Immune cell 'Packages' injected into tumors: a new hope for advanced cancer?
NCT ID NCT07563972
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests whether injecting specially reprogrammed immune cell particles (exosomes) directly into tumors is safe for people with advanced solid tumors who have run out of standard options. Nine adults aged 18-65 will receive four injections over eight weeks. The main goal is to check for side effects, but researchers will also watch for any 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
- mechanobiologically reprogrammed macrophage-derived exosomes
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to treat advanced solid tumors by reprogramming immune cells to attack cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small Phase 1 trial with only 9 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet known. The treatment is injected directly into tumors, which may not work for all cancer types or locations.
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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 9 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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 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. Age 18 to 65 years (inclusive) at screening, any gender. 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced (unresectable or metastatic) solid tumors (including melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, etc.) that have failed standard therapy, have no standard treatment options, or are intolerant to standard treatment. 3. Must have a primary lesion suitable for local injection, accessible by direct palpation or under ultrasound/CT image guidance. 4. At least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1 criteria. 5. ECOG performance status score of 0-2. 6. Expected survival ≥ 3 months. 7. Adequate organ function within 7 days prior to treatment: * Neutrophil count (NEUT#) ≥ 1.5×10\^9/L; Platelets (PLT) ≥ 80×10\^9/L; Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL * AST, ALT, ALP ≤ 2.5×ULN; Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5×ULN; Albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5×ULN or CCR \> 60 ml/min * INR ≤ 1.5; APTT ≤ 1.5×ULN 8. Voluntarily participates, signs informed consent, and is able to comply with study visits and procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindications to intratumoral injection: inflammation or ulceration at injection site; severe bleeding tendency; abnormal or permanent body art (e.g., tattoos) at injection site interfering with local reaction observation. 2. History of other malignancies (except cured basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of skin, superficial bladder cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, intramucosal gastrointestinal cancer without recurrence for 5 years). 3. Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease (including but not limited to immune-related neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, SLE, connective tissue disease, scleroderma, IBD, autoimmune hepatitis, TEN, or Stevens-Johnson syndrome); except Type 1 diabetes on stable insulin dose. 4. Anti-tumor vaccine within 4 weeks before first dose; live vaccines within 4 weeks before or during the study; major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks before first dose. 5. Prior anti-tumor treatment toxicity not recovered to ≤ CTCAE v5.0 Grade 1. 6. Serious medical conditions: NYHA Class II or higher heart dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, significant arrhythmia, poorly controlled diabetes (fasting glucose ≥ 10 mmol/L), uncontrolled hypertension (SBP \> 150 mmHg and/or DBP \> 100 mmHg), LVEF \< 50%, QTc \> 450 ms (male) or \> 470 ms (female). 7. Active tuberculosis or uncontrolled prior TB infection. 8. Hyperthyroidism or organic thyroid disease (except hypothyroidism controlled with stable thyroid hormone replacement). 9. Active infection or unexplained fever within 48 hours before first dose, or systemic antibiotics within 1 week before informed consent. 10. Active HBV (HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/ml or 10\^4 copies/ml), active HCV (HCV antibody positive and HCV RNA above detection limit), or known HIV positive or AIDS history. 11. Known neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy, dementia). 12. Known history of drug abuse or alcohol abuse within 3 months. 13. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; participants (or their partners) planning pregnancy or unwilling to use contraception from screening to 6 months after study completion. 14. Receipt of any investigational drug within 4 weeks before first dose, or concurrent enrollment in another interventional clinical study. 15. Any other factors judged by the investigator that may affect study completion.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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