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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 1 / Phase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Modi-1 Moditope in Breast, Head and Neck, Ovarian, or Renal Cancer

A Phase 1/2, Multicentre, Open-Label Study of Modi-1 Moditope in Patients With Breast, Head and Neck, Ovarian, or Renal Cancer

Modi-1 Moditope in Breast, Head and Neck, Ovarian, or Renal Cancer (NCT05329532) is a Phase 1 / Phase 2 interventional studying Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Renal Cell Cancer, sponsored by Scancell Ltd. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

The main objectives of this study are to assess the safety, tolerability, immunological activity, and preliminary efficacy of the Modi-1 Moditope vaccine, both as monotherapy and in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) such as pembrolizumab or nivolumab with or without Ipilimumab (where these are standard of care in a non-neoadjuvant setting), in patients with advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), advanced/unresectable human papillomavirus-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), high grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), or renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Modi-1 Moditope will also be investigated in the neoadjuvant setting for patients with SCCHN undergoing curative intent surgical resection in combination with pembrolizumab versus the Modi-1 alone.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Triple Negative Breast Cancer, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

Target enrollment of 168 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Triple Negative Breast Cancer subpopulation. At this scale, the study has enough statistical power to detect a clear treatment effect but is not the largest cohort in the field.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

INCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Patient either has one of the following diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) advanced cancers not amenable to curative intent surgical resection: - TNBC - SCCHN (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx) - HGSOC including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers - RCC Or the patient has diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) SCCHN scheduled to have curative intent surgical resection. 2. Patient must meet one of the following specific criteria for prior treatment of the relevant tumour type: - TNBC: - patient has received available standard therapy for advanced disease (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). - patient stopped immunotherapy due to toxicity and with residual disease as measurable by RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). - patient completing a systemic treatment regimen with immunotherapy, for whom a subsequent SOC therapy is not yet indicated or appropriate and with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). - patient has refused SOC therapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). - SCCHN: - patient has received first-line platinum-containing chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy) as treatment for advanced disease (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy and Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI cohorts). - patient with locally advanced or metastatic disease measurable by RECIST 1.1 for whom all forms of platinum-based chemoradiotherapy treatment are contraindicated (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy and Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI cohorts). - patient completing immunotherapy for whom a subsequent SOC therapy is not yet indicated or appropriate and with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). - patient stopped immunotherapy due to toxicity or completion of immunotherapy but with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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INCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Patient either has one of the following histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced cancers not amenable to curative intent surgical resection: * TNBC * SCCHN (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx) * HGSOC including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers * RCC Or the patient has histologically or cytologically confirmed SCCHN scheduled to have curative intent surgical resection. 2. Patient must meet one of the following specific criteria for prior treatment of the relevant tumour type: * TNBC: * patient has received available standard therapy for advanced disease (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient stopped immunotherapy due to toxicity and with residual disease as measurable by RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient completing a systemic treatment regimen with immunotherapy, for whom a subsequent SOC therapy is not yet indicated or appropriate and with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient has refused SOC therapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * SCCHN: * patient has received first-line platinum-containing chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy) as treatment for advanced disease (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy and Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI cohorts). * patient with locally advanced or metastatic disease measurable by RECIST 1.1 for whom all forms of platinum-based chemoradiotherapy treatment are contraindicated (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy and Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI cohorts). * patient completing immunotherapy for whom a subsequent SOC therapy is not yet indicated or appropriate and with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient stopped immunotherapy due to toxicity or completion of immunotherapy but with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient with untreated metastatic or unresectable recurrent SCCHN whose tumours express PD-L1 with a combined positive score (CPS) of one or more and are eligible for SOC immunotherapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI cohort only). Patients who received their first dose of CPI therapy within 28 days of the first dose of Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv are eligible. * patient has refused SOC therapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * SCCHN: o neoadjuvant expansion cohort only; patients who are treatment-naïve and are scheduled to have tumour resection surgery, in whom minimum of 3 weeks of Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv and a single 400 mg intravenous (i.v.) total dose of pembrolizumab immunotherapy can be administered. Patients will only be enrolled once the Modi-1 Moditope® expansion doses and a lack of increased anti-CCP antibodies (with, and without, concomitant pembrolizumab) have been established. * HGSOC including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers: * patient must be considered unsuitable for platinum chemotherapy, defined as recurrence/progression within 6 months of prior platinum-containing chemotherapy or patients in whom platinum therapy is no longer thought appropriate. Patient must have received no more than two non-platinum regimens, from the time the patient is considered unsuitable for platinum chemotherapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient completing a course of systemic therapy for whom a subsequent SOC therapy is not yet indicated or appropriate and with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient has refused SOC therapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * RCC: * patient is untreated for advanced RCC (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI doublet cohort only). * patient has received first-line treatment consisting of anti-angiogenic therapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort). * patient has favourable or intermediate International Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) risk score (Heng et al. 2013) (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort). * patient has intermediate or poor International Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) risk score (Heng et al. 2013) and is eligible for SOC nivolumab with ipilimumab immunotherapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI doublet cohort only). * patient has stopped immunotherapy due to toxicity and with residual disease as measurable by RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient completing immunotherapy, for whom a subsequent SOC therapy is not yet indicated or appropriate and with measurable disease in accordance with RECIST 1.1 (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient on active surveillance (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). * patient is eligible for SOC nivolumab with ipilimumab immunotherapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI doublet cohort only). * patient has refused SOC therapy (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv monotherapy cohort only). 