Interleukin-2 and Stem Cell Factor in Treating Patients With AIDS or AIDS-Related Cancer

January 30, 2013 updated by: Roswell Park Cancer Institute

A Phase I Study Of Low-Dose Subcutaneous Interleukin 2 (IL-2) And Stem Cell Factor (r-metHuSCF) For Patients With AIDS And AIDS-Associated Malignancy

RATIONALE: Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. Stem cell factor may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of cancer therapy.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining interleukin-2 with stem cell factor in treating patients who have AIDS or AIDS-related cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the safety and toxicity of low-dose interleukin-2 and stem cell factor in patients with AIDS or AIDS-related malignancies.
  • Determine the immune status of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of stem cell factor.

Patients receive interleukin-2 (IL-2) subcutaneously (SC) six days a week and stem cell factor SC three times a week for 8 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of stem cell factor until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Once the MTD is determined, an additional cohort of 3 patients receives treatment at the MTD.

Patients are followed every 2 weeks for 1 month.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3-18 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1

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
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

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:

  • Diagnosis of HIV-1 by ELISA, Western blot, polymerase chain reaction, or other documentation

  • Must have had 1 of the following AIDS-defining illnesses:

    • Opportunistic infection
    • Opportunistic malignancy (excluding CNS involvement)
    • CD4 T-cell count less than 200/mm^3 (but currently greater than 20/mm^3)
  • Receiving antiretroviral therapy

  • No concurrent Kaposi's sarcoma

    • Prior Kaposi's sarcoma in complete response allowed

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • Karnofsky 80-100%

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute granulocyte count greater than 1,000/mm^3*
  • Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL*
  • Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm^3* NOTE: *Transfusions and growth factors allowed in order to increase or maintain counts

Hepatic

  • No major hepatic dysfunction evidenced by encephalopathy, ascites, or varices
  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL
  • INR no greater than 1.5

Renal

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular

  • No prior angioedema
  • No uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., diastolic blood pressure greater than 115 mmHg)
  • No unstable angina
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No congestive heart failure
  • No coronary angioplasty within the past 6 months
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No uncontrolled atrial or ventricular cardiac arrhythmia

Pulmonary

  • No history of seasonal or recurrent asthma within the past 10 years
  • No concurrent asthmatic symptoms (e.g., wheezing) related to a current respiratory tract infection

Immunologic

  • No prior positive allergy test (skin or radioallergosorbent test) for insect venoms
  • No known allergy to E. coli-derived products
  • No prior anaphylactic events manifested by disseminated urticaria, laryngeal edema, and/or bronchospasm
  • Drug allergies manifested solely by rash and/or urticaria allowed
  • No recurrent urticaria (isolated episode of urticaria allowed)
  • No other active uncontrolled infection (including one with current symptoms of bronchoconstriction)

  • No fever of 38.2° C or higher

    • Fevers due to B symptoms allowed

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior or concurrent CNS malignancy
  • No poorly controlled diabetes
  • No other significant nonmalignant disease
  • No other malignancy except those in stable partial response or stable complete response (no evidence of progressive disease for at least 8 weeks after therapy for the malignancy)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • See Hematopoietic in Patient Characteristics
  • No prior stem cell factor
  • No concurrent interleukin-11 for thrombocytopenia

Chemotherapy

  • No concurrent chemotherapy for malignancy

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • No concurrent enrollment on any other protocol utilizing an investigational drug
  • No concurrent beta adrenergic blocking agents

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

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Zale P. Bernstein, MD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 7, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 8, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

April 9, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 31, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RP 99-11
  • RPCI-RP-9911

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