Can an RNA shot teach the immune system to ignore cedar pollen?
NCT ID NCT07726147
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests an experimental RNA immunotherapy called ITI-9001 in adults with Japanese cedar pollen allergy. The treatment aims to retrain the immune system to reduce allergic reactions. Researchers are primarily checking safety and how well people tolerate the shot, while also looking for signs of a helpful immune response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an experimental RNA immunotherapy called ITI-9001
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new type of allergy treatment that trains the immune system to tolerate pollen with fewer shots than traditional immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 45 people, so safety and immune effects are still unknown. The treatment may cause side effects or fail to reduce allergy symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 months to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed and dated informed consent form (ICF) 2. Female of non-childbearing potential or male aged 18-65 years (inclusive). Women are not considered to be of childbearing potential if they have had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation, or are postmenopausal (≥12 months without menstruation, or FSH in postmenopausal range for women \<55 years) 3. Confirmed JCP sensitivity by positive skin prick test (wheal diameter ≥3 mm) 4. Confirmed JCP sensitivity by ImmunoCAP (serum JCP-specific IgE ≥ class 2) 5. ≥2 year history of seasonal rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms requiring medication upon JCP exposure 6. Contraception requirements: \<br\> a. Women of non-childbearing potential: negative serum pregnancy test ≤3 days before first dose \<br\> b. Men: surgically sterile, or agree to abstinence or use 2 highly effective methods of contraception during study and for 3 months after last dose if partner is of childbearing potential (male condom + oral hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine device, or intrauterine hormone-releasing system) 7. No significant ischemic heart disease or myocardial infarction within 6 months before first study drug administration; adequate cardiac function at screening (QTcF ≤470 msec for females or ≤450 msec for males; average of triplicate ECGs). Participants with ventricular arrhythmia assessed case-by-case 8. Willing and able to participate and comply with all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women of childbearing potential (do not meet inclusion criterion #2) 2. Respiratory function: \<br\> a. Fever ≥38°C (100.4°F) on day of study drug administration \<br\> b. FEV1 \<80% as predicted on spirometry \<br\> c. Current smoker/tobacco user \<br\> d. History of asthma requiring daily medication (except exercise-induced or mild intermittent asthma) 3. Contraindications: \<br\> a. Known allergy to ITI-9001 components \<br\> b. Contraindication to intramuscular injections or blood draws \<br\> c. History of intolerance or severe allergic reaction to previous immunotherapy \<br\> d. History of anaphylaxis requiring medical intervention (including severe reactions to mRNA vaccines) 4. Prior/concurrent treatments: \<br\> a. Participation in another therapeutic clinical trial within 30 days before screening \<br\> b. Prior or current immunotherapy for JCP \<br\> c. Specific or nonspecific immunotherapy within 1 year prior to screening \<br\> d. Biologics (e.g., anti-IgE, anti-IL-5, anti-TNFα) \<br\> e. mRNA vaccine within 28 days before first study drug administration \<br\> f. Live vaccine within 28 days or inactivated/toxoid vaccine within 7 days before first study drug administration \<br\> g. Chronic (more than 30 days) systemic corticosteroids (inhaled, oral, IM, IV, potent topical) \<br\> h. Inability/unwillingness to discontinue beta-blockers up to 48 hours before first study drug administration and during the study \<br\> i. Inability/unwillingness to comply with washout periods for antihistamines and other allergy medications (per Table 3) 5. Medical history/comorbidities: \<br\> a. Clinically significant abnormalities on physical exam, labs, or medical history that jeopardize safety or validity of results (except HEENT findings consistent with allergic rhinitis) \<br\> b. Malignant tumor diagnosed or treated within 5 years prior to first study drug administration (except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ) \<br\> c. Congenital or acquired immune deficiency or suppression (e.g., malignancy, infection, chemotherapy, radiation, corticosteroids) \<br\> d. History of organ transplant, hematologic malignancy, or autoimmune disease \<br\> e. History of stroke, transient ischemic attack, unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to first study drug administration \<br\> f. Symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III-IV), unstable angina, significant arrhythmia, or LVEF \<45% \<br\> g. History of myocarditis or pericarditis \<br\> h. Risk factors for torsades de pointes or use of medications known to prolong QT/QTc (except low-risk premedications) \<br\> i. Clinically significant gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, neurologic, or hematologic disease \<br\> j. HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection \<br\> k. Recurrent sinusitis, urticaria, or angioedema within past 12 months prior to first study drug administration \<br\> l. Symptomatic overlap with JRC pollinosis requiring regular medications \<br\> m. Alcohol or drug abuse within 1 year before screening or current dependence
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Contact
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Locations
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Medical Corporation Shinanokai SHINANOZAKA Clinic
RECRUITINGTokyo, Shinjuku-ku, Japan