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RecruitingNCT06689540MTS105 for HCCUpdated Dec 24, 2024

Mts105 for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Phase 1 interventional study of MTS105 in Liver Cancer, Adult, Metastatic Liver Cancers and HCC - Hepatocellular Carcinoma, sponsored by Shen Lin. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-24.

Sponsored by Shen Lin · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Nov 2024; still recruiting 1 year 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is the first-in-human trial of MTS105 (mRNA-LNP). The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability of intravenous injection of MTS105 in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Read the detailed description

MTS105 is an mRNA-LNP combination. Once the mRNA is delivered to the liver via lipid nanoparticles (LNP), it translates into a therapeutic bispecific T-cell engager designed to activate T cells to target and destroy liver cancer cells.

MTS105 is anticipated to offer liver-targeted delivery, specific binding to hepatocellular carcinoma cells, a broad therapeutic window, and potent anti-tumor effects.

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Conditions studied

  • Liver Cancer, Adult
  • Metastatic Liver Cancers
  • HCC - Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Keywords

  • hcc
  • mts105
  • metis
  • mRNA
  • LNP
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In context

Carcinoma

6,741 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma; 1,161 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 14 is below the median of 45 across 5,170 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Shen Lin is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), excluding fibrolamellar or sarcomatoid subtypes, as well as mixed hepato-cholangiocellular carcinoma;
  2. Positive for GPC3 expression per immunohistochemical (IHC) staining.
  3. Failure of standard systemic therapies, including at least one immune checkpoint inhibitor and one targeted therapy (Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, and/or anti vascular endothelial growth factor agent).
  4. Presence of a measurable tumor lesion (per RECIST/ mRECIST criteria).
  5. Barcelona Clinical Liver Cancer Stage B or C (BCLC B/C)
  6. Child-Pugh Score ≤ 6
  7. ECOG score ≤ 1
  8. Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined by the following laboratory criteria:

    1. Hematology: No blood transfusion or colony-stimulating factor therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose. The following hematological parameters should be met:Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L;Lymphocyte count ≥ 0.5 × 10\^9/L;Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L;Platelet count ≥ 75 × 10\^9/L;
    2. Liver function:Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL;Albumin ≥ 28 g/L;Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 5 × ULN;
    3. International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤ 2.3;Oral anticoagulant therapy at a stable dose for at least 2 weeks. If oral warfarin is used, the patient must have an INR ≤ 3.0 and no bleeding events within 28 days prior to administration;
    4. Renal function:Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN, or endogenous creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min (as determined by the CKD-EPI formula);Urinary protein \< 2+, or urinary protein ≥ 2+ but with 24-hour protein quantification ≤ 1.0 g
    5. Cardiac function:Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%; No clinically significant abnormal ECG findings (chronic atrial fibrillation is allowed, provided it does not require medication);
  9. Capable of full communication with the investigator, with the ability to understand and comply with study requirements, and able to understand and sign the informed consent form (ICF).
  10. ≥18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any known active intracranial metastases, or brain metastases that have been treated for less than 4 weeks.
  2. Recent Antitumor Therapy:

    1. Treatment with any immune checkpoint inhibitor within 4 weeks (28 days) prior to the first dose.
    2. Received any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the first dose.
    3. Received localized therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), including but not limited to arterial chemoembolization (TACE), arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), Y-90 radioembolization, ablative therapy, or stereotactic radiation therapy (SBRT), within 4 weeks prior to the first dose.
    4. Received other anticancer therapies, such as multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (mTKIs) and/or anti-VEGF therapies, within 3 weeks.
    5. Received non-specific immunomodulatory therapy, including but not limited to interleukin, interferon, thymidine, etc., within 2 weeks prior to the first dose.
    6. Received herbal or proprietary Chinese medicine for antitumor indications within 1 week prior to the first dose.
    7. Previously received experimental treatment targeting GPC3 (patients may be enrolled if they remain positive for GPC3 upon testing).
  3. History of liver transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  4. Unresolved toxicity from prior anticancer therapy (> grade 1, according to CTCAE v5.0).
  5. Major surgery (other than biopsy) within 28 days prior to the first dose.
  6. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg).
  7. Class III-IV heart failure by New York Heart Association (NYHA) criteria within 6 months prior to the first dose, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, bypass surgery, stent placement, cerebral infarction, or clinically significant valvular heart disease.
  8. QTcF ≥ 450 ms in men and ≥ 470 ms in women (by Fridericia formula).
  9. Severe infection within 4 weeks before the first dose (excluding viral hepatitis), or any signs or symptoms of active infection within 2 weeks before the first dose, or patients requiring antibiotic treatment within 2 weeks (excluding local medications and prophylactic antibiotics); unexplained fever > 38.5°C before the first dose.
  10. For HBV-associated HCC:

