A Study of Safety and Clinical Activity of Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma Patients

Phase 2

Terminated

Conditions: Melanoma

Interventions: Biological: Immunotherapeutic GSK2132231A
Drug: Dacarbazine

Registration Number: NCT00849875

Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Brief Summary: The purpose of this clinical trial is to find out how successfully, patients with progressive metastatic cutaneous melanoma, are able to develop an immune response to injections with the immunotherapeutic product GSK1572932A when given in combination with dacarbazine and evaluate the safety of this combination.

Detailed Description: This Protocol Posting has been updated following amendment 3, dated 16 October 2009. The sections impacted are :

* Enrollment, number of subjects

* Outcome measures

* Exclusion criteria

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: TERMINATED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

Male or female patient with histologically proven, measurable metastatic cutaneous melanoma
Written informed consent has been obtained from the patient before the performance of any protocol-specific procedure.
Patient is >= 18 years of age at the time of signature of the Informed Consent.
The patient's tumor shows expression of MAGE-A3 antigen, detected by Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
The patient has normal organ functions.
If the patient is female, she must be of non-childbearing potential, or, if she is of childbearing potential, she must practice adequate contraception for 30 days prior to administration of study treatment, have a negative pregnancy test and continue such precautions during all the study treatment period and for 2 months after completion of the treatment administration series.
In the view of the investigator, the patient can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

The patient has at any time received systemic (bio)-chemotherapy.
The patient is scheduled to receive any other anticancer treatments than those specified in the protocol, including but not limited to (bio)-chemotherapy, immunomodulating agents and radiotherapy.
The patient requires concomitant treatment with systemic corticosteroids, or any other immunosuppressive agents.
The patient received any cancer immunotherapeutic containing a MAGE-A3 antigen or any cancer immunotherapeutic for his/her metastatic disease.
The patient has received any investigational or non-registered drug or vaccine other than the study medication within the 30 days preceding the first dose of study treatment, or plans to receive such a drug during the study period.
The patient has (or has had) previous or concomitant malignancies at other sites, except effectively treated malignancy that is considered by the investigator highly likely to have been cured.
History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the study investigational product.
The patient has an autoimmune disease such as, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and inflammatory bowel disease. Patients with vitiligo are not excluded.
The patient has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency.
The patient is known to be positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
The patient has psychiatric or addictive disorders that may compromise his/her ability to give informed consent, or to comply with the trial procedures.
The patient has concurrent severe medical problems, unrelated to the malignancy, that would significantly limit full compliance with the study or expose the patient to unacceptable risk.
For female patients: the patient is pregnant or lactating.
The patient has an uncontrolled bleeding disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	Immunotherapeutic GSK2132231A	All patients are to receive the same treatment consisting of 24 injections of the immunotherapeutic GSK2132231A combined with a course of 8 cycles of dacarbazine given at the beginning of the treatment
Group A	Dacarbazine	All patients are to receive the same treatment consisting of 24 injections of the immunotherapeutic GSK2132231A combined with a course of 8 cycles of dacarbazine given at the beginning of the treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Patients Reported With Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs) That Were Causally Related to Treatment Administration by Maximum Grade.	Within the 31-day (Days 0-30) post-administration period.	The assessed AEs were ASCI-related grade 3/4 adverse events according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0. An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation patient temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Related = AE assessed by the investigator as related to the treatment.
Number of Patients Reported With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	During the entire study period, up to 5 years	Serious adverse events (SAEs) assessed include medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization or result in disability/incapacity. Events which were part of the natural course of the disease under study (i.e., disease progression, recurrence) were captured as part of the clinical activity outcome variables in this study; therefore these did not need to be reported as SAEs. Progression/recurrence of the tumor in a patient was recorded as part of the clinical assessment data collection, and deaths due to progressive disease was recorded on a specific form, but not as an SAE. However, if the investigator considered that there was a causal relationship between treatment or protocol design/procedures and the disease progression/recurrence, then the event was reported as an SAE. Any new primary cancer (non-related to the cancer under study) was reported as an SAE.
Number of Seroconverted Patients for Melanoma Antigen (Anti-MAGE-A3)	Post Dose 4 at Week 13 (W13).	Seroconversion was defined as a concentration of antibodies assessed that was greater than the cut-off value for a patient whose concentration of such antibodies was below the cut-off level before the initiation of treatment. Seroconverted patients were those patients with anti-MAGE-A3 antibody concentrations ≥ 27.
Anti-MAGE-A3 Antibody Concentrations	Post Dose 4 at Week 13 (W13).	Anti-MAGE-A3 antibody concentrations were presented as geometric mean concentrations (GMTs) and expressed in ELISA units per millilitre (EL.U/mL)
Number of Patients With Treatment Response for Anti-MAGE-A3 Antibodies	Post Dose 4 at Week 13 (W13).	Treatment response defined as: For initially seronegative patients: post-administration antibody concentration ≥ 27 EL.U/mL For initially seropositive patients: post-administration antibody concentration ≥ 2 fold the pre-vaccination antibody concentration
Anti-MAGE-A3 Antibody Concentrations (CMI)	Post Dose 4 at Week 13 (W13).	Analysis of MAGE-A3 cellular response was not performed and data were not collected..
Concentrations of Antibodies Against Protein D (Anti-PD)	Post Dose 4 at Week 13 (W13).	Anti-PD antibody concentrations were presented ad geometric mean concentrations (GMTs) and expressed in ELISA units per millilitre (EL.U/mL).
Number of Patients With Treatment Response for Anti-PD	Post Dose 4 at Week 13 (W13).	Treatment response defined as: For initially seronegative patients: post-administration antibody concentration ≥ 100 EL.U/mL For initially seropositive patients: post-administration antibody concentration ≥ 2 fold the pre-vaccination antibody concentration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Patients With Objective Tumor Response (OR) to MAGE-A3 ASCI Study Treatment	During the entire study, up to 5 years	Response assessment was done based on a set of measurable lesions (MLs) identified at baseline as target lesions (TLs), and followed up until disease progression. Up to 5 MLs per organ \& 10 in total were identified as TLs and measured at baseline, selected based on size (those with the longest diameter \[LD\]) and measurability; a sum of LDs for all TLs was calculated and reported as baseline sum LD, which was used to characterize objective tumor response (OR), OR being defined as either complete response (CR) and/or partial response (PR) post MAGE-A3 ASCI treatment. After identification, MLs and TLs were assessed as regards CR and PR definitions per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria: CR = Disappearance of all extranodal target lesions. All pathological lymph nodes must have decreased to \<10 mm in short axis; PR = At least a 30% decrease in the SLD of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
Number of Patients With Stable Disease (SD) Response to MAGE-A3 ASCI Study Treatment	During the entire study, up to 5 years	Assessment was done based on a set of MLs identified at baseline as TLs and NTLs followed up until disease progression. TLs and NTLs were assessed as regards matching or not SD-related definitions, 1) SD definitions per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria for TLs \>= 20 mm and TLs both \>= and \< 20 mm: a) for TLs: SD = Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify as a PR nor sufficient increase to qualify as PD, taking as references the smallest sum LD since treatment start. and b) for NTLs: SD = Persistence of one or more NTL; 2) following below criteria for TLs \< 20mm e. a. a) for TLs: PR/SD = Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for CR nor sufficient increase, to qualify for PD taking as references the smallest sum LD since treatment start, and b) for NTLs: PR/SD = Persistence of one or more NTL.
Number of Patients With Abnormal Bilirubine (BIL) Values by Maximum Grade.	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards BIL laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Unknown (UNK) and Grade 0 (G0). CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Duration of Stable Disease (SD) Response to MAGE-A3 ASCI Study Treatment	During the entire study, up to 5 years	Assessment was done based on a set of MLs identified at baseline as TLs and NTLs followed up until disease progression. Stable disease was defined as follows: 1) In case of target lesions (TL) greater than or equal to (≥) 20 mm: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for Partial Response nor sufficient increase to qualify for Progressive Disease, taking as references the sum of Longest Diameter (LD) of TL recorded previously but not necessarily at baseline; 2) In case of TL both less than 20 mm and ≥ 20 mm: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify as a PR nor sufficient increase to qualify as PD, taking as references the smallest sum LD since the start of the treatment. The minimal time interval required between 2 measurements for determination of SD was at least 12 weeks.
