Modified herpes virus takes on bile duct cancer in new trial
NCT ID NCT07522476
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests VG2025, a modified herpes virus that targets and kills cancer cells while boosting the immune system, in 30 people with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile duct cancer). The virus is injected directly into tumors every four weeks. Earlier studies showed it was safe; this trial will measure how well it shrinks tumors and controls the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VG2025 (a modified herpes virus designed to attack cancer cells and boost the immune system)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced bile duct cancer, potentially shrinking tumors or slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is injected directly into tumors, which may limit its use, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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 to 75 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. Signed written informed consent form. 2. Age 18 to 75 years (inclusive), male or female. 3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. 4. Eligible participants of childbearing participants(male and female) must agree to use a reliable method of contraception during the trial and for at least 90 days after dosing; females of childbearing potential must have a negative blood pregnancy test 7 days before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who have received other unlisted drugs clinical trial treatment 4 weeks before the first dose of the study drug. 2. Participants who underwent major organ surgery (excluding needle biopsy) or had significant trauma 4 weeks before the first dose of the study drug. 3. In the herpes simplex virus recurrence and infection period, and there are corresponding clinical manifestations, such as oral herpes labialis, herpetic keratitis, herpetic dermatitis, genital herpes and so on. 4. Other active uncontrolled infection. 5. Known alcohol or drug dependence. 6. Participants with mental disorders or poor compliance. 7. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 8. Participants in the opinion of the investigator are not suitable for this clinical study due to other serious systemic diseases or other reasons.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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