The goal of this phase 1 clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary antitumor activity of a peptide-delivered IL-22BP biotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is the IL-22BP formulation safe and tolerable? Does the IL-22BP formulation show preliminary antitumor activity?
This is a phase 1, single-arm, open-label, dose-escalation clinical trial designed to evaluate a peptide-based IL-22BP mRNA gene therapy in patients with refractory advanced malignant solid tumors. The investigational product uses a peptide delivery platform composed of natural amino acids, which is intended to improve biocompatibility, reduce toxicity, simplify manufacturing, and avoid key patent limitations associated with conventional lipid nanoparticle (LNP) systems. Unlike a traditional tumor vaccine, this intervention is designed as a targeted gene therapy that promotes intratumoral expression of IL-22BP protein to inhibit tumor progression. Preclinical toxicology studies of the peptide-mRNA complex have shown an acceptable safety profile, with no notable abnormalities in hematological or biochemical parameters. The study will use a standard "3+3" dose-escalation design to assess three fixed mRNA dose levels. The primary objective is to characterize the safety and tolerability of the IL-22BP gene formulation, and the secondary objective is to evaluate its preliminary antitumor activity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
18
CP-IL22BP mRNA will be administered via intratumoral injection. A total of 5 doses will be given, with subsequent doses administered once weekly after the first injection.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
RECRUITINGNumber of Participants Experiencing Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
DLT is defined as any Treatment-Related Adverse Event (TRAE) or clinically significant laboratory abnormality occurring during the DLT observation period. TRAEs include events judged by the investigator to be "definitely," "probably," or "possibly" related to the study treatment. Severity will be graded according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0.
Time frame: From the first dose to the end of treatment at 9 weeks
Number of participants with treatment discontinuation due to treatment-related adverse events during the first treatment cycle
Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) will be assessed and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. Treatment discontinuation is defined as permanent cessation of CP-IL22BP mRNA administration due to investigator-determined TRAEs occurring during the first treatment cycle.
Time frame: From the first dose to the end of treatment at 9 weeks
Objective Response
Number of participants achieving a Best Overall Response (BOR) of either Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) according to RECIST v1.1. Due to the small sample size, data will be reported as absolute counts.
Time frame: Time Frame: Up to 6 months from the date of the first dose.
Progression-Free Survival
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time interval from the start of treatment until the first documented occurrence of disease progression (PD) according to RECIST v1.1, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Up to 6 months from the date of the first dose.
Overall Survival
OS is defined as the time interval from the start of treatment to death due to any cause. For participants who are still alive at the end of the study, data will be censored at the last known date of follow-up.
Time frame: Up to 12 months from the date of the first dose.
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