Universal Cancer Peptide-based Vaccination in Metastatic NSCLC

NCT ID: NCT02818426

Last Updated: 2025-01-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-04-20

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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UCPVAx is a therapeutic vaccine based on the telomerase-derived UCP designed to induce strong TH1 CD4 T cell responses in cancer patients.

Three doses of UCPVax (0,25 mg, 0,5 mg and 1 mg) will be tested in this phase I/II study by using Continuous Reassessment Method (CRML) dose escalation design model.

The phase I is a dose escalation study designed to evaluate safety of use of UCPVax and to estimate its Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD).

The phase II is a dose deescalation designed to evaluate the immunogenicity of UCPVax according to the dose level.

Detailed Description

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UCPVax study is a prospective multicenter phase I/II study: 54 patients with metastatic NSCLC will be enrolled in 5 centers in France.

A translational research program will be performed to better define the eligibility criteria and predictive biomarkers needed for randomized phase II and Phase III trials.

Conditions

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Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

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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UCPVax

UCPVax is a therapeutic cancer vaccine composed of two peptides called UCP2 and UCP4 derived from telomerase combined with Montanide ISA 51 VG as adjuvant.

The two peptides UCP2 and UCP4 will be emulsified in Montanide ISA 51 and injected subcutaneously in separate sites (one site per peptide), at days 1, 8, 15, 29, 36 and 43 (priming phase) following by boost vaccination every 8 weeks for 12 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

UCPVax

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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UCPVax

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Written informed consent
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma or other)
* Stage IIIB not amenable to radiotherapy or stage IV cancer according to the TNM classification (7th edition) or recurrent NSCLC after surgery not amenable to loco-regional therapy.
* Pre-treated with at least 2 or 3 lines of treatment (including immunotherapy). Chemoradiation for stage IIIB disease is considered as one treatment line.
* At least one measurable lesion by CT scan or MRI based on RECIST criteria version 1.1
* Performance status 0 or 1 on the ECOG scale
* Life-expectancy \> 3 months
* Adequate hematological, hepatic, and renal function

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior history of other malignancy except for: basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia and other cancer curatively treated with no evidence of disease for at least 5 years
* Symptomatic brain metastases. Patients with controlled brain metastases after radiation therapy or with asymptomatic brain metastases may be included.
* History of active autoimmune diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease…)
* Patients under chronic treatment with systemic corticoids or other immunosuppressive drugs (prednisone or prednisolone ≤ 10 mg/day is allowed) - - Positive serology for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Hepatitis C virus (HCV); presence in the serum of the antigens HBs
* Participation in a clinical study with an investigational product within 4 weeks prior to the start of the study treatment
* Pregnancy or lactating patients.
* Patients with any medical or psychiatric condition or disease,
* Patients under guardianship, curatorship or under the protection of justice.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Invectys

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon

Besançon, , France

Site Status

Centre Georges François Leclerc

Dijon, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Emile Muller

Mulhouse, , France

Site Status

St Louis Hospital

Paris, , France

Site Status

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Galaine J, Borg C, Godet Y, Adotevi O. Interest of Tumor-Specific CD4 T Helper 1 Cells for Therapeutic Anticancer Vaccine. Vaccines (Basel). 2015 Jun 30;3(3):490-502. doi: 10.3390/vaccines3030490.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26350591 (View on PubMed)

Dosset M, Godet Y, Vauchy C, Beziaud L, Lone YC, Sedlik C, Liard C, Levionnois E, Clerc B, Sandoval F, Daguindau E, Wain-Hobson S, Tartour E, Langlade-Demoyen P, Borg C, Adotevi O. Universal cancer peptide-based therapeutic vaccine breaks tolerance against telomerase and eradicates established tumor. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Nov 15;18(22):6284-95. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-0896. Epub 2012 Oct 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23032748 (View on PubMed)

Godet Y, Fabre E, Dosset M, Lamuraglia M, Levionnois E, Ravel P, Benhamouda N, Cazes A, Le Pimpec-Barthes F, Gaugler B, Langlade-Demoyen P, Pivot X, Saas P, Maillere B, Tartour E, Borg C, Adotevi O. Analysis of spontaneous tumor-specific CD4 T-cell immunity in lung cancer using promiscuous HLA-DR telomerase-derived epitopes: potential synergistic effect with chemotherapy response. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 May 15;18(10):2943-53. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-3185. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22407833 (View on PubMed)

Godet Y, Dosset M, Borg C, Adotevi O. Is preexisting antitumor CD4 T cell response indispensable for the chemotherapy induced immune regression of cancer? Oncoimmunology. 2012 Dec 1;1(9):1617-1619. doi: 10.4161/onci.21513.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23264913 (View on PubMed)

Adotevi O, Dosset M, Galaine J, Beziaud L, Godet Y, Borg C. Targeting antitumor CD4 helper T cells with universal tumor-reactive helper peptides derived from telomerase for cancer vaccine. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 May;9(5):1073-7. doi: 10.4161/hv.23587. Epub 2013 Jan 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23357860 (View on PubMed)

Adotevi O, Vernerey D, Jacoulet P, Meurisse A, Laheurte C, Almotlak H, Jacquin M, Kaulek V, Boullerot L, Malfroy M, Orillard E, Eberst G, Lagrange A, Favier L, Gainet-Brun M, Doucet L, Teixeira L, Ghrieb Z, Clairet AL, Guillaume Y, Kroemer M, Hocquet D, Moltenis M, Limat S, Quoix E, Mascaux C, Debieuvre D, Fagnoni-Legat C, Borg C, Westeel V. Safety, Immunogenicity, and 1-Year Efficacy of Universal Cancer Peptide-Based Vaccine in Patients With Refractory Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase Ib/Phase IIa De-Escalation Study. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan 10;41(2):373-384. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00096. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36070539 (View on PubMed)

Laheurte C, Boullerot L, Ndao B, Malfroy M, Queiroz L, Guillaume P, Loyon R, Seffar E, Gravelin E, Renaudin A, Jacquin M, Meurisse A, Vernerey D, Ghiringhelli F, Godet Y, Genolet R, Jandus C, Borg C, Adotevi O. UCPVax, a CD4 helper peptide vaccine, induces polyfunctional Th1 cells, antibody response, and epitope spreading to improve antitumor immunity. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Jul 15;6(7):102196. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102196. Epub 2025 Jun 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40543509 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2015-001712-35

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UCPVax

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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