Dornase Alfa and Cisplatin in Refractory Germ Cell Cancer.
Phase II Study of Dornase Alfa and Cisplatin in Refractory Germ Cell Cancer.
- Refractory Germ Cell Tumors
- Dornase Alfa
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Slovakia
- Enrolment target
- 33
- Started
- 30 July 2025
- Main results due
- 30 July 2027
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 25 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 18 years and over.
- Men only.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed written informed consent. 2. Adult men aged 18 years or older. 3. ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status: 0-1. 4. Histologically confirmed extracranial primary germ cell cancer, seminoma, or non-seminoma. 5. Rising serum markers (i.e., alfa-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin) on sequential measurement or biopsy-proven unresectable germ cell cancer. 6. Multiple relapsed/refractory GCTs (at least 2 lines of previous chemotherapy) and/or patients relapsing after high-dose chemotherapy or for patients non fit enough for high-dose chemotherapy. 7. Primary mediastinal GCTs in first relapse. 8. Patient's disease must not be amenable to cure with either surgery or chemotherapy in the opinion of investigator. 9. RECIST 1.1 measurable disease. 10. Adequate hematologic function defined by ANC \> 1500/mm3, platelet count \> 100 000/mm3 and hemoglobin level \> 9g/dl. 11. Adequate liver function defined by a total bilirubin level \< 1.5 ULN, and ALT, AST \< 3 ULN or \< 5 in case of liver metastases. For subjects with Gilbert's syndrome bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN is allowed if no symptoms of compromised liver function are present. 12. Adequate renal function: measured or calculated (by Cockcroft formula) creatinine clearance \> 50 ml/min. Cockcroft formula: CLcr = \[(140-age) x weight (Kg)\]/\[72 x creat (mg/dl)\]. 13. At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy before study entry. 14. At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last major surgery. 15. Complete recovery from prior surgery, and/or reduction of all adverse events from previous systemic therapy or radiotherapy to grade 1. 16. Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule. 17. Male patients with a female partner of childbearing potential who agree to use an effective method of contraception (condom) and a highly effective method of contraception by their female partner during the study and 6 months after the last study treatment intake. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who do not fit inclusion criteria. 2. Other prior malignancy except successfully treated nonmelanoma skin cancer . 3. Other concurrent approved or investigational anticancer treatment, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biologic-response modifiers, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy. 4. Female patients. 5. Patients with other severe acute or chronic medical condition, or laboratory abnormality that would impair, in the judgment of investigator, excess risk associated with study treatment, or which, in judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study. 6. Hypersensitivity to any compound of the drugs, severe known allergies or intolerance to other recombinant protein products obtained from Chinese hamster ovary cells according to Investigatorś decision. 7. Known participation in another clinical trial investigating a drug and/or medical product in the last 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug and/or medicinal product (whichever is longer).
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are highly curable malignancies; however, a subset of patients with relapsed or refractory disease after first- and second-line chemotherapy have a very poor prognosis, with long-term survival rates below 5%. New therapeutic strategies are needed in this setting. Emerging evidence indicates that extracellular DNA and markers of NETosis are associated with poor prognosis in GCTs, while DNase activity decreases with disease progression. Dornase alfa, a recombinant human DNase I approved for cystic fibrosis, may restore DNA homeostasis by degrading extracellular DNA. Preclinical studies demonstrated that dornase alfa, when combined with cisplatin, inhibited tumor growth in cisplatin-resistant GCT xenograft models. This proof-of-concept phase II study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dornase alfa in combination with cisplatin in patients with relapsed or refractory GCTs, hypothesizing that extracellular DNA degradation by dornase alfa may enhance tumor control and restore cisplatin sensitivity.
Study sites(1)
National Cancer Institute
Bratislava, Slovakia
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07121322. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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