Safety Study of BPX-201 Dendritic Cell Vaccine Plus AP1903 in Metastatic Castrate Resistent Prostate Cancer

October 4, 2019 updated by: Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

A Phase I Study of BPX-201 Vaccine Plus AP1903 in Patients With Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

This is a Phase I, non-randomized, dose escalation study of the safety, biomarkers, and preliminary efficacy of dendritic cell vaccine, BPX-201, plus activating agent, AP1903, in patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a Phase I study of therapeutic vaccine, BPX-201, plus activating agent, AP1903, in patients with mCRPC. Patients will be screened within 8 weeks prior to first vaccine administration (4 weeks prior to leukapheresis). The trial design consists of 3 cohorts of 6 patients each, receiving escalating doses of BPX-201 of 10 million (M), 20M and 40M cells, respectively. Dose escalation will occur according to a 3+3 design. Patients will receive administration of BPX-201 every other week for 6 cycles (1 cycle equals 2 weeks). Approximately 1.6 mL of BPX-201 will be administered as 8 intradermal injections (200μL each) at each treatment visit. On the day following each vaccination, a single 40 mg dose of the activating agent, AP1903, will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion over 2 hours.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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19

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35249
        • UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
        • Baylor Charles Sammons Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Written informed consent
  2. 18 years of age or older
  3. Histologically confirmed, metastatic prostate cancer (positive bone scan and/or measurable disease on CT scan and/or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis).
  4. Progressive disease after androgen deprivation, as defined by Prostate Cancer Working Group 2 and/or Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors criteria

  5. Laboratory requirements:

    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/μL
    • Bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN
    • Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL
    • PSA > 2 ng/mL
    • Platelets > 100,000/µL
    • AST and ALT < 2.5 x ULN
    • Creatinine clearance ≥ 60mL/min
    • Testosterone < 50 ng/dL
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 2 and life expectancy > 12 weeks
  7. Patients receiving any other hormonal therapy, including any dose of megestrol acetate (Megace), Proscar (finasteride), any herbal product known to decrease PSA levels (e.g. Saw Palmetto, PC-SPES), or agents such as abiraterone, TAK700, MDV3100 as well as any systemic corticosteroid use, must discontinue the agent for at least four weeks prior to study treatment. Progressive disease as defined above must be documented after discontinuation of any hormonal therapy (with the exception of a LHRH agonist).
  8. Prior radiation therapy must be completed > 4 weeks prior to enrollment and the patient must have recovered from all toxicity. Prior radiopharmaceuticals (strontium, samarium) must be completed ≥ 8 weeks prior to enrollment.
  9. Because of the unknown potential risk to a gamete and/or developing embryo from these investigational therapies, patients must agree to use adequate contraception (barrier method for males) for the duration of study participation, and for three months after discontinuing therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior chemotherapy for prostate cancer, with the exception of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, because of the potential effect of chemotherapy on the immune system.
  2. Prior sipuleucel-T treatment or investigational immunotherapy.
  3. Prostate cancer pain requiring regularly scheduled narcotics.
  4. Current treatment with systemic steroid therapy (inhaled/topical steroids are acceptable). Systemic corticosteroids must be discontinued for at least 4 weeks prior to first treatment.
  5. Clinically active autoimmune disease.
  6. Diagnosis of prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation
  7. Known presence of central nervous system metastases, pleural effusions or ascites
  8. Medical or psychiatric illness that would, in the opinion of the investigator, preclude participation in the study or the ability of patients to provide informed consent for themselves.
  9. Cardiovascular disease that meets one of the following: congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class III or IV), active angina pectoris, or recent myocardial infarction (within the last 6 months).

  10. Concurrent or prior malignancy except for the following:

    • Adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer
    • Adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission
    • Any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 5 years
  11. Known HIV or other history of immunodeficiency disorder.
  12. Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained (involuntarily incarcerated) for treatment of either a psychiatric or medical (e.g. infectious) illness.
  13. Any underlying medical or psychiatric condition, which in the opinion of the investigator will make the administration of BPX-201 and AP1903 hazardous or obscure the interpretation of AEs, such as a condition associated with frequent diarrhea.
  14. Any non-oncology vaccine therapy used for prevention of infectious diseases for up to 1 month before BPX-201

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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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.
Experimental: BPX-201
BPX-201 vaccine plus AP1903
Biological: BPX-201 vaccine plus AP1903
The trial design consists of 3 cohorts of 6 patients each, receiving escalating doses of BPX-201 of 10 million (M), 20M and 40M cells, respectively. Dose escalation will occur according to a 3+3 design. Patients will receive administration of BPX-201 every other week for 6 cycles (1 cycle equals 2 weeks). Approximately 1.6 mL of BPX-201 will be administered as 8 intradermal injections (200μL each) at each treatment visit. On the day following each vaccination, a single 40 mg dose of the activating agent, AP1903, will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion over 2 hours.

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
Number of Participants with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability
Time Frame: 2 years
Safety will be measured through the monitoring of AEs, clinical laboratory parameters (hematology, serum chemistry, and urinalysis), vital sign measurements, and physical examinations.
2 years

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
prostatic specific antigen
Time Frame: 3 months
Measure PSA response and PSA doubling time as measured from PSA nadir through 12 weeks
3 months
Progression free survival
Time Frame: 2 years
Rate of PFS
2 years
Reduction in circulating tumor cells
Time Frame: 2 years
Change from baseline in number of circulating tumor cells
2 years
Response to chemotherapy after vaccine
Time Frame: 2 years
Response to chemotherapy upon progression
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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April 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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May 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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March 21, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 1, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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April 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 8, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 4, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BP-PC-002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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