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Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

First Received on October 18, 2006.   Last Updated on February 1, 2012   History of Changes
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00390338
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's dendritic cells mixed with tumor peptides and proteins may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Infusing the vaccine directly into the lymphatic system may cause a stronger immune response and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of two dendritic cell vaccines in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Melanoma (Skin)
 Biological: PADRE 965.10
Biological: alpha-type-1 polarized dendritic cells
Biological: keyhole limpet hemocyanin
Biological: therapeutic autologous dendritic cells
Other: immunoenzyme technique
 Phase I

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase I Evaluation of Alpha-Type-1 DC-Based and cDC-Based Intralymphatic Vaccines in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Melanoma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Safety of intralymphatic autologous type-1-polarized dendritic cell vaccine and autologous mature dendritic cell vaccine [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Cumulative increase in the sum of specific interferon gamma ELISPOTs against melanoma-specific A2-restricted peptides [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Peripheral blood CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell response to HLA-presented melanoma epitopes and autologous tumor cells by interferon gamma and interleukin-5 ELISPOT assay [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to treatment [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • DTH response to autologous tumor lysates [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • DTH response to keyhole limpet hemocyanin and pan-DR epitope (PADRE) [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Correlation of treatment-associated changes in immune response with clinical outcome [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 40
Study Start Date: October 2006
Estimated Primary Completion Date: May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the safety of intralymphatic autologous type-1-polarized dendritic cell vaccine vs autologous mature dendritic cell vaccine loaded with antigenic peptides and proteins in patients with stage III or IV melanoma.

Secondary

  • Determine peripheral blood CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell responses to HLA-presented melanoma epitopes and autologous tumor cells using interferon gamma and interleukin-5 ELISPOT assay.
  • Compare the delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses to these regimens and DTH to autologous tumor lysates in these patients.
  • Compare the DTH response to keyhole limpet hemocyanin and pan-DR epitope (PADRE) in these patients.
  • Correlate treatment-associated changes in immune response with clinical outcome.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, dose-escalation study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 formulations of dendritic cell (DC) vaccines.

  • Arm I: Patients receive intralymphatic autologous type-1-polarized (by interleukin-1-beta, tumor necrosis factor [TNF] alfa, interferon alfa, poly-I:C, and interferon gamma) DC vaccine that has been loaded with tumor-related peptide antigens (gp100:209-217[210M] peptide, tyrosinase peptide, MART-1:27-35 peptide, MAGE-3/6, and EphA2) and proteins (keyhole limpet hemocyanin [KLH; first course] or pan-DR epitope [PADRE] [second course]) every 6 hours on days 1-4 of weeks 1 and 6.
  • Arm II: Patients receive intralymphatic autologous mature (by interleukin-1-beta, TNF alfa, interleukin-6, and prostaglandin E_2) DC vaccine that has been loaded with tumor-related peptide antigens and proteins as in arm I every 6 hours on days 1-4 of weeks 1 and 6.

Patients achieving complete response receive 2 more courses of treatment (3 months apart). Patients achieving partial response receive up to 10 more courses of treatment (1 month apart) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

In each arm, cohorts of 4-7 patients receive escalating doses of DC vaccine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose at which no more than 1 of 7 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Blood samples are obtained at baseline and periodically during and after treatment. Samples are examined by immunoenzyme techniques for immunologic measurements.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 10½ years and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Pathologically confirmed stage III or IVA (M1a) melanoma

    • Recurrent and inoperable disease
    • Any tumor thickness and any number of lymph nodes involved
    • Asymptomatic cutaneous and nodal disease allowed
    • Asymptomatic pulmonary metastatic disease (stage IVB, M1b) allowed
  • No advanced symptomatic visceral disease, including any symptomatic visceral organ involvement, or disease associated with increased serum lactic dehydrogenase > 2.5 times upper limit of normal (stage IVC, M1c)
  • Standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective

  • Sufficient numbers of monocytes (≥ 20 x 10^6) must be obtained for the preparation of the vaccine

    • If an insufficient number of cells is obtained on first venipuncture, a second venipuncture may be performed (not exceeding 550 mL of blood within 8 weeks)

  • No brain metastases by contrast-enhanced CT scan or MRI

    • Prior brain metastases allowed provided they were successfully treated and patient has been asymptomatic for ≥ 3 months
  • HLA-A2 positive

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Lymphocyte count ≥ 500/mm³
  • Platelet count > 70,000/mm³ (for venipuncture/pheresis procedure)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Lactic dehydrogenase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • No active infection
  • No sensitivity to drugs that provide local anesthesia
  • No pain uncontrolled by oral analgesics, including opiates and opiate analogs
  • No active autoimmune disease
  • No HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C positivity
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No other malignancy except for nonmelanoma skin cancers or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other malignancy for which the patient has been continuously disease-free for ≥ 2 years

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Recovered from prior surgery
  • No radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy within the past 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C)
  • No antibiotics within the past 7 days

  • No systemic immunosuppressive agents, including steroids, within the past 4 weeks

    • Concurrent maintenance steroids for adrenal insufficiency allowed
  • No other concurrent anticancer investigational or commercial agents or therapies
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00390338

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
UPMC Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
UPMC Cancer Centers
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Study Chair: Ahmad A. Tarhini, MD, MS University of Pittsburgh
  More Information

Additional Information:
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00390338     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000504518, PCI-UPCI-03-118, NCI-7089, PCI-IRB-0409071
Study First Received: October 18, 2006
Last Updated: February 1, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
recurrent melanoma
stage IV melanoma
stage IIIA melanoma
stage IIIB melanoma
stage IIIC melanoma

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
Keyhole-limpet hemocyanin
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

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