Experimental 'Drug Vesicles' injected into spine aim to fight lung cancer brain spread
NCT ID NCT07559097
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tests whether injecting methotrexate-loaded vesicles (tiny drug-carrying particles made from patients' own tumor cells) into the spinal fluid can safely treat lung cancer that has spread to the brain lining. About 14 adults who have failed standard treatments will receive the injections on a schedule. The study first finds the safest dose, then checks if it shrinks tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- methotrexate-loaded vesicles (drug-carrying particles made from patients' own tumor cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new local treatment option for lung cancer that has spread to the brain lining, potentially controlling the disease and extending survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (14 people) testing safety and dosing first. The approach may not work or could cause serious side effects like nerve damage or infection from the spinal injections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 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: \- Participants can be enrolled in this study only if they meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old; 2. Diagnosed with lung cancer by pathological biopsy or cytology; 3. Diagnosed with meningeal metastasis by detecting tumor cells in cerebrospinal fluid cytology; 4. Patients with advanced lung cancer and meningeal metastasis who have failed standard treatment; 5. ECOG PS 0 - 3. Exclusion Criteria: \- The following conditions will disqualify a patient from participating in this study: 1. Concurrent central nervous system infectious diseases; 2. ECOG PS ≥ 4; 3. Patients currently participating in other interventional studies; 4. History of or current severe immunodeficiency diseases; 5. Any other conditions that, in the judgment of the researcher, make the patient unfit to participate in this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wang Qiming
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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