Study Testing the Biologic Activity and Safety of a Immunotherapeutic in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Stage Kidney Cancer in Combination With a Marketed Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment

NCT ID: NCT00678119

Last Updated: 2013-07-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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Study to investigate an anticancer cellular immunotherapeutic, AGS-003, when used in combination with sunitinib in subjects with previously untreated advanced stage RCC.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to investigate an anticancer immunotherapeutic, AGS-003, when used in combination with sunitinib (the treatment regimen) in a single-stage, Phase II design in subjects with previously untreated advanced stage RCC after nephrectomy/excisional biopsy/metastasectomy. AGS-003 is formulated using mature DCs co-electroporated with CD40L IVT RNA and autologous total tumor RNA

Conditions

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Renal Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1: AGS-003+sunitinib

Single arm study AGS-003 plus sunitinib

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AGS-003

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dendritic cell Immunotherapeutic

Sunitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

An approved drug for the treatment of RCC

Interventions

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AGS-003

Dendritic cell Immunotherapeutic

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Sunitinib

An approved drug for the treatment of RCC

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Sutent

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Male and female subjects ≥18 years of age with newly diagnosed advanced stage RCC will be eligible for inclusion in this study if all of the following criteria apply:

1. Newly diagnosed advanced stage RCC.
2. Eligible for unilateral nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy; OR, Has lesion accessible for excisional biopsy/metastasectomy.
3. Measurable disease.
4. Candidate for sunitinib treatment as labeled.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
6. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) risk group 0 or 1.
7. No brain metastases detected by MRI.
8. Normal renal function in the contralateral kidney.
9. Able to abstain from taking prohibited prescription or prohibited non-prescription drugs.
10. Use of appropriate birth control methods for the duration of the study for women of childbearing potential and men with female partners of childbearing potential.
11. Clinically acceptable Screening results according to the following specific limits:

* Adequate hematologic function.
* Adequate renal and hepatic function.
* Adequate coagulation function.
12. Normal serum calcium.
13. Ability to communicate effectively with study personnel; considered reliable, willing, and cooperative in terms of compliance with the Protocol requirements.
14. Voluntary informed consent given to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will NOT be eligible for inclusion in this study if any of the following criteria apply:

1. Nephrectomy for RCC therapy is required.
2. Any serious medical condition or illness considered by the investigator to constitute an unwarranted high risk for investigational treatment.
3. Uncontrolled hypertension.
4. Type I diabetes mellitus (insulin therapy for Type II diabetes IS permitted).
5. Prior systemic therapy for advanced stage RCC.
6. Active autoimmune disease.
7. Prior history of malignancy other than RCC within the preceding 5 years, except for adequately treated cervical cancer or non-melanoma skin cancer.
8. Use of prohibited prescription or prohibited non-prescription drugs during 2 months prior to entry into the study.
9. Active, acute, or chronic clinically significant infections.
10. Use of another investigational drug or participation in any investigational drug study within the 28 days prior to the start of study enrollment.
11. Planned or elective anti-cancer surgical treatment other than nephrectomy/excisional biopsy/metastasectomy.
12. History of hypercalcemia, symptomatic hypercalcemia, or hypercalcemia requiring management.
13. Known hypersensitivity to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
14. Body weight less than 30 kg.
15. Pregnancy or lactation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Argos Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Fred Miesowicz

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Argos Therapeutics

Locations

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

The Urology Center of Colorado

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

The Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Hospital

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Carolina's Medical Center / Blumenthal Cancer Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Barrett Cancer

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

CORTPA

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Urology of Virginia-Sentara Medical Group

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Amin A, Dudek AZ, Logan TF, Lance RS, Holzbeierlein JM, Knox JJ, Master VA, Pal SK, Miller WH Jr, Karsh LI, Tcherepanova IY, DeBenedette MA, Williams WL, Plessinger DC, Nicolette CA, Figlin RA. Survival with AGS-003, an autologous dendritic cell-based immunotherapy, in combination with sunitinib in unfavorable risk patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC): Phase 2 study results. J Immunother Cancer. 2015 Apr 21;3:14. doi: 10.1186/s40425-015-0055-3. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25901286 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.argostherapeutics.com

Argos Therapeutics Website

http://www.nkca.org

Kidney Cancer Association

Other Identifiers

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AGS-003-006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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