MRNA vaccine takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
NCT ID NCT07100210
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early study tests a new mRNA vaccine (IL-22BP) for people with advanced solid tumors like sarcoma, head and neck cancer, or melanoma that have not responded to standard treatments. The vaccine is injected directly into tumors. Only 6 participants are enrolled to check safety and see if tumors shrink. It is too early to know if it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IL-22BP mRNA vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small Phase 1 trial with only 6 participants, so it is too soon to know if the vaccine is effective. The main goal is safety, and there may be side effects or no benefit.
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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 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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. Male or female patients: aged ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 70 years old; 2. Patients with histopathologically confirmed, refractory to second-line treatment, advanced recurrent/metastatic malignant solid tumors and without standard clinical treatment regimens (such as patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma, advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, etc.); 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score: 0 - 1; 4. Expected survival time ≥ 3 months; 5. More than 28 days since the last chemotherapy/radiotherapy/surgery; 6. More than 6 weeks since the last use of nitrosoureas or mitomycin C; 7. Main organ functions are in good condition; 8. Sign a written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have participated in other drug clinical trials within 4 weeks; 2. The tumor is located close to major blood vessels or the trachea; 3. 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 1 year, and having clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias that require treatment or intervention. 4. For female subjects: pregnant or lactating women. 5. Patients have active tuberculosis, bacterial or fungal infections (≥ grade 2 of NCI-CTCAE 5.0); have active HIV infection, active HBV infection, or HCV infection. 6. Those with a history of psychotropic drug abuse who are unable to quit or have mental disorders; 7. Subjects have any active autoimmune diseases or a history of autoimmune diseases (such as, but not limited to: uveitis, enteritis, hypophysitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism; subjects with vitiligo or those whose asthma in childhood has been completely relieved and who do not require any intervention in adulthood can be included; subjects with asthma that requires bronchodilators for medical intervention cannot be included). 8. Subjects are currently receiving immunosuppressive treatment. 9. Have a history of drug abuse or known medical, psychological, or social conditions, such as a history of alcoholism or drug use. 10. Known to be allergic, hypersensitive, or intolerant to the studied IL-22BP/LNP (including any excipients). Have a severe allergy history to any drugs, foods, or vaccines in the past, such as anaphylactic shock, allergic laryngeal edema, allergic dyspnea, allergic purpura, thrombocytopenic purpura, local allergic necrotizing reaction (Arthus reaction), etc. 11. From the screening period to 12 months after the completion of drug injection, female subjects have pregnancy plans or the partners of male subjects have pregnancy plans. 12. According to the investigator's judgment, there are concomitant diseases that seriously endanger patient safety or affect the patient's completion of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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