Phase II Multicenter Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec in Classic or

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a lymphangioproliferation associated with human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) promoted by immunosuppression. HIV-related KS and iatrogenic posttransplantation KS are treated by immune restoration, in association with local or systemic therapies as chemotherapies if required. Conversely in classic and endemic KS, the underlying relative immunosuppression cannot be directly targeted. Treatment is poorly codified, mostly based on surgery or radiotherapy for localized KS. Most aggressive forms with visceral involvement are treated with chemotherapies or interferon, which give at best 30-60% of transient responses and may not be well tolerated in elderly patients. Talimogene laherparepvec is the first oncolytic immunotherapy approved by the FDA, in metastatic or unresectable melanoma with injectable nodal or cutaneous lesions. It is designed to induce tumor regression of injected lesions through direct lytic effects, and of uninjected lesions through induction of systemic antitumor immunity. In Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), another virus-induced tumor, treatment with PD-1/PD-L1 axis inhibitors have proven efficacy, thus providing a proof of principle that immunotherapy could be effective in virus-induced tumors. Two cases of metastatic MCC successfully treated with talimogene laherparepvec were recently reported, suggesting that talimogene laherparepvec may also be an effective therapeutic option. Considering the high immunogenicity of viral epitopes in KS tumors, the role of the immune evasion in the development of KS, and the cutaneous manifestations (>90% of patients) that can be easily injected, classic and endemic KS is a good tumor model to be targeted with talimogene laherparepvec. The main objective is to assess whether talimogene laherparepvec is clinically inactive (partial+complete response probability π0<10%) or truly active (partial+complete response probability π1>40%) in classic and endemic Kaposi sarcoma.

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NCT number	NCT04065152
Study type	Interventional
Source	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Contact	Julie Delyon, MD PhD
Phone	142385311
Email	julie.delyon@aphp.fr
Status	Recruiting
Phase	Phase 2
Start date	January 1, 2021
Completion date	February 1, 2024

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Phase II Multicenter Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec in Classic or Endemic Kaposi Sarcoma — KAPVEC

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