Virus injection takes on deadly brain tumor in new trial
NCT ID NCT07145047
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests whether injecting an oncolytic virus directly into brain tumors can treat recurrent glioblastoma, a fast-growing cancer. Twenty participants will receive up to six injections over several weeks, with regular checkups to monitor safety and tumor response. The goal is to find a tolerable dose and see if the virus can slow or shrink the cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oncolytic virus
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for recurrent glioblastoma, a brain cancer with few effective therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The virus may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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. Patients with recurrent glioblastoma, for whom the standard methods of treatment are considered ineffective by the medical commission. 2. Histologically confirmed recurrent glioblastoma. 3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the maximum diameter of recurrent lesions is greater than 1.0 cm. 4. Before inclusion of patients in the study, at least one of the following types of therapy was previously performed: 4.1 Time from the last radiotherapy/surgery is more than 28 days; 4.2 Subjects maintained stable or declining for at least 7 days prior to corticosteroid regimen; 4.3 Most recent antitumor therapy must have been completed within the specified time prior to treatment: vincristine 2 weeks, nitrosoureas 4 weeks, bevacizumab 4 weeks, temozolomide 6 weeks. 5. Age \>=18 years, \<=70 years. 6. Hematological indicators, kidney and liver function are normal. 7. The subjects must agree to the use of an acceptable contraceptive method throughout the study, from the time informed consent is provided to 180 days after receiving treatment. 8. Patient's ability to perform the study procedure and provide written informed consent in accordance with the GCP and local laws. Exclusion criteria: 1. Incompatibility of patients with the inclusion criteria mentioned above. 2. Participated in other drug clinical trials within 4 weeks 3. Preoperative bleeding susceptibility or use of anticoagulants or any medication that may increase the risk of bleeding. 4. Patients with extracranial metastases. 5. Have poorly controlled clinical diseases, such as liver aminotransferase (aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)) or total bilirubin \> 2 times the upper normal limit. 6. Female subjects: during pregnancy or lactation. 7. Uncontrolled active infection, unstable or severe concomitant disease of infection. Patients with immunodeficiency, autoimmune diseases, active HBV infection, HCV infection, or active HIV infection. 8. Patients with a history of psychotropic substance abuse who are unable to quit or with mental disorders. 9. Subjects had any active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease. 10. Has a history of antiviral drug use within 1 week. 11. Subjects are receiving immunosuppressive therapy, or concurrent chemotherapy, or radiation, or biotherapy. 12. There are prohibited items for MRI, such as: pacemakers, epicardial pacemaker wires, infusion pumps, surgical and/or aneurysm clips, shrapnel, metal prostheses, potentially magnetic implants, metal objects in the eye, etc.. 13. History of substance abuse or known medical, or psychological, or social conditions, such as alcohol or drug abuse. 14. Allergic, hypersensitive or intolerant to study oncolytic viruses (including any excipients). 15. Vaccination within 30 days prior to administration. 16. Patients who have received gene transfer therapy or treated with any type of oncolytic virus. 17. History of encephalitis, or multiple sclerosis, or other central nervous system (CNS) infections, or primary CNS disease. 18. Male or female patients who refused contraception during the study period and for 6 months after dosing. 19. In the investigator's judgment, there is a serious concomitant disease that endangers the patient's safety or interferes with the patient's ability to complete the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mianyang Central Hospital
RECRUITINGMianyang, Sichuan, 621000, China
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