MRNA vaccine takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT07363369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a therapeutic mRNA vaccine that targets a protein called FAP found on cancer-supporting cells. The goal is to help the immune system attack the tumor's defenses. Ten adults with advanced solid tumors (like lung, colorectal, or pancreatic cancer) who have run out of standard options will receive the vaccine along with immune checkpoint inhibitors. The main focus is safety, but researchers will also look for signs of tumor shrinkage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FAP mRNA vaccine combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 10 participants, so it is primarily testing safety. The vaccine may not shrink tumors or improve survival, and side effects are unknown.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- 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\. Male or female patients: aged ≥ 18 years old; * 2\. Patients with histopathologically confirmed advanced malignant solid tumors (such as patients with advanced lung cancer, advanced colorectal cancer, advanced pancreatic carcinoma, etc.); * 3\. Patients refractory or intolerant to standard clinical treatment regimens; * 4\. According to the RECIST 1.1 criteria, at least one measurable lesion is required; * 5\. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score: 0 - 1; * 6\. Expected survival time ≥ 3 months; * 7\. Main organ functions are in good condition; * 8\. Participants must have no plans for pregnancy during the treatment period and agree to use effective contraception voluntarily throughout the study period and for four months after discontinuation of treatment; * 9\. Sign a written informed consent form; * 10\. Ability to communicate effectively with the research team and willingness to comply fully with all protocol-specified requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. History of other malignancies, except for adequately treated and non-recurrent within 5 years prior to screening basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, or gastrointestinal mucosal carcinoma, which the investigator deems eligible for inclusion; * 2\. Known central nervous system (CNS) metastases that are untreated or not effectively controlled by prior therapy; * 3\. Patients with serious cavity effusion; * 4\. Patient has comorbid conditions associated with elevated FAP expression beyond solid tumors, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver fibrosis, renal fibrosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, etc.; * 5\. Patients with uncontrolled cardiac clinical symptoms or diseases, such as heart failure of NYHA class II or above, unstable angina pectoris, having had a myocardial infarction within six months, and having clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias that require treatment or intervention; * 6\. A history of thrombotic events (arterial or venous) within 6 months prior to enrollment, such as deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism; * 7\. Any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to: neurologic diseases related to immunity, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), connective tissue disorders, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), autoimmune hepatitis, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), or Stevens-Johnson syndrome (excluding type 1 diabetes mellitus controlled with stable-dose insulin); * 8\. According to the investigator's judgment, there are concomitant uncontrolled diseases that may seriously endanger patient safety or affect the patient's completion of the study; * 9\. A known history of interstitial pneumonia or highly suspected interstitial pneumonia; or patients with lung abnormalities that could interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity during the study; * 10\. Known allergy to the investigational drug (including any excipients). A history of severe allergic reactions to any drugs, foods, or vaccines, such as anaphylactic shock, allergic laryngeal edema, allergic dyspnea, allergic purpura, thrombocytopenic purpura, localized allergic necrotic reactions (Arthus reaction), etc.; * 11\. The last anti-cancer treatment occurred less than 4 weeks before the first vaccination; patients with unresolved treatment-related adverse effects (except hair loss) from previous anti-cancer treatments; * 12\. Patients who have previously received treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors and experienced immune-related adverse events graded ≥3 according to the NCI CTCAE criteria; * 13\. Systemic treatment with corticosteroids (\>10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent doses of other glucocorticoids) or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days before the first dose of the vaccine. However, the following situations are allowed: In the absence of active autoimmune disease, inhaled or local use of corticosteroids or adrenal hormone replacement with \<=10 mg/day prednisone is allowed; * 14\. Received mRNA vaccines or lipid nanoparticles (LNP) or equivalent nanoparticle delivery drugs within 6 months prior to the first dose of the vaccine; * 15\. Previously received live attenuated vaccine/inactivated vaccine within 6 months; * 16\. Previous organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; * 17\. Blood donation or significant blood loss (\>450 mL) within 3 months prior to screening; * 18\. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to screening (small surgeries such as catheter placement, biopsy required by the protocol, etc., are not exclusion criteria), or the surgical or traumatic effects have not been resolved within 14 days before enrollment; * 19\. A history of drug abuse or known medical, psychological, or social conditions, such as a history of alcoholism or drug abuse; * 20\. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, or positive for syphilis antibodies; patients with active HBV infection, or HCV infection; * 21\. Patients with active tuberculosis (TB) or a history of active TB; or those requiring systemic treatment for severe acute or chronic infections * 22\. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; * 23\. Any other factors that the investigator believes may make the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.
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