Can a modified herpes virus fight recurrent brain tumors?
NCT ID NCT05235074
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing an experimental treatment called OH2, a modified herpes simplex virus, for people with recurrent central nervous system tumors, including glioblastoma. The virus is injected into the tumor cavity after surgery to see if it can safely attack cancer cells and slow tumor growth. The study involves two phases: first to find the safest dose, then to evaluate how well it works. Participants are adults with confirmed recurrent brain tumors who have had surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OH2 injection, an oncolytic type 2 herpes simplex virus
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a new treatment option for recurrent brain tumors, potentially slowing disease progression and extending survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so the benefits are uncertain. There are risks of side effects from the virus, and the treatment may not work for everyone.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 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. Age ≥ 18 years old, male or female; 2. Phase I trials select pathologically confirmed recurrent central nervous system tumors (including but not limited to anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma, glioblastoma, gliosarcoma, anaplastic ependymoma, Medulloblastoma, malignant meningioma, melanoma, etc.) postoperative patients; Phase IIa trial selects postoperative patients with pathologically confirmed recurrent glioblastoma 3. KPS score ≥60; 4. Partial or complete tumor resection, Ommaya reservoir has been placed in the operation area, and drug administration conditions are available; 5. As assessed by the investigator, the site of injection of the trial drug is expected to be in the supratentorial area; 6. Life expectancy ≥3 months; 7. Blood routine: WBC≥ 3.0×10\^9/L, ANC≥1.5×10\^9/L, PLT≥100×10\^9/L, Hb≥9.0 g/dL; 8. Liver and kidney function: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal value; AST and ALT \< 2.5 times the upper limit of the normal value; serum creatinine ≤1.5 times the upper limit of the normal value, or creatinine clearance ≥50 ml/min (calculated by Cockcroft/Gault formula); 9. Coagulation function: INR≤1.5 times the upper limit of the normal value, APTT≤1.5 times the upper limit of the normal value; 10. Women of childbearing age had a negative pregnancy test result within 14 days before enrollment. Female subjects and their spouses received effective contraceptives during and within 6 months of treatment; 11. The subjects voluntarily participated in this study, signed the informed consent form, had good compliance, and cooperated with the follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1.28 days before enrollment, subjects participated in other clinical trial projects. 2.The subject has received tumor chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immunotherapy within 28 days before the first use of the test drug. 3.The subjects have received traditional Chinese medicine, modern Chinese medicine preparations and antiviral drugs within 7 days before using the test drug for the first time. 4.Subjects had received radiotherapy to the brain 3 months before their first use of the test drug. 5.Subjects with other active extracranial malignancies requiring concomitant therapy. 6.Subjects known to be allergic to the test drug or its active ingredients, excipients, and imaging contrast agents. 7.Subjects who are going to undergo or have received tissue/organ transplantation in the past. 8.The subject has active infection or unexplained fever \>38.5℃ during the screening period and before the first dose. 9.Subjects with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who are receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment or who have received anti-tuberculosis treatment within 1 year before screening. 10.Anti-HIV(+) or anti-HCV(+) or specific antibody (TPHA) positive or active hepatitis B (hepatitis B subjects who meet the following criteria are also eligible for inclusion: a) HBV viral load before the first dose The amount must be less than 1000 copies/ml (200 IU/ml), and subjects should receive anti-HBV treatment throughout the trial drug treatment period to avoid viral reactivation; b) For anti-HBc (+), HBsAg (-), anti-HBs ( -) and viral load (-) subjects, do not require prophylactic anti-HBV therapy, but require close monitoring for viral reactivation. 11.Cardiovascular disease meets any of the following: a. Congestive heart failure with cardiac function ≥ NYHA class III; b. Serious arrhythmia requiring drug treatment; c. Acute myocardial infarction, severe or unstable angina pectoris, coronary or peripheral artery bypass, or stenting occurred within 6 months before the first administration; d. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) \< 60%; e. QTcF interval \> 450 ms in men, \> 470 ms in women, or risk factors for torsades de pointes such as clinically significant hypokalemia, family history of long QT syndrome, or family history as judged by the investigator History of arrhythmias (eg, pre-excitation syndrome); f. Uncontrolled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg after standardized antihypertensive drug treatment). 12.Subjects with active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease but may relapse, but subjects with the following diseases are not excluded and can be further screened: a. Type 1 diabetes; b. Hypothyroidism (if controllable with hormone replacement therapy alone); c. controlled celiac disease; d. Skin diseases that do not require systemic treatment (eg vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia); e. Any other disease that will not recur in the absence of external triggers. 13.Subjects with unstable mental illness, alcohol, drug or substance abuse. 14. Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or who are expected to become pregnant during the trial period (from the screening visit until 180 days after dosing) and male subjects who are expected to conceive their partner. 15\. The adverse reactions of previous anti-tumor therapy have not recovered to (CTCAE 5.0) grade 1 (except for alopecia). 16\. The investigator determines that he has a serious uncontrollable disease, or there are other conditions that may affect the acceptance of the treatment in this study, and are considered unsuitable to participate in this researcher. 17\. Other investigators deem it unsuitable for enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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