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A Vaccine (Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE) for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma

Primary Purpose

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Adenovirus 5/F35-Human Guanylyl Cyclase C-PADRE
Sponsored by
Thomas Jefferson University
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Subjects with tumors specified below, who are at high risk of relapse, have been treated with curative intent, and have no evidence of disease (NED) following front-line therapy with surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy. NED includes, where applicable, surgical (macroscopic tumor margin, at the time of surgery), and radiological evidence of disease. Residual lesions identified by microscopic/frozen margins and biochemical markers are permitted. Therapy must have been completed no fewer than four weeks, and no later than 25 weeks, before the first dose of Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE
  • For tumor-specific criteria, please refer to the information below:

    * Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    ** Stage I, II, III

    • Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas are not permitted

      * Colorectal adenocarcinoma

      • Stage III; stage IV following metastasectomy

        * Gastric adenocarcinoma

      • Stage IIA, IIB, III
    • Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach are not permitted

      * Esophageal adenocarcinoma

      ** Stage IIB, III

    • Esophageal squamous cell carcinomas are not permitted
  • Have an anticipated life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000 cells/mL
  • Platelets >= 75,000 /mL
  • Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL
  • Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL
  • For other blood and urine tests including blood chemistry, hepatic and renal functions, test results should not be worse than grade 1 levels of abnormalities defined by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), National Cancer Institute (NCI) version 5 issued by the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services
  • For women and men of childbearing potential, a medically acceptable method of highly effective contraception (oral hormonal contraceptive, condom plus spermicide, or hormonal implants) or abstinence must be used throughout the study period and for 28 days after their final vaccine administration (a barrier method of contraception must be employed by all subjects [male and female], regardless of other methods unless abstinent). A negative serum or urine pregnancy test is required as part of screening. Women of childbearing potential is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, women under the age of 55 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/ml
  • Be willing to comply with all the study procedures
  • All subjects must be able to comprehend and sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have a known history or evidence of residual disease after definitive surgery
  • Have a known metastasis in the brain or central nervous system
  • Prior receipt of immunotherapy or experimental medications after completion of standard adjuvant therapy
  • Have a history of splenectomy
  • Have a history of distal pancreatectomy
  • Concurrent use of systemic steroids or immunosuppressive drugs (use of topical or inhaled steroids will be allowed)
  • Have any immunodeficiency disease or immunocompromised state (e.g., use of immunosuppressive agents, chemotherapy or radiation therapy within four weeks of study treatment)
  • Have active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease or a transplant recipient requiring systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment
  • Have received a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C (subjects who are hepatitis C positive may be enrolled if they are confirmed with negative viral load at screening)
  • Other malignancy within last 5 years except curatively treated non-melanomatous skin cancer and curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix, or early-stage (stage A or B1) prostate cancer
  • Have a history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Have a history of serious reaction to adenovirus
  • Have an intercurrent illness that is either life-threatening or of clinical importance such that it might limit study compliance (such illnesses include, but are not limited to, ongoing or active infection, metabolic or neurologic disease, peripheral vascular disease, or psychiatric illness)
  • Have insufficient peripheral venous access to permit completion of the study phlebotomy regimen
  • Consumes greater than three glasses of alcoholic beverages (1 glass is approximately equivalent to: beer [354 mL/12 ounces], wine [118 mL/4 ounces], or distilled spirits [29.5 mL/1 ounce]) per day and cannot refrain from alcohol for the duration of the trial
  • Has a history of use of illicit drugs (e.g., opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens, etc.) that could potentially interfere with adherence to study procedures or requirements
  • Be a woman who is pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Have an unhealed surgical wound
  • Have had major surgery or significant traumatic injury occurring within 28 days before treatment or anticipated surgery or procedure requiring general anesthesia during the study participation (including four weeks after last dose of vaccine)

Sites / Locations

  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson UniversityRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Arm A (low dose)

Arm B (medium dose)

Arm C (high dose)

