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Not yet recruitingNCT06834438Updated Feb 19, 2025

Gene Therapy for Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) with ST002

An interventional study of ST002 in NF2 Deficiency, sponsored by Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-19.

Sponsored by Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Feb 2026, 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
16 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an open-label, single-arm, dose-escalation pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of ST002 in the treatment of patients with NF2 mutation-related solid tumors. ST002 injection is a gene therapy product designed for NF2. By reinserting the normal XXX gene into genetically deficient tumor cells, the product expresses Merlin. This regulates gene transcription in tumor cells, controls the tumor microenvironment, and inhibits tumor growth and invasion, achieving therapeutic effects.

Read the detailed description

This is an open-label, single-arm, dose-escalation pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of ST002 in the treatment of patients with NF2 mutation-related solid tumors. Using a 3+3 dose escalation design, three dose groups are formulated, and three to six patients are expected to be enrolled in each dose group. A total of nine to eighteen - patients with NF2 gene mutation related solid tumors will be enrolled.

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Conditions studied

  • NF2 Deficiency
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In context

Lead sponsor

Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is the lead sponsor of 373 studies on the registry; 270 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age ≥16 years old, gender not limited;
  • Patients must meet the diagnostic criteria for NF2 gene mutations, which are benign or malignant solid tumors with confirmed NF2 gene mutations or no expression of the NF2 protein product Merlin in peripheral blood or tumor tissue, and no standard treatment or with standard treatment failure;
  • at least one measurable and injectable superficial lesion (according to RECIST or itRECIST criteria);
  • Having sufficient organ and bone marrow function:

    1. Blood routine (no transfusion or treatment with colony-stimulating factor within 14 days): neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10 9 /L, hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 90g/L, platelet count (PLT) ≥ 75 × 10 9 /L; White blood cell count (WBC)>3.0 × 10 9 /L;
    2. Liver function: Serum total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, ALT≤2.5×ULN, AST ≤ 2.5 × ULN (ALT ≤ 5 × ULN, AST ≤ 5 × ULN in patients with liver metastasis);
    3. Renal function: serum creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, or creatinine clearance rate (CrCl) ≥ 50ml/min; d) Coagulation function: Prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 × ULN;
  • Patients must voluntarily participate in clinical trials, demonstrate adherence to the study protocol, cooperate well with researchers, and sign a written informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has participated in or is currently participating in other clinical studies NF2 targeting gene therapy;
  • History of severe neurological disorders such as epilepsy (excluding neurofibromatosis);
  • Patients who are allergic to lentiviral vectors and their excipients;
  • Patients with poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure>150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure>100 mmHg under regular medication control), as well as those with a history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive brain disease;
  • Suffering from unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction, or having a history of both within the past six months;
  • Patients with a history of malignant tumors within the past 5 years, except for cured basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical cancer, and gastrointestinal cancer;
  • During the study period, premenopausal women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, has a positive pregnancy test, or are unwilling to take contraceptive measures.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ST002

    Subjects will receive with a single multi-point intra-tumoral injection of ST002 from 1x10\^7 to 1x10\^8 TU into the tumor.

    Genetic: ST002

Interventions

  • GeneticST002

    Single multi-point intra-tumoral injection of ST002, a lentiviral vector designed to drive expression of the NF2 protein product, Merlin.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety evaluation

    Evaluate the incidence of drug-related adverse events (AEs) and adverse events (SAEs) from baseline to Week 24 after administration, with a focus on neurotoxicity and genome-wide integration carcinogenic risks.

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 24 after administration

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy evaluation

    Evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) (tumor volume reduction) and duration of response (DOR) according to RECIST and itRECIST

    Time frame: Day 21 after administration, and at the end of study follow-up, and at early withdrawal. The frequency of checks during the research period can be adjusted according to the researcher's judgement.

  2. Efficacy evaluation

    Percentage of necrosis of tumor cells in the tumor tissue at the injection site, estimated by pathological HE staining, at Day 21 after administration.

    Time frame: Day 21 after injection

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shuhang Wang
    Beijing, Beijing 100021, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 19, 2025, 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
NCT06834438
Lead sponsor
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Responsible party
NING LI (Vice president of Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 19, 2025
Start date
Feb 15, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 19, 2025

Study contacts

Ning Li, M.D.
Contact
lining@cicas.ac.cn
+86 01087788919
Shuhang Wang, PhD
Contact
wangshuhang@cicams.ac.cn
13581809307
Shuhang Wang, PhD
study director · National Cancer Center of China

Oversight

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