Efficacy and Safety Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec Compared to Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) in Melanoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00769704 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 9, 2008
Results First Posted
: December 17, 2015
Last Update Posted
: July 13, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Melanoma | Biological: Talimogene laherparepvec Biological: GM-CSF | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 437 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Treatment With OncoVEX^GM-CSF Compared to Subcutaneously Administered GM-CSF in Melanoma Patients With Unresectable Stage IIIb, IIIc and IV Disease |
Study Start Date : | April 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: GM-CSF
Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was administered at a dose of 125 μg/m²/day subcutaneously for 14 days, followed by a 14-day rest period for 24 weeks. Participants could continue treatment until clinically relevant disease progression, intolerability, withdrawal of consent, complete remission, or lack of response by 12 months, for a maximum of 18 months.
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Biological: GM-CSF
125 µg/m² subcutaneous injection
Other Names:
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Experimental: Talimogene Laherparepvec
Participants received talimogene laherparepvec on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle for 24 weeks. The initial dose of talimogene laherparepvec was at a concentration of 10⁶ plaque forming units (PFU)/mL, injected into 1 or more skin, subcutaneous or nodal tumors. Subsequent doses began at least 3 weeks after the first dose and consisted of talimogene laherparepvec at a concentration of 10⁸ PFU/mL. Participants could continue treatment until clinically relevant disease progression, intolerability, withdrawal of consent, complete remission, lack of response by 12 months, or disappearance of all injectable lesions, for a maximum of 18 months.
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Biological: Talimogene laherparepvec
Up to 4 mL of 10⁸ pfu/mL/per intratumoral injection
Other Names:
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- Durable Response Rate [ Time Frame: From randomization until the data cut-off date of 21 December 2012; median follow-up time was 20 months. ]
Durable response rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) maintained continuously for at least 6 months from the time the objective response was first observed and initiating within 12 months of starting therapy as assessed by the Endpoint Assessment Committee (EAC). This reflects all new sites of disease as well as disease sites identified at baseline.
Disease assessments were performed at the beginning of each treatment cycle in accordance with modified World Health Organization criteria.
CR: Disappearance of all clinical evidence of tumor (both measurable and non-measurable but evaluable disease); PR: ≥ 50% reduction in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable tumors at the time of assessment as compared to baseline.
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: From randomization until the first 290 survival events had occurred (data cut-off date of 31 March 2014); median time on follow-up was 44 months. ]Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. Overall survival time was censored at the last date the patient was known to be alive when the confirmation of death was absent or unknown. Participants were censored at the date of randomization if no additional follow-up data were obtained.
- Objective Response Rate [ Time Frame: From randomization until the data cut-off date of 21 December 2012; median follow-up time was 20 months. ]
Objective response rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) assessed by the Endpoint Assessment Committee (EAC). Best overall response for a patient is the best overall response observed across all time points.
Disease assessments were performed at the beginning of each treatment cycle and assessed in accordance with modified World Health Organization criteria.
CR: Disappearance of all clinical evidence of tumor (both measurable and non-measurable but evaluable disease); PR: ≥ 50% reduction in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable tumors at the time of assessment as compared to baseline.
- Duration of Response [ Time Frame: From randomization until the data cut-off date of 21 December 2012; median follow-up time was 20 months. ]The duration of response is defined as the longest individual period from entering response (CR or PR as assessed by the EAC) to the first documented evidence of the patient no longer meeting the criteria for being in response or death, whichever is earlier. Responses were censored at the last assessment showing response.
- Response Onset [ Time Frame: From randomization until the data cut-off date of 21 December 2012; median follow-up time was 20 months. ]Response onset is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first documented evidence of response (CR or PR) per EAC assessment.
- Time to Treatment Failure [ Time Frame: From randomization until the data cut-off date of 21 December 2012; median follow-up time was 20 months. ]
Time to treatment failure was assessed by the investigator, and calculated from randomization until the first clinically relevant disease progression where there is no response achieved after the progression, or until death if no such progression occurs. Participants who did not have clinically relevant progression or did not die were censored at the time of the their last tumor assessment. Participants who withdrew from treatment due to a clinically unacceptable toxicity were not considered as an event in the analysis.
Progressive disease (PD) is defined as a ≥ 25% increase in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable tumors since baseline, or the unequivocal appearance of a new tumor since the last response assessment time point.
Clinically relevant progressive disease is PD that is associated with a decline in performance status and/or in the opinion of the investigator the patient requires alternative therapy.
