A Phase 2 interventional study of VV1 and Cemiplimab in Melanoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Colo-rectal Cancer, sponsored by Vyriad, Inc.. Active, not recruiting at 13 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-08.
Sponsored by Vyriad, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a Phase 2 study designed to determine the preliminary anti-tumor activity and confirm the safety of VV1 in combination with cemiplimab. The study will enroll patients with three distinct separate tumor cohorts. The cancers types are colorectal, head and neck carcinoma, and melanoma that are progressing on CPI treatment. (CRC and melenoma cohorts are now closed to new patients)
Patients enrolled into three parallel doublet cohorts with an optimal Simon's two stage design. Patients will receive Voyager V1 as a direct to tumor injection (IT) in all 3 cancer groups and cemiplimab via IV infusion. Patients will return for treatment every 3 weeks until lack of clinical benefit or limiting toxicity. Efficacy evaluations will be conducted every 6 weeks.
3,006 studies on the registry are indexed under Melanoma; 520 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 87 is above the median of 38 across 2,351 interventional studies indexed under Melanoma.
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Specific by tumor cohorts:
a. For the HSNCC cohort, histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced and/or metastatic HSNCC suitable for first line immunotherapy.
i. HPV+ and HPV- patients are allowed.
ii. Primary tumor locations of oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, or larynx. Participants may not have a primary tumor site of nasopharynx (any histology) or salivary gland tumors.
iii. PD-L1 status ≥ 1% per local CPS score. Samples should be provided to central lab for post-hoc centralized testing.
iv. At least 12 months between last dose of prior adjuvant therapy and date of relapse diagnosis (if given). For the purposes of this protocol, "prior adjuvant therapy" only applies to full dose systemic chemotherapy (such as pre-operative systemic induction chemotherapy), but does not include radiation + surgery, or radiation + low or partial dose platinum radiosensitization. There is no time limit (washout) between the end of any prior radiation/ chemoradiation and the start of study drug v. No prior anti-PD-(L)1 treatment for HNSCC.
b. For the melanoma cohorts, histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced and/or metastatic cutaneous melanoma for which no existing options are considered to provide clinical benefit.
i. Best response of uPR, SD or PD to an anti-PD-(L)1-containing regimen.
ii. Prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy must have lasted ≥ 12 weeks.
iii. Radiological progression was demonstrated during or after therapy with a PD-(L)1 immune CPI (only one prior line of PD-(L)1 therapy is permitted.
iv. If patient received anti-PD-1 as prior adjuvant therapy, patient should have relapsed during therapy or within the subsequent 6 months after last dose. Note: Progression on ipilimumab is not required.
v. Patients with BRAF V600-positive tumor(s) should have received prior treatment with a BRAF inhibitor (alone or in combination with a MEK inhibitor) in addition to treatment with an anti-PD-1 or to have declined targeted therapy. Note: Patients with BRAF V600-positive tumors with no clinically significant tumor-related symptoms nor evidence of rapidly progressive disease are not required to be treated with a BRAF inhibitor (alone or in combination with a MEK inhibitor) based on investigator's decision
c. For the CRC cohort, a histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced and/or metastatic CRC.
i. Received or are not eligible for standard of care fluoropyrimidine(s), oxaliplatin, irinotecan, anti-VEGF and EGFR-targeted therapies.
ii. Non-microsatellite instability high (non-MSI high).
iii. Progression on previous systemic therapy.
Exclusion:
Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at screening/Day -1 of first dosing will not be enrolled in the study:
Prior therapy within the following timeframe before the planned start of study treatment as follows:
18.19. Known concurrent malignancy.
(CLOSED): Melanoma, IT VV1 + IV cemiplimab Patients will receive both treatments on Day 1 and every 3 weeks thereafter until lack of clinical benefit or limiting toxicity. VV1 or cemiplimab can continue after the first dose in combination or as a single agent treatment in subsequent doses.
Biological: VV1 · Biological: Cemiplimab
HNSCC, IT VV1 + IV cemiplimab, Patients will receive both treatments on Day 1 and every 3 weeks thereafter until lack of clinical benefit or limiting toxicity. VV1 or cemiplimab can continue after the first dose in combination or as a single agent treatment in subsequent doses.
Biological: VV1 · Biological: Cemiplimab
(CLOSED) IT VV1 + IV cemiplimab, Patients will receive both treatments on Day 1 and every 3 weeks thereafter until lack of clinical benefit or limiting toxicity. VV1 or cemiplimab can continue after the first dose in combination or as a single agent treatment in subsequent doses.
Biological: VV1 · Biological: Cemiplimab
VV1 is to be administered on Day 1 and every 3 weeks as long as there is clinical benefit
Also known as: VSV-IFNβ-NIS, Voyager V1, VV1
Cemiplimab should be given on Day 8 of Cycle 1 (28 days) and then Day 1 of each subsequent 21-day cycle.
Also known as: Libtayo
Objective response rate (ORR) per imaging assessment
Percentage of participants with objective response is assessed every six weeks from Cycle 1 Day 1 through disease progression, by investigator review based on RECIST version 1.1
Time frame: within 24 months
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events assessed by CTCAE v5.0
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: within 24 months
Serum concentration time
Serum concentration time data using RT-PCR of VSV-IFNβ-NIS and systemic cemiplimab levels
Time frame: within 24 months
To investigate the pharmacodynamics (PD) of VV1 by measuring serum IFNβ
To investigate the pharmacodynamics (PD) of VV1 by measuring serum IFNβ expression
Time frame: within 24 months
Plan to share: No
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