Number of Patients With Mixed Response (MxR) to MAGE-A3 ASCI Study Treatment	During the entire study, up to 5 years	Assessment was done based on a set of MLs identified at baseline as TLs and NTLs followed up until disease progression. MLs were assessed as regards matching below MxR definitions. In case of evaluability per RECIST: a) MxR Type 1= at least (a.l.) 30% decrease in LD in a.l. one TL measured at baseline. Such response occurring in SD/PD status of LD of TL and without appearance of one or more new lesions = SD/PD with TL regression; b) MxR Type 2: appearance of one or more new lesions occurring in SD/PR status of LD of TL, and = SD/PR with new lesion. In case of non-evaluability per RECIST: a) MxR Type 1 = a clear decrease in diameters occurring in a.l. one TL measured at baseline. Such response occurring in SD/PD status of LD of (baseline) TL and without appearance of one or more new lesions = SD/PD with TL regression; b) MxR Type 2 = appearance of one or more new lesions occurring in SD/PR status of LD of TL = SD/PR with new lesion.
Time to Treatment Failure (TTF), by Gene Signature	During the entire study, up to 5 years	TTF was defined as withdrawal from treatment with the MAGE-A3 ASCI study product due to disease progression or death. TTF analysis was performed using the non-parametric Kaplan-Meier method.
Progression-free Survival (PFS) for the Overall Population	During the entire study, up to 5 years	PFS was defined and calculated as the time from first treatment to either the first progression of the disease or the date of death, whichever occurred first. In case a patient went off protocol treatment, the date of first documented progression (if applicable) was to be used as date of progression. Patients still alive with no evidence of disease progression at the time of their last visit or for whom date of first documented progression was not applicable, were censored at the time of the last examination. PFS analysis was performed using the non-parametric Kaplan-Meier method.
Progression-free Survival (PFS) by Gene Signature	During the entire study, up to 5 years	PFS was defined and calculated as the time from first treatment to either the first progression of the disease or the date of death, whichever occurred first. In case a patient went off protocol treatment, the date of first documented progression (if applicable) was to be used as date of progression. Patients still alive with no evidence of disease progression at the time of their last visit or for whom date of first documented progression was not applicable, were censored at the time of the last examination. PFS analysis was performed using the non-parametric Kaplan-Meier method.
Progression-free Survival (PFS) After Slow Progressive Disease (SPD) by Gene Signature	During the entire study, up to 5 years	PFS after initial SPD was defined and calculated as the time from the time point at which the disease was the most advanced during the treatment to either a new progression of the disease or the date to death, whichever occurred first as another secondary outcome of this study. In that case, the largest diameter during the course of treatment was to be used as reference measurement. This outcome was defined to take into account the delay to induce an active immune response and the strict rules set up in this study to allow pursuing investigational treatment in case of SPD. PFS after SPD analysis was performed using the non-parametric Kaplan-Meier method.
Overall Survival (OS) by Gene Signature	During the entire study, up to 5 years	OS was defined as the time from first treatment to the date of death. OS analysis was performed using the non-parametric Kaplan-Meier method. Each patient was censored out at the time of death.
Number of Patients With Abnormal Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards ALT laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0), G1 and G2. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards AST laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Alkaline Phosphatase (ALK) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards ALK laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end(SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Creatinine (CREA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards CREA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end(SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0). CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards GGT laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end(SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0), G1 and G3. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hemoglobin (HGB) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards HGB laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hypercalcemia (HCA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards HCA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Unknown (UNK), Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hyperkalemia (HKA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards HKA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0), G1 and G2. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hypernatremia (HNA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards HNA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Leukocytes (LEU) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards LEU laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hypoalbuminemia(hAL) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards hAL laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Unknown (UNK), Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hypocalcemia(hCA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards hCA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Unknown (UNK), Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hypokalemia (hKA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards hKA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Hyponatremia (hNA) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards hNA laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Lymphopenia (LYM) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards LYM laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Neutrophils (NEU) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards NEU laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0). CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Abnormal Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards PTT laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Any Adverse Events (AEs) and With AEs by Maximum Grade	Within the 31-day follow-up period post treatment administration.	An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. AEs reported are here below tabulated irrespective of grade (any), as well as graded by maximum grade reported according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. Maximum grade reported and tabulated were Grade 1 (G1), G2, G3, G4 and G5.
Number of Patients With Abnormal Platelets(PLT) Values by Maximum Grade	During the entire study, up to 5 years	The status of each patient as regards PLT laboratory values at baseline (SCR) up to study end (SE) was collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. The post-treatment values were presented by worst grade versus baseline grade. SCR CTC grade statuses reported were Grade 0 (G0) and G1. CTC grade statuses reported at SE were G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, and Unknown (UNK).
Number of Patients With Any Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and With AEs by Maximum Grade	Within the 31-day follow-up period post treatment administration.	SAEs include medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization or result in disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a patient, is a Grade 4 AE according to the CTCAE, version3.0. Events which were part of the natural course of the disease under study were captured as part of the clinical activity outcome variables in this study; therefore did not need to be reported as SAEs. Progression/recurrence of the tumor was recorded as part of the clinical assessment data collection, and deaths due to progressive disease was recorded on a specific form, but not as an SAE. SAEs reported are here below tabulated irrespective of grade (any), as well as graded by maximum grade reported according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) Adverse event terminology, version 3.0. Maximum grade reported and tabulated were Grade 1 (G1), G2, G3, G4 and G5.