- Response Interval [ Time Frame: From randomization until the data cut-off date of 21 December 2012; median follow-up time was 20 months. ]Response interval is defined as the interval between the date of randomization and the date of the last documented evidence of response (CR or PR as assessed by the Investigator) prior to any new anti-cancer therapy. Response Interval post response onset was censored if a patient was still in response at the last observation.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males or females age ≥ 18 years
- Stage IIIb, IIIc or stage IV disease that is not surgically resectable
- Injectable disease (i.e. suitable for direct injection or through the use of ultrasound guidance)
- At least 1 injectable cutaneous, subcutaneous or nodal melanoma lesion >= 10 mm in longest diameter or, multiple injectable melanoma lesions which in aggregate have a longest diameter of >= 10 mm
- Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels less than 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Prolongation in International Normalized Ratio (INR), Prothrombin Time (PT), and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) when the result is from therapeutic anticoagulation treatment are permitted for patients whose injectable lesions are cutaneous and/or subcutaneous such that direct pressure could be applied in the event of excessive bleeding
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically active cerebral or any bone metastases. Patients with up to 3 (neurological performance status of 0) cerebral metastases may be enrolled, provided that all lesions have been adequately treated with stereotactic radiation therapy, craniotomy, gammaknife therapy, with no evidence of progression, and have not required steroids, for at least two (2) months prior to randomization
- Greater than 3 visceral metastases (this does not include lung metastases or nodal metastases associated with visceral organs). For patients with < 3 visceral metastases, no lesion > 3 cm, and liver lesions must meet Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria for stable disease for at least 1 month prior to randomization

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00769704

United States, Arizona | |
University of Arizona Cancer Center | |
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724 | |
United States, Arkansas | |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | |
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205 | |
United States, California | |
University of California San Diego, Moores Cancer Center | |
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093 | |
UCLA Medical Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
San Francisco Oncology Associates | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115 | |
Northern California Melanoma Center, St. Mary's Medical Center | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94117 | |
John Wayne Cancer Institute | |
Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404 | |
Redwood Regional Medical Group Inc, North Bay Melanoma Program | |
Sebastopol, California, United States, 95472 | |
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado Cancer Center | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80014 | |
United States, Florida | |
Baptist Cancer Institute | |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207 | |
Lakeland Regional Cancer Center | |
Lakeland, Florida, United States, 33805 | |
Mount Sinai Medical Center CCOP | |
Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140 | |
University of Miami | |
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136 | |
MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando | |
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806 | |
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
Palm Beach Cancer Institute | |
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Emory University | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Rush University Medical Center | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
Cancer Care Center at Lutheran General Hospital | |
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068 | |
United States, Indiana | |
Indiana University | |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202 | |
Investigative Clinical Research of Indiana | |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46254 | |
United States, Iowa | |
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics | |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242 | |
United States, Kansas | |
University of Kansas Medical Center | |
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66205 | |
United States, Kentucky | |
James Graham Brown Cancer Center | |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
Hubert H Humphrey Cancer Center | |
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States, 55422 | |
Mayo Clinic | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Kansas City Cancer Center | |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 66210 | |
Washington University School of Medicine | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
St. Louis University Hospital | |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, Nebraska | |
Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center | |
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Mountainside Hospital | |
Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962 | |
United States, New Mexico | |
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87109 | |
United States, New York | |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263 | |
Columbia Medical University | |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine | |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School of Medicine | |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599 | |
Duke University Medical Center | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
Wake Forest University School of Medicine | |
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Gabrail Cancer Center | |
Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718 | |
Barrett Cancer Center | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267 | |
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Taussig Cancer Center | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Earle A Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Center | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
St Luke's Hospital & Health Network | |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015 | |
Thomas Jefferson University | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107 | |
United States, Rhode Island | |
Rhode Island Hospital | |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905 | |
United States, South Carolina | |
Medical University of South Carolina | |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425 | |
Institute for Translational Oncology Research | |
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 | |
United States, Texas | |
Texas Cancer Center, Abilene | |
Abilene, Texas, United States, 79701 | |
Mary Crowley Medical Research Center | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246 | |
University of Texas - MD Anderson | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Texas Oncology, Allison Cancer Center | |
Midland, Texas, United States, 79701 | |
United States, Utah | |
Intermountain Medical Center | |
Murray, Utah, United States, 84107 | |
Huntsman Cancer Institute | |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112 | |
United States, Virginia | |
Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc. | |
Salem, Virginia, United States, 24153 | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
Aurora/St. Luke's Medical Center | |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53215 | |
Canada, Alberta | |
Cross Cancer Institute | |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Princess Margaret Hospital | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G2M9 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Jewish General Hospital | |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2 | |
South Africa | |
GVI Oncology | |
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 6045 | |
Dr. Fourie & Bonnet | |
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, 9301 | |
Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank | |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2196 | |
Wits Donald Gordon Clinical Trial Site | |
Parktown, Guateng, South Africa, 2193 | |
University of Pretoria | |
Pretoria, Guateng, South Africa, 0001 | |
Mary Potter Oncology Centre | |
Pretoria, Guateng, South Africa, 0075 | |
Hopelands Cancer Centre | |
Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, 3201 | |
Wilgers Oncology Center | |
Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa, 0028 | |
GVI Onocology Clinical Trials Unit | |
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 7500 | |
GVI Oncology Centre | |
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | |
United Kingdom | |
University of Birmingham | |
Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TT | |
Addenbrookes Hospital | |
Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 0QQ | |
Broomfield Hospital | |
Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CM1 7ET | |
St. James's University Hospital | |
Leeds, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF | |
Leicester Royal Infirmary | |
Leicester, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW | |
Royal Free Hospital | |
London, United Kingdom, NW3 2QG | |
St. George's University of London | |
London, United Kingdom, SW17 0RE | |
Royal Marsden Hospital | |
London, United Kingdom, SW3 6JJ | |
Freeman Hospital | |
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE7 7DN | |
Nottingham City Hospital | |
Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB | |
Churchill Hospital | |
Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 7LJ | |
Southampton General Hospital | |
Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD | |
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology | |
Wirral, United Kingdom, CH63 4JY |
Study Director: | MD | Amgen |
Publications of Results:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | BioVex Limited |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00769704 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
005/05 20110263 ( Other Identifier: Sponsor ) 2008-006140-20 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 9, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | December 17, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | July 13, 2016 |
Last Verified: | June 2016 |
Keywords provided by BioVex Limited:
Melanoma OncoVEX^GM-CSF GM-CSF Stage IIIb, IIIc and IV Disease |
oncolytic OncoVex T-Vec talimogene laherparepvec |
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 |