Melanoma Vaccine in Treating Patients With Stage III Melanoma After Surgery to Remove Lymph Nodes

NCT ID: NCT01082198

Last Updated: 2013-08-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-10-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Vaccines made from dendritic cells and tumor antigen peptides or a person's tumor cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best way to give melanoma vaccine in treating patients with stage III melanoma after surgery to remove the lymph nodes.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the feasibility of adjuvant melanoma vaccine comprising autologous dendritic cells pulsed with tumor antigen peptides in patients with stage III melanoma following lymphadenectomy.
* Determine the immune response (skin test of delayed-type hypersensitivity and flow cytometric enumeration of peripheral blood CD8+ lymphocytes producing IFN-γ) to this regimen in these patients.
* Determine clinical outcome (disease-free survival, overall survival, and adverse events) in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo leukapheresis for collection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and bone marrow mononuclear cells. Autologous dendritic cells (DCs) prepared from PBMCs and bone marrow mononuclear cells are exposed to various antigens and peptides, and autologous tumor cell lysate, if available. Patients receive autologous DCs pulsed with melanoma-associated antigen peptides, and autologous DCs pulsed with tumor lysates (if available), subcutaneously in weeks 0, 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20, 26, 31, 50, and 102. Patients with no evidence of disease may receive another booster injection 5 years after the start of vaccination.

Blood samples are examined via flow cytometry and skin testing is performed to evaluate immune response.

Conditions

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Melanoma (Skin)

Keywords

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stage III melanoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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HLA-A1-binding MAGE-1/MAGE-3 multipeptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

HLA-A2-binding TYR/MART-1/gp100 multipeptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

autologous melanoma lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

autologous melanoma lysate/KLH-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

dendritic cell-idiotype-keyhole limpet hemocyanin vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

flow cytometry

Intervention Type OTHER

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of stage III melanoma

* Has undergone therapeutic lymphadenectomy
* More than 1 lymph node involvement or extracapsular extension of metastatic melanoma cells (stage N1b-N3 disease according to AJCC 2002)
* HLA type A1 and/or A2 or A3 (if autologous tumor lysate is available)
* No presence of distant metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* No other malignancy
* No evidence of lung, heart, liver, or renal failure or severe neurologic disorder
* No autoimmune disease or atopic allergy
* No HIV infection or presence of anti-HIV antibodies
* No presence of hepatitis B surface antigen or antibodies against hepatitis C virus

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Sergiusz Markowicz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Locations

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology - Warsaw

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Poland

Facility Contacts

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Contact Person

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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MSCMI-21/01/02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-21006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000666511

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id