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Metastatic Breast CancerPhase 1/2MBCNCT02018419

Increased Frequency of AlloStim(TM) Dosing in Combination With Cryoablation in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

A Phase 1/2 study testing AlloStim and Cryoablation in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by Mirror Biologics, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

This phase I/II study is designed to compare different treatment schedules of a personalized anti-cancer vaccine protocol which combines the cryoablation of a selected metastatic lesion with intra-tumor immunotherapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
AlloStim and Cryoablation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2014to Mar 2014
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 to 70 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women w/ histologically/cytologically confirmed breast carcinoma
  • Documented progressive metastatic disease not amenable to curative surgery/radiotherapy
  • Age ≥18 and ≤70 years
  • Prior treatments that included capecitabine and both an anthracycline and a taxane drug and resistant to taxane therapy
  • ER+ patients: minimum cumulative dose of anthracycline (≥ 180 mg/m² of doxorubicin or ≥ 300 mg/m² of epirubicin) or resistance to anthracycline, capecitabine and anti-hormonal therapy
  • Resistance is defined as tumor progression while receiving treatment or progression within 4 months of the last dose in the metastatic setting, or recurrence within 12 months in the neoadjuvant/adjuvant setting
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  • Post-menopausal ER+ and/or PR+ must have received at least 2 lines of prior anti-estrogen therapy, which includes an aromatase inhibitor
  • Her2+ patients: at least 1 Her2+ targeted regimen containing trastuzumab alone or with pertuzumab/lapatinib. Trastuzumab/pertuzumab must have been discontinued at least 4 weeks before treatment
  • Prior radiation therapy completed >4 weeks before treatment
  • Measurable disease according to revised RECIST v.1.1 guidelines with at least 1 lesion deemed to be safely accessible for serial biopsy
  • ECOG <2
  • Adequate hematological function
  • Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
  • PT/INR ≤ 1.5
  • INR correctable to ≤ 1.5 or a PT/PTT correctable to normal limits. Patients receiving anti-coagulation treatment with agent such as warfarin/heparin may participate. For patients on warfarin, INR should be monitored weekly prior to any intervention to assure INR is stable. Heparin/warfarin must be withheld before biopsy
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (may be corrected by transfusion)
  • Adequate organ function
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase≤2.5 times ULN (≤5 times normal if liver involvement)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) ≤ 5.0 times ULN
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) ≤ 5.0 times ULN
  • EKG without clinically relevant abnormalities
  • Pre-menopausal with child bearing potential subjects must use adequate contraception
  • Informed consent in the native language of the subject

Who cannot join

  • Peritoneal carcinomatosis
  • Moderate-large ascites accumulation requiring/likely to require paracentesis
  • Clinical/radiological evidence of brain metastasis/leptomeningeal involvement
  • Pulmonary lymphangitis/symptomatic pleural effusion (grade ≥ 2) that results in pulmonary dysfunction requiring active treatment
  • History of 2nd primary malignancy, except: bilateral breast carcinoma, in situ carcinoma of the cervix, adequately treated non-melanomatous carcinoma of the skin, and other malignancy treated at least 5 years with no evidence of recurrence
  • >3 prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease
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  • History of severe hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibody drugs/any contraindication to study drugs
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Any serious, concurrent uncontrolled medical disorder
  • Prior hepatectomy, liver chemoembolization, liver cryoablation/ radiofrequency ablated
  • Symptomatic pulmonary disease
  • Bevacizumab (Avastin®) within 3 weeks of accrual
  • Prior allogeneic bone marrow/stem cell or solid organ transplant
  • Chronic use (> 2 weeks) of greater than physiologic doses of corticosteroid agent (dose equivalent to > 10 mg/day of prednisone) within 30 days of the first day of study treatment. Topical and inhaled corticosteroids are permitted
  • Concomitant active autoimmune disease
  • Prior experimental therapy/cancer vaccine treatment
  • Current immunosuppressive therapy, including: cyclosporine, antithymocyte globulin, or tacrolimus within 1 month of study entry
  • History of blood transfusion reactions
  • Known allergy to bovine products
  • Know allergy to murine products
  • Progressive viral/bacterial infection. All infections must be resolved and the patient must remain afebrile for 7days without antibiotics prior to enrollment
  • Cardiac disease of symptomatic nature or cardiac ejection fraction < 45%
  • History of HIV positivity or AIDS
  • Psychiatric/addictive disorders or other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study participation
  • Concurrent medication known to interfere with platelet function or coagulation (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen, clopidogrel, or warfarin) unless can be discontinued for an appropriate time period based on the drug half-life and known activity (e.g., aspirin for 7 days) prior to cryoablation procedure
  • Use of low molecular weight heparin preparations unless can be discontinued 8 hours prior to cryoablation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92123

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About this study

Official title: In-Situ Cancer Vaccine: Phase I/IIb, Open-Label Study to Assess Safety of AllostimTM in Combination With Cryoablation in Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With an Anthracycline, a Taxane and Capecitabine

This phase I/II study is designed to compare different treatment schedules of a personalized anti-cancer vaccine protocol which combines the cryoablation of a selected metastatic lesion with intra-tumor immunotherapy. The cryoablation causes the tumor to release tumor-specific antigens into the surrounding environment. The injection of bioengineered allogeneic immune cells, AlloStim(TM), into the lesion is designed to modulate the immune response and educate the immune system to kill other tumor cells.

Read the detailed description

The study will assess three different dosing schedules. A standard 3 plus 3 study design will be used. The starting dose for each dosing schedule will be escalated in subsequent groups of patients. The study will evaluate safety of increased frequency of AlloStim (TM) dosing and anti-tumor effect of the new proposed dose and frequency schedule.

