Tumor Cell Vaccine in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00002505

Last Updated: 2011-05-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1992-08-31

Study Completion Date

2006-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Vaccines made from the patient's cancer cells may make the body build an immune response and kill their tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of autologous tumor cell vaccination plus immunologic adjuvant in treating patients who have metastatic cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the toxic effects and side effects associated with administration of autologous tumor cell vaccine together with adjuvant interferon gamma or sargramostim (GM-CSF) in patients with advanced cancer. II. Determine the rate of conversion of delayed tumor hypersensitivity in patients receiving subcutaneous injections of irradiated autologous tumor cells (autologous vaccine). III. Determine the effect of autologous vaccines on in vitro assays of immune antitumor activity. IV. Determine the failure free survival associated with the use of autologous tumor cell line vaccines in patients with advanced cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, tumor type, disease stage, remission status (complete vs partial), prior therapy, progressive disease (yes vs no), and performance status (ECOG 0-1 vs 2). Patients are randomized into one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive vaccination with irradiated autologous tumor cells subcutaneously (SQ) on week 1 and then autologous tumor cell vaccine plus interferon gamma SQ on weeks 2 and 3, and then monthly beginning on week 8 and continuing until week 24. Arm II: Patients receive vaccination with irradiated autologous tumor cells as in arm I and then autologous tumor cell vaccine plus sargramostim (GM-CSF) SQ on weeks 2 and 3 and then monthly beginning on week 8 and continuing until week 24.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-30 patients from each major tumor type (breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, sarcoma, renal, melanoma) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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filgrastim

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

recombinant interferon gamma

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

tumor cell lysate vaccine therapy

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hematocrit at least 30% Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL PT and PTT normal Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months No congestive heart failure requiring medication Pulmonary: Respiratory reserve must be reasonable No requirement for supplemental oxygen No dyspnea at rest

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Prior biologic therapy allowed No concurrent biologic therapy (including cyclosporine) Chemotherapy: At least 24 hours since prior cyclophosphamide At least 4 weeks since other systemic antineoplastic chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: Homeopathic corticosteroids allowed At least 4 weeks since prior corticosteroids No other concurrent corticosteroids Radiotherapy: Prior radiotherapy allowed Surgery: Prior surgery allowed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cancer Biotherapy Research Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Principal Investigators

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Robert O. Dillman, MD, FACP

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Cancer Biotherapy Research Group

Locations

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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Newport Beach, California, United States

Site Status

Bloomington Hospital

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Site Status

St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Bergan Mercy Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Beutel LD, et al.: Short-term cultures of kidney cancer cells for use as autologous tumor cell vaccines in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 40: A1672, 1999.

Reference Type RESULT

Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Brown JV, et al.: Short-term cell cultures of ovarian cancer cells for use as autologous tumor cell vaccines as adjuvant therapy of advanced ovarian cancer. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 39: A2501, 1998.

Reference Type RESULT

Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Barth NM, DeLeon C, Schwartzberg LS, Spitler LE, Church C, O'Connor AA, Beutel LD. Clinical experience with autologous tumor cell lines for patient-specific vaccine therapy in metastatic melanoma. Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 1998 Jun;13(3):165-76. doi: 10.1089/cbr.1998.13.165.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10850352 (View on PubMed)

Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Johnson D, et al.: The potential to use short-term cultures of ovarian cells as autologous tumor cell vaccines. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 38: A2676, 1997.

Reference Type RESULT

Dillman R, Nayak S, Barth N, et al.: Irradiated, cultured, autologous tumor cells for active specific immunotherapy. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 14: A1810, 546, 1995.

Reference Type RESULT

Nayak SK, Meusch T, Dillman RO: Autologous human tumor cell lines established in tissue culture for active specific immunotherapy. [Abstract] J Immunother 17 (2): 123, 1995.

Reference Type RESULT

Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Beutel L. Establishing in vitro cultures of autologous tumor cells for use in active specific immunotherapy. J Immunother Emphasis Tumor Immunol. 1993 Jul;14(1):65-9. doi: 10.1097/00002371-199307000-00009.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 8399072 (View on PubMed)

Dillman RO, Wiemann M, Nayak SK, DeLeon C, Hood K, DePriest C. Interferon-gamma or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor administered as adjuvants with a vaccine of irradiated autologous tumor cells from short-term cell line cultures: a randomized phase 2 trial of the cancer biotherapy research group. J Immunother. 2003 Jul-Aug;26(4):367-73. doi: 10.1097/00002371-200307000-00009.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12843799 (View on PubMed)

Nayak SK, Dillman RO: Use of autologous tumor cells grown in tissue culture for active specific immunotherapy. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 34: A-2937, 1993.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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CBRG-9212

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NBSG-9212

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-V92-0155

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000077951

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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