Overview

RP3 is a genetically modified herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV-1) that expresses exogenous genes (anti-CTLA-4 antibody, CD40 ligand and h4-1BBL) designed to directly destroy tumors and generate an anti-tumor immune response

Principal investigator

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with advanced or metastatic non-neurological solid tumors, who have progressed on standard therapy or cannot tolerate standard therapy, or for whom there is no standard therapy preferred to enrollment in a clinical study
  • All patients must consent to provide archival tumor biopsy samples within 12 months, or a fresh tumor biopsy is needed. Patients must also consent to provide on treatment biopsies as per protocol
  • At least one measurable tumor ≥ 1 cm in longest diameter (or shortest diameter for lymph nodes)
  • At least one injectable tumor ≥ 1 cm in longest diameter or injectable tumors which in aggregate are ≥ 1 cm in longest diameter (or shortest diameter for lymph nodes
  • Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1

Note: Predefined inclusion criteria may apply for each additional expansion cohort.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with an oncolytic virus therapy
  • History of viral infections according to the protocol
  • Systemic infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics
  • Active significant herpetic infections or prior complications of HSV-1 infection (e.g., herpetic keratitis or encephalitis)
  • Requires intermittent or chronic use of systemic antivirals

    a. Hepatocellular carcinoma patients with a diagnosis of hepatitis B must be off antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment . Hepatocellular carcinoma patients with a history of or ongoing hepatitis C infection must have completed treatment for hepatitis C at least 1 month prior to study enrollment and hepatitis

  • History of interstitial lung disease
  • Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis

Additional Exclusion Criteria for Patients Enrolled in Part 2 (Expansion Cohorts):

  • History of life-threatening toxicity related to prior immune treatment or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways
  • Treatment with botanical preparations within 2 weeks prior to treatment.
  • Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment.
  • History of interstitial lung disease.
  • Severe hypersensitivity to another monoclonal antibody.
  • Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment.
  • Has received a live vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
  • History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
  • History of myocarditis or congestive heart failure within 6 months of screening.
  • Has a serious or uncontrolled medical disorder.
  • Has a QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) > 480 msec, except for right bundle branch block.
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Contact the study coordinator

Asad Javed
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