Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma

June 18, 2013 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A Phase II Trial of Active Specific Immunotherapy in Patients With Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma Using Autologous Tumor-derived Heat Shock Protein-Peptide Complex (HSPPC-96)

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

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have recurrent soft tissue sarcoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy of autologous tumor cell-derived heat shock protein peptide vaccine in terms of the rate of complete and partial response and time to progression in patients with recurrent soft tissue sarcoma. II. Determine the safety and tolerability of this treatment regimen in this patient population. III. Determine the anti-tumor response to this treatment regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: At approximately 5 weeks after surgery, patients receive autologous tumor cell-derived heat shock protein peptide vaccine intradermally weekly for 4 weeks. Patients receive subsequent vaccinations once every 2 weeks for at least 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with improving or stable disease or without recurrence continue on therapy for up to 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 35 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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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: Histologically confirmed recurrent soft tissue sarcoma Incompletely or completely resected metastatic or locally recurrent disease (surgery must be performed with intent of complete resection) No active brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 16 weeks Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 80,000/mm3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Other: No active infections requiring antibiotics within 2 weeks of study No other serious medical illness requiring hospitalization No history of primary or secondary immunodeficiency or autoimmune disease No contraindications to MRI (e.g., aneurysm clips or cardiac pacemakers) Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 6 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered Chemotherapy: At least 6 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: No concurrent systemic corticosteroids Radiotherapy: At least 6 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: See Disease Characteristics No prior splenectomy Other: At least 6 weeks since other prior experimental anticancer therapy and recovered No concurrent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or other immunosuppressive drugs No other concurrent participation in a clinical trial

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Robert Maki, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 2, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

April 2, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 19, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 99-077
  • CDR0000067781 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • NCI-H00-0052

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