Pancreatic CancerPhase 1/2NCT00255827
Vaccine Treatment for Surgically Resected Pancreatic Cancer
A Phase 1/2 study testing HyperAcute-Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by NewLink Genetics Corporation at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This 2-phase study will determine the safety of treating patients with pancreatic cancer with the genetically engineered HyperAcute-Pancreatic cancer vaccine. It will establish the proper vaccine dose and will examine side effects and potential benefits of the treatment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pancreatic Cancer
- What is being tested?
- HyperAcute-Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine
- Type of treatment
- Vaccines
- How many people
- 7 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Nov 2005to Sep 2007
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- A histological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma or other exocrine carcinoma of the pancreas. The patient's pathology must be reviewed and confirmed by Northwestern University's Pathology Department.
- AJCC Stage I or II Pancreatic carcinoma. Patients must have undergone surgical resection for the tumor.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status less than or equal to 2.
- Serum albumin greater than or equal to 2.5 gm/dL.
- Expected survival greater than or equal to 6 months.
- Subjects must have a negative serology for Hep B, C and HIV prior to entering study.
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- All On-Study Tests must be less than or equal to Grade I toxicity for patient to be eligible for study, excluding serum LDH levels. PT, PTT must be less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN except for patients who are on therapeutic anticoagulant therapy.
- Adequate organ function including:
- Marrow: hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10.0 gm/dL, absolute granulocyte count (AGC) greater than or equal to 1500/mm3, platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3, absolute lymphocyte count greater than or equal to 475/mm3.
- Hepatic: serum total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN mg/dL, ALT (SGPT) and AST (SGOT) less than or equal to 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Renal: serum creatinine (sCr) less than or equal to 2.0 x ULN, or creatinine clearance (Ccr) greater than or equal to 30 mL/min.
- Prior therapy for pancreatic cancer that may include surgery and/or different neoadjuvant chemotherapy or adjuvant chemo-radiation regimens, or radiation therapy. Patients who undergo surgical resection and refuse chemotherapy or radiation therapy will be eligible.
- Patients must be greater than or equal to 4 weeks since surgery if treated with neoadjuvant therapy or greater than or equal to 4 weeks since conclusion of chemo-radiation if treated with post-operative adjuvant therapy and recovered from the toxicity of prior treatment to less than or equal to Grade I, exclusive of alopecia or fatigue.
- Patients must have the ability to understand the study, its inherent risks, side effects and potential benefits and be able give written informed consent to participate. Patients may not be consented by a durable power of attorney (DPA).
- All subjects of child producing potential must agree to use contraception or avoidance of pregnancy measures while enrolled on study and receiving the experimental product, and for one month after the last immunization.
Who cannot join
- Age <18-years-old.
- Active metastases.
- Hypercalcemia > 2.9 mmol/L, unresponsive to standard therapy (e.g., I.V. hydration, diuretics, calcitonin or bisphosphonate therapy).
- Other malignancy within five years, unless the probability of recurrence of the prior malignancy is <5%. Patient's curatively treated for squamous and basal cell carcinoma of the skin or patients with a history of malignant tumor in the past that have been disease free for at least five years are also eligible for this study.
- History of organ transplant or current active immunosuppressive therapy (such as cyclosporine, tacrolimus, etc.).
- Subjects taking systemic corticosteroid therapy for any reason are not eligible. Subjects receiving inhaled or topical corticosteroids are eligible. Subjects who require systemic corticosteroids after beginning vaccination, will be removed from study.
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- Significant or uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction or significant ventricular arrhythmias within the last six months.
- Active infection or antibiotics within 1-week prior to study, including unexplained fever (temp > 38.1C).
- Autoimmune disease (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), etc.). Patients with a remote history of asthma or mild active asthma are eligible.
- Other serious medical conditions that may be expected to limit life expectancy to less than 2 years (e.g., liver cirrhosis) or a serious illness in medical opinion of the clinical investigator.
- Any condition, psychiatric or otherwise, that would preclude informed consent, consistent follow-up or compliance with any aspect of the study (e.g., untreated schizophrenia or other significant cognitive impairment, etc.).
- A known allergy to any component of the alpha(1,3)galactosyltransferase tumor vaccine or cell lines.
- Prior splenectomy.
