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CAN1012 in Pre-malignant Oral Dysplasia
Sponsor: Providence Health & Services
Summary
The primary objective of this trial is to examine the safety of CAN1012 delivered by intralesional injection ahead of planned surgical resection.
Official title: A Phase I/Ib Study Evaluating Intralesional TLR7 Agonist, CAN1012, in Pre-malignant Oral Dysplasia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2026-07-01
Completion Date
2033-07
Last Updated
2026-06-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
CAN1012
CAN1012 is an IFN-α biased, long-acting, highly selective TLR7 agonist, which acts as an immune modulator capable of priming both innate and adaptive immunity against tumors. It has previously been shown on intralesional injection to turn "cold" tumors "hot" through several mechanisms: 1. CAN1012 activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), producing robust IFN-α but minimal IL-6 or TNF; 2. IFN-α primes NK and CD8+ T cell maturation and release of cytotoxic granules to kill tumor cells; 3. IFN-α promotes mature cDCs to migrate to tumor draining lymph nodes and present tumor antigens to CD4+ T cells; 4. Chemokines induced by TLR7 stimulation recruit inflammatory cells into the tumor microenvironment (TME).