Being tested
AlloStim, Cryoablation
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • AlloStimBiological

    Also called InSituVax, Personalized anti-tumor vaccine

    AlloStim is derived from the blood of normal blood donors and is intentionally mismatched to the recipient.

  • CryoablationProcedure or surgery

    Percutaneous ablation of a single metastatic tumor lesion usually in liver or bone. The procedure is conducted under CT or ultrasound image-guidance.

Study groups in NCT02018419
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dosing Schedule AExperimental1. the priming step with ID injection of AlloStim on Days 0, 7, and 14; 2. the ablation step with cryoablation and intra-tumor injection of AlloStim on Day 21; 3. the activation step with an IV infusion of AlloStim on Day 28; 4. the booster step with intravenous booster infusion of AlloStim on Days 56 and 84; Protocol follow-up procedures continue until day 168 and at investigator discretion thereafter.
Receives: Biological: AlloStim; Procedure: Cryoablation
Dosing Schedule BExperimental1. the priming step with ID injection of AlloStim on Days 0 and 3 and an additional ID injection of AlloStim on Days 7 and 10; 2. the ablation step with cryoablation and intra-tumor injection of AlloStim on Day 14; 3. the activation step with an IV infusion of AlloStim on Day 21; 4. the booster step with intravenous booster infusion of AlloStim on Days 49 and 77. Protocol follow-up procedures continue until day 168 and at investigator discretion thereafter.
Receives: Biological: AlloStim; Procedure: Cryoablation
Dosing Schedule CExperimental1. the priming step with ID injection of AlloStim on Days 0 and 3 and an additional ID injection of AlloStim on Days 7 and 10; 2. the ablation step with cryoablation and intra-tumor injection of AlloStim on Day 14, and intra-tumor injection of AlloStim again into the same cryoablated lesion on Day 17; 3. the activation step with an IV infusion of AlloStim on Day 21; 4. the booster step with intravenous infusion of AlloStim on days 49 and 77. Protocol follow-up procedures continue until day 168 and at investigator discretion thereafter.
Receives: Biological: AlloStim; Procedure: Cryoablation

What is being measured

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

  1. To determine the safety of increased frequency of dosing

    Three patients are enrolled at each frequency schedule in the absence of dose limiting toxicity (DLT). A DLT is defined as any allergic or autoimmune toxicity or other study drug related toxicity Grade 3 or higher during the DLT assessment window.

    Measured: Window is defined as the time required receiving two doses of AlloStim IV push plus 28 days follow-up

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Health-Related Quality of Life

    Health-Related Quality of life will be measured using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and its supplementary breast cancer questionnaire (QLQ-BR23).

    Measured: From enrollment to 90 days after last dose administration.

  2. Evaluate the anti-tumor effect of Allostim combined with cryoablation at the new proposed dose and frequency schedule.

    Each treatment schedule will be monitored for radiological, pathological, and immunological response. These assessments will be compared between three treatment schedules.

    Measured: 90 days after last dose administration

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Dec 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2014
  3. Primary completionMar 2014
  4. Study completionMar 2014

Why it stopped: changing indication from breast cancer to metastatic colorectal cancer

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02018419
Sponsor's protocol ID
ITL-014-TACT-MBC
Acronym
MBC
Status last verified
Apr 2015
First submitted
17 Dec 2013
Last updated
22 Jan 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Har-Noy M, Slavin S. The anti-tumor effect of allogeneic bone marrow/stem cell transplant without graft vs. host disease toxicity and without a matched donor requirement? Med Hypotheses. 2008;70(6):1186-92. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.10.008. Epub 2007 Dec 3.

    PubMed 18054441
  • Har-Noy M, Zeira M, Weiss L, Slavin S. Completely mismatched allogeneic CD3/CD28 cross-linked Th1 memory cells elicit anti-leukemia effects in unconditioned hosts without GVHD toxicity. Leuk Res. 2008 Dec;32(12):1903-13. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.05.007. Epub 2008 Jun 18.

    PubMed 18565579
  • Har-Noy M, Zeira M, Weiss L, Fingerut E, Or R, Slavin S. Allogeneic CD3/CD28 cross-linked Th1 memory cells provide potent adjuvant effects for active immunotherapy of leukemia/lymphoma. Leuk Res. 2009 Apr;33(4):525-38. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.08.017. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

    PubMed 18834631
  • Janikashvili N, LaCasse CJ, Larmonier C, Trad M, Herrell A, Bustamante S, Bonnotte B, Har-Noy M, Larmonier N, Katsanis E. Allogeneic effector/memory Th-1 cells impair FoxP3+ regulatory T lymphocytes and synergize with chaperone-rich cell lysate vaccine to treat leukemia. Blood. 2011 Feb 3;117(5):1555-64. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-06-288621. Epub 2010 Dec 1.

    PubMed 21123824
  • LaCasse CJ, Janikashvili N, Larmonier CB, Alizadeh D, Hanke N, Kartchner J, Situ E, Centuori S, Har-Noy M, Bonnotte B, Katsanis E, Larmonier N. Th-1 lymphocytes induce dendritic cell tumor killing activity by an IFN-gamma-dependent mechanism. J Immunol. 2011 Dec 15;187(12):6310-7. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101812. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

    PubMed 22075702

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing AlloStim and Cryoablation in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by Mirror Biologics, Inc. 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 26 inclusion and 26 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jan 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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 determine the safety of increased frequency of dosing (time frame: Window is defined as the time required receiving two doses of AlloStim IV push plus 28 days follow-up). 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 NCT02018419, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 22 Jan 2020.

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