3. Where applicable, patient has completed last dose of prior cancer therapy at least 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. 4. Patient has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the last vaccination being at least 14 days prior to the patient's first dose of IMP, except for those who have declined or are not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. 5. Patient has recovered to Grade ≤1 (CTCAE v5.0) from the effects (excluding alopecia) of any prior therapy for their malignancies. 6. Patient has at least one measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1 criteria by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (non-neoadjuvant cohorts). 7. Wherever possible, patients not scheduled for curative intent resection surgery should have a fresh tumour biopsy (or have an archival biopsy \[obtained within the past 5 years\] if obtaining a fresh biopsy is not feasible) at baseline for molecular studies, and agree to a post-treatment biopsy (at Week 25 or one of the EOT visits), if feasible. Patients in the SCCHN neoadjuvant cohort must have both a fresh pre-treatment biopsy and agree to have their resected tumour analysed. 8. Patient is male or female and at least 18 years of age. 9. Patient has a life expectancy of more than 6 months. 10. Patient has an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 11. Patient has adequate organ function as determined by the following laboratory values: absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109/L, platelets ≥100 x 109/L, haemoglobin \>90 g/L (\>5.6 mmol/L), lymphocytes ≥ 1 x 109/L, serum creatinine ≤1.5 x upper limit of the normal range (ULN), serum total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN, serum transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\]/alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) ≤2.5 x ULN or ≤5.0 x ULN if liver metastases present. 12. Patient must be able and willing to provide written informed consent prior to any study related procedure. (In the event that the patient is re-screened for study participation or if a protocol amendment alters the care of an ongoing patient, a new informed consent form must be signed). 13. Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test during Screening (and a urine test within the 7 days prior to Day 1) and be neither breastfeeding nor intending to become pregnant during study participation. Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 120 days after discontinuation of vaccine monotherapy or 5 months after use with a CPI (or longer if the Summary of Product Characteristics \[SmPC\] of the CPI requires it). 14. Men who are potentially fertile with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods for the duration of study participation, and for 120 days after discontinuation of vaccine monotherapy or 5 months after use with a CPI (or longer if the SmPC of the CPI requires it). 15. Patient must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures. 16. Patient scheduled to receive a CPI (e.g., pembrolizumab alone or nivolumab alone or where applicable with ipilimumab) together with Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv must have been clinically evaluated, have not received prior CPI therapy, and the CPI must be deemed an appropriate treatment for their disease according to the CPI's SmPC (this does not apply to the neoadjuvant SCCHN cohort). EXCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Patient has symptomatic central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis. 2. Patient is taking any systemic steroid therapy (exceeding 10 mg/day of prednisolone or equivalent) or is on any other form of immune suppressant medication within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of IMP. Physiological doses of systemic steroids such as those for the management of adrenal insufficiency, topical and inhaled steroids, such as those for the management of asthma, and patients with hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement, are permitted. 3. Patient has a history of malignancy other than the disease under study within 2 years prior to Screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (e.g., 2-year overall survival rate \>90%), such as adequately treated carcinoma-in-situ of the breast or the cervix, melanoma-in-situ, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, superficial bladder cancer, prostate cancer with Gleason grade ≤6 and prostate specific antigen within normal range or stage I endometrial cancer. 4. Patient is pregnant, lactating, or is expecting to conceive/father children within the duration of the study. 5. Patient has a concurrent illness which would preclude study conduct and assessment, including, but not limited to, uncontrolled medical conditions, uncontrolled and active infection (considered opportunistic, life threatening, or clinically significant), uncontrolled risk of bleeding, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, pulmonary disease (including obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis), alcoholic liver disease, or primary biliary cirrhosis. 6. Patient has New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart disease, myocardial infarction or stroke within previous 6 months, a history of significant cardiac abnormality and/or significant abnormal baseline ECG readout, active ischaemia, or any other uncontrolled cardiac condition such as angina pectoris, clinically significant arrhythmia requiring therapy, uncontrolled hypertension, significant cerebrovascular disease, or congestive heart failure. 7. Patient has anti-CCP antibody levels classified as equivocal or positive according to NHS guidelines, i.e., ≥ the ULN, or has an active autoimmune disease that may impact on the study treatment in the opinion of the Investigator. 8. Patient has received a live vaccine within 28 days, or an influenza vaccine within 14 days prior to the first dose of IMP. The timing of any other vaccines should be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Investigator prior to study enrolment. 9. Patient has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV; surface antigen reactive) or hepatitis C (HCV; RNA detected). 10. COVID-19 vaccination within 14 days prior to the first dose of IMP. 11. Patient has a known current or recent history (within the last year) of substance abuse including illicit drugs or alcohol. 12. History of any of the following: drug-induced severe cutaneous adverse reaction (SCAR; including, but not limited to Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis \[SJS/TEN\], or drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms \[DRESS\]), or dose-limiting immune-mediated reactions (Modi-1ev/Modi-1eKv + CPI RCC cohort only). 13. Patient has a known hypersensitivity to the IMP under study or their excipients. Where SOC CPIs are planned to be given with the IMP, the patient must not have a known hypersensitivity to the CPIs or their excipients.

