Immunotherapy of HLA-A2 Positive Stage III/IV Melanoma Patients With CpG7909, Tumor Antigenic Peptides and Montanide
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Melanoma
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
- Enrollment
- 29
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Melan-A and Tyrosinase specific CD8+ T-cell reactivity will be measured by Tetramers and Elispot assays
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether vaccination with tumor antigenic peptides and both CpG and Montanide adjuvants can induce an immune response in melanoma patients and to assess the safety of this vaccination.
Detailed Description
Immune therapy with tumor antigenic peptides is generally quite well tolerated. However, immune activation is often only weak or even undetectable, and clinical responses (supposedly corresponding to protective immunity) are unfortunately infrequent. Further progress is required to improve the vaccines, with the goal to increase the strength of immune activation. The tumor antigenic peptides Melan-A/Mart-1 (EAA and ELA) and Tyrosinase (YMD) are combined with two drugs in this study, both of which are known to enhance immune responses: first, CpG 7909 oligodeoxynucleotides, and second, Montanide ISA-51. * Group 1: vaccination with Melan-A analog peptide + CpG and Montanide adjuvants; * Group 2: vaccination with Melan-A natural peptide + CpG and Montanide adjuvants; * Group 3 : vaccination with Melan-A natural and Tyrosinase peptides + CpG and Montanide adjuvants; * Group 4 : vaccination with Melan-A analog and Tyrosinase peptides + CpG and Montanide adjuvants.
Investigators
Prof Olivier Michielin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Histologically confirmed stage III or stage IV melanoma
- •Tumor expression of Melan-A +/- Tyrosinase
- •Human leukocyte antigen-A2 (HLA-A2) positive
Exclusion Criteria
- •Clinically significant heart disease
- •Serious illnesses, eg, serious infections requiring antibiotics, bleeding disorders or uncontrolled peptic ulcer, or seizure or central nervous system disorders
- •History of immunodeficiency disease or autoimmune disease
- •Coagulation or bleeding disorders
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Melan-A and Tyrosinase specific CD8+ T-cell reactivity will be measured by Tetramers and Elispot assays
Time Frame: Change from baseline in CD8 T-cells reactivity at day 375
Safety of vaccination will be assessed according to National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC) scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline to day 375
Secondary Outcomes
- In patients with measurable disease, tumor response will be assessed radiologically(Change from baseline in tumor response at day 375)