Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Resected or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00008099

Last Updated: 2016-01-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-05-31

Study Completion Date

2004-02-29

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Vaccines may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vaccine therapy in treating patients with resected or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and toxicity of vaccination with MUC-1 antigen and immunologic adjuvant SB AS-2 in patients with resected or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended phase II dose of MUC-1 antigen in this patient population. III. Determine the qualitative and quantitative tumor response to this treatment in these patients. IV. Determine the disease-free survival in resected patients, progression-free survival in locally advanced unresectable patients, and overall survival in all patients receiving this treatment.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of MUC-1 antigen. Patients receive vaccination with MUC-1 antigen and immunologic adjuvant SB AS-2 intramuscularly on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for a total of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 1 year after the last vaccination, patients without recurrent disease may receive booster vaccines annually. Cohorts of 4 to 8 patients receive escalating doses of MUC-1 antigen until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 4 or 2 of 8 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Patients are followed at 2 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15-20 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Pancreatic Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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MUC1 antigen/SB AS-2

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed resected or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer No metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 4 months Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective double barrier contraception 1 week before, during, and for at least 2 weeks after study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent glucocorticosteroids Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior resection of pancreatic cancer Other: No concurrent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
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

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Herbert J. Zeh, III MD, FACS

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ramesh K. Ramanathan, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Pittsburgh

Locations

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University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000068375

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PCI-IRB-970871

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G00-1888

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PCI-97-046

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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