Vaccine Therapy With or Without Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00019487 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 27, 2003
Last Update Posted
: June 20, 2013
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RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's white blood cells may make the body build an immune response and kill tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have metastatic melanoma that has not responded to previous therapy.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Melanoma (Skin) | Biological: aldesleukin Biological: gp209-2M antigen Biological: incomplete Freund's adjuvant | Phase 2 |
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine whether reinfused activated cells alone or in conjunction with high or subcutaneous dose interleukin-2 may result in clinical tumor regression in patients with metastatic melanoma who had previously failed therapy on protocols involving immunization against the gp100 molecule.
- Determine the survival of infused cells with antitumor activity in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a salvage regimen.
Patients undergo leukopheresis to obtain peripheral blood mononuclear cells or tumor biopsy to obtain tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Cells are incubated in the presence of gp209-2M peptide and then harvested and cloned. Patients receive 30-minute IV infusions of these in vitro sensitized cells. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 2 courses. An additional cohort of 8 patients receives gp209-2M peptide in Montanide ISA-51 subcutaneously in 2 different sites followed 2 days later by the adoptive transfer of cloned lymphocytes. At 4 to 6 weeks after the treatment courses, patients with stable or regressing disease may be retreated.
Patients with disease progression after 2 courses may receive 2 additional courses of cell infusion followed by interleukin-2 (IL-2) on one of two schedules. One cohort of patients receives IL-2 by intravenous bolus over 15 minutes every 8 hours beginning on the day after cell infusion and continuing for up to 5 days of each treatment course. Another cohort receives IL-2 by daily subcutaneous injections on days 1-12 of each course of therapy. If after 12-16 patients have been treated with cloned cells alone initially and responses are inadequate, subsequent patients entered into this study are randomized to receive the cell infusion followed by IL-2 on one of the two described schedules.
Patients are followed at 4-6 weeks.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 91 patients will be accrued for this study over 2 years.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Using Cloned Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Sensitized In Vitro to the gp209-2M Immunodominant Peptide |
Study Start Date : | November 1998 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2003 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically proven metastatic melanoma that has failed therapy on protocols involving immunization against the gp100 molecule
- Measurable or evaluable metastatic disease
- Must be HLA-A201 positive by standard HLA typing
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- ECOG 0-2
Life expectancy:
- Greater than 3 months
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3
- Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin greater than 8.0 g/dL
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
- ALT/AST less than 4 times upper limit of normal
Renal:
- Creatinine no greater than 1.6 mg/dL
Cardiovascular:
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For patients randomized to receive interleukin-2:
- No major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular system
Pulmonary:
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For patients randomized to receive interleukin-2:
- No major medical illnesses of the pulmonary system
Other:
- HIV negative
- Hepatitis B antigen negative
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
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For patients randomized to receive interleukin-2:
- No active systemic infection
- No other major medical illnesses of immune system
- No coagulation disorders
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy
Chemotherapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- No concurrent steroid therapy
Radiotherapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
Surgery:
- Not specified
Other:
- No concurrent active treatment of brain metastases

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00019487
United States, Maryland | |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 |
Study Chair: | Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD | NCI - Surgery Branch |
Publications:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00019487 History of Changes |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT00001694 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000066287 NCI-98-C-0095 NCI-T98-0012 |
First Posted: | January 27, 2003 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 20, 2013 |
Last Verified: | March 2003 |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IV melanoma recurrent 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 Aldesleukin |
Freund's Adjuvant Antineoplastic Agents Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Adjuvants, Immunologic Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |