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Virus Therapy

Virus Therapy for Brain Tumors

Phase 1
Recruiting
Led By Frederick F Lang
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 1 year
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a new virus treatment for brain cancer. The virus is made to only attack cancer cells, and not healthy cells.

Who is the study for?
Adults with recurrent high-grade glioma, such as glioblastoma or astrocytoma, who have tried surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation before. They must be in good enough health to undergo endovascular treatment and have a life expectancy of at least 16 weeks. Participants need a tumor size between 1-5 cm and a Karnofsky score ≥70 (able to care for themselves). Pregnant women are excluded.
What is being tested?
The trial is testing the safety and optimal dose of DNX-2401, an altered cold virus targeting brain cancer cells. It's given after conventional surgery to see if it can help treat recurrent high-grade gliomas more effectively than current treatments.
What are the potential side effects?
Potential side effects may include typical cold symptoms due to the viral nature of DNX-2401 but modified not to cause infection. There could also be inflammation around the injection site in the brain and general immune reactions as the body responds to the virus attacking cancer cells.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Incidence of adverse events (AEs)
Maximum-tolerated dose (MTD)
Secondary study objectives
Immunogenicity based on adenoviral (AdV) antibodies
Tumor response
Virus replication in tumor
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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Part II (oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401, surgery)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients receive oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401 as in part I. After 2 weeks, patients undergo surgery, then receive oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401 IA over 20-30 minutes.
Group II: Part I (oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients receive oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401 IA over 20-30 minutes on day 0.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
2005
Completed Phase 3
~9890

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Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
3,065 Previous Clinical Trials
1,802,212 Total Patients Enrolled
DNAtrix, Inc.Industry Sponsor
7 Previous Clinical Trials
212 Total Patients Enrolled
Frederick F LangPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Media Library

DNX-2401 (Virus Therapy) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03896568 — Phase 1
Brain Tumor Research Study Groups: Part II (oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401, surgery), Part I (oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-DNX-2401)
Brain Tumor Clinical Trial 2023: DNX-2401 Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03896568 — Phase 1
DNX-2401 (Virus Therapy) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03896568 — Phase 1
~12 spots leftby Sep 2027