Adoptive Transfer of MART1/Melan-A CTL for Malignant Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT00512889

Last Updated: 2013-03-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

9 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-08-31

Study Completion Date

2013-01-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are cells of the immune system that can fight infections and cancer. These CTL can be manipulated in the laboratory so that they can target an individual's cancer.

PURPOSE: This early phase trial is studying the feasibility and side effects of intravenous infusions of CTL generated in the laboratory. To produce the CTL, the study participant's own immune cells are collected by a procedure called a leukapheresis. The cells then undergo laboratory processing for three weeks. Part of this processing includes mixing the patients immune cells with a new kind of cell that has some extra genes added to it. These extra genes are to "teach" the participant's own immune cells to become anti-tumor CTL that can attack the melanoma.

Detailed Description

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DETAILED OUTLINE: This is an early phase pilot/feasibility trial.

Study subjects will be sequentially accrued to three cohorts. Cohorts 1 and 2 will evaluate the safety and feasibility of infusing two different doses of CTL.

* Participants in all cohorts will undergo two CTL infusions 5 weeks apart.
* Procedures performed during the trial will include physical examinations, laboratory tests, delayed hypersensitivity testing, and skin biopsies.
* Between 5 and 8 days after the first CTL infusion, a biopsy or excision of a melanoma lesion may be performed.
* Three leukapheresis procedures will be performed: two to collect peripheral blood for CTL production and one for research purposes at the end of the clinical trial.
* Radiology tests (including CT scans) will be performed prior to infusion and about 4-5 weeks after the second CTL infusion.

Conditions

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Melanoma (Skin)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cohort 1

Different dose of CTL

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

therapeutic autologous lymphocytes

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Autologous CTL generated from peripheral blood following culture with MART1/Melan-A peptide pulsed aAPC.

Use of an artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) to generate CTL

Intervention Type GENETIC

A genetically modified artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) is used in the generation of anti-tumor CTL.

Cohort 2

Different dose of CTL

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

therapeutic autologous lymphocytes

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Autologous CTL generated from peripheral blood following culture with MART1/Melan-A peptide pulsed aAPC.

Use of an artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) to generate CTL

Intervention Type GENETIC

A genetically modified artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) is used in the generation of anti-tumor CTL.

Cohort 3

Combination of CTL with GMCSF +/- radiation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

therapeutic autologous lymphocytes

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Autologous CTL generated from peripheral blood following culture with MART1/Melan-A peptide pulsed aAPC.

Use of an artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) to generate CTL

Intervention Type GENETIC

A genetically modified artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) is used in the generation of anti-tumor CTL.

GM-CSF

Intervention Type DRUG

GM-CSF will be used as an immune activator and combined with the infusion of MART1/Melan-A specific CTL.

Irradiation of cutaneous tumor lesion

Intervention Type RADIATION

Irradiation of cutaneous melanoma lesion will be combined with the infusion of MART1/Melan-A specific CTL.

Interventions

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therapeutic autologous lymphocytes

Autologous CTL generated from peripheral blood following culture with MART1/Melan-A peptide pulsed aAPC.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Use of an artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) to generate CTL

A genetically modified artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) is used in the generation of anti-tumor CTL.

Intervention Type GENETIC

GM-CSF

GM-CSF will be used as an immune activator and combined with the infusion of MART1/Melan-A specific CTL.

Intervention Type DRUG

Irradiation of cutaneous tumor lesion

Irradiation of cutaneous melanoma lesion will be combined with the infusion of MART1/Melan-A specific CTL.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with metastatic melanoma: Either unresectable Stage III or any Stage IV
* ECOG of 0 or 1
* HLA-A\*0201 haplotype
* Baseline tumor biopsy MART1/Melan-A expression present (in \>10% of tumor cells)
* Patient provides consent for all required biopsies
* Adequate intravenous access for leukapheresis
* Absolute lymphocyte count \>500/ul at least once within 30 days of leukapheresis
* Life expectancy greater than 4 months in the opinion of the study clinician
* Negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria

* Administration of systemic corticosteroids within 28 days of planned leukapheresis
* Administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy or anti-tumor immunotherapy within 28 days of planned leukapheresis
* Administration of radiotherapy within 28 days of planned leukapheresis with the exception of subjects accrued to Cohort 3
* Active autoimmunity requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy
* HIV infection
* Previous enrollment on this protocol and infusion of MART1/Melan-A CTL
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marcus O. Butler, MD

Instructor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marcus Butler, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Locations

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Butler MO, Friedlander P, Milstein MI, Mooney MM, Metzler G, Murray AP, Tanaka M, Berezovskaya A, Imataki O, Drury L, Brennan L, Flavin M, Neuberg D, Stevenson K, Lawrence D, Hodi FS, Velazquez EF, Jaklitsch MT, Russell SE, Mihm M, Nadler LM, Hirano N. Establishment of antitumor memory in humans using in vitro-educated CD8+ T cells. Sci Transl Med. 2011 Apr 27;3(80):80ra34. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002207.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21525398 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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06-250

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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