A Pilot Study to Assess the Immunogenicity of Candidate PSA Peptides for a Prostate Cancer Vaccine
Study Overview
Detailed Description
The goal of this project is to collect information in regards to the immunogenicity of PSA peptides in order to develop a novel therapeutic vaccine. This vaccine will consist of prostate specific antigen (PSA) peptide and Candida skin test reagent. Candida has recently been shown to be a promising new vaccine adjuvant for promoting T-cell responses. It can induce interleukin-12 (promotes T-cell response) secretion by Langerhans cells, the main antigen presenting cells in skin. In a Phase I clinical trial treating women with biopsy-proven high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs), precursors of cervical cancer, a combination of human papillomavirus peptides with Candida was demonstrated to be safe, to induce immune responses to human papillomavirus, and to promote T-helper type 1 (Th-1) response (promotes cellmediated immunity) in vaccine recipients.
For treating prostate cancer, PSA is an ideal antigen as it is expressed in prostate cancer but not in any other organs. The characteristics of peptides that can effectively be used in therapeutic vaccines are their solubility in a single solution, immunogenicity in terms of containing large number of T-cell epitopes (so the vaccine can be used for all patients and not just a few that express certain Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) tissue types), and ability to mature Langerhans cells which in turn promotes T-cell activity.
In this protocol the investigators focus on the immunogenicity of candidate peptides.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Arkansas
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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological documented diagnosis of prostate cancer
- 18 years of age or older
- Signed informed consent form approved by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must have no other current malignancies.
- Subjects with prior history at any time of any basal or squamous skin cancer are eligible, provided they are disease-free at the time of registration.
- Subjects with other malignancies are eligible if they have been continuously disease free for ≥ 5 years prior to the time of registration
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Blood Draw Only
One time blood draw at time of consent; No treatment
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One time blood draw at time of consent.
Blood will be stored until all subjects have been enrolled and then the enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay will be done to measure the antigen-specific interferon secretion.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Participants With Antigen-specific Interferon- Secretion as Measured by Enzyme-linked Immunospot (ELISPOT) Assay
Time Frame: At time of consent
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The spots formed by interferon-gamma-secreting T-cells will be counted with an automated ELISPOT analyzer (AID ELISPOT Classic Reader; Autoimmune Diagnostika GmbH, Strassberg, Germany).
The average spot-forming units (SFU) per antigen will be calculated.
A response will be considered positive when the average SFU in wells with a given peptide was at least twice that of the average SFU in the no-peptide control wells.
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At time of consent
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, MD, University of Arkansas
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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Terms related to this study
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 204374
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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