Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Unresectable, Recurrent, or Refractory Head and Neck Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00004070

Last Updated: 2017-04-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-07-31

Study Completion Date

2000-12-31

Brief Summary

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Participant with squamous cell cancer of head and neck are invited to participate in this study. In this study the investigators will be Inserting the gene for interleukin-12 into a person's cancer cells with the anticipation to make the body build an immune response to kill more tumor cells.

Detailed Description

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This is a Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of gene therapy in treating patients who have unresectable, recurrent, or refractory head and neck cancer.

Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This is a non-randomize phase I/II where patients are directly assigned treatment.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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IL-12 Injection 3mg/ml [Phase I]

The dosing schedule will consist of eight injections 3 mg/ml of formulated plasmid over a seven week period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IL-12

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

IL-12 Injection 6mg/ml [Phase I]

The dosing schedule will consist of eight injections 6mg/ml of formulated plasmid over a seven week period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IL-12

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

IL-12 Injection MTD [Phase II]

The dosing schedule will consist of eight injections over a seven week period of formulated plasmid at the MTD established in the phase I portion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IL-12

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Interventions

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IL-12

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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NFSK CLMF P35 Interleukin-12 gene

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Females must be non-pregnant and non-lactating and either surgically sterile (via hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation), at least one year post-menopausal, or using acceptable methods of contraception for the duration of the study.
* Male subjects must be surgically sterile or using an acceptable method of contraception for the duration of the study.
* Disease: biopsy-proven unresectable or recurrent/refractory squamoussell\_eareinoma\_of\_the:head-and-neck-(usualLy -Stage-Di-or-IV) -
* Tumor accessible to direct injection
* Karnofsky performance of at least 70%
* Life expectancy of at least three months
* Able to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Infection (concurrent or within previous 2 weeks)
* Active or clinically-relevant viral illnesses.
* Use of corticosteroids, high-dose non-steroidal antiinflammatory, or immunosuppressive drugs
* Chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy within 28 days of study entry or during the course of study
* Respiratory disease sufficient to influence oxygenation of arterial blood
* Active liver disease with transaminases \>3 times the upper limit of normal
* Previous history of liver disease
* NYHA Class EU or greater heart failure
* Serum creatinine of greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
* Polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte count \<3,000/mm3
* Platelet count \<50,000/mm 3
* Tumor involving major blood vessels or obstructing the airway
* Previous treatment with viral-based gene therapy, recombinant DNA products, or bacterial plasmids
* Use of an investigational drug within 30 days of screening
* Other malignancies requiring treatment during the study
* Scheduled surgical resection
* History of autoimmune disease, including rheumatic disease, Crohn's disease, etc. ,
* Known allergy to polyvinylpyrrofidone (PVP) or related products
* History of psychiatric disabilities or seizures.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Robert I. Haddad, MD

Haddad, Robert MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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A. Dimitrios Colevas, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

NCI-Investigational Drug Branch

Locations

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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P30CA006516

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

VALENTIS-DFCI-99081

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G99-1578

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000067274

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

99-081

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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