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Not yet recruitingNCT07877415iVOCALUpdated Oct 16, 2026

A Multicenter Safety and Immunogenicity Window-of-opportunity Phase 1 Interventional Trial Assessing the Combination of IDH1 Vaccine (IDH1-vac) and Vorasidenib in Adult Patients With Recurrent IDH1R132H-mutant Astrocytoma, Grade 2 - 4 (iVOCAL)

A Phase 1 interventional study of IDH1R132H-vac and Vorasidenib 40 mg Oral Tablet in Recurrent IDH1R132H-mutant Astrocytoma, Grade 2 - 4, sponsored by Heidelberg University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-16.

Sponsored by Heidelberg University · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study aims to investigate the combination of the IDH1R132H peptide vaccine and the dual IDH1/2 inhibitor vorasidenib in patients with recurrent and/or progressive astrocytoma, WHO grade 2,3 and 4. The trial will assess the safety, and immunogenicity of the combined treatment.

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Current standard of care for malignant gliomas, which includes surgery, radiotherapy, and alkylating chemotherapy, remains insufficient, as outcomes are still poor regardless of molecular markers. The INDIGO phase 3 trial demonstrated that vorasidenib significantly prolonged progression-free survival in patients with IDH-mutated gliomas grade 2 after surgery. Additionally, the NOA16 phase 1 trial highlighted the safety and immunogenicity of the mutant IDH1 vaccine (MIDH1-vac) in newly-diagnosed grade 3 and 4 astrocytomas, showing biological activity and favorable clinical outcomes when integrated into standard care. In addition, in the AMPLIFY-NEOVAC trial MIDH1-vac alone or in combination with Avelumab was investigated. The overall toxicity profile was acceptable. MIDH1-vac-induced immune responses were observed in the majority of patients. These findings, along with evidence that IDH inhibition can enhance immune activation, provide a strong rationale for exploring the synergy between vaccination and mutant IDH inhibition.

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Conditions studied

  • Recurrent IDH1R132H-mutant Astrocytoma, Grade 2 - 4

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Keywords

  • safety
  • immunogenicity
  • IDH1-vac
  • astrocytoma
  • phase 1
  • Vorasidenib
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In context

Astrocytoma

434 studies on the registry are indexed under Astrocytoma; 79 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 45 is above the median of 30 across 359 interventional studies indexed under Astrocytoma.

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Lead sponsor

Heidelberg University is the lead sponsor of 287 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Ability of patient to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial
  2. Written informed consent
  3. Age ≥ 18 years
  4. Patients present with unequivocal first, second or third recurrence of a histologically and molecularly confirmed IDH1R132H-mutated astrocytoma WHO grade 2, 3 and 4 recurrent and/or progressive after radiotherapy and chemotherapy
  5. Availability of pre-study MRI (not older than 3 months) of latest tumor recurrence
  6. Availability of tumor tissue from the most recent glioma-directed surgical intervention (FFPE bulk or cryo tissue)
  7. Patients have received radiotherapy and alkylating chemotherapy
  8. Patients are at least six months off radiotherapy and at least 4 weeks off chemotherapy prior to screening MRI prior to baseline
  9. Patients must be candidates for complete or partial on-trial resection and the on- trial resection must be postponable for six weeks
  10. Patients should be immunocompetent (i.e. no concomitant treatment with dexamethasone (or equivalent), or receive stable/decreasing steroid levels not exceeding 2 mg/day dexamethasone (or equivalent) during the last 3 days prior to baseline)
  11. Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 70
  12. Adequate bone marrow function:

    1. absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L,
    2. hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL,
    3. platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L
  13. Adequate renal function: serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 x ULN, or creatine clearance > 30 mL/min
  14. Adequate hepatic function:

    1. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN (except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome who are excluded if total bilirubin > 3.0 × ULN or direct bilirubin ≥1.5 × ULN)
    2. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) at or below ULN.
    3. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 2.5 x ULN.
  15. Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status. For women of childbearing potential negative serum pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) at baseline as well as highly effective forms of contraception have to be in place thereafter.
  16. Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with partners of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to the use of two forms of contraception in combination (male condom and one highly effective method). These should be started immediately after signing the informed consent form and continued throughout the period of study treatment plus 6 months after EOT.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of 1p19q co-deletion (Per local assessment, q)
  2. Patient is unable to swallow oral medication
  3. Patient is unlikely to cooperate in the study
  4. Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of vorasidenib
  5. Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the IDH1 vaccine (IDH1-vac)
  6. Ongoing use of medications that are CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, or CYP3A substrates with a narrow therapeutic index.
  7. Relevant lactose intolerance
  8. Any prior treatment with vorasidenib or any other IDH inhibitor
  9. Any prior treatment with IDH1-vac
  10. Pregnancy and lactation
  11. Current participation in another interventional study or participation in other clinical trials or their observation period during the last 30 days before the first administration of the IMP(s).participation in non-interventional registries or epidemiological studies is allowed
  12. Have received prior systemic anticancer therapy (other than surgery) within 4 weeks (or 6 weeks for nitrosoureas) of the start of study treatment. In addition, the first dose of study treatment should not occur before a period of 28 days or ≥5 half-lives of any prior investigational agent have elapsed, whichever is longer
  13. Any use of immunosuppressive medication until 4 weeks prior to baseline, except for the following:

    1. intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injection (e.g., intra-articular injection);
    2. Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent;
    3. Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)
  14. Patients with history or presence of HIV and/or HBV/HCV positivity (positive HBV surface antigen or HCV RNA if anti-HCV antibody screening test positive)
  15. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  16. Patients who have received a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of the study drug(s)
  17. Clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease: Cerebral vascular accident/stroke (\< 6 months prior to baseline), myocardial infarction (\< 6 months prior to baseline), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (≥ New York Heart Association Classification Class II), or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
  18. Other severe acute or chronic medical conditions including colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis or psychiatric conditions including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation or behavior; or laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study treatment administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.
  19. Have a heart-rate corrected QT interval using the formula of Bazett or other factors that increase the risk of QT prolongation or arrhythmic events (eg, heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT interval syndrome). Subjects with bundle branch block and prolonged QTcF are permitted with approval of the Medical Monitor.
  20. Have features assessed as high-risk by the Investigator, including brainstem involvement either as primary location or by tumor extension, clinically relevant functional or neurocognitive deficits due to the tumor in the opinion of the Investigator (deficits resulting from surgery are allowed), or uncontrolled seizures (defined as persistent seizures interfering with activities of daily life AND failed 3 lines of antiepileptic drug regimens including at least 1 combination regimen).
  21. Concurrent active malignancy except for a) curatively resected nonmelanoma skin cancer or b) curatively treated carcinoma in situ. Subjects with previously treated malignancies are eligible provided they have been disease-free for 3 years at Baseline
  22. Have LVEF \<40% by echocardiogram (ECHO) (or by other methods according to institutional practice) obtained within 28 days before the start of study treatment.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
45 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Safety Lead-in

    300 µg peptide in 1.0 ml s.c. every 2 weeks, topical immunomodulator, 40 mg daily (may reduced to 20 mg daily)

    Biological: IDH1R132H-vac · Drug: Vorasidenib 40 mg Oral Tablet · Drug: Aldara - Imiquimod 5%

  • Experimental
    Main Therapy, Primary Treatment - Arm 1

    300 µg peptide in 1.0 ml s.c. every 2 weeks, topical immunomodulator

    Biological: IDH1R132H-vac · Drug: Aldara - Imiquimod 5%

  • Experimental
    Main Therapy, Primary Treatment - Arm 2

    300 µg peptide in 1.0 ml s.c. every 2 weeks, topical immunomodulator, 40 mg daily (may reduced to 20 mg daily)

    Biological: IDH1R132H-vac · Drug: Vorasidenib 40 mg Oral Tablet · Drug: Aldara - Imiquimod 5%

  • No intervention
    Main Therapy, Primary Treatment - Arm 3

    No Intervention

  • Experimental
    Main Therapy, Secondary Treatment

    300 µg peptide in 1.0 ml s.c. 3 x every 12 weeks afterwards every 24 weeks , topical immunomodulator, 40 mg daily (may reduced to 20 mg daily)

    Biological: IDH1R132H-vac · Drug: Vorasidenib 40 mg Oral Tablet · Drug: Aldara - Imiquimod 5%

Interventions

  • BiologicalIDH1R132H-vac

    IDH1 peptide vaccine

  • IDH1/2 Inhibitor

    Also known as: Voranigo

  • DrugAldara - Imiquimod 5%

    Imiquimod

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. regime-limiting toxicity (RLT)

    * any injection site reaction of CTCAE grade 4 * any injection site reaction of CTCAE grade 3 that persists after two weeks * any transaminase elevation of CTCAE grade 4 * any grade 3 AE that is related to the treatment regime except for * nausea * vomiting, who have not received optimal treatment with antiemetics * diarrhea, who have not received optimal treatment with antidiarrheas * fatigue * edema cerebral of CTCAE grade 4 * death except for death due to disease progression

    Time frame: safety lead-in: week 1 to 13 main therapy: week 1 to 37

Secondary outcomes

  1. Immunogenicity

    Immunogenicity, defined as presence of IDH1R132H-specific T-cells and/or antibody Responses in the peripheral circulation (all Arms) and/or the presence of IDH1R132H-specific T-cells in the tumor tissue (Arm 1, 2 only)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

  2. Overall Survival

    Overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

  3. Progression-free survival

    Progression-free survival (PFS) according to RANO 2.0

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

  4. Overall response rate

    Overall response rate (ORR) Response is defined as stable disease, partial response, complete response according to RANO 2.0.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 16, 2026
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  1. Oct 16, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07877415
Collaborators
Servier Affaires Médicales
Responsible party
Michael Platten (Prof. Dr. med., Heidelberg University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 16, 2026
Start date
Jan 1, 2027 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2032 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2033 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 16, 2026

Study contacts

NCT Heidelberg - Clinical Trial Center Trial Management and Support
Contact
ivocal@lists.nct-heidelberg.de
+49 6221 56 6127
Michael Platten, Prof. Dr. med.
study chair · Department of Neurology | University Hospital Heidelberg - UK Mannheim Ltd. | Heidelberg University

Oversight

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