A Trial of Vigil for Participants With Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02346747

Last Updated: 2025-10-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

92 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-02-28

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to compare participants with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer when treated with investigational product (Vigil) compared to placebo. The main question it aims to answer is "Will participants who receive treatment with Vigil have a longer time to disease recurrence versus the participants that were not given Vigil?"

Detailed Description

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This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 study of maintenance Vigil Ovarian (gemogenovatucel-T) engineered autologous tumor cells (EATC) in women with Stage IIIb, IIIc or IV high-grade papillary serous/ clear cell / endometrioid ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. Subjects will have had a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12 doses of Vigil prepared and stored from ovarian tumor cells obtained at the time of primary surgical debulking or initial diagnostic / evaluative laparoscopy (tissue for immunotherapy manufacture must be procured prior to initiation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy). An equal number of placebo doses will be manufactured. Subjects eligible for randomization will have achieved a clinically defined complete response following primary surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. Clinical complete response (cCR) is defined as no evidence of maligancy on chest x-ray and CT scan or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis, CA-125 antigen level ≤ units/mL, and no findings on physical examination or symptoms suggestive of active cancer.

Investigational treatment must start no less than 3 weeks and no more than 8 weeks following completion of chemotherapy.

Approximately 86 subjects will be randomized 1:1 to to Group A (Vigil 1.0 X 10e7 cells/injection) or Group B (placebo). Randomization will be stratified by (i) extent of surgical cytoreduction (complete/microscopic versus macroscopic residual disease) and (ii) neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy. Participants will receive Vigil or placebo by intradermal injection once a month for at least 4 and up to a maximum of 6 doses determined by the number of doses of Vigil manufactured for that subject.

Participants will be managed in an outpatient setting. Image assessment with chest x-ray and CT scan or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis will be completed every 3 months in Years 1-3, then every 6 months in Years 4 and 5 and yearly through Year 10. At the time the participant recurs, the participant will enter long term follow-up for survival status and post treatment therapies received.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group A

Vigil immunotherapy will be administered at a concentration of 1.0 x 10e7 cells/dose given via intradermal injection every 4 weeks for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 administrations as determined by the number of doses manufactured and as long as the subject is clinically stable and recurrence free.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vigil

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The bi-shRNAfurin and GMCSF Augmented Autologous Tumor Cell Vaccine, Vigil is made up of irradiated autologous tumor cells which have been electroporated ex vivo with the Vigil plasmid designed to suppress expression of both the TGFβ1 and TGFβ2 proteins while simultaneously expressing rhGMCSF protein.

Group B

Placebo will be administered via intradermal injection every 4 weeks for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 administrations as determined by the number of doses manufactured and as long as the subject is clinically stable and recurrence free.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

To maintain placebo effect and eliminate bias due to volumetric differences, the number of Vigil doses manufactured from harvested tissue (except if below 4) will be used to guide manufacture of the same number of doses of placebo for each subject. Placebo will consist of "freeze" media \[10% DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide; Cryoserv USP; Mylan Institutional USP), 1% Human Serum Albumin (ABO Pharmaceuticals) in Plasma-Lyte A, pH 7.4 (Baxter)\]. Depending upon randomization assignment, placebo or Vigil will be delivered in identical vials and drawn up in 'covered' syringes for intradermal injection.

Interventions

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Vigil

The bi-shRNAfurin and GMCSF Augmented Autologous Tumor Cell Vaccine, Vigil is made up of irradiated autologous tumor cells which have been electroporated ex vivo with the Vigil plasmid designed to suppress expression of both the TGFβ1 and TGFβ2 proteins while simultaneously expressing rhGMCSF protein.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