- Pregnant or nursing women due to the unknown effects of vaccination on the developing fetus or newborn infant. (For patients with child bearing potential, a βHCG must be completed within 7 days of first vaccination).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Phase I/II Study of Algenpantucel-L (HyperAcute Pancreas) an Antitumor Vaccination Using Alpha(1,3)Galactosyltransferase Expressing Allogeneic Tumor Cells in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
This 2-phase study will determine the safety of treating patients with pancreatic cancer with the genetically engineered HyperAcute-Pancreatic cancer vaccine. It will establish the proper vaccine dose and will examine side effects and potential benefits of the treatment. The vaccine contains killed pancreatic cancer cells containing a mouse gene that causes the production of a foreign pattern of protein-sugars on the cell surface. It is hoped that the immune response to the foreign substance will stimulate the immune system to attack the patient's own cancer cells that have similar proteins without this sugar pattern, causing the tumor to remain stable or shrink.
Patients 18 years of age or older with pancreatic cancer that has been surgically resected may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened with medical history and physical examination, blood tests, urinalysis, chest x-rays and CT scans. MRI, PET, and ultrasound scans may be obtained if needed.
Read more
Participants will receive twelve vaccinations two weeks apart from each other. The vaccines will be injected under the skin, similar to the way a tuberculosis skin test is given. Phase I of the study will treat successive groups of patients with increasing numbers of the vaccine cells to evaluate side effects of the treatment and determine the optimum dose. Phase II will look for any beneficial effects of the vaccine given at the highest dose found to be safe in Phase I. Monthly blood samples will be drawn during the 6 months of vaccine treatment. In addition, patient follow-up visits will be scheduled every 2 months for the remaining first year (6 months) after vaccination and then every 3 months for the next 2 years for the following tests and procedures to evaluate treatment response and side effects:
Medical history and physical examination Blood tests X-rays and various scans (nuclear medicine/CT/MRI) FACT-Hep Assessment questionnaire to measure the impact of treatment on the patient's general well-being. The questionnaire is administered before beginning treatment, monthly during treatment, and during follow-up visits after completing the treatment. It includes questions on the severity of pancreatic cancer symptoms and the ability to perform normal activities of daily life.
Read the detailed description
According to statistics of the American Cancer Society, an estimated 31,000 individuals will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 25,000 will die of the disease, making it the fifth leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths this year despite all current therapy. This protocol attempts to exploit an approach to pancreatic cancer immunotherapy using a naturally occurring barrier to xenotransplantation in humans in an attempt to vaccinate patients against their pancreatic cancer. The expression of the murine alpha (1,3) galactosyltransferase [alpha (1,3) GT] gene results in the cell surface expression of alpha (1,3) galactosyl-epitopes (alpha-gal) on membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids. These epitopes are the major target of the hyperacute rejection response that occurs when organs are transplanted from non-primate donor species into man. Human hosts often have pre-existing anti-alpha-gal antibodies that bind alpha-gal epitopes and lead to rapid activation of complement and cell lysis. The pre-existing anti-alpha-gal antibodies found in most individuals are thought to be due to exposure to alpha-gal epitopes that are naturally expressed on normal gut flora leading to chronic immunological stimulation. These antibodies may comprise up to 1% of serum IgG. In this Phase I/II trial, patients with surgically resected pancreatic cancer will undergo a series of twelve intradermal injections with a vaccine composed of irradiated allogeneic pancreatic cancer cell lines (HAPa-1 and HAPa-2) that have been transduced with a recombinant Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV)-based retroviral vector expressing the murine alpha (1,3) GT gene. Endpoints of the study include determination of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), maximum tolerated dose (MTD), tumor and immunological responses.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Being tested
- HyperAcute-Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine
- Medical subject headings
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
HyperAcute-Pancreatic Cancer VaccineBiological
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To assess the side effects, dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose.
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
To assess the rate of recurrence after treatment.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Nov 2005 (estimated)
- Study startNov 2005
- Study completionSep 2007
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pancreatic CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 7 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- NewLink Genetics Corporation
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Investigators
- Mary Mulcahy, M.D., Principal investigator, Northwestern University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00255827
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NLG0105
- Status last verified
- May 2020
- First submitted
- 16 Nov 2005
- Last updated
- 28 May 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 May 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase I/II Study of Algenpantucel-L (HyperAcute Pancreas) an Antitumor Vaccination Using Alpha(1,3)Galactosyltransferase Expressing Allogeneic Tumor Cells in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00255827
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NLG0105
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 7 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- NewLink Genetics CorporationIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Nov 2005
- Study completion
- Sep 2007 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 Nov 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This 2-phase study will determine the safety of treating patients with pancreatic cancer with the genetically engineered HyperAcute-Pancreatic cancer vaccine. It will establish the proper vaccine dose and will examine side effects and potential benefits of the treatment. The vaccine contains killed pancreatic cancer cells containing a mouse gene that causes the production of a foreign pattern of protein-sugars on the cell surface. It is hoped that the immune response to the foreign substance will stimulate the immune system to attack the patient's own cancer cells that have similar proteins without this sugar pattern, causing the tumor to remain stable or shrink.
