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M-Vax + Low Dose Interleukin-2 Versus Placebo Vaccine in Metastatic Melanoma in Patients With Stage IV Melanoma

Primary Purpose

Melanoma

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
M-Vax- autologous, hapten-modified melanoma vaccine
Sponsored by
AVAX Technologies
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Melanoma focused on measuring melanoma, vaccine, metastatic, autologous

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Stage IV metastatic melanoma of cutaneous or mucosal origin or without known primary site

    • At least one metastatic mass that is surgically resectable, excluding metastases in brain, bowel, or bone
    • Successful preparation of a vaccine that meets quality control release criteria
    • Following surgery for vaccine preparation, subjects must have at least one measurable metastasis defined by modified RECIST criteria. Non-measurable metastases may also be present. Residual metastases (measurable or non-measurable) must be limited to skin (dermal or subcutaneous), lymph node, or lung, or a combination of these.
    • No prior systemic treatment or one prior systemic treatment for metastatic melanoma, not counting post-surgical adjuvant treatment with alpha interferon
    • Minimum of one month and maximum of 4 months since the surgery
    • Expected survival of at least 6 months
    • Karnofsky performance status at least 80
    • Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Failure to prepare a vaccine that meets all quality control release criteria

    • Uveal melanoma
    • Post-surgical residual metastases in sites other than specified in 6.1
    • Brain metastases, current or past (unless successfully treated at least one year prior to enrollment)
    • Hepatic transaminase > 2.5 x ULN
    • Total bilirubin > 2.0 mg/Dl
    • Creatinine > 2.0 mg/Dl
    • Hemoglobin < 10.0 g/Dl
    • WBC < 3,000 /mm3
    • Platelet count < 100,000/mm3
    • Limited field radiotherapy, i.e., limited to recent surgical site, less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine
    • Major field radiotherapy less than 6 months prior to first dose of vaccine
    • Any systemic treatment for metastatic melanoma, including chemotherapy, cytokines, or investigational drugs less than 2 months prior to first dose of vaccine
    • Previous administration of M-Vax
    • Prior splenectomy
    • Administration of systemic steroids less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine. Topical steroids are allowed during the study, provided these are not applied to vaccine injection sites. Inhaled aerosol steroids also are allowed during the study.
    • Administration of immunosuppressive drugs less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine
    • Administration of antitubercular drugs (e.g., isoniazid, rifampin, streptomycin) less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine
    • HIV 1/2 positive by ELISA, confirmed by Western blot
    • Hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody positive
    • Other malignancy within 5 years except: curatively treated non-invasive melanoma, non-melanomatous skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix, or early stage (stage A or B1) prostate cancer
    • Autoimmune diseases that would interfere with an immunologic response (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis or ankylosing spondylitis)
    • Concurrent medical condition that would preclude compliance or immunologic response to study treatment
    • Concurrent serious infection, including active tuberculosis, or other serious medical condition
    • Pregnancy or lactation (serum human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG] test must be negative in fertile women at screening visit)
    • Known gentamicin allergy
    • Anergic, defined by the inability to make a DTH to at least one of the following: candida, mumps, tetanus or trichophyton (based upon availability)

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Placebo Comparator

    Arm Label

    1

    2

    Arm Description

    MVax + BCG + cyclophosphamide + IL2 2:1 randomization - MVax:Control

    Placebo Vaccine + BCG + cyclophosphamide + IL2

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Best overall anti-tumor response.
    Survival - % patients surviving at two years

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Safety

    Full Information

    First Posted
    May 22, 2007
    Last Updated
    December 2, 2015
    Sponsor
    AVAX Technologies
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00477906
    Brief Title
    M-Vax + Low Dose Interleukin-2 Versus Placebo Vaccine in Metastatic Melanoma in Patients With Stage IV Melanoma
    Official Title
    Comparison of M-Vax Plus Low Dose Interleukin-2 Versus Placebo Vaccine Plus Low Dose Interleukin-2 in Patients With Stage IV Melanoma
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    December 2015
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Unknown status
    Study Start Date
    July 2016 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    January 2019 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    January 2021 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor
    Name of the Sponsor
    AVAX Technologies

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    Previous studies suggests that M-Vax, a melanoma vaccine prepared from patients own cancer cells, can stimulated patients' immune system to react against their cancer. AVAX has identified a dose and schedule of administration of M-Vax that work optimally. In this study, AVAX will determine whether M-Vax is effective in shrinkage of melanomas that have spread (stage IV). To increase it effectiveness, M-Vax administration will be followed by administration of low doses of interleukin-2 (IL2), a marketed drug that is known to stimulate immunity and cause some shrinkage of melanomas. Two-thirds of patients will receive M-Vax + IL2, and one-third will receive a placebo vaccine + IL2. The study is blinded so that neither the patients nor their physicians know which material they are receiving. To be eligible for this study, patients must have at least one melanoma tumor that can be surgically removed and made into a vaccine. In addition, they must have melanoma that has spread to to the lungs or to soft tissue sites (under the skin, on the surface of the skin, lymph nodes). Eligible patients may have previously received one treatment (for example, chemotherapy) for their melanoma. Side effects of M-Vax are expected to be mild; the most common is the development of sore pimples at the site of vaccine injections. The low dose IL2 may cause some fatigue and other mild symptoms. It is expected that 387 patients will be treated in this study.
    Detailed Description
    M-Vax is a therapeutic melanoma vaccine consisting of autologous melanoma cells that have been irradiated and then modified with the hapten, dinitrophenyl (DNP). There is a large amount of published evidence that hapten modification makes visible to the immune system antigens, including tumor antigens, that otherwise do not elicit an immune response. This is a Phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-centered trial of M-Vax in patients with stage IV melanoma with measurable metastases in lung and/or soft tissues. To be eligible for screening, patients will have undergone surgery for therapeutic intervention, which yields an adequate amount of melanoma tumor cells for preparation of vaccines, which pass vaccine release testing. Eligible patients who meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be assigned in a double-blind fashion to M-Vax or Placebo Vaccine at a 2:1 ratio (M-Vax:Placebo Vaccine). The dose of M-Vax will be 4.0-20.0x10(6) DNP-modified autologous melanoma tumor cells. The Placebo Vaccine will consist of diluent only. An initial dose of M Vax or Placebo Vaccine will be administered without BCG followed by low dose cyclophosphamide (300 mg/m2 iv). Then M Vax or Placebo Vaccine mixed with Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) will be administered weekly for 6 weeks. Four courses of interleukin-2 (IL2) will be administered to all patients starting about 2 weeks after the last vaccine; each course will consist of 3 million units/m2 subcutaneously daily for 5 days followed by a 16-day rest period. The primary endpoints of the study are: 1)Best overall anti-tumor response, and 2)Survival, measured by % surviving at two years. Patients will be evaluated for anti-tumor response by modified RECIST criteria between weeks 24 and 25 (i.e., 5-6 weeks after completion of IL2). At the 6-month point patients who remain on study will receive an additional single booster dose of M-Vax or Placebo Vaccine mixed with BCG. This will be followed by four more courses of IL2. Two additional evaluations for anti-tumor response will take place at the 38-39 week (month 9) and one-year points. Then patients will be regularly evaluated for tumor status and adverse events until evidence of tumor progression that requires new therapy. Patients who remain on-study will be followed until death but for a maximum of 5 years. The intended sample size is 387, and there will be about 25 sites participating in the United States, Europe, and Israel. An interim analysis will be performed after half the patients have been accrued.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Melanoma
    Keywords
    melanoma, vaccine, metastatic, autologous

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 3
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Masking
    ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    387 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    1
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    MVax + BCG + cyclophosphamide + IL2 2:1 randomization - MVax:Control
    Arm Title
    2
    Arm Type
    Placebo Comparator
    Arm Description
    Placebo Vaccine + BCG + cyclophosphamide + IL2
    Intervention Type
    Biological
    Intervention Name(s)
    M-Vax- autologous, hapten-modified melanoma vaccine
    Intervention Description
    Autologous, DNP-modified melanoma cells in suspension Dose: 12+-8 million cells Route: intradermal Frequency: weekly X7 + 6 month booster
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Best overall anti-tumor response.
    Time Frame
    1 year
    Title
    Survival - % patients surviving at two years
    Time Frame
    2 years
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Safety
    Time Frame
    5 years

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Stage IV metastatic melanoma of cutaneous or mucosal origin or without known primary site At least one metastatic mass that is surgically resectable, excluding metastases in brain, bowel, or bone Successful preparation of a vaccine that meets quality control release criteria Following surgery for vaccine preparation, subjects must have at least one measurable metastasis defined by modified RECIST criteria. Non-measurable metastases may also be present. Residual metastases (measurable or non-measurable) must be limited to skin (dermal or subcutaneous), lymph node, or lung, or a combination of these. No prior systemic treatment or one prior systemic treatment for metastatic melanoma, not counting post-surgical adjuvant treatment with alpha interferon Minimum of one month and maximum of 4 months since the surgery Expected survival of at least 6 months Karnofsky performance status at least 80 Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Failure to prepare a vaccine that meets all quality control release criteria Uveal melanoma Post-surgical residual metastases in sites other than specified in 6.1 Brain metastases, current or past (unless successfully treated at least one year prior to enrollment) Hepatic transaminase > 2.5 x ULN Total bilirubin > 2.0 mg/Dl Creatinine > 2.0 mg/Dl Hemoglobin < 10.0 g/Dl WBC < 3,000 /mm3 Platelet count < 100,000/mm3 Limited field radiotherapy, i.e., limited to recent surgical site, less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine Major field radiotherapy less than 6 months prior to first dose of vaccine Any systemic treatment for metastatic melanoma, including chemotherapy, cytokines, or investigational drugs less than 2 months prior to first dose of vaccine Previous administration of M-Vax Prior splenectomy Administration of systemic steroids less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine. Topical steroids are allowed during the study, provided these are not applied to vaccine injection sites. Inhaled aerosol steroids also are allowed during the study. Administration of immunosuppressive drugs less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine Administration of antitubercular drugs (e.g., isoniazid, rifampin, streptomycin) less than 4 weeks prior to first dose of vaccine HIV 1/2 positive by ELISA, confirmed by Western blot Hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody positive Other malignancy within 5 years except: curatively treated non-invasive melanoma, non-melanomatous skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix, or early stage (stage A or B1) prostate cancer Autoimmune diseases that would interfere with an immunologic response (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis or ankylosing spondylitis) Concurrent medical condition that would preclude compliance or immunologic response to study treatment Concurrent serious infection, including active tuberculosis, or other serious medical condition Pregnancy or lactation (serum human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG] test must be negative in fertile women at screening visit) Known gentamicin allergy Anergic, defined by the inability to make a DTH to at least one of the following: candida, mumps, tetanus or trichophyton (based upon availability)
    Central Contact Person:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Henry E Schea
    Phone
    215 241-9760
    Ext
    1302
    Email
    henry@avax-tech.com
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Henry E Schea
    Organizational Affiliation
    AVAX Technologies
    Official's Role
    Study Director

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    14691123
    Citation
    Berd D, Sato T, Maguire HC Jr, Kairys J, Mastrangelo MJ. Immunopharmacologic analysis of an autologous, hapten-modified human melanoma vaccine. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Feb 1;22(3):403-15. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.06.043. Epub 2003 Dec 22.
    Results Reference
    background
    PubMed Identifier
    11745440
    Citation
    Berd D, Sato T, Cohn H, Maguire HC Jr, Mastrangelo MJ. Treatment of metastatic melanoma with autologous, hapten-modified melanoma vaccine: regression of pulmonary metastases. Int J Cancer. 2001 Nov;94(4):531-9. doi: 10.1002/ijc.1506.abs.
    Results Reference
    result

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