One Time Injection of Bacteria to Treat Solid Tumors That Have Not Responded to Standard Therapy

Investigators at the SKCCC have developed a bacterial strain (C. novyi-NT) that can infect tumors and destroy them, but does not grow in normal tissues. In animal experiments, a single intravenous injection of these bacteria can cause dramatic regression of many tumors, and the tumors do not recur in approximately (\~) 30% of the animals. This is a phase I dose escalation study using a single dose of Clostridium novyi-NT spores in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumor malignancies. The overall objective of this study is to determine the safety and document any preliminary evidence of anti-tumor activity in this patient population.