Safety and Immunogenicity of CYT004-MelQbG10 Vaccine With and Without Adjuvant in Advanced Stage Melanoma Patients

November 11, 2010 updated by: Cytos Biotechnology AG

Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of CYT004-MelQbG10 Vaccine With or Without Immunostimulating Adjuvant in HLA-A2 Positive Patients With Stage III/IV Malignant Melanoma

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a specific cellular immune response in melanoma patients that have been vaccinated with a Melan-A VLP vaccine alone or in combination with different adjuvants.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

21

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

      • Zurich, Switzerland, CH-8091
        • Dermatologische Klinik, UniversitätsSpital Zürich
    • VD
      • Lausanne, VD, Switzerland, CH-1005
        • Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; CHUV

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histological confirmed Stage III or IV malignant melanoma
  • HLA-A*0201 haplotype
  • Expected survival of at least 9 months
  • Willing and able to comply with all trial requirements (e.g. diaries, CTs)
  • Given written informed consent
  • Females only if non-reproductive or if they agree to consistently practice an effective and accepted method of contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contraindication to any study related test or assessment
  • Current or planned use of contraindicated concomitant medication
  • Presence or history of relevant cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary, endocrine, autoimmune, neurological and psychiatric disease
  • Infection with HIV, HBV or HCV
  • Pregnancy or lactation or females planning to become pregnant during the study
  • Abuse of alcohol or other drugs
  • Use of investigational drug within 30 days before enrolment
  • Previous participation in a clinical trial with a Qb-based Cytos vaccine.

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: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: 1
EXPERIMENTAL: 2
EXPERIMENTAL: 3
EXPERIMENTAL: 4

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 3, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 15, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 11, 2010

Last Verified

November 1, 2010

More Information

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