Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) Vaccine Study

NCT ID: NCT01256853

Last Updated: 2011-12-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-09-30

Brief Summary

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This is a phase I, dose escalation trial of MVA-EBNA1/LMP2 vaccine across a pre-defined range of doses in patients in remission having had an EBV+ nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms Epstein-Barr Virus Infections

Keywords

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histologically confirmed EBV+ NPC patients

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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MVA Vaccine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MVA Vaccine

Intervention Type DRUG

The starting dose will be 5 x 107 plaque forming units (pfu) given by intradermal vaccination. Cohorts of three patients will receive escalating doses of the vaccine (100%, 100%, 67% and 50%). The dose escalation scheme is 5 x 107 pfu, 1 x 108 pfu, 2 x 108 pfu, 3.3 x 108 pfu, 5 x 108pfu. This will be dependant on toxicity.

Interventions

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MVA Vaccine

The starting dose will be 5 x 107 plaque forming units (pfu) given by intradermal vaccination. Cohorts of three patients will receive escalating doses of the vaccine (100%, 100%, 67% and 50%). The dose escalation scheme is 5 x 107 pfu, 1 x 108 pfu, 2 x 108 pfu, 3.3 x 108 pfu, 5 x 108pfu. This will be dependant on toxicity.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed NPC, in which the presence of EBV within the malignant cells has been demonstrated by (1) EBER (EBV early RNA) in situ hybridisation in more than 50% of the malignant cells, or (2) undifferentiated or poorly differentiated carcinoma histology in association with a raised serum titer of IgA to EBV VCA.
* Patients in remission from disease, ie complete response (CR) or unconfirmed complete response (CRu).
* Completion of standard therapy for malignancy at least 12 weeks before trial entry.
* Written informed consent and the ability of the patient to co-operate with treatment and follow up must be ensured and documented.
* Age greater than 18 years.
* World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status of 0 or 1
* Life expectancy of at least 4 months.
* Haematological and biochemical indices (these measurements must be performed within 28 days prior to the patient going on study):

* Haemoglobin (Hb) \> 10.0 g/dl
* Lymphocytes \> 1.0 x 109/L (or above the lower limit of normal range of institutional laboratory)
* Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
* Platelets (Plts) ≥ 100 x 109/L
* baseline liver function tests :
* Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper normal limit
* Serum alkaline phosphatase, alanine amino-transferase (ALT) and/or aspartate amino-transferase (AST) \< 1.5 x ULN.
* baseline renal function test:
* calculated creatinine clearance \> 50ml/min Female patients of child-bearing potential are eligible, provided they have a negative pregnancy test prior to enrolment and agree to use appropriate medically approved contraception during the study up to six months after the last vaccination.
* Male patients must agree to use appropriate medically approved contraception during the study up to six months after the last vaccination.

Exclusion Criteria

* Receiving current chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or received within 12 weeks of trial entry.
* Known chronic active infection with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
* Current active autoimmune disease.
* Current active skin diseases requiring therapy (psoriasis, eczema etc).
* Ongoing active infection.
* History of anaphylaxis or severe allergy to vaccination.
* Allergy to eggs or egg products.
* Previous myeloablative therapy followed by an autologous or allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant.
* Patients who have had a splenectomy or splenic irradiation, or with known splenic dysfunction.
* Receiving current immunosuppressive medication, including corticosteroids.
* Pregnant and lactating women.
* Ongoing toxic manifestations of previous treatment. Exceptions to this are alopecia or certain Grade 1 toxicities which in the opinion of the Investigator and Cancer Research UK should not exclude the patient.
* Major thoracic and/or abdominal surgery in the preceding four weeks from which the patient has not yet recovered.
* Patients with any other condition which in the Investigator's opinion would not make the patient a good candidate for the clinical trial.
* Concurrent congestive heart failure or prior history of class III/ IV cardiac disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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CCTU

Comprehensive Clinical Trial Unit

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anthony TC Chan, MD, FRCP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Locations

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Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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VAC002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id