Gemcitabine With Antiangiogenic Peptide Vaccine Therapy in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00622622

Last Updated: 2009-02-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-11-30

Study Completion Date

2009-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immune response of different doses of VEGFR2-169 emulsified with Montanide ISA 51 in combination with gemcitabine and to determine the recommended phase II dose.

Detailed Description

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Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2(VEGFR2) is essential target for tumor angiogenesis, and VEGFR2-169 induces specific Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) against VEGFR2 expressed targets. VEGFR2-169 shows strong anti-tumor effects restricted to HLA-A\*2402 in vitro, and this peptide induces CTL from cancer patients. 60% in Japanese population have HLA-A\*2402. VEGFR2-169 is suitable for clinical trial, and gemcitabine has been approved against pancreatic cancer. Gemcitabine is reported to improve immune-response, therefore synergistic effect between vaccine therapy and chemotherapy will be expected. In this clinical trial, we evaluate the safety, tolerability and immune response of different doses of VEGFR2-169 emulsified with Montanide ISA 51 in combination with gemcitabine and to determine the recommended phase II dose of peptide.

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

Study Groups

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Phase I study

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VEGFR2-169 and gemcitabine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Escalating doses of VEGFR2-169 will be administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1,8,15 and 22 of each 28-day treatment cycles(doses of 0.5,1.0,2.0mg/body are planned). Gemcitabine will be administered intravenously at a fixed dose of 1000mg/m2 on days 1,8 and 15. Repeated cycles of VEGFR2-169 and gemcitabine will be administered until patients develop progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity,or for maximum 2 cycles, whichever occurs first.

Interventions

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VEGFR2-169 and gemcitabine

Escalating doses of VEGFR2-169 will be administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1,8,15 and 22 of each 28-day treatment cycles(doses of 0.5,1.0,2.0mg/body are planned). Gemcitabine will be administered intravenously at a fixed dose of 1000mg/m2 on days 1,8 and 15. Repeated cycles of VEGFR2-169 and gemcitabine will be administered until patients develop progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity,or for maximum 2 cycles, whichever occurs first.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS

1. locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer precluding curative surgical resection and recurrent pancreatic cancer
2. measurable disease by CT scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS

1. ECOG performance status 0-2
2. Life expectancy \> 3 months
3. Laboratory values as follows

* 2000/mm3 \< WBC \< 15000/mm3
* Platelet count \> 75000/mm3
* Bilirubin \< 3.0 mg/dl
* Aspartate transaminase \< 150 IU/L
* Alanine transaminase \< 150 IU/L
* Creatinine \< 3.0 mg/dl
4. HLA-A\*2402
5. Able and willing to give valid written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy(woman of childbearing potential:Refusal or inability to use effective means of contraception)
2. Breastfeeding
3. Active or uncontrolled infection
4. Concurrent treatment with steroids or immunosuppressing agent
5. Prior chemotherapy of gemcitabine
6. Prior chemotherapy,radiation therapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks
7. Serious or nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
8. Active or uncontrolled other malignancy
9. Ileus
10. Interstitial pneumonia
11. Decision of unsuitableness by principal investigator or physician-in-charge
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wakayama Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wakayama Medical University

Principal Investigators

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Hiroki Yamaue, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Wakayama Medical University, Second Department of Surgery

Locations

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Wakayama Medical University Hospital

811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

References

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Wada S, Tsunoda T, Baba T, Primus FJ, Kuwano H, Shibuya M, Tahara H. Rationale for antiangiogenic cancer therapy with vaccination using epitope peptides derived from human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. Cancer Res. 2005 Jun 1;65(11):4939-46. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-3759.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15930316 (View on PubMed)

Li Y, Wang MN, Li H, King KD, Bassi R, Sun H, Santiago A, Hooper AT, Bohlen P, Hicklin DJ. Active immunization against the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor flk1 inhibits tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. J Exp Med. 2002 Jun 17;195(12):1575-84. doi: 10.1084/jem.20020072.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12070285 (View on PubMed)

Niethammer AG, Xiang R, Becker JC, Wodrich H, Pertl U, Karsten G, Eliceiri BP, Reisfeld RA. A DNA vaccine against VEGF receptor 2 prevents effective angiogenesis and inhibits tumor growth. Nat Med. 2002 Dec;8(12):1369-75. doi: 10.1038/nm1202-794. Epub 2002 Nov 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12415261 (View on PubMed)

Date Y, Kimura A, Kato H, Sasazuki T. DNA typing of the HLA-A gene: population study and identification of four new alleles in Japanese. Tissue Antigens. 1996 Feb;47(2):93-101. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02520.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8851721 (View on PubMed)

Correale P, Cusi MG, Del Vecchio MT, Aquino A, Prete SP, Tsang KY, Micheli L, Nencini C, La Placa M, Montagnani F, Terrosi C, Caraglia M, Formica V, Giorgi G, Bonmassar E, Francini G. Dendritic cell-mediated cross-presentation of antigens derived from colon carcinoma cells exposed to a highly cytotoxic multidrug regimen with gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin, elicits a powerful human antigen-specific CTL response with antitumor activity in vitro. J Immunol. 2005 Jul 15;175(2):820-8. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.2.820.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16002679 (View on PubMed)

Dauer M, Herten J, Bauer C, Renner F, Schad K, Schnurr M, Endres S, Eigler A. Chemosensitization of pancreatic carcinoma cells to enhance T cell-mediated cytotoxicity induced by tumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cells. J Immunother. 2005 Jul-Aug;28(4):332-42. doi: 10.1097/01.cji.0000164038.41104.f5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16000951 (View on PubMed)

Miyazawa M, Ohsawa R, Tsunoda T, Hirono S, Kawai M, Tani M, Nakamura Y, Yamaue H. Phase I clinical trial using peptide vaccine for human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 in combination with gemcitabine for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Cancer Sci. 2010 Feb;101(2):433-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01416.x. Epub 2009 Oct 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19930156 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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WPR2-0710

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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