Status:

COMPLETED

Trial of TG4023 Combined With Flucytosine in Liver Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

Transgene

Conditions:

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This trial is a phase I, open-label, dose-escalating study of the safety or percutaneous intra-tumoral injection of TG4023 (MVA-FCU1) combined with systemic administration of 5-fluorocytosine in patie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with advanced disease without any other standard of care treatment options:
  • hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer (CRC) or of other cancers
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
  • At least one unresectable target tumor located in the liver, measuring 2-5 cm and accessible to IT administration of TG4023 and amenable to radiological measurement using RECIST,
  • Weight ≤ 100 kg,
  • Patients with stable disease, who have to discontinue chemotherapy because of intolerance,
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2,
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months,
  • Hematology:
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mm3,
  • Hemoglobin \> 9g/dL,
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm3,
  • Prothrombin time international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 2; partial thromboplastin time ≤ 1.66 times upper limit of normal (ULN),
  • Biochemistry:
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN,
  • Aspartate amino-transferase (AST), alanine amino-transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase
  • 0 x ULN,
  • Creatinin clearance ≥ 40 mL/min,
  • Total albumin ≥ 30 g/L,
  • Anti-vitamin K anticoagulants should have been switched for low-molecular weight heparin prior to TG4023 injection,
  • Signed, written Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)-approved informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Child-Pugh stage C hepatic insufficiency,
  • Impaired renal function (creatinin clearance \< 40 mL/min),
  • Known deficiency in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) or total DPD deficiency diagnosed at baseline in those patients not previously treated with 5-FU-related compounds,
  • Ascites,
  • Brain metastases,
  • Significant impairment of gastro-intestinal (GI) tract absorption capacity, such as total gastrectomy, gastric mucosal atrophy, extensive intestinal resections or malabsorption disease will not be treated by oral 5-FC,
  • History of bleeding disorders,
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women,
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive,
  • Chronic use of immunodepressants within 4 weeks prior to TG4023 injection or immune-depressed patients,
  • Hypersensitivity to 5-FC,
  • Hypersensitivity to egg proteins,
  • Concomitant or previous chemotherapy or targeted therapy within 4 weeks prior to TG4023 injection and last treatment with bevacizumab (Avastin®) within 2 months prior to TG4023 injection,
  • Concomitant treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs: systemic cortico-steroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),
  • Prior gene therapy,
  • Prior participation in any other research protocol involving an IMP within 2 months prior to TG4023 injection,
  • Major surgery within 6 weeks of TG4023 injection,

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00978107

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

July 16 2014

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Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar

Colmar, France, 68000

2

Institut Paoli Calmette,

Marseille, France, 13000

3

Hôpitaux Civils de Lyon,

Pierre-Bénite, France, 69495

4

Centre René Gauducheau

Saint-Herblain, France, 44800