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Enhancing anti-melanoma activity of T-cells

Completed
Conditions
10040900
melanoma
T-cell transfer
Registration Number
NL-OMON36999
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

patients with primary and/or metastasized melanoma who need to undergo a surgical procedure

Exclusion Criteria

no exclusion criteria;

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main study parameter in vitro is the percentage enhancement of the<br /><br>anti-melanoma activity of autologous T-cells armed with scFv:TRAIL. Enhanced<br /><br>anti-tumour activity of T-cells will be assessed in vitro by evaluating their<br /><br>capacity to induce apoptosis and loss of cell viability in autologous melanoma<br /><br>cells.<br /><br><br /><br>The main study parameter in vivo is the % increase in treatment efficacy<br /><br>determined in a mouse model xenografted with primary patient-derived melanoma<br /><br>cells and reconstituted with autologous patient-derived immune cells. Treatment<br /><br>efficacy will be assessed based on tumour outgrowth.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Additional in vitro parameters; T-cell proliferation (e.g. by CFSE fluorescent<br /><br>cell labelling), T-cell co-stimulation (e.g. by measurement of cytokine<br /><br>production), T-cell phenotype (e.g. by evaluation of TIM-3/PD-1 as markers for<br /><br>exhausted T-cells).<br /><br>Additional in vivo parameters: the number of tumor-infiltrated lymphocytes, the<br /><br>phenotype of infiltrated lymphocytes (incl. exhausted T-cell phenotype).</p><br>
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