Virus injection takes on tough tumors in early trial
NCT ID NCT06368921
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tests a modified virus called VRT106, which is injected directly into tumors to kill cancer cells. It involves 30 adults with advanced solid tumors that haven't responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the best dose, while also looking at how the virus spreads and whether it helps fight 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
- VRT106 (a modified virus that targets and kills cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that haven't responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 30 participants, so safety and dosing are still being figured out. It may not shrink tumors or work for everyone, and there could be side effects from the virus or injection.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
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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: * Subject voluntarily agrees to participate in this study and signs an Institutional Review Board -approved informed consent prior to performing any of the Screening Visit procedures. * Males and females at 18-75 years of age, inclusive, at the Screening Visit. * Subjects must have histological or cytological diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors who are intolerable or refractory to the standard therapy. * Have at least one injectable lesion. * An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0-1. * An estimated survival time of ≥ 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has received any anti-tumor treatment 4 weeks before using the IMP. * Subject has received any prior oncolytic viruses or other gene therapies. * Subject has a history of primary or acquired immunodeficient states, leukemia, lymphoma, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or other clinical manifestations of infection with human immunodeficiency viruses, and those on immunosuppressive therapy. * Subject has received immunomodulatory drugs, including but not limited to thymosin, IL-2, IFN, etc. within 14 days prior to first administration of IMP.
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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