Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2012 by Duke University
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
John Sampson, Duke University Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00890032
First received: April 28, 2009
Last updated: December 17, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's tumor cells and dendritic cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of vaccine therapy in treating patients undergoing surgery for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.


Condition Intervention Phase
Recurrent Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Biological: BTSC mRNA-loaded DCs
Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Recurrent GBM Stem Cell Tumor Amplified RNA Immunotherapy Trial

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Further study details as provided by Duke University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Feasibility and safety [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Humoral and cellular immune responses [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: September 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2015
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: BTSC mRNA-loaded DCs
BTSC mRNA-loaded DCs administered intradermally weekly for first 3 vaccines, then monthly until progression or withdrawal.
Biological: BTSC mRNA-loaded DCs
An escalating total dose of BTSC mRNA-loaded DCs (2x10^6, 5x10^6, and 2x10^7 per vaccination) will be evaluated for purpose of establishing a MTD and a DLT.

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To evaluate the feasibility and safety of an autologous brain tumor stem cell mRNA-loaded dendritic cell vaccine in adult patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.

Secondary

  • To assess humoral and cellular immune responses to vaccination.
  • To compare the proportion of vaccinated patients alive at 6 months from the time of surgery for recurrent tumor with matched historical cohorts.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo surgical resection of tumor. Tumor tissue samples are collected to isolate brain tumor stem cells (BTSCs) and for extraction and amplification of BTSC-specific mRNA. Within 4 weeks after surgical resection, patients undergo leukapheresis over 4 hours to generate dendritic cells (DCs). Patients also undergo leukapheresis at 1 week after the third vaccination and then at least every 3 months as needed for generation of additional DCs.

Patients receive autologous BTSC mRNA-loaded DC vaccine intradermally once weekly for 3 weeks and then once monthly in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

  Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >18 years of age
  • First recurrence of GBM (WHO Grade IV glioma or astrocytoma) in surgically accessible areas with prior histologic diagnosis of GBM
  • No known contraindications to receiving Avastin
  • KPS of > 70%
  • RT with ≥ 45 Gy tumor dose, completed ≥ 8 weeks prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contrast-enhancing tumor component crossing the midline, multi-focal tumor, or tumor dissemination (subependymal or leptomeningeal)
  • Clinically significant increased intracranial pressure (e.g., impending herniation), uncontrolled seizures, or requirement for immediate palliative treatment
  • Pregnant or need to breast feed during the study period (Negative beta-HCG test required), or unable to maintain use of contraception while on study
  • Active infection requiring treatment or an unexplained febrile (> 101.5 degrees F) illness
  • Known immunosuppressive disease, autoimmune disease or human immunodeficiency virus infection, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C
  • Unstable or severe intercurrent medical conditions such as severe heart (New York Association Class 3 or 4) or lung (FEV1 < 50%) disease, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Prior brachytherapy, carmustine wafer therapy, radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies, or stereotactic radiosurgery
  • Prior inguinal lymph node dissection
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00890032

Locations
United States, North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center Recruiting
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
Contact: Denise Lally-Goss, RN, MSN, NP     919-684-3862     lally001@mc.duke.edu    
Contact: Sharon Norman, C.R.C.     919-668-2696     sharon.mcgehee@duke.edu    
Sponsors and Collaborators
John Sampson
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD Duke University
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: John Sampson, Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00890032     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00006677, R01CA135272, P30CA014236, CDR0000630701
Study First Received: April 28, 2009
Last Updated: December 17, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Duke University:
adult giant cell glioblastoma
adult glioblastoma
adult gliosarcoma
adult astrocytoma
recurrent adult brain tumor

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Glioblastoma
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Astrocytoma
Glioma
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013