RecruitingEarly Phase 1

Window Study of Intratumoral Mitazalimab in Breast Cancer (WINIT-BC)

Window of Opportunity Study of Intratumoral CD40 Agonist (Mitazalimab) With or Without PD-1 Inhibitor (Nivolumab) in Patients With Resectable Breast Cancer (WINIT-BC)

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

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 tests mitazalimab, alone or with a PD-1 blocker, in adults with breast cancer that can be removed by surgery. These drugs act on the immune system and are injected into the tumor once, at least 7 days before surgery. Researchers will check safety, whether surgery stays on schedule, and changes in the tumor and immune system.

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the safety, feasibility, histologic and immunological effects of Mitazalimab, a CD40 agonistic antibody, when administered either alone or in combination with PD-1 inhibition prior to surgical resection. The investigator hypothesizes that preoperative administration of CD40 agonist with or without PD-1 inhibitor intratumorally will demonstrate an acceptable safety profile, will not result in an unplanned delay in surgery, and will lead to increased immune activation. Subjects will receive a single intratumoral dose of CD40 agonist with or without PD-1 inhibitor 7 or more days prior to surgery and will be followed for safety, feasibility, immune, and pathologic responses.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be at least 18 years old and weigh more than 40 kg (about 88 pounds).
  • Have stage I–III breast cancer, or breast cancer that has returned, that can be removed by surgery aimed at a cure.
  • Plan to have surgery as the first treatment at a University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
  • Have a needle biopsy sample available for study tests. For ER-positive, HER2-negative cancer, discuss possible Oncotype testing of the sample with the cancer doctor.
  • Be expected to live at least 12 weeks and be fully active or limited only in hard physical activity.
  • Have blood, liver, and kidney test results that meet study limits, and a heart tracing (ECG) with no major concerns.
  • If able to become pregnant and sexually active with a male partner who is not sterilized, use highly effective birth control during treatment and for 90 days afterward. The partner must use condoms with sperm-killing gel or foam.
  • Sign the consent form and be able and willing to follow all study steps.

Who can't join

  • Cancer has spread to distant parts of the body, or treatment is planned before surgery.
  • Weigh more than 110 kg (about 243 pounds), are breastfeeding, or have an allergy to a study drug or its ingredients.
  • Have active hepatitis B or C, an immune system disorder present from birth, or a past organ transplant from another person.
  • Have a current or past autoimmune disease, where the immune system attacks the body. Some stable or well-controlled conditions are allowed; the study doctor must check.
  • Have an uncontrolled illness or another condition that could make the study unsafe or hard to follow. Another active cancer also excludes you, except certain skin cancers or cancers that have not spread beyond their starting layer.
  • Previously received CD40 or anti-PD-1 treatment, or joined another treatment study within 30 days before the study dose. Observation-only studies are allowed.
  • Had a live vaccine or major surgery within 28 days before the study dose.
  • Used drugs that weaken the immune system within 14 days before treatment. Some local steroids and low-dose steroid pills are allowed.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed and dated written IRB-approved informed consent. 2. Age ≥18 years. 3. Body weight \> 40kg 4. Stage I-III or recurrent resectable breast cancer to be treated with curative-intent 5. Planning to undergo upfront surgery as part of routine clinical care 6. Discussion with the treating or study medical oncologist re: the potential of sending an Oncotype evaluation (if ER+HER2-) on the core needle biopsy sample 7. Availability of the core needle biopsy sample for correlative studies 8. Surgery to be performed at a University of Pennsylvania Hospital 9. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. 10. Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function. ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count) ≥ 1.5x109 cell/ml, platelets ≥75,000 /mm3, hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL, total serum bilirubin within 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) unless Gilbert's, AST/ALT, within 2.5 x ULN, Albumin ≥3g/dL, and all tests performed within 4 weeks prior to administration of Study Treatment. 11. ECG with no clinically significant findings as assessed by the investigator. 12. ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status of 0-1. 13. Female patients of childbearing potential who are not abstinent and intend to be sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner must use at least 1 highly effective method of contraception from the time of screening throughout the total duration of the drug treatment and the drug washout period (90 days after therapy). Non-sterilized male partners of a female patient of childbearing potential must use male condom plus spermicide throughout this period. Female patients should also refrain from breastfeeding throughout this period. 14. Able and willing to comply with all study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Metastatic disease. 2. Planned neoadjuvant therapy, i.e., not undergoing upfront surgery. 3. Known history of hepatitis B or C with active viral replication. 4. Administration of any live vaccine within 28 days of first dose of study treatment. 5. Prior CD40 or anti-PD-1 agonist therapy. 6. Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days before receiving first dose of study treatment. However, the subject may participate in observational studies. 7. Any illness or condition that in the opinion of the investigator may affect the safety of the subject or the evaluation of any study endpoint. 8. Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before study treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterion: 1. Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection) 2. Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent 9. Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP. 10. History of allogenic organ transplantation 11. Active or prior documented autoimmune disease. Examples include inflammatory bowel disease \[e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease\], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome \[granulomatosis with polyangiitis\], Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.\]. The following are exceptions to this criterion: 1. Patients with vitiligo or alopecia 2. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement or type 1 DM controlled with insulin 3. Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy 4. Patients without active autoimmune disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician 5. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone 12. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent 13. History of another active malignancy except for non-melanoma skin cancer, lentigo maligna or other carcinoma in situ 14. History of active primary immunodeficiency 15. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of the study drug excipients. 16. Body weight \> 110 kg. 17. Actively breastfeeding. -

Study sites (1)

PA