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Recurrent MelanomaPhase 2NCT00003895

Vaccine Therapy in Treating HLA-A2 Positive Patients With Melanoma

A Phase 2 study testing HPV 16 E7:12-20, gp100:209-217(210M) and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Recurrent Melanoma and Stage IA Melanoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This randomized pilot phase II trial studies how well vaccine therapy works in treating human leukocyte antigen class 1 histocompatibility, A-2 (HLA-A2) positive patients with melanoma. Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 17 years and older
What is being tested?
HPV 16 E7:12-20, gp100:209-217(210M) and laboratory biomarker analysis
Type of treatment
Vaccines
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
36 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 1999to Sep 2013
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 17 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed primary melanoma of Breslow thickness 1.0-4.0 mm; patients who have had only their initial biopsy are preferred; however, those who have already undergone a wide local excision are also eligible; patients may be enrolled up to three months after their wide local excision
  • Patients whose melanoma is > 4.0 mm thick who have positive or negative regional lymph nodes are also eligible
  • After accrual to the original 26 patient goal, all patients must be enrolled prior to sentinel lymph node dissection; patients with previous lymph node dissection will not be eligible
  • Patients must be HLA typed and be shown to be HLA-A2.1+ by either serologic techniques, flow cytometry, or molecular techniques
  • Patients must be ambulatory with good performance status (Karnofsky performance status [PS] 80-100)
  • White blood cell (WBC) >= 3500/mm^3
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  • Platelets (Plt) >= 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin >= 9 gm/100 ml
  • Serum creatinine =< 2 mg/dl
  • Total bilirubin =< 2.0 mg/dl
  • Patients must have recovered from any effects of major surgery and be free of significant systemic infection
  • Patients must be negative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (or negative by Western blot if ELISA is positive) if they are considered to be at high risk; others do not require serologic testing if there are no symptoms or risk factors for HIV disease
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and should avoid becoming pregnant while on treatment
  • Patients must give written informed consent prior to initiation of therapy; patients with a history of major psychiatric illness must be judged able to fully understand the investigational nature of the study and the risks associated with the therapy

Who cannot join

  • Patients must not have clinically detectable distant metastases
  • Patients who require or are likely to require systemic corticosteroids for intercurrent illness
  • Patients with any significant medical disease other than the malignancy (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder [COPD], patients with ascites or pleural effusions) which in the opinion of the investigator would significantly increase the risk of immunotherapy
  • Patient should be free of any other cancers or deemed at low risk for their recurrence

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97213

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Phase II Trial to Determine the Immune Response to a Mutated gp100 Melanoma Peptide (209-2M) Vaccine in HLA-A2 Positive Patients With a &gt;1mm Melanoma on Initial Biopsy

This randomized pilot phase II trial studies how well vaccine therapy works in treating human leukocyte antigen class 1 histocompatibility, A-2 (HLA-A2) positive patients with melanoma. Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To define the toxicity of administration of gp100: 209-217 (210M) (gp100:209-217[210M] peptide vaccine) and the human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E7(12-20) peptide (HPV16E7:12-20 peptide vaccine), with adjuvant Montanide ISA-51 (incomplete Freund's adjuvant), to patients who present with a primary melanoma > 1 mm thick.

II. To measure the T-cell response to the modified self-gp100: 209-217 (210M) peptide and the unmodified parental glycoprotein 100 (gp100) peptide.

III. To measure the T-cell response to the control human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2.1 restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) epitope of papilloma virus HPV16E7:12-20.

IV. To determine whether analysis of antigen-specific T-cells using specific HLA-A2/peptide tetramers is an effective method for monitoring the immune response of patients undergoing peptide vaccination and to compare it to enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT), limiting dilution analysis (LDA) and measurement of intracellular cytokine production (fastimmune).

  1. To determine whether there is a difference between the induction of primary peptide-specific T-cell immune responses to the self gp100 peptide versus the foreign E7 peptide.

VI. To compare the immune response induced by vaccinating every 2 weeks for 6 months (a total of 13 vaccinations) vs. every 3 weeks for 6 months (a total of 9 vaccinations).

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM A: Patients receive gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine and HPV16E7:12-20 peptide vaccine mixed with incomplete Freund's adjuvant subcutaneously (SC) every 2 weeks for 6 months. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM B: Patients receive gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine and HPV16E7:12-20 peptide vaccine mixed with incomplete Freund's adjuvant SC every 3 weeks for 6 months. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

In both arms, patients undergo sentinel lymph node biopsy approximately 10 days after the second vaccination. Patients with positive lymph nodes undergo complete lymph node dissection and resume vaccinations.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 3 years, and then yearly thereafter.

Being tested
HPV 16 E7:12-20, gp100:209-217(210M), laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Melanoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • HPV 16 E7:12-20Biological

    Given SC

  • gp100:209-217(210M)Biological

    Also called G9 209-2M

    Given SC

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT00003895
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
gp100:209-217(210M) + HPV 16 E7:12-20 (every 2 weeks)ExperimentalPatients receive gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine and HPV 16 E7:12-20 peptide vaccine mixed with incomplete Freund's adjuvant SC every 2 weeks for 6 months. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo laboratory biomarker analysis.
Receives: Biological: HPV 16 E7:12-20; Biological: gp100:209-217(210M); Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
gp100:209-217(210M) + HPV 16 E7:12-20 (every 3 weeks)ExperimentalPatients receive gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine and HPV 16 E7:12-20 peptide vaccine mixed with incomplete Freund's adjuvant SC every 3 weeks for 6 months. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo laboratory biomarker analysis.
Receives: Biological: HPV 16 E7:12-20; Biological: gp100:209-217(210M); Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. T Cell Immunity to gp100 Peptide and to E7 12-20 Papilloma Virus Peptide

    Frequency measures obtained from each assay will be transformed to (common) logs for purposes of analysis. Repeated measures analyses will be performed on longitudinal data to assess patients' immune response profiles over time. Comparability of assay methods will be assessed with correlation analyses, regression analyses, standard parametric and nonparametric tests, and agreement methods.

    Pre- and post-immunization T-cell immunity to g209-2M peptide, to HPV16E7 peptide, and to a negative control HLA-A2 HIV peptide (pol) were assessed using HLA-A2/peptide tetramer-specific binding analysis. Within-subject analyses were performed to determine differences between pre- and postimmunization responses to the g209 -2M and HPV peptides and to the negative control HIV peptide after completion of 6 months of vaccination. Pre- versus postimmunization response differences were used as criterion measures in between-group (among subjects) analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Jul 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1999
  3. Primary completionSep 2013
  4. Study completionSep 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
36 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003895
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2013-02096
Other IDs
NCI-2013-02096, CDR0000067065, NCI-T98-0081, PPMC-IRB-99-9, 99-9, T98-0081, R21CA082614
Status last verified
Dec 2016
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
20 Feb 2017

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing HPV 16 E7:12-20, gp100:209-217(210M) and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Recurrent Melanoma and Stage IA Melanoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 20 Feb 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

T Cell Immunity to gp100 Peptide and to E7 12-20 Papilloma Virus Peptide (time frame: Baseline to 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Feb 2017.

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