Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer

October 29, 2013 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Vaccination of High Risk Breast Cancer Patients With MUC-1 (Glycosylated) Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin Conjugates Plus the Immunological Adjuvant QS21

RATIONALE: Vaccines may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine if immunization with glycosylated MUC-1 antigen containing MUC-1(106) or MUC-1(33) with keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate plus immunological adjuvant QS21 induces an antibody, helper T cell and/or cytotoxic T cell response against MUC-1 in patients with high risk breast cancer expressing MUC-1.

OUTLINE: Patients receive glycosylated MUC-1 antigen containing MUC-1(106) or MUC-1(33) with keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate subcutaneously (SQ) plus immunological adjuvant QS21 SQ on weeks 1-3, 7, and 19 for a total of 5 vaccinations. Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 36 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

45

Phase

  • 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

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosed breast cancer at high risk for disease recurrence with one of the following requirements: Disease free stage IV breast cancer following eradication of disease by surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy Stage I, II, or III breast cancer remaining clinically free of identifiable disease following adjuvant chemotherapy with 2 consecutively rising CA15.3 (BR2729) or CEA levels at least 2 weeks apart Elevation of marker levels not needed for stage III disease if adjuvant therapy completed within past 2 years CEA increase at least 1.5 times upper chronic value in patients with significant smoking history and chronic CEA elevation less than 15 Recurrence in the ipsilateral axilla following lumpectomy/axillary dissection or modified radical mastectomy Recurrence in the ipsilateral breast following lumpectomy/axillary dissection Stage II disease with at least 4 positive axillary lymph nodes and adjuvant therapy completed within past 2 years Stable stage IV disease on hormonal therapy Colonoscopy required for isolated CEA elevation Hormone receptor status: Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: Karnofsky 90-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Lymphocyte count at least 500/mm3 WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Hepatic: Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 1.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Other: No immunodeficiency or autoimmune disease No seafood allergies No other active malignancies except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer Not pregnant Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 6 weeks since prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior surgery

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Vaccine: MUC1-KLH vaccine/QS21
Patients receive glycosylated MUC-1 antigen containing MUC-1(106) or MUC-1(33) with keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate subcutaneously (SQ) plus immunological adjuvant QS21 SQ on weeks 1-3, 7, and 19 for a total of 5 vaccinations. Patients are followed every 3 months.
Biological: MUC1-KLH vaccine/QS21

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
immune response
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1999

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2004

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 20, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 30, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 99-023
  • CDR0000067394 (REGISTRY: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • NCI-H99-0043

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