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Chemokine-Modulatory Regimen for Recurrent Resectable Colorectal Cancer

Primary Purpose

Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Carcinoma, Colorectal Tumors

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (5 MU/m2)
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (10 MU/m2)
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (20 MU/m2)
Sponsored by
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring metastatic, recurrent, peritoneal metastasis, cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion, HIPEC, hepatic metastasis, extrahepatic metastasis, vaccine

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion:

  • Recurrent and/or metastatic resectable colorectal cancer, including disease within the abdomen and pelvis with no evidence of extra-abdominal metastases. Isolated resectable pulmonary metastasis are allowable in the absence of intra-abdominal metastasis. Intra-abdominal disease includes: isolated hepatic metastasis/metastases (see next inclusion criteria point), isolated peritoneal metastasis, peritoneal carcinomatosis (including patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery alone or in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion - HIPEC), or a combination of hepatic and extrahepatic metastasis.
  • Patients with isolated hepatic metastasis must satisfy a Clinical Risk Score of 3 or higher (see Appendix C)
  • Eligible patients are expected to have a complete resection based on preoperative imaging. Any patient not found to be able to have complete resection will not be eligible for this study.
  • No chemotherapy, radiotherapy, major surgery, or biologic therapy within 3 weeks of protocol treatment
  • An ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
  • Age equal to 18 years or older.
  • Must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • Platelet ≥ 75,000/µL
    • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
    • Hematocrit ≥ 27.0%
    • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1500/µL
    • Creatinine < institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) OR
    • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels greater than ULN
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • AST(SGOT) and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Serum amylase and lipase within normal limits.
  • Patient must be able to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion:

  • Patients currently treated with systemic immunosuppressive agents, including steroids, are ineligible until 3 weeks after removal from immunosuppressive treatment.
  • Patients with active autoimmune disease or history of transplantation.
  • Patients who are pregnant or nursing. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) will have to undergo a urine pregnancy test as part of screening.
  • Patients with comorbid medical conditions that render them unfit for surgery.
  • Metastatic or recurrent disease that is deemed partially resectable or unresectable based on preoperative imaging.
  • Metastatic disease outside the confines of the abdomen, pelvis and thorax (e.g bone, brain)
  • Cardiac risk factors including:

    • Patients experiencing cardiac event(s) (acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, or ischemia) within 3 months of signing consent
    • Patients with a New York Heart Association classification of III or IV (Appendix A)
  • History of upper gastrointestinal ulceration, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, or upper gastrointestinal perforation within the past 3 years. Patients with ulceration, bleeding or perforation in the lower bowel are not excluded.
  • Prior allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to sulfonamides, celecoxib, or NSAIDs.
  • Patients are ineligible if they plan on regular use of NSAIDs at any dose more than 2 times per week (on average) or aspirin at more than 325 mg at least three times per week, on average. Low-dose aspirin not exceeding 100 mg/day is permitted. Patients who agree to stop regular NSAIDs or higher dose aspirin are eligible and no wash out period is required.

Sites / Locations

  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Surgery only

Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (5 MU/m2)

Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (10 MU/m2)

Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (20 MU/m2)

Arm Description

Surgical resection only, performed as standard of care for the disease

Chemokine Modulatory Regimen monday through Friday prior to surgery: 400 mg celecoxib for 5 days IFN by intravenous infusion (IV) (Phase 1 dose escalation of 5 MU/m2) for 5 days Rintatolimod 200 mg by IV infusion for 5 days

Chemokine Modulatory Regimen monday through Friday prior to surgery: 400 mg celecoxib for 5 days IFN by intravenous infusion (IV) (Phase 1 dose escalation of 10 MU/m2) for 5 days Rintatolimod 200 mg by IV infusion for 5 days

Chemokine Modulatory Regimen monday through Friday prior to surgery: 400 mg celecoxib for 5 days IFN by intravenous infusion (IV) (Phase 1 dose escalation of 20 MU/m2) for 5 days Rintatolimod 200 mg by IV infusion for 5 days

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in the Number of Tumor-infiltrating CD8+ Cells.
This will be assessed by the increase in the total number of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in the resected, recurrent CRC lesions (measured as the ratio between the CD8 mRNA message and the expression of the housekeeping gene HPRT), comparing Arm A and Arm B.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Treatment Related Adverse Events
The number of adverse events experienced within 1 week of treatment. This was completed for the Phase II portion of the study.

