Study of ONCR-177 Alone and in Combination With PD-1 Blockade in Adult Subjects With Advanced and/or Refractory Cutaneous, Subcutaneous or Metastatic Nodal Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04348916 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 16, 2020
Last Update Posted : July 14, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cancer Melanoma Solid Tumor Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Breast Cancer Advanced Solid Tumor | Biological: ONCR-177 Biological: pembrolizumab | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 71 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of ONCR-177, an Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus for Intratumoral Injection, Alone and in Combination With PD-1 Blockade in Adult Subjects With Advanced and/or Refractory Cutaneous, Subcutaneous or Metastatic Nodal Solid Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 20, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 2027 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dose escalation of ONCR-177 by intratumoral injection
Dose escalation of ONCR-177 intratumoral injections alone in four cohorts in subjects with advanced and/or refractory cutaneous, subcutaneous or metastatic nodal solid tumors
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Biological: ONCR-177
Intratumorally administered oncolytic immunotherapy comprised of a genetically engineered HSV-1 |
Experimental: Dose expansion of ONCR-177 in subjects with solid tumors
Dose expansion of ONCR-177 intratumoral injections alone at the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) in subjects with advanced and/or refractory cutaneous, subcutaneous or metastatic nodal solid tumors
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Biological: ONCR-177
Intratumorally administered oncolytic immunotherapy comprised of a genetically engineered HSV-1 |
Experimental: ONCR-177 and pembrolizumab in subjects with solid tumors
Dose expansion of ONCR-177 intratumoral injections at the RP2D in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with advanced and/or refractory cutaneous, subcutaneous or metastatic nodal solid tumors
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Biological: pembrolizumab
Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody
Other Name: KEYTRUDA |
- Percentage of Subjects with Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During the First 28 Days of Treatment [ Time Frame: 28 Days ]
- Percentage of Subjects with Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Objective Response Rate (ORR), based on RECIST v1.1, as well as Durable Response Rate (DRR) (continuous CR or PR ≥6 months), Progression Free Survival (PFS), and Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 40 months ]
- Incidence of ONCR-177 detection [ Time Frame: 40 months ]Blood, urine, swabs of injection site, dressing, oral mucosa
- Changes in the level of anti-HSV-1 antibodies compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 40 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female ≥ 18 years of age
- Solid tumor cancer with at least one injectable cutaneous, subcutaneous or nodal tumor
- Have advanced or metastatic solid tumors who are refractory to, ineligible for, relapsed from and/or intolerant of standard of care treatment or must have a disease for which no standard of care exists
- Be fully recovered from major surgery and from the acute toxic effects of prior chemotherapy radiotherapy, or immunotherapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1
- Must have adequate hematologic function in accordance with the study protocol
- Must have adequate hepatic function in accordance with the study protocol
- Must have adequate renal function in accordance with the study protocol
- Female subjects of reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test during Screening and a serum or urine pregnancy test must be re-confirmed as negative no more than 72 hours before starting study treatment. Females of reproductive potential as well as fertile men with partners who are female of reproductive potential must agree to abstain from sexual intercourse or to use 2 effective forms of contraception (including at least 1 barrier form) from the time of giving informed consent, during the study, and for 6 months (both females and males) following the last dose of study drug(s)
- Life expectancy of ≥ 3 months
Expansion:
•Evaluable or measurable disease, according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects on current antiviral treatment for herpes virus infections
- Requires chronic or intermittent treatment with systemic antivirals
- Any systemic anti-cancer treatment (including investigational agents) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
- Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment
- Myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 4 weeks of study treatment
- Prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy administered within 4 weeks of study treatment
- Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment.
- Has not fully recovered from any effects of major surgery or not free of significant detectable infection
- Other active malignancy within the previous 3 years of first dose of study treatment
- Has known active Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
- Have had significant active cardiac disease within 6 months prior to the start of study treatment
- Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
- Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug
- Are pregnant or breastfeeding

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04348916
Contact: Oncorus ONCR-177-101 | 1-617-665-5063 | ONCR-177-101@oncorus.com |
United States, California | |
City of Hope | Recruiting |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
United States, Colorado | |
Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE | Recruiting |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
United States, Florida | |
Moffitt Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Emory University | Recruiting |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
United States, New York | |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Sarah Cannon Research Institute - Tennessee Oncology | Recruiting |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203 |
Study Director: | John Goldberg, MD | Oncorus, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Oncorus, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04348916 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ONCR-177-101 |
First Posted: | April 16, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 14, 2020 |
Last Verified: | July 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Neoplasms Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Neoplasms by Histologic Type Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Pembrolizumab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents |