RecruitingPhase 2

Intratumoral and Systemic Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC) in Prostate Cancer Patients on Active Surveillance

Phase II Trial of In-Situ Autologous Vaccination With Intratumoral and Systemic Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC) Administered to Prostate Cancer Patients on Active Surveillance

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
Male only
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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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 study compares Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol®) with no treatment for people with prostate cancer. It is for people on active surveillance, which means their cancer is watched closely rather than treated right away. Treatment includes shots into the prostate tumor.

This is a partially blinded randomized controlled phase II pilot study comparing Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol®) treatment vs no treatment, for prostate cancer participants on active surveillance.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be older than 18 and sign forms agreeing to join and share health information.
  • Be fully active or able to do light work, based on a recent health check.
  • Have prostate cancer confirmed by a tissue sample, with earlier samples available for testing. The study team must check your cancer grade, stage, and PSA blood test results.
  • Be expected to live at least 10 years and be able to have surgery or radiation if the cancer grows.
  • Have had an ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy with local numbing medicine, without serious problems. Agree to shots into the tumor.
  • Have blood counts, kidney function, and liver function that meet study limits.
  • If you could get a partner pregnant, agree to use birth control until at least 2 months after the last dose.
  • People with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C may qualify if they meet the study’s treatment and blood test rules.

Who can't join

  • Past treatment meant to cure prostate cancer, radiation to the pelvis or prostate, or hormone treatment. Finasteride or dutasteride may be allowed if stopped at least 6 months before screening.
  • Cancer that has spread into nearby areas, another cancer, or a neuroendocrine tumor—a tumor in cells that make hormone-like substances.
  • Cancer grades or test results listed as excluded: Grade Group above 3, or Gleason 3+3 with PSA 10 or lower or stage T2a or lower. The study team must review these rules.
  • A serious infection or higher infection risk, such as repeated urine infections, recent prostate inflammation, active rectal inflammation, or a past pocket of infection in the prostate.
  • Medicines that weaken the immune system, including steroids that act throughout the body, or an active blood cancer.
  • Uncontrolled chest pain from heart disease, heart failure, or a heart attack within 6 months.
  • Use of an experimental treatment for any condition within 28 days before study registration.
  • An allergy to any antibiotic, since antibiotics are needed to help prevent infection from the tumor shots.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately. * Age \> 18 years at the time of consent. * ECOG Performance Status of 0-1 within 14 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy (Study Procedure Manual). * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate (with previous diagnostic tissue available for tumor marker analysis). * • ISUP Grade 1(Gleason 3+3) and Grade 2 (Gleason 3+4) and Grade 1 (Gleason 3+3, with PSA≥10, or stage ≥ T2b) * Estimated life expectancy is ≥ 10 years * Candidate for primary curative therapy (Radical prostatectomy or radiation) if cancer progresses. * Tolerated previous transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy procedure under local anesthetic * Uncomplicated previous TRUS biopsy procedure (i.e., no prior hospitalization due to sepsis, prostatic abscess or severe hemorrhage following TRUS prostate biopsy) * Willing to undergo the intratumoral (IT) injection of the Poly-ICLC into the prostatic tumor as per the protocol * No prior hormonal therapy with exception of with the exception of oral 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (finasteride, dutasteride, etc.). Subjects should be off the medication ≥ 6 months from screening * No prior radiation therapy (external beam or brachytherapy) to the pelvis or prostate. * No clinically significant infections as judged by the treating investigator. * No characteristics suggesting a potential higher risk of infection with intraprostatic injections: * Recurrent urinary tract infections or history of prostatitis within 3 months prior to enrollment into the study. * Urine analysis positive for nitrites and leucocyte esterase. Such subjects could be considered for the study after treatment and resolution of the infection. * Active proctitis * History of prostatic abscess * Taking immunosuppressive medication including systemic corticosteroids * Active hematologic malignancy * No uncontrolled angina, congestive heart failure or MI within 6 months. * Subjects with history of HIV (if CD4+ T cell counts are ≥350 cells/μL on established ART therapy), Hepatitis B (with viral load below limits of quantification) or Hepatitis C (who have completed a curative therapy and have a viral load below the limit of quantification) are eligible for this study. * No treatment with any investigational agent for any medical condition within 28 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy. * Patients with the potential for impregnating their partner must agree to follow acceptable birth control methods to avoid conception. Contraception must be continued for at least 2 months following the last dose of poly-ICLC. While animal reproductive studies have been negative, the simulated viral infection and anti-proliferative activity of this experimental drug may theoretically affect the developing fetus or nursing infant. * Adequate end organ function as determined by the following laboratory values: * White blood cell count (WBC) ≥ 2.5 k/mm\^3 * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 k/mm\^3 * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 8.0 g/dL * Platelets ≥ 100 k/mm\^3 * Calculated creatinine clearance of \> 60 cc/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula: * Males: \[(140 - Age in years) × Actual Body Weight in kg\]/\[72 × Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)\] * Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN Exclusion Criteria: * Received local or systemic curative therapy for prostate cancer * Subjects with neuroendocrine tumors * ISUP Gleason Grade Group (\>3), or Gleason 3+3 plus PSA ≤ 10 or Stage ≤T2a * Evidence of locally advanced disease * Subject has evidence of any other malignancy * Allergy to any antibiotics, as IT administration requires prophylactic antibiotics.

Study sites (1)

NY