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Study of TNFerade™ Gene Therapy, Radiation, 5-FU and Cisplatin in Esophageal Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Esophageal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00051480
Lead Sponsor
GenVec
Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the safety and feasibility of giving TNFerade™ with 5-FU, Cisplatin and radiation therapy to patients with locally advanced, esophageal cancer prior to surgical resection. TNFerade™ is a replication deficient (E1, E3 and E4 deleted) adenovirus vector containing the gene for TNF-alpha controlled by a radiation inducible promoter. This allows the expression of TNF-alpha to be greatest in the area receiving radiation. TNF-alpha is a potent cytokine that has been shown to have potent anti-cancer activities but, due to systemic toxicity, could not be delivered at effective doses. TNFerade™ is a novel way of selective delivery of TNF-alpha to tumor cells.

TNFerade™ will be delivered once a week for five weeks by direct intratumoral injection by using endoscopy or Endoscopic Ultrasound. 5-FU (1000 mg/m2/day) will be delivered via continuous infusion for 96 hours during weeks 1 and 4. Cisplatin (75 mg/m2) will be delivered on Day 1 and Day 29 intravenously. The dose of radiation delivered will be 45 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions for 5 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (12)

St. Louis University

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

US Oncology, Mary Crowley Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

UCSD Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Palo Alto VA Health Care Systems

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Palo Alto, California, United States

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Tyler Cancer Center

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Tyler, Texas, United States

Medical College of Virginia

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

University of California, Irvine

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Orange, California, United States

University of Texas/MD Anderson

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Houston, Texas, United States

Scott & White Center for Cancer Prevention and Care

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Temple, Texas, United States

The University of Chicago Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University Hospitals of Cleveland

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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