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CSB-321 Ph 1 in Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of [18F]CSB-321 in Metastatic Cancer and Unresectable Solid Tumor, sponsored by Cytosite Biopharma Inc.. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-09.

Sponsored by Cytosite Biopharma Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Single-center with the option to expand to multi-center, international, open label, non-randomized, multiple-dose, multi-cohort study, in participants with metastatic or unresectable cancer. Eligible participants will receive an initial injection of [18F]CSB-321 followed by PET imaging prior to administration of the I-O therapy and a second and third injection post treatment each with PET imaging. The images will be analyzed for the distribution of radioactivity. Participants will be followed for adverse events up to 3-4 hours post injection. Available clinical, imaging, and histology data will be collected at follow-up to establish the disease progression for evaluation of [18F]CSB-321.

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This single site, open label, non-randomized, multiple dose phase 1 study, in participants with metastatic cancer which can be treated with checkpoint inhibitor therapy or bi-specific immunological therapy. The primary safety objective is to test the safety of [18F]CSB-321 in participants with cancer. The primary efficacy and secondary objectives are to gain evidence in support of the hypothesis that [18F]CSB-321 uptake will correlate with tumoral response to treatment with the I-O therapy. [18F]CSB-321 PET imaging will be performed in participants with metastatic cancers that are planned to receive an I-O therapy for cancer treatment. Participants in cohort 1 can receive mono or combination I-O therapies which have FDA approval for the indication of use. They may also receive chemotherapy. Cohort 2 will receive only ipilimumab with nivolumab. Cohort 3 will be treated with tebentafusp-tebn monotherapy or combination I-O therapies.

[18F]CSB-321 PET imaging will be acquired on one to three separate days: Up to 14 days prior to initial administration of I-O therapy and for cohorts 1 and 2, the next two doses will occur between Day 5 and 42 after initiation of checkpoint inhibitor (cycle 1, which occurs on day 0).

For participants treated with tebentafusp-tebn (cohort 3), the second imaging session will take place on 24 hours after the third infusion. The third imaging will be performed 24 hours after the thirteenth Infusion.

The available clinical and cross-sectional imaging data will be collected at 6 ± 2- months after initiation of I-O therapy. This follow up period is for collecting data to establish tumor growth and hence I-O therapy treatment efficacy. This will then be used to establish correlations with [18F]CSB-321 PET.

The 6-month follow-up will be the timepoint used for these correlations. As the participants will be off the investigational treatment, this follow-up period for the 6-month visit is considered differently than the study period and hence AEs will not be collected during this period. See Adverse Event Reporting section 8.2.5 for more details.

The optional excisional tumor biopsy will provide the most definitive information regarding the presence of granzyme B in the tumor. These excisional biopsies, when obtained, will be performed following [18F]CSB-321 PET imaging, to allow for correlative analysis.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Unresectable Solid Tumor

Keywords

  • cancer immunotherapy
  • biomarkers, tumor
  • positron-emission tomography
  • Granzymes
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In context

Neoplasm Metastasis

3,517 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasm Metastasis; 885 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 54 across 2,767 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasm Metastasis.

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Lead sponsor

Cytosite Biopharma Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is 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. Participants 18 years of age and older.
  2. Participants with either proven metastatic cancer that are going to be treated with one or more checkpoint inhibitors or immunotherapy under the licensed indications for the cancer type. Checkpoint inhibitors include PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4 and LAG-3 inhibitors OR Participants with unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma planned to be treated with tebentafusp-tebn
  3. Participants must have at least one lesion ≥ 15 mm in diameter or with two lesions both ≥ 15mm in diameter, when an optional biopsy is planned from one of the lesions. Lesion measurements are taken from a diagnostic quality computerized tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
  4. ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≤ 60%).
  5. Life expectancy of greater than 6 months.
  6. If female, not of childbearing potential or must have a negative pregnancy test prior to each radiotracer injection.
  7. Willing and able to undergo all study procedures.
  8. Need archival lesion tissue ideally available within 90 days of enrollment either from biopsy or surgery without intervening therapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants for whom adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier have not resolved to Grade 1 or less, except for immune checkpoint inhibitor related endocrinopathies except for immune checkpoint inhibitor related endocrinopathies or deemed unlikely to be clinically significant by the investigator.
  2. Participants in cohort 2 (ipilimumab with nivolumab) who have received or are expected to receive an investigational compound within 90 days prior to [18F]CSB-321 PET imaging. This includes immunotherapies that are not approved by the US FDA for the indications in this protocol.
  3. Participants who have received a prior checkpoint inhibitor in the last year except for participants in cohort 3 (Prior checkpoint inhibitors are allowed for this cohort).
  4. Participants who have received chemotherapy in the prior 6 months or are anticipated to receive chemotherapy in the 6 months following the initial [18F]CSB-321 injection for cohorts 2 and 3.
  5. Any acute or chronic inflammatory disease or medical conditions that in the investigator's opinion may interfere with the study procedures or the interpretation of the study results such as infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia.
  6. History of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to [18F]CSB-321.
  7. Current treatment with systemic steroids, or immunosuppressive agents. Participants with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\< 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
  8. Participants who are unwilling or unable to have a CT scan.
  9. Males and females unwilling to use adequate contraception prior to study and during study participation.
  10. If female, nursing.
  11. Unwilling and/or unable to sign a written informed consent document.
  12. Laboratory values

    1. Leukocytes \< 2000/mcL (CTCAE grade 3)
    2. Absolute neutrophil count \< 1000 mcL (CTCAE grade 3)
    3. Platelets \< 75,000 mcL (CTCAE grade 2)
    4. Total bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN, unless participant has Gilbert' disease.
    5. AST/ALT > 5 x ULN (CTCAE grade 3)
    6. Albumin \< 2 g/dL
    7. Alkaline phosphatase > 5 ULN (CTCAE grade 3)
    8. eGFR \< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 Participants who are stable but have values outside the specified ranges may be included with approval of the study medical monitor.
  13. Participants with a QTcF of greater than 470 ms as measured by 12-lead ECG.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    [18F]CSB-321 PET Imaging

    All participants will receive up to 3 doses of \[18F\]CSB-321 with the corresponding PET imaging between 40 and 90 minutes of administration

    Drug: [18F]CSB-321

Interventions

  • Drug[18F]CSB-321

    \[18F\]CSB-321 is a PET imaging agent that is bound to released granzyme B from T-cells

    Also known as: [Al18F]-NODA-CSB-321, CSB-321

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The number of clinically significant changes

    Clinically significant changes from baseline through follow up analysis in physical examination findings, vital signs, and blood chemistry and AEs.

    Time frame: 3-4 hours post injection

  2. Frequency and grade of adverse events due to [18F]CSB-321

    Number of AE's as assessed by CTCAE 5.0.

    Time frame: 3-4 hours post injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. Descriptive evaluation of [18F]CSB-321 accumulation in tumor foci in participants receiving immunotherapy treatment

    Descriptive evaluation of \[18F\]CSB-321 PET images by the central reader and/or the principal investigator and the ability to identify avid lesions

    Time frame: Required at 40 and 60 minutes. Optional at 90 and 120 minutes.

  2. Quantified evaluation of [18F]CSB-321 accumulation in tumor foci in participants receiving immunotherapy treatment

    Quantification of \[18F\]CSB-321 PET accumulation at tumor site in participants after treatment with an immunotherapy as determined by region(s) of interest analysis.

    Time frame: Required at 40 and 60 minutes. Optional at 90 and 120 minutes.

  3. Evaluate correlation of [18F]CSB-321 accumulation in tumor foci to 6-month outcome.

    Compare quantified \[18F\]CSB-321 PET uptake to participant treatment response in individual lesions as assessed at 6-month follow-up clinical and/or anatomical imaging (computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) assessments and/or 18F-FDG PET images.

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Correlate uptake of [18F]CSB-321 tracer and granzyme B expression as assessed on excisional biopsy or surgical sections when available.

    Compare granzyme B protein quantification from biopsied tissue to the \[18F\]CSB-321 PET uptake acquired at the same location.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Larimer BM, Wehrenberg-Klee E, Dubois F, Mehta A, Kalomeris T, Flaherty K, Boland G, Mahmood U. Granzyme B PET Imaging as a Predictive Biomarker of Immunotherapy Response. Cancer Res. 2017 May 1;77(9):2318-2327. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-3346. PubMed 28461564 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 9, 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
NCT07057349
Lead sponsor
Cytosite Biopharma Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 9, 2025
Start date
Sep 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 9, 2025

Study contacts

Kimmai T Phan, M.S.
Contact
kphan@cytositebio.com
215 6481208 ext. 710
Chanelle Hunter, PhD
Contact
chunter@cytositebio.com
2156481208 ext. 707
Ryan Sullivan, MD
principal investigator · Massachusetts General Hospital

Oversight

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