National Multicenter Trial Opens to Study ImmunityBio’s Tri-Ad5 Cancer Vaccines Plus N-803 to Prevent Cancer in People with Lynch Syndrome
ImmunityBio has announced the initiation of a Phase 2b clinical trial for its investigational Tri-Ad5 cancer vaccine, which combines three vaccines with the IL-15 superagonist N-803. This trial aims to assess the effectiveness of this combination in preventing colorectal and other cancers in individuals with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition increasing cancer risks. The study will enroll 186 participants across 14 U.S. centers, marking a significant advancement in Lynch syndrome research. Lynch syndrome, which affects about 1 in 300 people, can lead to multiple cancers at a younger age. The Tri-Ad5 vaccines target specific cancer-associated proteins and are designed to enhance immune response.
- Initiation of Phase 2b clinical trial for Tri-Ad5 cancer vaccine.
- Trial aims to prevent cancers in patients with Lynch syndrome.
- Collaboration with National Cancer Institute strengthens credibility.
- Potential to address unmet medical need in cancer prevention.
- Uncertainty about the trial's efficacy and eventual regulatory approval.
- Dependence on the success of ongoing clinical trials for future product viability.
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The Phase 2b cancer vaccine trial will study a multiple vaccination approach called ‘Tri-Ad5’ that uses three
ImmunityBio vaccines in combination with the company’s IL-15 superagonist N-803, to potentially reduce the risk of developing colorectal and other cancers in patients with hereditary Lynch syndrome. - An estimated 1 in every 300 people may be carriers of a mutation in a gene associated with Lynch syndrome1. People with this syndrome are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at a younger age and are at increased risk of developing multiple types of cancers during their lifetime.
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This is the first study to assess the ability of vaccines, delivered by an adenovirus vaccine platform, combined with an immune-enhancer, N-803, to target cancer-specific proteins and activate NK and T cells to prevent cancer, with the goal of enrolling 186 participants at 14 centers throughout the
U.S.
Each of the three vaccines in Tri-Ad5 targets different proteins associated with precancer and cancer cells. The vaccine combination is studying whether activation of dendritic cells and training the immune system to recognize those proteins will destroy the precancer cells before the cancer advances. N-803 is designed to enhance the effects of the vaccines by increasing proliferation and activation of natural killer (NK) and T cells, thereby increasing the potential for cancer prevention in study participants.
“We are excited to partner with the NCI on this important cancer vaccine study to potentially prevent or delay the onset of cancer for people who carry the gene associated with Lynch syndrome,” said
Lynch syndrome is one of the most common hereditary cancer syndromes. Not only can people with Lynch syndrome develop colorectal cancer some 20 years before the average age of diagnosis for this cancer, they are also at an increased risk of developing multiple types of other cancers, including endometrial, stomach, ovarian, pancreas, ureter and renal pelvis, biliary tract, brain, and small intestinal cancers. Colorectal cancer is the second-deadliest cancer type in the
To learn more about this study, please visit https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05419011.
For patients interested in enrolling in this study, please contact NCI’s toll-free number 1-800-4-Cancer (1-800-422-6237) (TTY: 1-800-332-8615) and/or the website: https://trials.cancer.gov and/or NCIMO_referrals@mail.nih.gov.
About ImmunityBio’s Tri-Ad5 Vaccines
ImmunityBio’s Tri-Ad5 vaccines target three tumor-associated antigens: brachyury, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and mucin-1 (MUC1). Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated Tri-Ad5 vaccines elicit cytotoxic T cell-mediated tumor cell death and the establishment of memory T cells, and thus may provide protection against the growth and metastasis of cancer. Tri-Ad5 vaccines utilize a second-generation replication-defective human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) vector with viral genes deleted to allow for production of the antigen and a vigorous immune response, without generating a host response to the vector and with the ability to overcome previous adenovirus immunity in cancer patients. Notably, in a phase 1 NCI trial, Tri-Ad5 generated antigen-specific T cells to MUC1, CEA, and/or brachyury in all 10 patients with no evidence of antigenic competition. The safety of multiple
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N-803 (Anktiva™), ImmunityBio’s lead cytokine fusion protein, is a novel IL-15 superagonist complex and has received Breakthrough Therapy and Fast Track Designations from the
The company has established GMP manufacturing capacity at scale with cutting-edge cell therapy manufacturing expertise and ready-to-scale facilities, as well as extensive and seasoned R&D, clinical trial, and regulatory operations, and development teams. For more information, please visit: www.immunitybio.com
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