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Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00017355
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified March 2003 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was:  Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 27, 2003
Last Update Posted : September 17, 2013
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a patient's white blood cells mixed with tumor antigens may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have metastatic melanoma.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Melanoma (Skin) Biological: filgrastim Biological: therapeutic autologous dendritic cells Phase 1

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the safety and tolerability of antigen-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine in patients with metastatic melanoma.
  • Determine the longevity of melanoma-specific immunity in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Perform serial analysis of T-cell and B-cell function in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) once daily on days 1-6 or 1-7. Patients undergo apheresis on days 6 and 7 or 6-8 to obtain peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). PBMC are processed for CD34+ cell isolation. These autologous CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells are cultured to generate dendritic cells (DC). DC are then pulsed with endotoxin-free keyhole limpet hemocyanin and HLA-A2-01 restricted flu-matrix peptides derived from melanoma-associated tumor antigens (MART-1:27-35, gp100:209-217, and MAGE-3). Antigen-pulsed DC are incubated with interferon alfa to induce DC maturation.

Patients receive priming injections of antigen-pulsed DC vaccine SC once every 2 weeks for 8 weeks. Treatment repeats at 2, 3, 4, and 5 months after the last priming injection in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Patients are followed at 2 and 4 weeks and then every 3 months for 1.5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Mature Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy Of Metastatic Melanoma- A Phase I Trial
Study Start Date : April 2001

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus Genetics related topics: Melanoma
MedlinePlus related topics: Melanoma

Arms and Interventions
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Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic melanoma
  • HLA-A2-01 phenotype
  • Measurable disease
  • No active CNS or hepatic metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 21 and over

Performance status:

  • Karnofsky 80-100%

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No viral hepatitis

Renal:

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular:

  • No prior venous thrombosis, angina pectoris, or congestive heart failure
  • Lactate dehydrogenase less than 2 times normal

Pulmonary:

  • No prior asthma

Immunologic:

  • Intradermal skin test positivity to mumps, Candida, or streptokinase antigen
  • No known sensitivity to E. coli drug preparations
  • No prior allergy to influenza vaccine
  • No active infection
  • No prior autoimmune disease (e.g., lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or thyroiditis)

Other:

  • HIV negative
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • At least 8 weeks since prior interleukin-2
  • At least 4 weeks since prior interferon alfa

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 8 weeks since prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 2 weeks since prior corticosteroids
  • No concurrent corticosteroids

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No concurrent immunosuppressive agents
  • At least 2 weeks since prior immunosuppressive agents
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00017355


Locations
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United States, Texas
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baylor Health Care System
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Study Chair: Joseph W. Fay, MD Baylor Health Care System
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00017355    
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000068680
BAYUMC-000048
NCI-4170
First Posted: January 27, 2003    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 17, 2013
Last Verified: March 2003
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IV melanoma
recurrent melanoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Melanoma
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
 Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas
Lenograstim
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs