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Trial reportEBioMedicine2025

Safety and efficacy of intratumourally administered INT230-6 in adult patients with advanced solid tumours: results from an open-label phase 1/2 dose escalation study.

Jacob S Thomas, Lillian L Siu, Matthew Ingham, Nilofer S Azad, Christian F Meyer, Anthony J Olszanski, Giles F Whalen, Luis H Camacho, James S Hu, Diana L Hanna and 7 more

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Trial report in EBioMedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03058289 (A Phase 1/2 Safety Study of Intratumorally Administered INT230-6 in Adult Subjects With Advanced Refractory Cancers), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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NCT03058289 phase1 / phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 1/2 Safety Study of Intratumorally Administered INT230-6 in Adult Subjects With Advanced Refractory Cancers

TypeinterventionalSponsorIntensity Therapeutics, Inc.Ran2017 to 2023Enrolled111ConditionsBreast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, LymphomaArmsINT230-6, anti-PD-1 antibody, anti-CTLA-4 antibody
3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Jacob S ThomasNorris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Lillian L SiuPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Matthew InghamColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Nilofer S AzadJohns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Christian F MeyerJohns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Anthony J OlszanskiFox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Giles F WhalenUniversity of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA.
Luis H CamachoCenter for Oncology and Blood Disorders, Houston, TX, USA.
James S HuKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Diana L HannaNorris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Phillip M ChengNorris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Albiruni R Abdul RazakPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Franco AbbateIntensity Therapeutics, Inc., Shelton, CT, USA.
Syed MahmoodIntensity Therapeutics, Inc., Shelton, CT, USA.
Ian B WaltersIntensity Therapeutics, Inc., Shelton, CT, USA.
Lewis H BenderIntensity Therapeutics, Inc., Shelton, CT, USA.
Anthony B El-KhoueiryNorris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: elkhouei@med.usc.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSystemic chemotherapeutics have limited efficacy in many advanced solid tumours. This study evaluated the safety and tolerability of INT230-6, a unique intratumoural (IT) formulation of cisplatin, vinblastine, and 8-((2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)octanoate (SHAO), an amphiphilic cell-penetration enhancer.

methodsIn this single-arm phase 1/2 trial (NCT03058289), adults with advanced or metastatic disease who progressed on a median of three prior therapies received multiple doses of IT INT230-6 monotherapy once every 28 days or biweekly for five treatments with maintenance dosing every 9 weeks. INT230-6 dose was based on tumour diameter or volume and escalated across five cohorts. A fixed-dose cohort received up to 175 mL.

findingsNo dose-limiting toxicities were reported among 64 enrolled patients; seven (10·9%) discontinued treatment due to adverse events (AEs). Overall, 52/64 (81·3%) patients had treatment-related AEs (TRAEs), including grade ≥3 TRAEs (7/64 [10·9%]) and serious TRAEs (3/64 [4·7%]). INT230-6 achieved a disease control rate (DCR) of 75% (48/64 patients) and median overall survival (mOS) of 11·9 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6·3-19·4). In an exploratory analysis, patients dosed at ≥40% of total tumour burden vs <40% had improved DCR (40/48 [83·3%] vs 8/16 [50%]) and mOS (18·7 months [95% CI: 11·5-23·5] vs 3·1 months [95% CI: 1·6-5·9]). Fifteen patients survived ≥21 months; eight were alive at study end. INT230-6 induced a qualitative decrease in proliferating cancer cells in injected tumours and a qualitative increase in activated T-cells infiltrating the tumour microenvironment. Ten patients had abscopal responses.

interpretationIT INT230-6 was well tolerated and manifested promising treatment benefits.

fundingIntensity Therapeutics, Inc.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsAdultAgedCaprylatesCisplatinFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingTreatment OutcomeVinblastineAntineoplastic AgentsCaprylatesCisplatinVinblastineAbscopal effectAdvanced solid cancersCell-penetration enhancerDisease control rateINT230-6Intratumoural deliveryOverall survival

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PMID41168074
PMCPMC12790145

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