Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary or Metastatic Melanoma or Brain Tumors

PHASE I STUDY OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY FRAGMENT 131I MEL-14 F(AB')2 VIA SURGICALLY CREATED CYSTIC RESECTION CAVITY IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY OR METASTATIC MALIGNANT MELANOMA AND OTHER BRAIN TUMORS

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to determine the effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who have primary or metastatic melanoma or brain tumors.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Metastatic Cancer; Melanoma (Skin)
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: monoclonal antibody Me1-14 F(ab')2

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the toxicity and maximum tolerated dose of iodine-131-labeled monoclonal antibody fragment ME1-14 F(ab')2 administered intracystically in patients with recurrent or newly diagnosed primary or metastatic malignant melanoma or other brain tumors. II. Identify any objective therapeutic responses to this treatment.

OUTLINE: All patients receive a fixed dose of monoclonal antibody fragment ME1-14 F(ab')2 via an intralesional catheter; cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of isotope conjugated to the antibody until the maximum tolerated dose is determined. Patients with newly diagnosed disease at entry may receive additional therapy with external-beam radiotherapy beginning 4 months after radioimmunotherapy (or sooner if disease progression occurs). Patients with recurrent disease at entry are followed without further therapy for at least 4 months after radioimmunotherapy; alternative therapy may be offered upon progression. All patients are followed at 4, 8, 16, and 24 weeks after treatment, then every 12 weeks for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Three to six patients will be entered at each dose studied.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 6
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • North Carolina
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
      • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 3 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed primary or metastatic malignant melanoma OR Histologically confirmed supratentorial malignant brain tumor Newly diagnosed or recurrent primary or metastatic tumor Eligible primary histologies, including but not limited to: Glioblastoma multiforme Mixed anaplastic glioma Anaplastic astrocytoma Other astrocytoma Gliosarcoma Anaplastic oligodendroglioma The following excluded: Diffusely infiltrating tumors Multifocal tumors Infratentorial tumors Subependymal spread No measurable enhancing lesion extending more than 1 cm beyond margins of surgical cavity on contrast-enhanced CT or MRI performed within 72 hours after resection Intralesional catheter placed at resection Patency of catheter demonstrated by radiolabeled albumin flow Reactivity of neoplastic cells with intact Me1-14 IgG2a or Me1-14 F(ab')2 demonstrated by immunohistology with polyclonal rabbit antibody or monoclonal mouse antibody

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 3 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 50%-100% Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL AST less than 1.5 times normal Alkaline phosphatase less than 1.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine less than 1.2 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 6 weeks since antineoplastic chemotherapy unless unequivocal tumor progression Endocrine therapy: Concurrent corticosteroids allowed at lowest possible dose and stable for at least 10 days prior to entry Radiotherapy: At least 3 months since radiotherapy to site of measurable disease within the nervous system unless unequivocal tumor progression Surgery: See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Duke University
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 1993
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2001
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 1, 1999
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 28, 2004
• First Posted (Estimate): July 29, 2004

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 20, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2013
• Last Verified: February 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: childhood high-grade cerebral astrocytoma; adult glioblastoma; adult giant cell glioblastoma; adult gliosarcoma; recurrent adult brain tumor; adult anaplastic astrocytoma; stage IV melanoma; tumors metastatic to brain; adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma; adult mixed glioma; recurrent childhood cerebral astrocytoma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Nevi and Melanomas; Brain Neoplasms; Melanoma; Nervous System Neoplasms; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Immunologic Factors; Antibodies; Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000064690; DUMC-0334-99-2R6; DUMC-219-96-2R3; DUMC-302-97-2R4; DUMC-308-98-2R5; NCI-V96-1071