Experimental virus therapy takes on Drug-Resistant cancers
NCT ID NCT07170592
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new cancer treatment called OTS-412, a modified virus designed to attack tumor cells. It is given alone or with hydroxyurea and the immunotherapy atezolizumab. The study includes 24 adults with advanced solid tumors that no longer respond to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the best dose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OTS-412 (a modified virus that targets cancer cells), hydroxyurea, and atezolizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new combination treatment option for patients with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 24 participants, focused mainly on safety and dosing. It is too small to prove effectiveness, and the virus-based therapy 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
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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19 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. 19 years of age or older 2. Diagnosed with a malignant solid tumor via histology or cytology, although a radiological diagnosis is permissible for hepatocellular carcinoma 3. Solid tumors that demonstrate limited response or resistant to SOC therapy, particularly when atezolizumab or other PD-L1 inhibitors, or PD-1 inhibitors are administered as monotherapy or in combination therapy. This may include, but not limited to, hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, biliary cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and any solid tumor with microsatellite instability (MSI)-high status. At minimum, SOC treatment presented in the Protocol should have been received for each cancer type. 4. Patients with tumors that have known actionable molecular alterations (i.e. EGFR, ALK, BRAF, etc) must have progressed on targeted therapy. 5. Lesions that are deemed feasible for injection either directly (palpable subcutaneous tumors) or under ultrasound guidance (deep-seated tumors). Additionally, tumor(s) should not be adjacent or encasing vital structures such as major nerves or blood vessels, pericardium, gastrointestinal tract or other hollow organs, mucosal regions or spinal cord that could cause occlusion or compression in case of tumor swelling or erosion and major bleeding in the case of necrosis. 6. At least one measurable (longest diameter, LD ≥1 cm) and injectable tumor that has not been previously received local treatment on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 7. The total volume of injectable tumor(s) should be 2 cm3 or more in 1x10E8 pfu dosing cohorts and 6 cm3 or more in 3x10E8 pfu dosing cohorts. 8. Life expectancy of 12 weeks or more 9. Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status is 0, 1, or 2 10. Adequate pulmonary function, such as baseline pulse oximetry of at least 92% on room air 11. Laboratory test results meet the following: * ANC ≥ 1,500 /μL * White blood cell (WBC) ≥ 2,500 /μL * Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 9.0 g/dL without packed red blood cell transfusion within the prior 2 weeks * Platelet ≥ 75,000 /μL without platelet transfusion * AST and ALT ≤ 5 × ULN * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN * Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/minute (measured using Cockcroft-Gault formula). * LDH ≤ 3 × ULN * INR or aPTT ≤ 1.5 × ULN. 12. Voluntarily decided to participate in this clinical study and provided written consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have previously received talimogene laherparepvec (Imlygic) or any other oncolytic virus, have received any systemic or local anti-cancer therapy for tumors within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of the study drugs(C1D1), or have not recovered from the adverse events due to these therapies to at least Grade 1 severity or returned to baseline levels prior to C1D1, with the exceptions of any grade of alopecia and Grade 2 neuropathy. 2. Patients who have untreated symptomatic brain metastases, have treated brain metastases without evidence of stability or improvement on two scans at least two weeks apart, have leptomeningeal disease regardless of treatment, or have received anti-convulsants within the last 28 days. 3. Tumors adjacent to vital neurovascular structures or at risk of airway compromise in the event of post injection tumor swelling, bleeding, or inflammation. Patients with tumors near vital structures can be enrolled as long as they have other lesions that are appropriate for injection (these tumors near vital structures will not be injected). 4. History of other malignancies that developed within 5 years (However, cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, or squamous cell skin cancer, and all cancers after 5 years since it was cured are acceptable.) 5. History of organ transplant surgery 6. Known significant immunodeficiency due to underlying illness (e.g., HIV/AIDS) and/or immune-suppressive medication including high-dose systemic corticosteroids (prednisone 20 mg/day or equivalent which is ongoing and/or was taken more than 4 weeks within the preceding 2 months of study treatment) 7. History of or active autoimmune disease 8. Ongoing severe inflammatory skin disease (as determined by the Investigator) requiring medical treatment or history of severe eczema (as determined by the Investigator) requiring prior medical treatment 9. Anticoagulation or anti-platelet medication that cannot be withheld for the required period prior to and after the OTS-412 injection, specifically: * Coumadin for 7 days * Direct Factor Xa inhibitor (rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban) for 4 days * Oral direct thrombin inhibitor (dabigatran) for 4 days * Aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor for 7 days * Prasugrel for 9 days * Low molecular weight heparin for 24 hours * Unfractionated heparin for 12 hours Please contact the Sponsor for questions regarding the management of other antithrombotic agents prior to treatment. 10. Taking antiviral drugs (immunoglobulin, interferon, etc.) or being unable to discontinue these medications at least 7 days prior to receiving the study drugs (note that oral antiviral drugs for hepatitis B and C are allowed). 11. Severe medical conditions, as determined by the Investigator, that may increase the patient's susceptibility to adverse medical risks during or after OTS-412 treatment, such as volume loading, tachycardia, or hypotension. 12. Current or history of significant cardiovascular disease, including significant coronary artery disease (e.g., requiring angioplasty or stent), congestive heart failure within the preceding 12 months, myocardial infarction, ischemic cardiomyopathy, or myocarditis, unless cardiology consultation and clearance have been obtained for study participation 13. History of the side effects of past smallpox vaccinations 14. History of the hypersensitivity or severe/serious AEs to the components of the study drugs 15. Unable to receiving a contrast medium for a radiological scan due to a history of allergy to iodide contrast agents 16. Vaccination with live vaccines within 4 weeks before the first administration of the study drugs 17. Receiving an investigational product within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of the study drugs 18. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 19. Patient who does not consent to the use of appropriate contraceptive methods for at least 6 months, when the woman is of childbearing age, or at least 1 year, when the male patient's spouse is a woman of childbearing age, after the last administration of the study drugs 20. Other medical condition that in the judgement of the Investigator may increase the risk associated with study participation or may interfere with interpretation of study results and/or otherwise make the patient inappropriate for study participation 21. Patient unable or unwilling to comply with the protocol
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