Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancers or Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003107 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 6, 2004
Last Update Posted : September 10, 2014
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RATIONALE: Interleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of interleukin-12 in treating patients who have hematologic cancer or solid tumor.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Kidney Cancer Leukemia Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm Myelodysplastic Syndromes Neuroblastoma Ovarian Cancer Testicular Germ Cell Tumor | Biological: recombinant interleukin-12 | Phase 1 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the safety and maximum tolerated dose of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in patients with hematologic malignancies or solid tumors who have undergone high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. II. Evaluate the hematologic and immunologic effects of IL-12 in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study. Patients receive interleukin-12 (IL-12) IV as a single test dose followed by 2 weeks of rest. Patients then receive IL-12 IV daily for 5 days followed by 16 days of rest for up to 6 courses. Cohorts of 3-5 patients receive escalating doses of IL-12 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 5 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Patients are followed until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I Trial of Recombinant Human Interleukin-12 After High-Dose Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support |
Study Start Date : | October 1997 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven hematologic malignancies or solid tumors Undergone high-dose chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy with autologous bone marrow and/or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Confirmation of complete remission is required for acute leukemia No significant CNS disease No clinically significant ascites or pleural effusions Hormone receptor status: Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Not specified Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL (transfusion allowed) Platelet count at least 50,000/mm3 (transfusion independent) No clinically significant coagulopathy (unless due to cancer and resolved) Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal No chronic or acute hepatitis Hepatitis B surface antigen negative Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL No symptomatic hypercalcemia Calcium less than 12 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled angina No arrhythmias requiring drug or device therapy No symptomatic congestive heart failure Pulmonary: No clinically significant pulmonary dysfunction Metabolic: No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus No untreated hyper or hypothyroidism No Cushing's disease Gastrointestinal: No clinically significant gastrointestinal hemorrhages No uncontrolled peptic ulcer disease No history of inflammatory bowel disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No serious infection requiring IV antibiotics No psychosis No clinically significant autoimmune disease HIV negative
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent biologic therapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior corticosteroids No concurrent systemic corticosteroids (other than replacement doses) Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational agents

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00003107
United States, Indiana | |
Indiana University Cancer Center | |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5265 |
Study Chair: | Michael J. Robertson, MD | Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center |
Responsible Party: | Michael Robertson, MD/ Principal Investigator, Indiana University School of Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003107 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
9708-05; T97-0027 IUMC-9708-05 NCI-T97-0027 |
First Posted: | April 6, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 10, 2014 |
Last Verified: | September 2014 |
stage IV breast cancer stage IIIA breast cancer stage IIIB breast cancer recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma refractory multiple myeloma stage II ovarian epithelial cancer stage III ovarian epithelial cancer stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer disseminated neuroblastoma recurrent neuroblastoma recurrent Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors stage I multiple myeloma stage II multiple myeloma |
stage III multiple myeloma stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia stage III malignant testicular germ cell tumor recurrent malignant testicular germ cell tumor chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia meningeal chronic myelogenous leukemia chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis testicular embryonal carcinoma |
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