Intratumoral Application of L19IL2 in Patients With Malignant Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT01253096

Last Updated: 2014-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Phase II, non-randomized, multicenter, prospective study designed to test the efficacy and safety of intratumorally administered L19IL2 in patients suffering from metastatic melanoma.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Phase II, non-randomized, multicenter, prospective study designed to test the efficacy and safety of intratumorally administered L19IL2. L19IL2 binds with high affinity to the EDB domain of Fibronectin, a marker of angiogenesis which is strongly upregulated in malignant melanoma lesions. This binding leads to an increased residence time of the protein at the site of disease. The biologic effect of the IL2 moiety is identical to the one of free IL-2.

The study treatment is up to 20 MioIU L19IL2 per week in patients suffering from histopathologically-proven malignant melanoma with presence of injectable soft-tissue metastases either in clinical stage III or stage IV M1a without visceral metastases. The duration of treatment could be up to 20 weeks. After the end of study visit follow-up is performed every 6 weeks until 12 months from enrollment of each patient.

Tumor assessment will be performed within 2 weeks before start of treatment and at week 12 using immune-related response criteria and RECIST 1.1. To assure that patients do not develop visceral metastases under treatment, an additional tumor assessment will be performed already at week 6 after start of therapy. Assessments at week 24 and 36 will be performed according to RECIST vs. 1.1 criteria only.

Treatment emergent adverse events will be summarized by Common Toxicity Criteria (version 4.02, CTCAE) and worst grade for all treated patients. Laboratory values and change in vital signs will be summarized.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Malignant Melanoma

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

L19IL2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intratumoral injections of L19IL2

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be treated with intratumoral injections of L19IL2 1-3 x weekly. The maximum cumulative dose per week is 20 MioIU. Treatment duration is up to 20 weeks.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Intratumoral injections of L19IL2

Patients will be treated with intratumoral injections of L19IL2 1-3 x weekly. The maximum cumulative dose per week is 20 MioIU. Treatment duration is up to 20 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Histopathologically proven malignant melanoma.
* Presence of measurable and injectable soft tissue metastases either in clinical stage III or stage IV M1a.
* Males or females, age \>/= 18 years.
* Either without, or after one line of prior systemic treatment for metastatic disease.
* ECOG performance status \< 2.
* LDH \< 2 x the upper limit of normal.
* Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
* Absolute neutrophil count \> 1.5 x 10\^9/L.
* Hemoglobin \> 9.0 g/dL.
* Platelets \> 100 x 10\^9/L.
* Total bilirubin ≤ 30 µmol/L (or ≤ 2.0 mg/dl).
* ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) (5.0 x ULN for patients with hepatic involvement with tumor).
* Serum creatinine \< 1.5 x ULN.
* All acute toxic effects (excluding alopecia) of any prior therapy must have resolved to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) (v4.02) Grade ≤ 1 unless otherwise specified above.
* Negative serum pregnancy test (for women of child-bearing potential only) at screening.
* If of childbearing potential, agreement to use adequate contraceptive methods (e.g., oral contraceptives, condoms, or other adequate barrier controls, intrauterine contraceptive devices, or sterilization) beginning at the screening visit and continuing until 3 months following last treatment with study drug.
* Able to provide written Informed Consent.
* Willingness and ability to comply with the scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

* Primary ocular melanoma.
* Presence of visceral metastases at screening.
* Evidence of active brain metastases at screening.
* Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from the cancer being evaluated in this study except cervical carcinoma in situ, treated basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumors (TA, Tis \& Ti) or any cancer curatively treated \< 5 years prior to study entry.
* History of HIV infection or infectious hepatitis B or C.
* Presence of active infections (e.g. requiring antimicrobial therapy) or other severe concurrent disease, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study.
* History within the last year of acute or subacute coronary syndromes including myocardial infarction, unstable or severe stable angina pectoris.
* Inadequately controlled cardiac arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation.
* Heart insufficiency (\> Grade II, New York Heart Association (NYHA) criteria).
* Uncontrolled hypertension.
* Ischemic peripheral vascular disease (Grade IIb-IV).
* Severe diabetic retinopathy.
* Active autoimmune disease.
* History of organ allograft or stem cell transplantation.
* Recovery from major trauma including surgery within 4 weeks prior to administration of study treatment.
* Known history of allergy to IL2, or other intravenously administered human proteins/peptides/antibodies.
* Breast feeding female.
* Anti-tumor therapy within 4 weeks of the administration of study treatment (except small surgery).
* Previous in vivo exposure to monoclonal antibodies for biological therapy in the 6 weeks before administration of study treatment.
* Planned administration of growth factors or immunomodulatory agents within 7 days before the administration of study treatment.
* Patients in need of systemic treatment for rapidly progressive systemic disease during study treatment and up to 2 weeks after injection of L19IL2.
* Patient requires, or is taking, corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant drugs on a long-term basis. Limited use of corticosteroids to treat or prevent acute hypersensitivity reactions is not considered an exclusion criterion.
* Any condition, that in the opinion of the investigator could hamper compliance with the study protocol.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Philogen S.p.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Claus Garbe, Prof. M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Universitätsklinik Graz

Graz, , Austria

Site Status

Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, , Germany

Site Status

University Hospital

Tübingen, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Austria Germany

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

PH-L19IL2-03/09

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id