To maintain placebo effect and eliminate bias due to volumetric differences, the number of Vigil doses manufactured from harvested tissue (except if below 4) will be used to guide manufacture of the same number of doses of placebo for each subject. Placebo will consist of "freeze" media \[10% DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide; Cryoserv USP; Mylan Institutional USP), 1% Human Serum Albumin (ABO Pharmaceuticals) in Plasma-Lyte A, pH 7.4 (Baxter)\]. Depending upon randomization assignment, placebo or Vigil will be delivered in identical vials and drawn up in 'covered' syringes for intradermal injection.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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bi-shRNAfurin and GMCSF Autologous Tumor Cell Immunotherapy FANG vaccine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects will be eligible for tissue procurement for the Vigil manufacturing process if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. Presumptive Stage IIIb, IIIc or IV high-grade papillary serous/clear cell/endometrioid ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer.
2. No chemotherapy prior or investigational agents prior to tissue acquisition for Vigil manufacture.
3. No other malignancy (excluding surgically cured nonmelanoma carcinomas of the skin and carcinoma in situ cervix) unless in remission for ≥ 2 years.
4. Anticipated availability of a cumulative mass of \~30 grams tissue ("golf-ball" size or approximately 3cm disease on CT scan) at time of diagnostic laparoscopy or primary surgical debulking. Infiltrating lumen (bowel, fallopian tube, urethra) tissue should not be used as Vigil immunotherapy material to minimize risk of bacterial contamination.
5. ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 prior to diagnostic laparoscopy or debulking laparotomy.
6. No prior history of hypersensitivity reactions (HSR) with taxanes or platinums.
7. No prior history of allergies or sensitivities to gentamicin.
8. Female, 18 years of age or older.
9. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document for tissue harvest.


1. Histologically confirmed Stage IIIb, IIIc or IV high-grade papillary serous/clear cell/endometrioid ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal.
2. Completion of primary surgical debulking including hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, and at least 5 but no more than 8 cycles of platinum / taxane adjuvant chemotherapy or chemotherapy as per Category 1 recommendations of the NCCN guidelines, including 5-8 cycles adjuvant intraperitoneal + intravenous (IP/IV) chemotherapy, or 5-8 cycles of intravenous chemotherapy divided and administered as neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy flanking primary debulking surgery.
3. Clinically defined complete response (cCR) following completion of primary surgical debulking and eligible chemotherapy. cCR defined as no evidence of malignancy on chest x-ray (CT scan is acceptable) and CT scan or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis, normal physical examination, CA-125 antigen level ≤ 35 U/ml (assessed ≥ 2 weeks following removal of catheter in subjects receiving intraperitoneal/intravenous chemotherapy) and no findings on physical examination or symptoms suggestive of active cancer.
4. Subjects must have initiated adjuvant chemotherapy no more than 8 weeks following primary debulking surgery.
5. Successful manufacturing of at least 4 doses (vials) of Vigil and placebo.
6. Recovered from all clinically relevant toxicities related to prior therapy (including neuropathy ≤Grade 2).
7. ECOG performance status (PS) 0-1.
8. Normal organ and marrow function as defined below: Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3, Absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 500/mm\^3, Platelets ≥ 75,000/mm\^3, Total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL, AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT)≤ 2x institutional upper limit of normal, Creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL
9. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed protocol specific consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded from this study if they meet any of the following criteria (at the time of tissue procurement or at randomization):

1. Surgery involving general anesthesia, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
2. Histologically confirmed papillary serous adenocarcinoma of the uterus or disease involving myometrium/endometrium.
3. Systemic immunosuppressive therapy within 14 days of randomization.
4. Subjects requiring chronic steroid or immunosuppressive regimens are excluded except inhaled / intranasal steroids and short term systemic steroids \<30 days duration and ≤0.25 mg/kg prednisone-equivalent per day are allowed.
5. Congestive heart failure (NYHA Class II, III, or IV), unstable angina, ventricular or hemodynamically significant atrial arrhythmia, or cardiovascular disease such as stroke or myocardial infarction (current or within the past 6 months).
6. Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
7. Subjects with history of brain metastases.
8. Subjects with known HIV or chronic Hepatitis B or C infection.
9. Prior solid organ or bone marrow transplant.
10. History of or active autoimmune disease (e.g., autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, or hemolytic anemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, myasthenia gravis, Goodpasture's syndrome, Addison's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or Graves disease). Persons with vitiligo are not excluded. Diabetics are not excluded if the condition is well controlled.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Gradalis, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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John Nemunaitis, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Gradalis, Inc.

Locations

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University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

University Of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Florida Cancer Specialists

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

University Of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Maine Medical Center: MMP Women's Health

Scarborough, Maine, United States

Site Status

Dana Farber Cancer Institute: Gynecologic Oncology

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Billings Clinic

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center/Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Duke University Medical Center, Department of Medicine - Oncology

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Barrett Cancer Center University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Stephenson Cancer Center at University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

AMD Asplundh Cancer Pavilion

Abington, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

St. Luke's Health Network

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Prisma Health Cancer Institute

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Cancer Care Northwest

Spokane, Washington, United States

Site Status

Franciscan Research Center

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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CL-PTL-119

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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