Patients 18 years of age or older with pancreatic cancer that has been surgically resected may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened with medical history and physical examination, blood tests, urinalysis, chest x-rays and CT scans. MRI, PET, and ultrasound scans may be obtained if needed.
Participants will receive twelve vaccinations two weeks apart from each other. The vaccines will be injected under the skin, similar to the way a tuberculosis skin test is given. Phase I of the study will treat successive groups of patients with increasing numbers of the vaccine cells to evaluate side effects of the treatment and determine the optimum dose. Phase II will look for any beneficial effects of the vaccine given at the highest dose found to be safe in Phase I. Monthly blood samples will be drawn during the 6 months of vaccine treatment. In addition, patient follow-up visits will be scheduled every 2 months for the remaining first year (6 months) after vaccination and then every 3 months for the next 2 years for the following tests and procedures to evaluate treatment response and side effects:
Medical history and physical examination Blood tests X-rays and various scans (nuclear medicine/CT/MRI) FACT-Hep Assessment questionnaire to measure the impact of treatment on the patient's general well-being. The questionnaire is administered before beginning treatment, monthly during treatment, and during follow-up visits after completing the treatment. It includes questions on the severity of pancreatic cancer symptoms and the ability to perform normal activities of daily life.
Detailed description
According to statistics of the American Cancer Society, an estimated 31,000 individuals will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 25,000 will die of the disease, making it the fifth leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths this year despite all current therapy. This protocol attempts to exploit an approach to pancreatic cancer immunotherapy using a naturally occurring barrier to xenotransplantation in humans in an attempt to vaccinate patients against their pancreatic cancer. The expression of the murine alpha (1,3) galactosyltransferase [alpha (1,3) GT] gene results in the cell surface expression of alpha (1,3) galactosyl-epitopes (alpha-gal) on membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids. These epitopes are the major target of the hyperacute rejection response that occurs when organs are transplanted from non-primate donor species into man. Human hosts often have pre-existing anti-alpha-gal antibodies that bind alpha-gal epitopes and lead to rapid activation of complement and cell lysis. The pre-existing anti-alpha-gal antibodies found in most individuals are thought to be due to exposure to alpha-gal epitopes that are naturally expressed on normal gut flora leading to chronic immunological stimulation. These antibodies may comprise up to 1% of serum IgG. In this Phase I/II trial, patients with surgically resected pancreatic cancer will undergo a series of twelve intradermal injections with a vaccine composed of irradiated allogeneic pancreatic cancer cell lines (HAPa-1 and HAPa-2) that have been transduced with a recombinant Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV)-based retroviral vector expressing the murine alpha (1,3) GT gene. Endpoints of the study include determination of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), maximum tolerated dose (MTD), tumor and immunological responses.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (15 listed)
- A histological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma or other exocrine carcinoma of the pancreas. The patient's pathology must be reviewed and confirmed by Northwestern University's Pathology Department.
- AJCC Stage I or II Pancreatic carcinoma. Patients must have undergone surgical resection for the tumor.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status less than or equal to 2.
- Serum albumin greater than or equal to 2.5 gm/dL.
- Expected survival greater than or equal to 6 months.
Key exclusion criteria (14 listed)
- Age <18-years-old.
- Active metastases.
- Hypercalcemia > 2.9 mmol/L, unresponsive to standard therapy (e.g., I.V. hydration, diuretics, calcitonin or bisphosphonate therapy).
- Other malignancy within five years, unless the probability of recurrence of the prior malignancy is <5%. Patient's curatively treated for squamous and basal cell carcinoma of the skin or patients with a history of malignant tumor in the past that have been disease free for at least five years are also eligible for this study.
- History of organ transplant or current active immunosuppressive therapy (such as cyclosporine, tacrolimus, etc.).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| HyperAcute-Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine | Biological | – |
Primary outcome
To assess the side effects, dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose.
Time frame: 6 months
1 secondary outcome
To assess the rate of recurrence after treatment.
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 May 2020.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mary Mulcahy, M.D. principal investigator
Northwestern University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing HyperAcute-Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by NewLink Genetics Corporation 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 15 inclusion and 14 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 28 May 2020. 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
To assess the side effects, dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose. (time frame: 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 28 May 2020.