Vaccine Therapy With or Without Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

June 18, 2013 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Phase I/II Study in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma of Immunization With Dendritic Cells Presenting Epitopes Derived From The Melanoma Associated Antigens MART-1 and gp 100

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from white blood cells treated with antigens may make the body build an immune response to kill melanoma cells. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill tumor cells. Combining vaccine therapy with interleukin-2 may kill more melanoma cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving vaccine therapy and interleukin-2 works compared to vaccine therapy alone in treating patients with metastatic melanoma that has not responded to previous therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate the toxicity, immunologic reactivity, and possible therapeutic efficacy of immunization with dendritic cells presenting the MART-1 and gp100 melanoma antigens with or without interleukin-2 in patients with metastatic melanoma.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of dendritic cells pulsed with MART-1 and gp100 antigens.

Patients receive vaccinations with dendritic cells pulsed with MART-1 and gp100 antigens, either intralymphatically every 4 weeks for 2 doses, or IV every 3 weeks for 4 doses. Some patients also receive interleukin-2 subcutaneously or IV, over 3-5 days, beginning 24 hours after immunization.

Cohorts of 2-9 patients receive escalating doses of pulsed dendritic cells IV until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Subsequent cohorts receive cells with or without interleukin-2. One cohort may expand to 15 patients to determine the accuracy of immunologic response to the vaccine.

One cohort of 11 patients receives cells intralymphatically without interleukin-2 every 3-4 weeks for 2 courses. Patients with stable disease or who achieve minor, mixed, or partial response may be retreated.

Patients with stable or responding disease undergo a second course of vaccination. Patients who completed treatment with vaccine alone and have stable disease, progressive disease, disease progression after a response, or a partial response with no further improvement may receive 2 additional courses.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 10-42 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • 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
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182
        • Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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 metastatic melanoma that has failed standard effective therapy
  • Measurable or evaluable disease
  • HLA-A2 positive

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • More than 3 months

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC greater than 3,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin greater than 8.0 g/dL

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST/ALT less than 4 times upper limit of normal
  • Negative hepatitis B surface antigen
  • No coagulation disorder

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.6 mg/dL OR
  • Creatinine clearance greater than 75 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No major cardiovascular disease

Pulmonary:

  • No major respiratory disease

Other:

  • No major immunological disease
  • No penicillin allergy
  • HIV negative
  • No active systemic infection
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • At least 4 weeks since prior steroid therapy and recovered

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • More than 4 weeks since any other prior therapy and recovered

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 1997

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 20, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2005

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000065234
  • NCI-97-C-0046
  • NCI-97-C-0019
  • NCI-T96-0046N

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