Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial

Abstract Background This is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer. Methods The trial will be performed at three university hospitals in Japan. The...

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Main Authors: Junya Furukawa, Yasumasa Kakei, Sae Murakami, Hiroshi Kita, Hideto Ueki, Takuto Hara, Jun Teishima, Nobuyuki Hinata, Hideaki Miyake, Masato Fujisawa, Toshiro Shirakawa
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author Junya Furukawa
Yasumasa Kakei
Sae Murakami
Hiroshi Kita
Hideto Ueki
Takuto Hara
Jun Teishima
Nobuyuki Hinata
Hideaki Miyake
Masato Fujisawa
Toshiro Shirakawa
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Yasumasa Kakei
Sae Murakami
Hiroshi Kita
Hideto Ueki
Takuto Hara
Jun Teishima
Nobuyuki Hinata
Hideaki Miyake
Masato Fujisawa
Toshiro Shirakawa
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description Abstract Background This is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer. Methods The trial will be performed at three university hospitals in Japan. The target number of patients will be 12. The patients will be treated orally with B440 once daily for 5 days followed by 2 days for four consecutive courses (4 weeks, 20 treatments). The low-dose group will receive 800 mg (4 capsules) per dose and the high-dose group will receive 1,600 mg (8 capsules) per dose. The primary outcome will be the number and incidence of DLT cases the start of treatment and Day 28. Secondary outcomes are the presence or absence of a response, the best overall response and PFS. Discussion If this trial shows B440 to be safe and effective, it may lead to a late phase randomized controlled trial in advanced urothelial cancer. Ultimately, we hope to provide a new treatment option for such patients. Trial registration Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT) identifier: jRCT2051220143. Registered on December 27, 2022.
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spelling doaj-art-ab41698fc7d04d73bef3e15a6a1ff7e52025-02-09T12:41:36ZengBMCBMC Cancer1471-24072025-02-0125111110.1186/s12885-025-13514-4Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trialJunya Furukawa0Yasumasa Kakei1Sae Murakami2Hiroshi Kita3Hideto Ueki4Takuto Hara5Jun Teishima6Nobuyuki Hinata7Hideaki Miyake8Masato Fujisawa9Toshiro Shirakawa10Department of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research Center, Kobe University HospitalDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research Center, Kobe University HospitalDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research Center, Kobe University HospitalDepartment of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityDepartment of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineAbstract Background This is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer. Methods The trial will be performed at three university hospitals in Japan. The target number of patients will be 12. The patients will be treated orally with B440 once daily for 5 days followed by 2 days for four consecutive courses (4 weeks, 20 treatments). The low-dose group will receive 800 mg (4 capsules) per dose and the high-dose group will receive 1,600 mg (8 capsules) per dose. The primary outcome will be the number and incidence of DLT cases the start of treatment and Day 28. Secondary outcomes are the presence or absence of a response, the best overall response and PFS. Discussion If this trial shows B440 to be safe and effective, it may lead to a late phase randomized controlled trial in advanced urothelial cancer. Ultimately, we hope to provide a new treatment option for such patients. Trial registration Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT) identifier: jRCT2051220143. Registered on December 27, 2022.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-13514-4B440WT-1 proteinClinical trialadvanced urothelial cancerICIPhase 1
spellingShingle Junya Furukawa
Yasumasa Kakei
Sae Murakami
Hiroshi Kita
Hideto Ueki
Takuto Hara
Jun Teishima
Nobuyuki Hinata
Hideaki Miyake
Masato Fujisawa
Toshiro Shirakawa
Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial
BMC Cancer
B440
WT-1 protein
Clinical trial
advanced urothelial cancer
ICI
Phase 1
title Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial
title_full Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial
title_fullStr Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial
title_short Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial
title_sort safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine b440 in patients with pd 1 pd l1 inhibitor resistant advanced urothelial cancer a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter open label single arm clinical trial
topic B440
WT-1 protein
Clinical trial
advanced urothelial cancer
ICI
Phase 1
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-13514-4
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