Transfected Dendritic Cell Based Therapy for Patients With Breast Cancer or Malignant Melanoma

August 18, 2015 updated by: Inge Marie Svane

Evaluation of Dendritic Cells Transfected With Survivin, hTERT and p53 mRNA as a Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer or Malignant Melanoma

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the toxicity of the vaccine and the combination of the vaccine and Cyclophosphamide, and to evaluate the immune response induced by the vaccine. The secondary aim is to investigate the clinical tumour response and duration of tumour and immune response.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Phase I trial. Single center study; patients will be referred to the study center from other institutions in Denmark. 14 patients will be included in this phase I trial DC vaccination regime consists of primary 6 biweekly intradermal injections with transfected dendritic cells, followed by monthly injections until progression; Cyclophosphamide is used as vaccine adjuvant.

Defined procedures are employed for generation of autologous dendritic cells for clinical application in a classified laboratory. Unmobilized leukapheresis will be used for isolation of large-scale mononuclear cells, and dendritic cells will be generated from monocytes by cytokine stimulation and transfected with mRNA encoding for hTERT, survivin and p53 if the tumour express p53. Frozen preparations of dendritic cells will be prepared using automated cryopreservation. Each patient will receive a minimum of 1x106 dendritic cells per treatment supplemented with Cyclophosphamide 50 mg twice a day every second week. Toxicity including autoimmunity will be evaluated using the Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

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

  • Denmark
      • Herlev, Denmark, Dk 2730
        • Department of Oncology, Herlev University Hospital

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:

  1. Histological verified metastatic breast cancer or malignant melanoma, in progression
  2. ≥ 18 years
  3. the patient must be habil
  4. Performance status ≤ 1 on Zubrod-ECOG-WHO-scale
  5. Leukocytes and platelets must be ≥normal. Hg ≥ 6.0
  6. creatinin must be normal
  7. Liverparametre <2.5 x normal. Bilirubin <30
  8. Expected survival > 3 months
  9. Informed consent

11. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Indication for chemotherapy
  2. Other malignancies
  3. Brain metastases
  4. severe medical condition
  5. Acute/chronic infection with ex. HIV, hepatitis, tuberculose
  6. Severe allergy
  7. Autoimmune disease
  8. Other treatment with immune suppressing agents, other anticancer agents or experimental drugs
  9. Uncontrolled hypercalcemia.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: DC vaccination and Cyclophosphamide
Biological: DC vaccine
DC vaccination, one vaccine biweekly
Other Names:
  • dendritic cell vaccine
  • Cyclophosphamide, Sendoxan®, Baxter

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
to evaluate the toxicity of the vaccine in combination with Cyclophosphamide
Time Frame: biweekly
biweekly

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
to investigate the clinical tumor response and the duration
Time Frame: after 12 weeks
after 12 weeks
to evaluate the duration of tumor and immunoresponse
Time Frame: 3, 6, 9 months
3, 6, 9 months
to evaluate immune response
Time Frame: at 8 and 12 weeks
at 8 and 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Inge Marie Svane

Investigators

  • Study Director: Inge Marie Svane, prof.MD, Department of Oncology, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75,2730 Herlev

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

September 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 16, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

September 17, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2015

Last Verified

August 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AA 0914

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