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NCT Number: NCT07319195

Window Study of Intratumoral Mitazalimab in Breast Cancer (WINIT-BC)

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the safety, feasibility, histologic and immunological effects of Mitazalimab, a CD40 agonistic antibody, when administered either alone or in combination with PD-1 inhibition prior to surgical resection.

The investigator hypothesizes that preoperative administration of CD40 agonist with or without PD-1 inhibitor intratumorally will demonstrate an acceptable safety profile, will not result in an unplanned delay in surgery, and will lead to increased immune activation.

Subjects will receive a single intratumoral dose of CD40 agonist with or without PD-1 inhibitor 7 or more days prior to surgery and will be followed for safety, feasibility, immune, and pathologic responses.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed and dated written IRB-approved informed consent.
  • Age ≥18 years.
  • Body weight > 40kg
  • Stage I-III or recurrent resectable breast cancer to be treated with curative-intent
  • Planning to undergo upfront surgery as part of routine clinical care
  • Discussion with the treating or study medical oncologist re: the potential of sending an Oncotype evaluation (if ER+HER2-) on the core needle biopsy sample
  • Availability of the core needle biopsy sample for correlative studies
  • Surgery to be performed at a University of Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function. ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count) ≥ 1.5x109 cell/ml, platelets ≥75,000 /mm3, hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL, total serum bilirubin within 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) unless Gilbert's, AST/ALT, within 2.5 x ULN, Albumin ≥3g/dL, and all tests performed within 4 weeks prior to administration of Study Treatment.
  • ECG with no clinically significant findings as assessed by the investigator.
  • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status of 0-1.
  • Female patients of childbearing potential who are not abstinent and intend to be sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner must use at least 1 highly effective method of contraception from the time of screening throughout the total duration of the drug treatment and the drug washout period (90 days after therapy). Non-sterilized male partners of a female patient of childbearing potential must use male condom plus spermicide throughout this period. Female patients should also refrain from breastfeeding throughout this period.
  • Able and willing to comply with all study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

  • Metastatic disease.
  • Planned neoadjuvant therapy, i.e., not undergoing upfront surgery.
  • Known history of hepatitis B or C with active viral replication.
  • Administration of any live vaccine within 28 days of first dose of study treatment.
  • Prior CD40 or anti-PD-1 agonist therapy.
  • Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days before receiving first dose of study treatment. However, the subject may participate in observational studies.
  • Any illness or condition that in the opinion of the investigator may affect the safety of the subject or the evaluation of any study endpoint.
  • Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before study treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection)
  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent
  • Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP.
  • History of allogenic organ transplantation
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune disease. Examples include inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis], Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
  • Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
  • Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement or type 1 DM controlled with insulin
  • Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
  • Patients without active autoimmune disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician
  • Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent
  • History of another active malignancy except for non-melanoma skin cancer, lentigo maligna or other carcinoma in situ
  • History of active primary immunodeficiency
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of the study drug excipients.
  • Body weight > 110 kg.
  • Actively breastfeeding. -

Treatment and study plan

Intratumoral Mitazalimab

Drug

Intratumoral agonistic CD40

Intratumoral Nivolumab

Drug

Checkpoint inhibitor

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of Grade 3 or higher adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: Within 30 days of treatment

    Type and severity of adverse events

  2. Feasibility of CD40 agonist (Mitazalimab) with/without PD-1 inhibitor (Nivolumab) prior to surgery

    Time frame: 14 days after planned surgical date

    Number of successful surgical resection without unanticipated delay in surgery > 14 days after planned surgical date due to treatment-related issues

Secondary outcomes

  1. Tumor response rate

    Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery

    Rate of tumors with response (Residual Cancer Burden 0-II)

  2. Recurrence of disease

    Time frame: up to 5 years post surgery

    Occurrence of a breast cancer recurrence

  3. Event-free survival

    Time frame: up to 5 years post surgery

    Length of time between time of surgery and a breast cancer recurrence or death

  4. Immunologic effects of CD40 agonist (Mitazalimab) with/without PD-1 inhibitor (Nivolumab)

    Time frame: Prior to treatment and up to 30 days post surgery

    Immunophenotyping of PBMCs pre- and post-treatment

  5. Number of participants with change in serum cytokine levels pre- and post-treatment

    Time frame: Prior to treatment and up to 30 days post surgery

    Serum cytokine measurement

  6. Number of participants with changes in tumor immune cell number pre- and post-treatment

    Time frame: Prior to treatment and up to 30 days post surgery

    10x genomics platform will be used to evaluate for changes in tumor immune cell number pre- and post-treatment

  7. Number of participants with changes in TCR repertoire in peripheral blood pre- and post-treatment

    Time frame: Prior to treatment and up to 30 days post surgery

    Comparison of TCR repertoire in peripheral blood via TCR sequencing pre- and post-treatment

  8. Number of participants with changes in TCR repertoire in tumor pre- and post-treatment

    Time frame: Prior to treatment and up to 30 days post surgery

    Comparison of TCR repertoire in tumor via TCR sequencing pre- and post-treatment

  9. Number of patients with FDG PET/CT response or flair after treatment

    Time frame: between baseline and 1 week post-treatment

    Change in FDG activity in tumor and/or lymph nodes between baseline (PET0) and post-treatment (PET1) FDG PET/CT scans.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Jennifer Zhang, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

215-573-9348

Julia Lewandowski

CONTACT

[email protected]

215-573-9348

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Jennifer Zhang

Other

Collaborators

  • Alligator Bioscience AB

Registry information

Official study title

Window of Opportunity Study of Intratumoral CD40 Agonist (Mitazalimab) With or Without PD-1 Inhibitor (Nivolumab) in Patients With Resectable Breast Cancer (WINIT-BC)

Acronym: WINIT-BC

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2033
First posted
Jan 6, 2026
Registry last updated
May 6, 2026

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