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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 2NCT00331526

Cellular Adoptive Immunotherapy in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme

A Phase 2 study testing aldesleukin, therapeutic autologous lymphocytes and adjuvant therapy in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian 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

RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as cellular adoptive immunotherapy, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Aldesleukin may stimulate the white blood cells, including lymphokine-activated killer cells, to kill tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
What is being tested?
aldesleukin, therapeutic autologous lymphocytes and adjuvant therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
83 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 1999to Apr 2012
Phase
Phase 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 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of primary malignant glioblastoma multiforme (i.e., grade IV anaplastic astrocytoma)
  • Primary treatment (surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy) has been completed
  • Candidate for surgery and willing to undergo craniotomy
  • No progressive or recurrent disease
  • No residual disease that requires reoperation, additional gamma therapy, or other modality

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 OR Karnofsky PS 70-100% (i.e., if symptomatic, bedridden < half of a waking day)
  • Life expectancy ≥ 2 months
  • Not pregnant
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • U.S. residents only
  • No hematopoietic, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, or pulmonary laboratory values or other medical circumstances that would preclude surgery or aldesleukin therapy
  • No serious concurrent medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude informed consent or study treatment

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior anticancer therapy and recovered
  • Prior stereotactic or gamma knife radiosurgery allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Hoag Cancer Center at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, California, 92663

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial of Intralesional Adoptive Cellular Therapy of Glioblastoma With Interleukin-2-Stimulated Lymphocytes

RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as cellular adoptive immunotherapy, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Aldesleukin may stimulate the white blood cells, including lymphokine-activated killer cells, to kill tumor cells. Giving cellular adoptive immunotherapy during or after surgery may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cellular adoptive immunotherapy works in treating patients with glioblastoma multiforme.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the feasibility, side effects, and toxicity associated with intracranial cellular adoptive immunotherapy comprising aldesleukin-stimulated lymphokine-activated killer cells in patients with glioblastoma multiforme.
  • Determine progression-free and overall survival of these patients.
  • Compare survival of these patients to that of contemporary and historical controls.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo therapeutic craniotomy.

Patients undergo leukapheresis to obtain lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells 3-7 days before therapeutic craniotomy OR 4-6 weeks after therapeutic craniotomy. Patients receive cellular adoptive immunotherapy comprising aldesleukin-stimulated LAK cells intracranially at the time of therapeutic craniotomy OR via an Ommaya reservoir (placed during craniotomy) no sooner than 4-6 weeks after therapeutic craniotomy.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
aldesleukin, therapeutic autologous lymphocytes, adjuvant therapy, conventional surgery
Keywords
adult glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma

What participants receive

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

What is being measured

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

  1. Side effects and toxicity

  2. Progression-free survival and overall survival

Timeline

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

  1. First posted31 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1999
  3. Primary completionDec 2008
  4. Study completionApr 2012

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
83 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00331526
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000471241
Other IDs
HOAG-CBRG-98-09
Status last verified
Mar 2013
First submitted
30 May 2006
Last updated
25 Mar 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Dillman RO, Duma CM, Ellis RA, Cornforth AN, Schiltz PM, Sharp SL, DePriest MC. Intralesional lymphokine-activated killer cells as adjuvant therapy for primary glioblastoma. J Immunother. 2009 Nov-Dec;32(9):914-9. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0b013e3181b2910f.

    PubMed 19816190

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing aldesleukin, therapeutic autologous lymphocytes and adjuvant therapy in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian 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?

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 25 Mar 2013. 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?

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?

Side effects and toxicity. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00331526, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 25 Mar 2013.

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