Treatments Being Tested

BIOLOGICAL

Modi-1 Moditope

Modi-1 Moditope administered intradermally (i.d.) using the MicronJet600™ microneedle device (NanoPass).

BIOLOGICAL

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab (exploratory cohorts) will be administered by intravenous infusion on Day 8, prior to tumour resection surgery at 6 weeks.

DEVICE

MicronJet600™ microneedle device (NanoPass)

Intradermal injection device

Locations (16)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospital
Brighton, Default, United Kingdom
Velindre Cancer Centre
Cardiff, Default, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Cancer Centre (NHS Lothian)
Edinburgh, Default, United Kingdom
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation
Guildford, Default, United Kingdom
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, Default, United Kingdom
Mount Vernon
London, Default, United Kingdom
University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, Default, United Kingdom
Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, Default, United Kingdom
Nottingham University Hospitals Cancer Centre
Nottingham, Default, United Kingdom
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, Default, United Kingdom
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield, Default, United Kingdom
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton, Default, United Kingdom
Belfast City Hospital
Belfast, United Kingdom
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals
Cambridge, United Kingdom
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torquay, United Kingdom

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT05329532), the sponsor (Scancell Ltd), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT05329532 clinical trial studying?

The main objectives of this study are to assess the safety, tolerability, immunological activity, and preliminary efficacy of the Modi-1 Moditope vaccine, both as monotherapy and in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) such as pembrolizumab or nivolumab with or without Ipilimumab (where these are standard of care in a non-neoadjuvant setting), in patients with advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), advanced/unresectable human papillomavirus-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), high grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), or renal cell carcinoma (RCC).… The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT05329532?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT05329532?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

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Last updated 2026-06-07 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.