 mm (≥ 15 mm for the short axis for malignant lymph node lesions) that - For Part 1 only: can be easily palpated or detected by ultrasound to facilitate IT injection of ANK-101 (i.e., tumor in skin, muscle, subcutaneous tissue, or accessible lymph node) or; - For Part 2 only: can be accessed by interventional radiologic or endoscopic procedures for injection (e.g., ultrasound or computed tomography \[CT\] guided). - For Part 2 Dose Expansion Cohort only: Histologically confirmed Stage III or Stage IV NSCLC * Part 3 CSCC Combination Cohort: Histologically confirmed high-risk locally advanced or metastatic CSCC not amenable to surgical management as determined by a multidisciplinary tumor board. * documented disease progression, be refractory to, or intolerant of existing SOC therapy(ies) known to provide clinical benefit (including surgical cure) or not be eligible for SOC therapy(ies) * ECOG performance status 0-1 * life expectancy \> 12 weeks * adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function * baseline electrocardiogram (EKG) without evidence of acute ischemia or prolonged QTc interval \> 460 msec * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected participants must be on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and have well-controlled HIV infection/disease * last dose of previous anticancer therapy (including investigational agents) ≥ 28 days, radiotherapy ≥ 14 days (targeted palliative radiotherapy is allowed for lesions not planned for injections), or surgical intervention ≥ 21 days prior to the start of treatment * resolution of all prior anticancer therapy toxicities (except for alopecia or vitiligo) to ≤ Grade 1 (as per NCI CTCAE Version 5.0) * willing to provide pre- and post-treatment tumor biopsy samples if medically feasible * participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements Exclusion Criteria: * injectable tumors impinging upon major airways or blood vessels * prior treatment with recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) * have received systemic therapy with immunosuppressive agents ≤ 28 days before the start of treatment * have received live vaccines within 28 days prior to the start of ANK-101 treatment * have primary or acquired immunodeficient states (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma) * a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who has a positive serum pregnancy test (within 72 hours) prior to the start of treatment or female participant who is breastfeeding * prior organ transplantation * known history of hepatitis B virus, known active hepatitis C virus, or a positive serological test at screening within 28 days prior to the start of treatment * HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman Disease * active autoimmune disease or medical conditions requiring chronic steroid (i.e., ≥ 20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days prior to the start of treatment * known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases * congestive heart failure (\> New York Heart Association Class II), active coronary artery disease, unevaluated new onset angina within 3 months or unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest), or clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias * uncontrolled bleeding disorders within 4 weeks prior to the start of treatment or known bleeding diathesis - Note: Part 2 only: Participants with active bleeding diathesis or requirement for therapeutic anticoagulation that cannot be interrupted or altered for procedures * history of hypersensitivity to compounds of similar biological composition to IL-12, aluminum hydroxide, or drugs formulated with polysorbate-20 * other systemic conditions or organ abnormalities that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may interfere with the conduct and/or interpretation of the current study * any acute or chronic psychiatric problems or substance abuse disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, make the participant unsuitable for participation * Part 3 only: prior Grade 3 or greater immune-mediated adverse events (imAEs) following treatment with an agent that blocks the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway. * Part 3 only: hypersensitivity to cemiplimab or any of its excipients or contraindications to cemiplimab per approved local labeling
Study sites (4)
MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA 02114Jong Park, MD · Study contact · 617-724-4000 · JPARK73@MGH.HARVARD.EDUMore trials in Boston
MD
- National Cancer Institute · Bethesda, MD 20892Hoyoung Maeng, MD · Study contact · 240-781-3253 · hoyoung.maeng@nih.govMore trials in Bethesda
OR
- Providence Cancer Institute · Portland, OR 97213Brendan Curti, MD · Study contact · CanRsrchStudies@providence.orgMore trials in Portland
PA
- Hillman Cancer Center · Pittsburgh, PA 15232Danielle Bednarz, BS, RN · Study contact · 412-623-1191 · bednarzdl@upmc.eduMore trials in Pittsburgh