Arm Description

Patients receive low dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients receive medium dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients receive high dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Incidence of adverse events (AEs)
AEs classified by System Organ Class, preferred term, severity, and relationship to study treatment, and graded in accordance with the document entitled "Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events" (CTCAE), National Cancer Institute version 5 issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Injection-site reactions including, but not necessarily limited to, local skin erythema, induration, pain and tenderness at administration site. Clinically-significant changes in safety laboratory tests. The percentage of subjects with AEs and DLTs will be summarized along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals for each treatment arm and overall.
Antigen-specific T-cell response to guanylyl cyclase C (GCC)
Will be measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assay. the immune parameters will be summarized via percentages of responders and mean/median values, along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals, by treatment arm and measurement time. Antibody and T-cell data will be summarized by positive response rates (each subject recorded as yes/no) and exact 2-sided 95% confidence intervals. For this study, a statistically significant increase in GCC-specific T-cell response at Weeks 5, 9, or 13 compared with baseline will be considered a response at that time. Significance of the change from baseline will be assessed using the modified distribution-free resampling (DFR) method. Will estimate response rates across disease types.

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
September 20, 2019
Last Updated
November 16, 2022
Sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04111172
Brief Title
A Vaccine (Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE) for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma
Official Title
A Phase 2A, Dose-Finding Study of Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE Vaccine in Adults With Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinomas at Risk of Relapse Post Definitive Surgery and Standard Therapy
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
November 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
November 10, 2020 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
March 20, 2024 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
December 2024 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This phase IIA trial investigates the side effects of Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine and to see how well it works in treating patients with gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma. Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine may help to train the patient's own immune system to identify and kill tumor cells and prevent it from coming back.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of sequential adenovirus 5/F35-human guanylyl cyclase C-PADRE (Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE), delivered intramuscularly three times at three dose levels in subjects with high-risk colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, or esophageal adenocarcinomas with no evidence of disease (NED) after surgery and standard therapy. II. Evaluate the cellular (T-cell) responses to Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE at three different dose levels (10^11, 10^12, and 5 x 10^12 vp) administered intramuscularly three times, four weeks apart in subjects with high-risk colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, or esophageal cancer with NED after surgery and standard therapy. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the humoral immunologic response to guanylyl cyclase C (GCC), defined as an incremental or sustained antibody (pan-Ig) response, measured at weeks 5, 9, and 13 following the first vaccination (week 1). II. Evaluate the relationship between immunological responses to GCC and 1) neutralizing antibodies to Ad5 and Ad5.F35 and 2) GCC protein expression in tumors to assess immune tolerance. III. Evaluate disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS), where feasible. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms. ARM A: Patients receive low dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine intramuscularly (IM) on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM B: Patients receive medium dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM C: Patients receive high dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 28 days, and then every 3 months for at least 24 months.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Clinical Stage II Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIA Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Pathologic Stage II Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIC Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Stage I Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IA Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IB Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIA Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIB Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm, Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
81 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Arm A (low dose)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients receive low dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm Title
Arm B (medium dose)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients receive medium dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm Title
Arm C (high dose)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients receive high dose Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE vaccine IM on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Adenovirus 5/F35-Human Guanylyl Cyclase C-PADRE
Other Intervention Name(s)
Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE, Ad5/F35-hGCC-PADRE, Adenovirus 5/F35-HGCC-PADRE
Intervention Description
Given as intramuscular injection
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Incidence of adverse events (AEs)
Description
