Phase 1b Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Anti-Tumor Activity of Nous-PEV, with pembrolizumab, in Patients with Unresectable Stage III / IV Cutaneous Melanoma and with Stage IV NSCLC

Long title

An Open-Label, Multicenter, Non-Randomized, Dose-Confirmation and Cohort-Expansion Phase 1b Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Anti-Tumor Activity of Nous-PEV, with pembrolizumab, in Patients with Unresectable Stage III / IV Cutaneous Melanoma and with Stage IV NSCLC (PDL1≥ 50%)

Date receipt dossier

EU record number

B/BE/20/BVW5

EudraCT number

2019-004759-35

Company / Sponsor

Nouscom Srl

Phase

Ib

Treated organism

Humans

Indication category

Cancer therapy

Disease

​Treatment of skin and lung cancer

Therapeutic approach

Immunotherapy

Genetic modification

The study involves two GMOs: (i) A replication-incompetent adenovirus (GAd20 with deletions of the viral E1, E3 and E4 coding regions) isolated from a gorilla and encoding the PEV neoantigens gene; (ii) an attenuated, replication-defective orthopoxvirus (Modified Vaccinia virus Ankara), encoding for the neoantigens gene.

Method of transfer of nucleic acid of interest

Non-replicating recombinant viruses

Administered biological material

Genetically modified viruses

Route of administration

Intramuscular

Locations in Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

Nr of subjects

Planned number of patients to be enrolled in Belgium is 11

Foreseen duration

The study is expected to start in Belgium in Feb-2021 and to be completed on 31-Mar-2023

Type of procedure

Contained use and Deliberate release

Current status

Authorized

Information for the public

Information related to the decision procedure

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