Experimental virus therapy takes on advanced cancers in first human trial
NCT ID NCT06444815
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a new treatment called VET3-TGI, a virus designed to infect and destroy cancer cells. It is being given alone or with the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to 60 people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to find a safe dose and check for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VET3-TGI (a modified virus that targets and kills cancer cells) and atezolizumab (an immunotherapy drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) first-in-human trial with only 60 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet known. The virus may cause side effects or not work as expected.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * Have pathologically confirmed, advanced, unresectable, or metastatic solid tumors. Preferred indications include, but are not limited to, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical squamous carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, head and neck squamous carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, sarcoma, thymoma, and uterine carcinoma. * Failed, intolerant to, or refused potentially curative treatment options, including but not limited to, standard of care molecularly targeted agents, immunotherapy (e.g., anti -pembrolizumab/PDL1 antibodies), and chemotherapy * Measurable disease as per RECIST 1.1 criteria * At least one tumor amenable to safe ITu injections and/or biopsies * ECOG performance status 0 or 1 * Demonstrate adequate organ function * Must be willing to comply with all protocol procedures and adhere to post-treatment care instructions Additional Inclusion criteria exist Key Exclusion Criteria: * Prior systemic therapy washout (dependent upon the therapy) * Requires use of anti-platelet or anti-coagulant therapy that cannot be safely suspended for per protocol biopsies or intra-tumoral injections. * CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis that have not been completely resected or completely irradiated. * Prior history of myocarditis * Known HIV/AIDS, active HBV or HCV infection. * Receiving high dose immunosuppressive medication or has a significant immunodeficiency (e.g. transplant recipient, etc). Additional Exclusion criteria exist
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Community Health Network
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Mary Crowley Cancer Research
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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UC Irvine Health
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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UPMC- Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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