Granzyme B PET Imaging Drug as a Predictor of Immunotherapy Response to Checkpoint Inhibitors

NCT ID: NCT04169321

Last Updated: 2025-08-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

13 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-16

Study Completion Date

2025-06-09

Brief Summary

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First in Human Safety of \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP PET Imaging in subjects with cancer undergoing treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor either as a monotherapy of in combination I-O therapy

Detailed Description

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This is a first in human research study (Phase I clinical trial) to test the safety and effectiveness of a new radioactive PET imaging drug and biomarker \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP. It is a multi-center, open label, non-randomized, two dose study to evaluate the safety of \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP and the ability to predict the clinical response to checkpoint inhibitor therapy within 2 cycles of treatment.

Conditions

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Solid Tumor, Unspecified, Adult Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Multiple center, open label, non-randomized, single dose study, in subjects with cancer undergoing or treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor either as a monotherapy or in combination. subjects. Eligible subjects will receive an injection of \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP pre checkpoint inhibitor administration and a second dose between 5 and 42 days post initial checkpoint inhibitor administration. Upon dosing each subject will undergo PET scans at 40, 60 and 90 minutes post dosing. The images will be analyzed for the distribution of radioactivity. Subjects will be followed for adverse events for approximately 4-6 hours post injection or until pembrolizumab injection plus a follow up phone call to assess adverse events 1-3 days after injection.
Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Single Arm

All participants will receive a mass dose of 40 μg or less of \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP (radioactivity dose of 3 mCi to 8 mCi) and have a PET and CT scan.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Single Arm

Intervention Type DRUG

\[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP is a PET imaging agent.

Interventions

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Single Arm

\[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP is a PET imaging agent.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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[68Ga]-NOTA-hGZP CSB-111

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects 18 years of age and older.
2. Subjects with proven metastatic cancer that is going to be treated with one or more checkpoint inhibitors under the licensed indications for the cancer type. Checkpoint inhibitors include PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4 and LAG-3 inhibitors.
3. Subjects must have at least one lesion ≥ 15 mm in diameter or with two lesions both ≥ 15mm in diameter, when an optional biopsy is planned. Lesion measurements are taken from a diagnostic quality CT or MR image.
4. ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%)
5. Life expectancy of greater than 6 months.
6. Males and females willing to use adequate contraception prior to study and during study participation.
7. If female, not of childbearing potential or negative pregnancy test prior to radiotracer injection.
8. Willing and able to understand and sign a written informed consent document.
9. Willing and able to undergo all study procedures.
10. Cohort 3 only: have archival lesion tissue available within 90 days of enrollment either from biopsy or surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants for whom adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier have not resolved to Grade 1 or less.
2. Has not received nor is expected to receive an investigational compound within 90 days prior to \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP PET imaging. This includes checkpoint inhibitors that are not approved by the US FDA for the indications in this protocol.
3. Subjects who have received a prior checkpoint inhibitor.
4. Any acute or chronic inflammatory disease or medical conditions that in the investigator's opinion may interfere with the study procedures or the interpretation of the study results such as infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia.
5. Known brain metastases.
6. History of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to \[68Ga\]-NOTA-hGZP or pembrolizumab.
7. If female, nursing.
8. Current treatment with systemic steroids, or immunosuppressive agents. Participants with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\< 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses \> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
10. Laboratory values

1. Leukocytes \< 3000/mcL
2. Absolute neutrophil count \< 1500 mcL
3. Platelets \< 100,000 mCL
4. Total bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN
5. AST/ALT \> 2.5 x ULN
6. Albumin \< 2 g/dL
7. Alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 ULN
8. eGRF eGFR \< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2

Patients who are stable but have values outside the specified ranges may be included with approval of the study medical monitor.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cytosite Biopharma Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Colin G Miller, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

CytoSite Bio Inc.

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan, Guishan, Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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United States Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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2019-hGZP-101.12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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