    1. HBsAg (+) : less than 2 weeks of HBV antiviral standard treatment before the first administration of study drug, with an HBV DNA viral load ≥ 1000 IU/mL.
    2. HBcAb (+) , HBsAg (-): HBV DNA viral load ≥ 1000 IU/mL.
  11. Hepatitis C virus-infected subjects who have not completed 4 weeks of antiviral treatment.
  12. Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV+).
  13. Subjects requiring systemic corticosteroids (equivalent dose of prednisone > 10 mg/day) or other immunosuppressive drugs within 14 days prior to the first dose or during the study.
  14. History of autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within 2 years prior to the first dose.
  15. History of other malignancies within 2 years prior to the first dose (excluding cured skin basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, breast ductal carcinoma in situ, or other cancers that the investigator believes are cured and have an extremely low risk of recurrence).
  16. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  17. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes participation in the study inappropriate.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
14 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    dose level #1

    Starting dose, 0.05 ug/kg

    Biological: MTS105

  • Experimental
    dose level #2

    dose escalation, 0.5 ug/kg

    Biological: MTS105

  • Experimental
    dose level #3

    dose escalation, 3.0 ug/kg

    Biological: MTS105

  • Experimental
    dose level #4

    dose escalation, 15.0 ug/kg

    Biological: MTS105

  • Experimental
    dose level #5

    dose escalation, 30.0 ug/kg

    Biological: MTS105

  • Experimental
    dose level #6

    dose escalation, 45.0 ug/kg

    Biological: MTS105

Interventions

  • BiologicalMTS105

    MTS105 is a combination of mRNA, which encodes a therapeutic protein, and its delivery vehicle, a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The starting dose is estimated based on the Minimal Anticipated Biological Effect Level (MABEL) derived from non-clinical studies. A starting dose of 0.05 μg/kg was proposed for this study; following dose strength for escalation are: 0.5 μg/kg, 3.0 μg/kg, 15 μg/kg, 30 μg/kg, 45 μg/kg.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), and serious adverse events (SAEs).

    Incidence of TEAEs,and SAEs.

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

  2. Maximal Tolerance Dose (MTD)

    Determined based on the occurrence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT).

    Time frame: Within the first 28-days following first dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

    Peak Plasma Concentration of the investigational product

    Time frame: Within the first 28-days following first dose

  2. Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)

    Time frame: Within the first 28-days following first dose

  3. Time for peak concentration (Tmax)

    Time for peak concentration

    Time frame: Within the first 28-days following first dose

  4. Elimination half-life

    Elimination rate of the therapeutic protein in circulation.

    Time frame: Within the first 28-days following first dose

  5. Steady-state concentration

    steady-state concentration

    Time frame: Within the first 28-days following first dose

  6. Objective Response Rate

    The proportion of participants who have a confirmed CR or confirmed PR as determined by the investigator at local site per RECIST v1.1 or mRECIST 1.1

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

  7. Duration of Response (DOR)

    The time from first documented confirmed response until date of documented progression of disease, as determined by investigator at local site or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

  8. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time from infusion date until progression, as assessed by the investigator at local site, or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

  9. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Other outcomes

  1. Concentration of anti-drug antibodies

    Immunogenicity, anti-drug antibodies

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Peking University Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 24, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06689540
Lead sponsor
Shen Lin
Collaborators
METiS Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Shen Lin (Professor, Peking University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Nov 14, 2024
Start date
Nov 18, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 24, 2024

Study contacts

Lin Professor, M.D
Contact
Linshenpku@163.com
010 88196561

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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