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A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Efficacy of KRC-01

A Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Efficacy of KRC-01 Intratumoral Injection Combined With Radiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05570422
Enrollment
70
Registered
2022-10-06
Start date
2026-03-01
Completion date
2027-03-30
Last updated
2026-04-08

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Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Brief summary

This is a seamless Phase 1/2 study consisting of two components. Phase 1 component is a dose-escalation, single arm, open label study in 10 patients to evaluate the safety and tolerability of KRC 01. Phase 2 component is a randomized, open label, controlled, multi-center study in 60 patients to evaluate the preliminary antitumor effect of KRC-01 in combination with CRT.

Detailed description

This is a seamless Phase 1/2 study consisting of two components. Phase 1 component is a dose-escalation, single arm, open label study in 10 patients to evaluate the safety and tolerability of KRC 01. Phase 2 component is a randomized, open label, controlled, multi-center study in 60 patients to evaluate the preliminary antitumor effect of KRC-01 in combination with CRT. Phase 1 component (n=10) Phase 1 component is a dose-escalation single arm, open label study. All eligible subjects will receive external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with cisplatin (40 mg/m2) intravenously (IV) once weekly for 5 weeks (sixth dose optional) followed by image-guided brachytherapy (BT). KRC-01 will be dosed intratumorally within 2 hours prior to EBRT starting from second week of EBRT. There are two cohorts (n=5 per cohort) Cohort 1: Once-a-week between Monday to Thursday (not necessarily the same day every week) Cohort 2: Twice-a-week with a 1- or 2- day interval (either Mon+Wed, Mon+Thu, or Tue+Thu) After 5 subjects of Cohort 1 have completed CRT+BT, the safety review committee (SRC) will evaluate the safety and tolerability of KRC-01 once-a-week dosing and determine Go/ No Go decision to Cohort 2 (twice-a-week dosing). After all 10 subjects have completed CRT+BT, the SRC will evaluate the safety and tolerability of KRC 01 and determine Go/ No Go decision to Phase 2 component with optimal dosing regimen. Phase 2 component (n=60) Phase 2 component is a randomized, open label study. All eligible subjects will be randomized to Standard of care (SOC) group or SOC with KRC-01 group. All subjects will receive EBRT with cisplatin (40 mg/m2) IV once-a-week for 5 weeks (sixth dose optional) followed by image-guided BT. Only for KRC-01 group, KRC-01 will be dosed intratumorally at the optimal dosing schedule selected in Phase 1 component within 2 hours prior to EBRT starting from second week of EBRT.

Interventions

RADIATIONExternal Beam Radiation Therapy

* Target definition for EBRT will be based on 3D imaging by computed tomography, positron emission tomography with computed tomography, or MRI. * Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) must be used. * IMRT should be given once daily Monday-Friday, 5 fractions per week.

DRUGcisplatin

* Weekly concomitant cisplatin (40 mg/m2) during EBRT * Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or other forms of antineoplastic treatment apart from weekly concomitant cisplatin (40 mg/m2) are not allowed. * Adjuvant chemotherapy (after completion of EBRT+BT) is not allowed.

RADIATIONbrachytherapy

* BT treatment planning will be based on 3D-image-guided BT by MRI. * Low-dose-rate, pulsed-dose-rate, or high-dose-rate BT

DRUGKRC-01

KRC-01 is a solution that contains hydrogen peroxide 3% with sodium hyaluronate 1%. Hydrogen peroxide is the active ingredient for this radiosensitizer.

Sponsors

Kortuc, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Phase 1 open label

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Provide written informed consent before participation. * Female subjects age 18 years or older. * Histologically diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or adeno-squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. * FIGO stage II and III locally advanced cervical cancer. * No evidence of metastatic disease. * At least one tumor that qualifies as a Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 tumor with tumor size \>5 cm diameter, not previously irradiated, at baseline assessed \[by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)\] within 28 days before Day 1. * No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cervical cancer. * Intention to undergo treatment including EBRT with 5 cycles of cisplatin followed by BT; to be completed within 8 weeks of its initiation. * Patients with predicted life expectancy of 3 months or more. * Target tumor is accessible for intratumoral injection. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status of 0 or 1. * Negative pregnancy test before start of CRT in women of childbearing potential and an ability/willingness to protect against pregnancy from consent and for 3 months post-RT.

Exclusion criteria

* Other primary malignancies except basal cell carcinoma of the skin. * Histologically diagnosed small cell (neuroendocrine), melanoma, clear cell and other rare variants of the classical adenocarcinoma at cervices. * Previous pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy. * Previous total or partial hysterectomy. * Combination of preoperative radiotherapy with surgery. * Patients receiving neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or non-protocol antineoplastic treatment apart from weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2). * Anatomical location and/or extent of disease difficult to access for safe intratumoral drug injections. * Contraindications to the pelvic radiation such as inflammatory bowel disease and collagen vascular disease. * Contraindications to MRI. * Patients on anticoagulants or deranged coagulation profile. * Pregnancy or nursing. * High medical risks because of non-malignant systemic disease or with active uncontrolled infection. * Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug, device or biologic within the preceding 3 months, except an observational study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse Events36 monthAn AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a study drug that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment.
AEs of special interest36 month(local pain, radiation dermatitis, tumor lysis syndrome, superficial soft tissue fibrosis, vaginal stenosis, gastrointestinal/urinary AEs, and severe and medically significant bleeding (requires urgent intervention) after intratumoral injection)
Physical examinationat the time of Screening and at Week 6 and partial examination will be done weekly in between to document relevant changes.The physical examination will include: * General appearance * Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat * Respiratory * Cardiovascular * Musculoskeletal * Abdomen * Neurologic * Extremities * Dermatologic * Lymphatic Partial examination, patient will verbally report changes since last week.
Toleranceweek 1 to 6• Number of patients who have a significant treatment delays/interruption (total duration \> 59 days)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free survival: minimum 2 years, maximum 3 yearsPFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Per RECIST 1.1, or by histopathologic confirmation of suspected disease progression, PD is defined as ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Unequivocal progression of non-target lesions is also considered PD.
Overall survivalminimum 2 years, maximum 3 yearsmortality rates
Disease-free survivalminimum 2 years, maximum 3 yearsDisease progression can be considered as a worsening of a patient's condition attributable to the disease for which the investigational product is being studied. It may be an increase in the severity of the disease under study and/or increases in the symptoms of the disease. An event can be attributed to disease progression even without radiological or biomarker evidence of disease progression. Deterioration of the disease under study and associated symptoms or findings, including the development of new, or the progression of existing, metastases, should not be regarded as an AE, unless the study medication is considered to have contributed to the progression.
Health-related quality of life (QOL)minimum 2 years, maximum 3 yearsEuropean Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QOL 30-Item Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and EORTC 24-Item Cervical Cancer Questionnaire (QLQ-CX24)

Countries

India, Thailand, United Kingdom

Contacts

CONTACTMartine Francis
martine@mafinc.com13013438894
CONTACTMinako Koga
mkoga@kmphc.com2026156004

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 9, 2026