Evaluation of the safety and tolerability of immune-targeted therapy combined with neoadjuvant therapy with lysogenic HSV virus for patients with surgically resectable squamous carcinoma of the head and neck.
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the head and neck region. Globally, both its incidence and mortality rates have shown a significant upward trend, posing a serious threat to the life and health of patients. Although surgical resection is the main treatment approach for resectable HNSCC, a considerable number of patients still face a high risk of local recurrence and distant metastasis after surgery, which are the key factors contributing to poor prognosis. In recent years, immune-targeted therapy has emerged in the field of malignant tumor treatment and demonstrated unique treatment advantages and potential. It can specifically act on relevant targets of tumor cells, precisely regulate the body's immune system, and effectively enhance the body's immune response to tumor cells, thereby inhibiting the malignant biological behaviors of tumor cells such as growth, proliferation, and metastasis. Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) has the ability to specifically replicate within tumor cells and lyse them. Meanwhile, it can also induce a strong anti-tumor immune response in the body and has broad application prospects in tumor treatment. Based on the above situation, this study innovatively proposes to combine immune-targeted therapy with oncolytic HSV virus for the neoadjuvant treatment of resectable HNSCC. The aim is to fully utilize the synergistic effect of the two treatment modalities, minimize the tumor volume to the greatest extent, reduce the tumor stage, improve the surgical resection rate and radicality, decrease the risks of postoperative recurrence and metastasis, and ultimately improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. By conducting this prospective, single-arm clinical study, it is expected to provide a more efficient, safe, and innovative treatment strategy and clinical practice basis for the treatment of resectable HNSCC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
29
200mg IV Q3W
30mg PO QD
Lysosomal HSV virus injection (divided into a dose-escalation phase and a dose-expansion phase; in the dose-escalation phase, Group 1 took 106 pfu/mL and Group 2 took 108 pfu/mL, and in the dose-expansion phase the dose of lysosomal HSV virus with the highest MPR of the escalation phase was taken.) .. The dose of intralymph node injection of lysosomal HSV virus in patients was determined according to the size of metastatic lymph nodes, (diameter less than or equal to 1.5 cm, maximum 1 mL; diameter 1.5-2.5 cm, maximum 2 mL; diameter greater than 2.5 cm, maximum 4 mL). Two injections were given per patient, with each dose separated by 2 weeks.
Department of Radiation Oncology
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
RECRUITINGThe incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) Incidence.
Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) is the maximum safe dose of radiotherapy that a patient can tolerate in an experiment.
Time frame: Intraoperative.
Major Pathologic Response
c Response (MPR) was defined as fewer than 10% viable tumor cells.
Time frame: Intraoperative.
Pathologic Complete Response
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) was defined as the absence of viable tumor cells.
Time frame: Intraoperative.
Objective Response Rate
Objective Response Rate (ORR) was defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR using RECIST Criteria
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Adverse events
Adverse events were defined as the number of participants with adverse events using CTCAE Criteria or with an unplanned surgery delay.
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Disease-free Survival
Disease-free Survival (DFS) was defined as the time from the administration of the first dose to first disease progression or death.
Time frame: 1 year
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