Intratumoral Gene Mediated Cytotoxic Immunotherapy in Patients With Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 8, 2025 updated by: Candel Therapeutics, Inc.

Intratumoral Gene Mediated Cytotoxic Immunotherapy (GMCI) For Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This is a phase I dose escalation study of CAN-2409 plus prodrug in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The primary clinical objective of the study is to evaluate the safety of CAN-2409 plus prodrug when combined with standard surgery for NSCLC. The primary scientific objective is to determine the immunologic changes induced by CAN-2409 plus prodrug.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The purpose of this open-label, dose escalation clinical trial is to investigate the safety of CAN-2409 (aglatimagene besadenovec) plus prodrug prior to surgery in patients with NSCLC. CAN-2409 is a viral immunotherapy approach which utilizes intratumoral administration to selectively induce tumor cell death and elicit both an innate and an adaptive systemic anti-tumor immune response against the injected tumor and uninjected metastases. Local delivery enables these effects while aiming to minimize systemic toxicity. Standard of care surgical resection will be performed about 3 weeks after the CAN-2409 injection. Chemotherapy and/or radiation may begin 6-8 weeks after resection surgery. Choice of chemotherapy depends on the treating oncologist. CAN-2409 (aglatimagene besadenovec) was previously known as AdV-tk, and the combination of CAN-2409 plus prodrug was previously known as GMCI.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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12

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pathologically documented non-small cell carcinoma (cytology or histology) that is accessible via standard-of-care staging procedures: (1) EBUS or (2) surgical approaches (eg mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy or VATS).
  • Resectable with negative lymph nodes based on imaging with histologic confirmation at time of the staging procedure prior to AdV-tk injection
  • The tumor must be 4cm or greater in diameter based on imaging
  • ECOG Performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Granulocyte count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm3
  • Peripheral lymphocyte count ≥ 500/mm3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal
  • SGOT (AST) ≤ 3x upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine < 2mg/dl
  • Calculated creatinine clearance > 30ml/min
  • Patients must give study specific informed consent prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Radiotherapy and/or treatment with chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic, or immunologic agents within 4 weeks prior to infusion of the vector.
  • Known immunodeficiency such as HIV infection
  • Active liver disease, including known cirrhosis or active hepatitis
  • Use of systemic corticosteroids (>10 mg prednisone per day or equivalent) or other systemic immunosuppressive drugs
  • Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding. Female patients of childbearing age must have negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week of beginning therapy. Subjects must use acceptable means of birth control until 30 days after the vector injection.
  • Presence of any other life-threatening illness, such as unstable angina, severe oxygen dependence, significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), end-stage liver or renal disease. COPD will be considered significant if disease limits activities of daily living, results in the inability to walk up 1 flight of stair, or requires home oxygen.
  • Presence of known untreated brain metastases.
  • Prior bone marrow transplants (including stem cells) except autologous stem cell transplant without immunosuppression is NOT considered an exclusion.
  • Known sensitivity or allergic reactions to valacyclovir

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Study Arm
CAN-2409 + valacyclovir
Biological: CAN-2409 + valacyclovir
CAN-2409 will be administered intratumorally followed by oral valacyclovir. Valacyclovir will be administered orally at a fixed dose for 14 days after each injection.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events
Time Frame: 6 weeks
6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: 5 years
5 years
Progression free survival (PFS)
Time Frame: 5 years
5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Candel Therapeutics, Inc.

Collaborators

Collaborators

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University of Pennsylvania

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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May 4, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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April 24, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 24, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 27, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 8, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • LuTK01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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