This is a single-arm, open-label, multi-site Phase I/IIa study of a personalized neoantigen DNA vaccine (GNOS-PV02) and plasmid encoded IL-12 (INO-9012) in combination with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in subjects with histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC based on pathology report.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
GNOS-PV02 delivered by intradermal injection and electroporation
INO-9012 delivered by intradermal injection and electroporation
Pembrolizumab administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Auckland Clinical Studies
Auckland, New Zealand
Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse Events
Incidence of treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), defined as adverse events deemed possibly, probably, or definitely related to study treatment (PTCV, IL-12, electroporation and/or immune checkpoint inhibitor), with onset on or after the first dose and graded according to CTCAE version 5.0.
Time frame: From first study drug administration to approximately 57 months
Neoantigen-Specific T-Cell Response
Neoantigen-specific T-cell immune response measured using interferon-gamma (IFNγ) ELISpot assays in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Immune responses were assessed as the magnitude and presence of vaccine-induced T-cell responses to patient-specific neoantigens.
Time frame: From baseline (pretreatment) through on-treatment assessments (approximately up to Week 12), with additional exploratory follow-up time points.
Immunogenicity of a Personalized Neoantigen DNA Vaccine as Measured by T-cell Activation and Cytolytic Cell Phenotype in PBMCs Using Flow Cytometry
Immunogenicity assessed by flow cytometry in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), including T-cell activation (CD69+CD107a+), proliferation (Ki67+) and cytolytic phenotype (GZMA+PRF1+) in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell populations following stimulation with personalized neoantigen vaccine (PTCV) compared to unstimulated control. Results are summarized as mean percentage of marker-positive T-cell populations among CD4+ or CD8+ T cells. Measurements were performed under unstimulated and antigen-stimulated conditions and data were averaged across the timepoints for the 4 subjects.
Time frame: Assessments completed at Weeks 9 or Weeks 12 post-treatment for 4 subjects.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Objective response rate, defined as the proportion of patients achieving a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1, as assessed by investigator review.
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Time frame: From first dose to first documented disease progression or death, up to 60 months
Anti-tumor Activity as Measured by Objective Response Rate (ORR) by iRECIST
Objective response rate (ORR) defined as the proportion of patients achieving an immune complete response (iCR) or immune partial response (iPR) according to immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST), as assessed by investigator review.
Time frame: From treatment initiation to first documented disease progression or death. Up to 60 months.
Anti-tumor Activity as Measured by Duration of Response (DOR)
Duration of response defined as the time from first documented confirmed response (complete or partial response) to disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurred first, assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 using Kaplan-Meier estimation.
Time frame: From first documented response until disease progression or death, assessed up to approximately 5 years.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Disease control rate defined as the proportion of participants achieving a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) according to RECIST version 1.1, as assessed by investigator review.
Time frame: From baseline through disease progression; dosing can occur for up to 5 years. Tumor assessments performed every 9 weeks through Week 54 and every 12 weeks thereafter until progression or study end (up to 5 years).
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Progression-free survival defined as the time from first dose of study treatment to the first documented radiographic disease progression according to RECIST version 1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurred first.
Time frame: From first dose of study treatment until disease progression or death, assessed up to approximately 5 years.
Anti-tumor Activity as Measured by Progression Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by iRECIST
Progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time from first dose of study treatment to confirmed progressive disease or death from any cause, whichever occurred first, assessed according to immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST) using Kaplan-Meier estimation.
Time frame: From first dose of study treatment until confirmed disease progression or death, assessed up to approximately 5 years.
Overall Survival (OS)
Overall survival defined as the time from first dose of study treatment to death from any cause.
Time frame: From first dose of study treatment until death from any cause, with follow up conducted for up to approximately 5 years.