Full Information

First Posted
February 29, 2012
Last Updated
August 21, 2020
Sponsor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Collaborators
AIM ImmunoTech Inc.
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01545141
Brief Title
Chemokine-Modulatory Regimen for Recurrent Resectable Colorectal Cancer
Official Title
Randomized Phase 1/2 Evaluation of Neoadjuvant Administration of a Chemokine-Modulatory Regimen in Patients With Recurrent Resectable Colorectal Cancer
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Terminated
Study Start Date
October 2012 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 8, 2016 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 8, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Collaborators
AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Determine the safety of a combination of IFN, celecoxib, and rintatolimod for patients with recurrent colorectal cancer. This will also test whether the above combination can help the immune system to fight the tumors. The results will allow the investigators to determine the "preferred" combination for subsequent extended studies.
Detailed Description
A previously-demonstrated correlation between the density of CRC-infiltrating effector T cells and long-term outcomes (Galon et al., 2006; Pages et al., 2005) has been established. In preclinical ex vivo studies performed using explants of resected metastatic CRC, the combination of IFNα with nonselective or COX2-selective inhibitors of prostaglandin synthesis resulted in elevated production of the effector T cell-attracting chemokines CXCL10 and CCL5. This was associated with concomitant suppression of the intratumoral expression of CCL22, a Treg-attracting chemokine (Muthuswamy et al 2008 Canc Res, and Muthuswamy et al, submitted to Canc Res 2011). However, in a subset of patients, the optimal results, particularly with regard to CCL5 induction, required additional stimulation by a third agent, poly-I:C (a toll-like receptor -TLR Ligand). Therefore, the investigators seek to establish the safety profile of a novel chemokine regimen consisting of IFN, celecoxib and poly-I:C. The investigators also hypothesize that the proposed neoadjuvant chemokine modulation treatment in recurrent CRC patients undergoing tumor resection may increase the density of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILS). In addition, treatment in the neoadjuvant setting will allow a comparative analysis of the effect of chemokine modulation on the local recruitment of effector-type T cells and the de-recruitment of Treg within resected tumor tissues; helping to determine the "preferred" chemokine-modulating regimen for subsequent extended studies. Such prospective studies will focus on using combinations of chemokine modulation and cancer vaccines in patients with CRC. The investigators have, for example, recently observed that αDC1, a new type of DC vaccine (Kalinski and Okada, 2010; Mailliard et al., 2004) is particularly effective in inducing the effector pathway of T cells differentiation. This was manifested by the induction of tumor-killing function and the induction of effector-type chemokine receptors (CXCR3 and CCR5) (Kalinski and Okada, 2010; Watchmaker et al., 2010). Combining the αDC1 vaccine to a safe, tolerable and efficacious CKM regimen may hold promise for patients with poor prognostic CRC.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Carcinoma, Colorectal Tumors, Neoplasms, Colorectal
Keywords
metastatic, recurrent, peritoneal metastasis, cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion, HIPEC, hepatic metastasis, extrahepatic metastasis, vaccine