AEs classified by System Organ Class, preferred term, severity, and relationship to study treatment, and graded in accordance with the document entitled "Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events" (CTCAE), National Cancer Institute version 5 issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Injection-site reactions including, but not necessarily limited to, local skin erythema, induration, pain and tenderness at administration site. Clinically-significant changes in safety laboratory tests. The percentage of subjects with AEs and DLTs will be summarized along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals for each treatment arm and overall.
Time Frame
13 weeks
Title
Antigen-specific T-cell response to guanylyl cyclase C (GCC)
Description
Will be measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assay. the immune parameters will be summarized via percentages of responders and mean/median values, along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals, by treatment arm and measurement time. Antibody and T-cell data will be summarized by positive response rates (each subject recorded as yes/no) and exact 2-sided 95% confidence intervals. For this study, a statistically significant increase in GCC-specific T-cell response at Weeks 5, 9, or 13 compared with baseline will be considered a response at that time. Significance of the change from baseline will be assessed using the modified distribution-free resampling (DFR) method. Will estimate response rates across disease types.
Time Frame
13 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 Subjects with tumors specified below, who are at high risk of relapse, have been treated with curative intent, and have no evidence of disease (NED) following front-line therapy with surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy. NED includes, where applicable, surgical (macroscopic tumor margin, at the time of surgery), and radiological evidence of disease. Residual lesions identified by microscopic/frozen margins and biochemical markers are permitted. Therapy must have been completed no fewer than four weeks, and no later than 25 weeks, before the first dose of Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE For tumor-specific criteria, please refer to the information below: * Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma ** Stage I, II, III Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas are not permitted * Colorectal adenocarcinoma Stage III; stage IV following metastasectomy * Gastric adenocarcinoma Stage IIA, IIB, III Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach are not permitted * Esophageal adenocarcinoma ** Stage IIB, III Esophageal squamous cell carcinomas are not permitted Have an anticipated life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000 cells/mL Platelets >= 75,000 /mL Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL For other blood and urine tests including blood chemistry, hepatic and renal functions, test results should not be worse than grade 1 levels of abnormalities defined by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), National Cancer Institute (NCI) version 5 issued by the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services For women and men of childbearing potential, a medically acceptable method of highly effective contraception (oral hormonal contraceptive, condom plus spermicide, or hormonal implants) or abstinence must be used throughout the study period and for 28 days after their final vaccine administration (a barrier method of contraception must be employed by all subjects [male and female], regardless of other methods unless abstinent). A negative serum or urine pregnancy test is required as part of screening. Women of childbearing potential is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, women under the age of 55 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/ml Be willing to comply with all the study procedures All subjects must be able to comprehend and sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: Have a known history or evidence of residual disease after definitive surgery Have a known metastasis in the brain or central nervous system Prior receipt of immunotherapy or experimental medications after completion of standard adjuvant therapy Have a history of splenectomy Have a history of distal pancreatectomy Concurrent use of systemic steroids or immunosuppressive drugs (use of topical or inhaled steroids will be allowed) Have any immunodeficiency disease or immunocompromised state (e.g., use of immunosuppressive agents, chemotherapy or radiation therapy within four weeks of study treatment) Have active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease or a transplant recipient requiring systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment Have received a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C (subjects who are hepatitis C positive may be enrolled if they are confirmed with negative viral load at screening) Other malignancy within last 5 years except curatively treated non-melanomatous skin cancer and curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix, or early-stage (stage A or B1) prostate cancer Have a history of inflammatory bowel disease Have a history of serious reaction to adenovirus Have an intercurrent illness that is either life-threatening or of clinical importance such that it might limit study compliance (such illnesses include, but are not limited to, ongoing or active infection, metabolic or neurologic disease, peripheral vascular disease, or psychiatric illness) Have insufficient peripheral venous access to permit completion of the study phlebotomy regimen Consumes greater than three glasses of alcoholic beverages (1 glass is approximately equivalent to: beer [354 mL/12 ounces], wine [118 mL/4 ounces], or distilled spirits [29.5 mL/1 ounce]) per day and cannot refrain from alcohol for the duration of the trial Has a history of use of illicit drugs (e.g., opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens, etc.) that could potentially interfere with adherence to study procedures or requirements Be a woman who is pregnant or breastfeeding Have an unhealed surgical wound Have had major surgery or significant traumatic injury occurring within 28 days before treatment or anticipated surgery or procedure requiring general anesthesia during the study participation (including four weeks after last dose of vaccine)
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Babar Bashir, MD
Phone
215-955-8874
Email
babar.bashir@jefferson.edu
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Babar Bashir, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
19107
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Babar Bashir, MD
Phone
215-955-8874
Email
babar.bashir@jefferson.edu

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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