VXM01 Phase I Dose Escalation Study in Patients With Locally Advanced, Inoperable and Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer

June 5, 2015 updated by: Vaximm GmbH

VXM01 Phase I Dose Escalation Study in Patients With Locally Advanced, Inoperable and Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer to Examine Safety, Tolerability, and Immune Response to the Investigational VEGFR-2 DNA Vaccine VXM01

First-in-human phase I dose escalation study in patients with locally advanced, inoperable and stage IV pancreatic cancer to examine safety, tolerability, and immune response to the investigational VEGFR-2 DNA vaccine VXM01 to examine safety and tolerability, clinical and immunogenic response to the investigational vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) DNA vaccine VXM01, and to define the maximum tolerated dose.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
72

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
        • Clinic of General Surgery

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Written informed consent, signed and dated
  • Locally advanced, inoperable and stage IV pancreatic cancer patients according to UICC based on diagnostic imaging using computer-tomography (CT) or histological examinations
  • Male or post-menopausal female
  • Age above or equal to 18 years
  • Chemotherapy naïve within 60 days before screening visit except gemcitabine treatment
  • Karnovsky index >70
  • Life expectancy >3 months
  • Adequate renal, hepatic, and bone marrow function
  • Absolute neutrophil count >1500/µL
  • Hemoglobin >10 g/dL
  • Platelets >75000/µL
  • Prothrombin time and international normalized ratio (INR) <1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (except under anticoagulant treatment)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase <4 times ULN
  • Alanine aminotransferase <4 times ULN
  • Total bilirubin <3 times ULN
  • Creatinine clearance estimated according to Cockcroft-Gault >30 mL/min
  • Proteinuria <1 g protein on 24 h urine collection

Exclusion Criteria:

  • State after pancreas resection (complete or partial)
  • Resectable disease
  • Drug trial participation within 60 days before screening visit
  • Other previous or current malignancy except basal or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for <2 years
  • Prior vaccination with Ty21a

  • Cardiovascular disease defined as:

    • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg)
    • Arterial thromboembolic event within 6 months before randomization including:
    • Myocardial infarction
    • Unstable angina pectoris
    • Cerebrovascular accident
    • Transient ischemic attack
  • Congestive heart failure New York Heart Association grade III to IV
  • Serious ventricular arrhythmia requiring medication
  • Clinically significant peripheral artery disease > grade 2b according to Fontaine
  • Hemoptysis within 6 months before randomization
  • Esophageal varices
  • Upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months before randomization
  • Significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before randomization
  • Non-healing wound, bone fracture or any history of gastrointestinal ulcers within three years before inclusion, or positive gastroscopy within 3 months before inclusion
  • Gastrointestinal fistula
  • Thrombolysis therapy within 4 weeks before randomization
  • Bowel obstruction within the last 30 days before screening visit
  • Liver cirrhosis ≥ grade B according to Child-Pugh Score-Classification
  • Presence of any acute or chronic systemic infection
  • Radiotherapy within 4 weeks before randomization
  • Major surgical procedures, or open biopsy within 4 weeks before randomization
  • Fine needle aspiration within 7 days before randomization

  • Chronic concurrent therapy within 2 weeks before and during the double-blind study period with:

    • Corticosteroids (except steroids for adrenal failure) or immunosuppressive agents
    • Antibiotics
    • Bevacizumab
    • Any epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor
    • Chemotherapy except gemcitabine before Day 10
  • Multi-drug resistant gram-negative germ
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures
  • History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that might affect the interpretation of the study results or render the patient at high risk for treatment complications
  • Women of childbearing potential
  • Any history of drug hypersensitivity
  • Any condition which results in an undue risk for the patient during the study participation according to the investigator

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo control
Biological: Placebo
Drink solution
Experimental: VXM01
Investigational anti-angiogenic live cancer vaccine
Biological: VXM01
Live anti-angiogenic cancer vaccine drink solution, escalating dose

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety and tolerability
Time Frame: 38 days
Number of dose-limiting toxicities and maximum tolerated dose
38 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Immune response
Time Frame: Up to 24 months
Number of immune positive patients
Up to 24 months
Tumor staging
Time Frame: Up to 24 months
Tumor staging according to RECIST criteria
Up to 24 months
Tumor perfusion
Time Frame: Up to 24 months
Tumor perfusion determined by DCE-MRI
Up to 24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Vaximm GmbH

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Thomas Schmidt, MD, University Clinics, Heidelberg

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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December 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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October 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 2, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 5, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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December 6, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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June 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
June 5, 2015

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • VXM01-01-DE

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