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
15 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Surgery only
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Surgical resection only, performed as standard of care for the disease
Arm Title
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (5 MU/m2)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Chemokine Modulatory Regimen monday through Friday prior to surgery: 400 mg celecoxib for 5 days IFN by intravenous infusion (IV) (Phase 1 dose escalation of 5 MU/m2) for 5 days Rintatolimod 200 mg by IV infusion for 5 days
Arm Title
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (10 MU/m2)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Chemokine Modulatory Regimen monday through Friday prior to surgery: 400 mg celecoxib for 5 days IFN by intravenous infusion (IV) (Phase 1 dose escalation of 10 MU/m2) for 5 days Rintatolimod 200 mg by IV infusion for 5 days
Arm Title
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (20 MU/m2)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Chemokine Modulatory Regimen monday through Friday prior to surgery: 400 mg celecoxib for 5 days IFN by intravenous infusion (IV) (Phase 1 dose escalation of 20 MU/m2) for 5 days Rintatolimod 200 mg by IV infusion for 5 days
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (5 MU/m2)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Celebrex, INTRON A, Interferon-alpha 2b, IFN-alpha, Ampligen, rintatolimod
Intervention Description
Celecoxib: 200 mg twice/day M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery rintatolimod: 200 mg i.v. administration M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery IFN: i.v. administration, M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery. Dose escalation evaluating 5, 10, and 20 MU/m2.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (10 MU/m2)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Celebrex, INTRON A, Interferon-alpha 2b, IFN-alpha, Ampligen, rintatolimod
Intervention Description
Celecoxib: 200 mg twice/day M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery rintatolimod: 200 mg i.v. administration M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Chemokin Modulatory Regimen (20 MU/m2)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Celebrex, INTRON A, Interferon-alpha 2b, IFN-alpha, Ampligen, rintatolimod
Intervention Description
Celecoxib: 200 mg twice/day M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery rintatolimod: 200 mg i.v. administration M-F of the week prior to scheduled surgery
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in the Number of Tumor-infiltrating CD8+ Cells.
Description
This will be assessed by the increase in the total number of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in the resected, recurrent CRC lesions (measured as the ratio between the CD8 mRNA message and the expression of the housekeeping gene HPRT), comparing Arm A and Arm B.
Time Frame
Day of surgery: day 8-10
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Treatment Related Adverse Events
Description
The number of adverse events experienced within 1 week of treatment. This was completed for the Phase II portion of the study.
Time Frame
1 week

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion: Recurrent and/or metastatic resectable colorectal cancer, including disease within the abdomen and pelvis with no evidence of extra-abdominal metastases. Isolated resectable pulmonary metastasis are allowable in the absence of intra-abdominal metastasis. Intra-abdominal disease includes: isolated hepatic metastasis/metastases (see next inclusion criteria point), isolated peritoneal metastasis, peritoneal carcinomatosis (including patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery alone or in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion - HIPEC), or a combination of hepatic and extrahepatic metastasis. Patients with isolated hepatic metastasis must satisfy a Clinical Risk Score of 3 or higher (see Appendix C) Eligible patients are expected to have a complete resection based on preoperative imaging. Any patient not found to be able to have complete resection will not be eligible for this study. No chemotherapy, radiotherapy, major surgery, or biologic therapy within 3 weeks of protocol treatment An ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2. Age equal to 18 years or older. Must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: Platelet ≥ 75,000/µL Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL Hematocrit ≥ 27.0% Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1500/µL Creatinine < institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) OR Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels greater than ULN Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) AST(SGOT) and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) Serum amylase and lipase within normal limits. Patient must be able to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion: Patients currently treated with systemic immunosuppressive agents, including steroids, are ineligible until 3 weeks after removal from immunosuppressive treatment. Patients with active autoimmune disease or history of transplantation. Patients who are pregnant or nursing. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) will have to undergo a urine pregnancy test as part of screening. Patients with comorbid medical conditions that render them unfit for surgery. Metastatic or recurrent disease that is deemed partially resectable or unresectable based on preoperative imaging. Metastatic disease outside the confines of the abdomen, pelvis and thorax (e.g bone, brain) Cardiac risk factors including: Patients experiencing cardiac event(s) (acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, or ischemia) within 3 months of signing consent Patients with a New York Heart Association classification of III or IV (Appendix A) History of upper gastrointestinal ulceration, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, or upper gastrointestinal perforation within the past 3 years. Patients with ulceration, bleeding or perforation in the lower bowel are not excluded. Prior allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to sulfonamides, celecoxib, or NSAIDs. Patients are ineligible if they plan on regular use of NSAIDs at any dose more than 2 times per week (on average) or aspirin at more than 325 mg at least three times per week, on average. Low-dose aspirin not exceeding 100 mg/day is permitted. Patients who agree to stop regular NSAIDs or higher dose aspirin are eligible and no wash out period is required.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Amer H Zureikat, MD
Organizational Affiliation
University of Pittsburgh
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
City
Pittsburgh
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15232
Country
United States

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