Clinical trial · Interventional
Exploration of the Application of Methotrexate-loaded Drug Vesicles in Intrathecal Injection for Meningeal Metastasis of Lung Cancer
A Phase I/II, Single-arm, Single-center Clinical Study: Exploration of the Application of Methotrexate-loaded Drug Vesicles in Intrathecal Injection for Meningeal Metastasis of Lung Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a phase I/II, single-arm, open-label, single-center clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of intrathecal injection of methotrexate-loaded autologous tumor cell-derived microparticles (MTX-MPs) in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from lung cancer who have failed standard of care. The study consists of two phases: Phase I employs an accelerated titration combined with a "3+3" dose-escalation design to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended phase II dose (RP2D). Phase II further assesses the objective response rate (ORR) at the RP2D. Key secondary endpoints include progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety profile. Approximately 10-20 patients with cytologically confirmed leptomeningeal metastasis (age ≥18 years, ECOG PS 0-3) will be enrolled. Participants will receive intrathecal MTX-MPs on days 1, 3, and 5 of the first cycle, followed by once every 3 weeks (Q3W) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or death. Tumor response will be evaluated using the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria for leptomeningeal metastasis, and adverse events will be graded according to CTCAE version 5.0. This exploratory study may provide a novel local therapeutic approach for leptomeningeal metastasis from lung cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Lung Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methotrexate-loaded vesicles | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D)
- timeFrame
- Expected for 15 months
- description
- Phase I: To determine the MTD and RP2D using an accelerated titration plus 3+3 dose-escalation design.
- measure
- Phase II:Objective Response Rate(ORR)
- timeFrame
- Expected for 15 months
- description
- Phase II: Objective Response Rate (ORR) per RANO criteria for leptomeningeal metastasis, defined as the proportion of patients achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR).
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Safety and Tolerability
- timeFrame
- From first dose up to 30 days after last dose (or study completion)
- description
- Incidence, severity, and causality of adverse events (AEs) graded by CTCAE v5.0, including acute reactions within 3 days after each intrathecal injection, neurological toxicities, and laboratory abnormalities.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: \- Participants can be enrolled in this study only if they meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old; 2. Diagnosed with lung cancer by pathological biopsy or cytology; 3. Diagnosed with meningeal metastasis by detecting tumor cells in cerebrospinal fluid cytology; 4. Patients with advanced lung cancer and meningeal metastasis who have failed standard treatment; 5. ECOG PS 0 - 3. Exclusion Criteria: \- The following conditions will disqualify a patient from participating in this study: 1. Concurrent central nervous system infectious diseases; 2. ECOG PS ≥ 4; 3. Patients currently participating in other interventional studies; 4. History of or current severe immunodeficiency diseases; 5. Any other conditions that, in the judgment of the researcher, make the patient unfit to participate in this study.
References
Publications (18)
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- RESULTLukas RV, Thakkar JP, Cristofanilli M, Chandra S, Sosman JA, Patel JD, Kumthekar P, Stupp R, Lesniak MS. Leptomeningeal metastases: the future is now. J Neurooncol. 2022 Feb;156(3):443-452. doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03924-2. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID 35048267
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