Vaccination With Peptides From Anti-apoptotic Proteins in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

August 30, 2018 updated by: Lene Meldgaard Knudsen, Herlev Hospital

Vaccination With Peptides Derived From Anti-apoptotic Proteins From the Bcl-2 Family, Administered in Combination With Montanide ISA-51 in Relation to Treatment With Proteasome Inhibitors in Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Anti-apoptotic proteins from the Bcl-2 family are known to play a key role in oncogenesis and are overexpressed in myeloma cells. Studies have shown that dendritic cells exposed to proteasome inhibition present exogene antigens better than unexposed dendritic cells. Patients with relapse of multiple myeloma will be offered vaccination with peptides derived from antiapoptotic proteins from the Bcl-2 family in combination with an immunostimulatory adjuvant. The vaccination will be given in relation to treatment with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

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

      • Odense, Denmark, 5000
        • Department of Haematology, Odense 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 to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • clinical diagnosis of multiple myeloma
  • tissue type of HLA-A1, HLA-A2 or HLA-A3
  • Performance status < 2
  • Adequate bone marrow - renal and liver function
  • written informed concent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • candidate for bone marrow transplantation
  • other malignancies than multiple myeloma
  • other significant medical disease (heart-, lung or liver disease or diabetes)
  • allergy
  • active autoimmune disease
  • treatment with immunosuppressive drugs
  • treatment with other experimental drugs
  • 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: peptides from antiapoptotic proteins
8 Vaccinations on day 2 and 9 in every bortezomib treatment series

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants with adverse events
Time Frame: 15 months
15 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lene M Knudsen, M.D, Department of Haematology, Odense University Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

January 7, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 31, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2018

Last Verified

August 1, 2018

More Information

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