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Lymphodepletion Plus Adoptive Cell Transfer With or Without Dendritic Cell Immunization
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified November 2011 by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

First Received on February 10, 2006.   Last Updated on November 16, 2011   History of Changes
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborator: Chiron Corporation
Information provided by (Responsible Party): M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00338377
  Purpose

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if a vaccine prepared from special blood cells (dendritic cells) will improve the function of fighting immune cells (T cells) specific for melanoma. These special blood cells and immune cells will be taken from patient's blood and tissue and grown in the laboratory and then given back to the patient. Researchers will also study the ability of these cells to shrink or slow the growth of the metastatic melanoma when given with chemotherapy and Interleukin-2 (IL-2).


Condition Intervention Phase
Melanoma
Biological: Dendritic Cell Immunization
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Fludarabine
Biological: T Cells
Biological: Interleukin-2
Phase II

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Lymphodepletion Plus Adoptive Cell Transfer With or Without Dendritic Cell Immunization in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

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Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Clinical Response (CR) [ Time Frame: Clinical Evaluation during first 70 Days, CT Scan at 6-8 weeks (+/- 7 days) after cell infusion. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 98
Study Start Date: February 2006
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Chemotherapy + IL-2 plus T-cells Drug: Cyclophosphamide
60 mg/kg/d by vein over 2 hours on Days -7 and -6 before T cell infusion
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • Neosar
Drug: Fludarabine
25 mg/m^2 by vein daily over 30 minutes on Days -5 to -1 before T cell infusion.
Other Names:
  • Fludarabine Phosphate
  • Fludara
Biological: T Cells
On Days 0, up to 1.5 x 10^11 T cells by vein infusion over 30-60 minutes.
Biological: Interleukin-2
12-16 hours after completing the T cell infusion, all will receive high dose IL-2 on an inpatient basis at the standard dose of 720,000 IU/kg as an intravenous bolus over approximately a 15 minute period every 8-16 hours for up to 15 doses on D-1-5, as tolerated.
Other Names:
  • IL-2
  • Proleukin
Experimental: Chemotherapy + IL-2 plus T-Cells + Vaccine
Chemotherapy and IL-2 plus T-cells and the vaccine of dendritic cells
Biological: Dendritic Cell Immunization
1x10^7 to 2.5x10^8 MART-1 peptide-pulsed Dendritic Cells given by vein over 20-30 minutes approximately 4 hrs after receiving T cells.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
60 mg/kg/d by vein over 2 hours on Days -7 and -6 before T cell infusion
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • Neosar
Drug: Fludarabine
25 mg/m^2 by vein daily over 30 minutes on Days -5 to -1 before T cell infusion.
Other Names:
  • Fludarabine Phosphate
  • Fludara
Biological: T Cells
On Days 0, up to 1.5 x 10^11 T cells by vein infusion over 30-60 minutes.
Biological: Interleukin-2
12-16 hours after completing the T cell infusion, all will receive high dose IL-2 on an inpatient basis at the standard dose of 720,000 IU/kg as an intravenous bolus over approximately a 15 minute period every 8-16 hours for up to 15 doses on D-1-5, as tolerated.
Other Names:
  • IL-2
  • Proleukin

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must have metastatic melanoma or stage III in-transit or regional nodal disease. (Turnstile I)
  2. Patients must receive an MRI/CT of the brain or PET/CT. If new lesions are present, PI or his designee should make final determination regarding enrollment. (Turnstile I)
  3. Age greater than or equal to 12 years. (Turnstile I)
  4. Clinical performance status of ECOG 0-2. (Turnstile I)
  5. Patients previously treated with immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or no therapy will be eligible. Patients receiving cytotoxic agents will be evaluated by the PI or his designee as to suitable eligibility. (Turnstile I)
  6. Patients with a negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) must be documented at screening for women of childbearing potential. (Turnstile I)
  7. Patients must be HLA-A2 for cohort A. (Turnstile II-Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion-Inclusion Criteria)
  8. Patients must have adequate TIL available. (Turnstile II)
  9. Patients must have measurable metastatic melanoma. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion -Inclusion Criteria).
  10. Patients may have brain lesions which measure </= 1cm each. Lesions that are >1 cm that have been treated with SRS and in the opinion of the PI or his designee no longer represents active disease will also be allowed.(Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion- Inclusion Criteria).
  11. Patients of both genders must practice birth control for four months after receiving the preparative regimen. Patients must have a documented negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) for women who have menstruation in the past 12 months and without sterilization surgery. (Turnstile II)
  12. Unless surgically sterile by bilateral tubal ligation or vasectomy of partner(s), the patient agrees to continue to use a barrier method of contraception throughout the study such as: condom, diaphragm, hormonal, IUD, or sponge plus spermicide. Abstinence is an acceptable form of birth control. (Turnstile II)
  13. Clinical performance status of ECOG 0 - 2 at the time of chemotherapy infusion. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion-Inclusion Criteria).
  14. Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1000/mm3. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion- Inclusion Criteria).
  15. Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion- Inclusion Criteria).
  16. Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8.0 g/dl. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion).
  17. Serum ALT less than three times the upper limit of normal. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion- Inclusion Criteria).
  18. Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.6 mg/dl. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion-Inclusion Criteria).
  19. Total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl, except in patients with Gilbert's Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin less than 3.0 mg/dl. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion - Inclusion Criteria).
  20. Patients randomized to receive the DC arm of Cohort A will have the following tests: Donor infectious disease panel must be performed which includes the following tests: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), Anti-Hepatitis B core antibody (HBC Abs),Anti-Hepatitis C Virus antibody (HCV Ab), Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) antibody (HIV ½ Ab), Anti-Human T cell lymphotrophic Virus (HTLV) antibody (HTLV I/II Ab), Rapid Plasma Reagen (RPR), Cytomegalovirus antibody (CMV), HCV/HIV Nucleic Acid Test, West Nile Virus Nucleic Acid Test, Chagas Disease, and Sickledex.
  21. A stress cardiac test (stress thallium, stress MUGA, dobutamine echocardiogram or other stress test that will rule out cardiac ischemia) within 6 months of lymphodepletion. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion-Inclusion Criteria).
  22. Pulmonary function tests (FEV1>65% or FVC>65%of predicted) within 6 months of lymphodepletion. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion - Inclusion Criteria).
  23. MRI/CT of brain or PET/CT (Turnstile II-Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion-Inclusion Criteria)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Active systemic infections requiring intravenous antibiotics, coagulation disorders or other major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory or immune system. PI or designee shall make the final determination regarding appropriateness of enrollment. (Turnstile I - Screening Exclusion Criteria).
  2. Patients who are pregnant or nursing. (Turnstile I)
  3. Has had prior systemic cancer therapy within the past four weeks at the time of the start of the lymphodepletion regimen. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion Exclusion Criteria)
  4. Women who are pregnant will be excluded because of the potentially dangerous effects of the preparative chemotherapy on the fetus. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion Exclusion Criteria)
  5. Any active systemic infections requiring intravenous antibiotics, coagulation disorders or other major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory or immune system, such as abnormal stress test and/or abnormal PFT. PI or his designee shall make the final determination regarding appropriateness of enrollment.(Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion Exclusion Criteria)
  6. Any form of primary or secondary immunodeficiency. Must have recovered immune competence after chemotherapy or radiation therapy as evidenced by lymphocyte counts (> 500/mm3), WBC (> 3,000/mm3) or absence of opportunistic infections. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion Exclusion Criteria)
  7. Require steroid therapy or steroid-containing compounds, or have used systemic steroids in the past 30 days, or have used topical or inhalational steroids in the past 2 weeks prior to lymphodepletion. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion Exclusion Criteria)
  8. Presence of a significant psychiatric disease, which in the opinion of the principal investigator or his designee, would prevent adequate informed consent or render immunotherapy unsafe or contraindicated. (Turnstile II - Chemotherapy/Cell Infusion Exclusion Criteria)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00338377

Contacts
Contact: Patrick Hwu, MD 713-792-2921 phwu@mdanderson.org
Contact: Ralph Freedman, MD 713-792-2933 rfreedman@mdanerson.org

Locations
United States, Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Contact: Patrick Hwu, MD     713-792-2921     phwu@mdanderson.org    
Principal Investigator: Patrick Hwu, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chiron Corporation
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Patrick Hwu, MD M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00338377     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2004-0069
Study First Received: February 10, 2006
Last Updated: November 16, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Melanoma
Regional nodal disease
Dendritic Cell Immunization
Lymphodepletion
Adoptive Cell Transfer
T Cells
Vaccine
Cyclosphosphamide
Cytoxan
Neosar
Dendritic Cells
Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes
TIL Cells
MART Peptide
Fludarabine
Fludarabine Phosphate
Fludara
Proleukin
IL-2
Interleukin-2

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Melanoma
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas
Cyclophosphamide
Fludarabine monophosphate
Fludarabine
Aldesleukin
Interleukin-2
Vidarabine
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Antirheumatic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents

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