Experimental virus injection targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in new trial
NCT ID NCT04370587
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called T3011, a modified virus injected directly into tumors, for people with advanced solid cancers like melanoma, lung cancer, or sarcoma. The study will also test T3011 combined with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). About 30 participants will receive the treatment to check its safety and see if it shrinks tumors. The goal is to find a dose that is safe and potentially effective for further testing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- T3011 (a modified virus injected into tumors) and pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy drug given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The virus injection may cause side effects like inflammation or flu-like symptoms, and the combination with pembrolizumab could increase immune-related reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older. 2. Disease progression after standard of care (SOC) therapy or in the opinion of 3. The Investigator unlikely to benefit from SOC therapy. Inclusion Diagnosis Phase 1 - Histologically or pathologically confirmed locally recurrent or metastatic advanced malignancy. Phase 2a Part 1 i. Arm A - locally recurrent or metastatic melanoma. Participants must have received no more than 3 prior regimens for advanced or metastatic disease. ii. Arm B - locally recurrent or metastatic HNSCC. It must also meet the following criteria: 1) Disease progression to platinum-containing chemotherapy; 2) Failure to anti-PD-1/PDL1 blockade after receiving at least 2 doses alone or in combination. iii. Arm C - Sarcoma. Participants must have received no more than three lines of prior anti-cancer therapies. iv. Arm D - locally recurrent or metastatic cSCC. Participants must have received no more than 3 prior regimens for advanced or metastatic disease. Phase 2a Part 2 i.v. Arm E - Histologically or pathologically confirmed NSCLC that is advanced or recurrent, without EGFR mutation or ALK rearrangement. Participants must have received at least one line but no more than three lines of prior anti-cancer therapies. 4. Measurable disease per RECIST version 1.1. 5. Must have at least 1 tumor lesion that is accessible for IT injection of T3011 in the opinion of the investigator. 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1. 7. Life expectancy \> 12 weeks. 8. Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined by acceptable laboratory testing results. 9. Women of child-bearing potential (WCBP) and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry, while on study treatment, and for six months after receiving last dose of T3011. WCBP must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to W1D1. 10. Last dose of previous anticancer therapy ≥ 21 days, radiotherapy \> 21 days, or surgical intervention \> 21 days prior to the first dose of T3011. 11. Recovered from all prior anticancer therapy toxicities. 12. Willingness to provide fresh tumor biopsy specimens as specified in the Schedule of Assessments. 13. Capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements. 14. Signed and dated institutional review board/independent ethics committee-approved informed consent form before any protocol-directed screening procedures are performed. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have only uninjectable tumors.. 2. Patients with injectable tumors impinging upon major airways or blood vessels. 3. HNSCC only: Prior re-irradiation field containing carotid artery. 4. Greater than 3 distant metastatic lymph node regions and/or metastatic lesions or the largest distant metastases with a diameter of more than 3 cm (non-sarcoma)/5 cm (sarcoma) unless the lesion is to be injected. 5. Prior treatment with another OV (including T-VEC), tumor vaccines, cellular therapy or gene therapy. 6. Prior intolerance to anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibody or history of immunotherapy related non-infectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease. 7. Prior treatment with anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibody in combination with IL-12. 8. Requires continued concurrent therapy with any drug active against HSV. 9. Live vaccines, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment (participants vaccinated with inactivated vaccines can be enrolled. 10. Primary or acquired immunodeficient states. 11. Pregnant or lactating. 12. Prior organ transplantation. 13. Active hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV infection or a positive serological test at Screening within 14 days of dosing with T3011. 14. Active autoimmune disease or medical conditions requiring chronic steroid or immunosuppressive therapy within 4 weeks prior to first administration of study treatment. 15. History of or current central nervous system metastases. 16. History of seizure disorders within 6 months of Screening. 17. Active oral or skin herpes lesion at Screening. 18. Active interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis or a history of ILD/pneumonitis requiring treatment with systemic steroids. 19. Congestive heart failure, active coronary artery disease, unevaluated new onset angina within 3 months or unstable angina, or clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias. 20. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar biological composition to HSV-1, IL-12, or anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody. 18\. Active infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus. 21. Participants with moderate to large amount of pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion who need drug or medical intervention. 22\. Other systemic conditions or organ abnormalities that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the conduct and/or interpretation of the current study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
8 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
COMPLETEDGilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Mary Crowley Cancer Research
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Peninsula & South Eastern Haematology and Oncology Group
RECRUITINGFrankston, Australia
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Southern Oncology
RECRUITINGBedford Park, Australia
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The Alfred
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Australia
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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