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FUSA With Intratumoral PolyICLC in Regionally Advanced Resectable Melanoma

NCT06472661 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2025-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is for adult patients with advanced melanoma who are receiving immunotherapy and who are planning on having surgery for their cancer. All participants in this study will receive an experimental treatment made up of focused ultrasound ablation (FUSA), a non-invasive experimental treatment that uses ultrasound waves to heat and destroy tumor tissue, and an injection in the tumor with an experimental drug that activates the immune system called polyICLC (polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid that is stabilized with carboxymethylcellulose and polylysine). Neither the drug nor the device that are used in this study have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Echopulse or Echopulse HD

The Echopulse/Echopulse HD device delivers focused ultrasound ablation (FUSA) therapy. FUSA is a technology that delivers continuous high-intensity focused ultrasound to ablate (heat and destroy) tissue. A series of sound waves will be focused on the tumor using the Echopulse or the Echopulse HD device to cover the planned target area. The targeted area is 33% of the tumor, up to 3.5 cubic centimeters. An ultrasound will be used to guide the beam of the FUSA treatment to the targeted site. FUSA will be applied to up to two tumors in the session. Participants are sedated during the FUSA treatment.

DRUG

PolyICLC

PolyICLC (polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid that is stabilized with carboxymethylcellulose and polylysine) is a drug that may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. A single injection of .9 mg of polyICLC into one tumor will be given within 4 hours after the FUSA.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Theraclion

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lynn T Dengel, MD · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-27
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31
FDA Drug
Yes
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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