NCT02550678

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of ASN-002 in Adult Patients With Low-risk Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma

A Phase 1/2a Study of the Efficacy and Safety of ASN-002 Alone or in Combination With 5-FU in Adult Patients With Low-risk Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ascend Biopharmaceuticals Ltd · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study evaluates whether ASN-002 is safe and effective in the treatment of nodular basal cell carcinoma (nBCC) in patients aged 18 years or over. The participants will receive weekly injections of ASN-002 alone or in combination with 5-FU for 3 weeks and undergo surgical excision of the tumor.

Detailed description

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether ASN-002 alone or in combination with 5-FU is safe and effective in the treatment of nodular basal cell carcinoma (nBCC). Patients aged 18 or over, who have been diagnosed with nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma (nBCC), may be eligible to join this study. Study details: ASN-002 is an immunotherapeutic product that is injected into the BCC spot to be treated. It is made from modified adenovirus serotype 5 (also called Ad5). Adenoviruses are common in nature worldwide and can cause mild colds and respiratory infections from which people usually recover without treatment. The Ad5 used in this study has been modified so that it cannot grow in the body or cause an infection. The modified Ad5 in this study will deliver artificially made genetic material into the cancerous and surrounding cells. This genetic material will produce human interferon which is normally produced by the body to stimulate the immune system. It is hoped that injected ASN-002 will cause the body's own cells to produce interferon and stimulate the immune system to attack the cancerous cells and reduce the size of or eliminate the nBCC. Participants will attend the study centre weekly for an injection of ASN-002 alone of in combination with 5-FU into the nBCC. The participants recruited will have 3 injections over 3 weeks, and then undergo surgical excision of the tumor. Patient outcomes will then be assessed using a tumour sample collected during surgery and by the incidence of adverse events which occur throughout the study. It is hoped that the findings of this trial will provide information on the safety and efficacy of using ASN-002 alone or in combination with 5-FU for nBCC, particularly for patients in whom the standard treatment of surgery is not possible or not recommended.

Conditions

• Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
• Skin Neoplasm
• Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma of Skin

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	ASN-002	ASN-002, is made of a suspension of recombinant adenoviral particles carrying a gene coding for the human interferon-gamma (IFN). Study participants will receive protocol defined dose of ASN-002 as intra-tumoral injections.
DRUG	5-FU	5-FU is chemotherapeutic agent used to treat various cancers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-11-01
• Completion: 2017-11-01
• First posted: 2015-09-15
• Last updated: 2018-06-06

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: Australia