Combination method for treatment of cancer
The invention relates to methods of treating tumours comprising delivering an oncolytic virus or oncolytic viral RNA via direct injection or systemic administration or intravesicular administration to the tumour or cancer in combination with the co-administration of an immuno-stimulatory agent via the systemic route to a mammal.
1. A method for the treatment of cancer in a subject comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody to the subject.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an increase in PD-L1 expression occurs in tumor cells of the subject following administration of the Coxsackievirus CVA21.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the anti-PD-1 antibody is Lambrolizumab.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cancer is an intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expressing cancer.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody is administered via intravenous infusion to the subject.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the cancer is an intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expressing cancer.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is bladder cancer.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to the administration of the antibody.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-CTLA-4 antibody.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anti-PD-1 antibody is Lambrolizumab.
13. The method of claim 3 or 12 , wherein the cancer is an intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expressing cancer.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is an intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expressing cancer.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cancer is ovarian cancer.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cancer is colorectal cancer.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cancer is renal cancer.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cancer is pancreatic cancer.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cancer is prostate cancer.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cancer is thyroid cancer, adrenal cancer, lymphoid cancer, or leukemia.
21. The method of any one of claims 1 - 7 , wherein the subject is a human patient and wherein the Coxsackievirus CVA21 is intratumorally administered at a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the Coxsackievirus CVA21 is intratumorally administered on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 22, 43 and 64, and then administered at further 3-week intervals.
23. The method of any one of claims 1 - 7 , 8 , 12 , or 14 , wherein the treatment provides increased survival time for the subject compared to the survival time for a subject administered the therapeutically effective amount of the Coxsackievirus CVA21 alone.
24. The method of any one of claims 1 - 7 , 8 , 12 , or 14 , wherein the treatment provides increased survival time for the subject compared to the survival time for a subject administered the therapeutically effective amount of the anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody alone.
25. A method for the treatment of an ICAM-1 expressing cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
27. A method for the treatment of an ICAM-1 expressing cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day, wherein the injection days are on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 22, 43 and 64, and then at further 3-week intervals and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
28. A method for the treatment of melanoma in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
29. The method of claim 28 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
30. A method for the treatment of melanoma in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day, wherein the injection days are on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 22, 43 and 64, and then at further 3-week intervals and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
31. A method for the treatment of melanoma in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient, and (iii) further comprising the step of tumor resection following (i) and (ii).
32. A method for the treatment of bladder cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intravesicularly administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is at about the same time as administration of the antibody.
34. A method for the treatment of breast cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
35. The method of claim 34 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
36. The method of claim 34 , wherein the treatment comprises (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day, wherein the injection days are on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 22, 43 and 64, and then at further 3-week intervals and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
37. A method for the treatment of liver cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
38. The method of claim 37 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
39. A method for the treatment of stomach cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
40. The method of claim 39 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.
41. A method for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in a human patient comprising (i) intratumorally administering to the human patient a therapeutically effective amount of Coxsackievirus CVA21 up to a total dose of 3×10 8 TCID 50 per injection day and (ii) systemically co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Lambrolizumab to the human patient.
42. The method of claim 41 , wherein the administration of said Coxsackievirus CVA21 is prior to administration of the antibody.