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Study of Anti-telomerase T CD4 Immunity in Metastatic Lung Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Other: Biological samples
Registration Number
NCT02846103
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

Increasing evidence suggests that immune responses might be a determining factor in lung cancer tumor progression.

The impressive clinical responses obtained with immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD-1/PDL-1, anti-CTLA-4) indicate that the presence of preexisting antitumor immune response is required for their efficacy and highlight the critical role of antitumor T cell immunity. Recent progress on the fields of tumor immunology underlines the critical role of CD4 helper 1 T lymphocyte (TH1) in the control of innate and adaptive anticancer immunity. Therefore, monitoring tumor specific TH1 response could be relevant in cancer patients.

In order to monitor tumor-specific CD4 Th1 responses in most cancer patients, the investigators group have previously described novel promiscuous peptides (referred as UCP:Universal Cancer Peptides) derived from human telomerase (TERT), a prototype of shared tumor antigen.

By using UCP-based immuno-assay, pre-existing UCP-specific Th1 responses have been detected in the blood of lung cancer patients (Telocap01). The frequency and magnitude of this response were inversely correlate to the disease stage. Furthermore, UCP-specific responses were significantly found in patients with low PD1+ and TIM3+ T cells.

Then in TeloCap02 study, UCP specific Th1 immune responses will be evaluated in lung cancer before and after treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
321
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC (Non Small Cell Lung Cancer) or SCLC (small cell lung cancer)
  • stade IIIb or metastatic
  • Patient candidate to a first-line therapy
  • Performance status 0, 1 or 2 on the ECOG scale
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of adjuvant chemotherapy for lung cancer treatment
  • Patients under chronic treatment with systemic corticoids or other immunosuppressive drugs (prednisone or prednisolone ≤ 10 mg/day is allowed)
  • Prior history of other malignancy except for: basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia and other cancer curatively treated with no evidence of disease for at least 5 years
  • Active autoimmune diseases, HIV, hepatitis C or B virus
  • Patients with any medical or psychiatric condition or disease,
  • Patients under guardianship, curatorship or under the protection of justice.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Biological samplesBiological samplesBlood samples will be collected at baseline, after the first-line therapy and at 12 months. Tumor tissues will be collected if available.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
overall survivaldate of death from any cause (within 2 years after the initiation of the treatment)

time between the date of initiation of treatment and the date of death from any cause

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
UCP-specific Th1 responses measured by ELISPOT assayup to 12 months
Progression free survivaldate of first progression of the disease (within 2 years after the initiation of the treatment)

time interval between the date of initiation of treatment and the date of first progression (local, remote \[extent of the disease by RECIST v1.1\] second cancer) or death from any cause.

quality of life related to health measured by EORTC-QLQC30 and LC13 questionaries.from the inclusion to patient death, up to 2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon

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Besançon, France

Institut Jean Godinot

🇫🇷

Reims, France

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

🇫🇷

Strasbourg, France

CHU de Dijon

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Centre Georges François Leclerc

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

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