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Vaccine Therapy With High-Dose Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
Registration Number
NCT00003568
Lead Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines may make the body build an immune response that will kill tumor cells. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill melanoma cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy with interleukin-2 in treating patients with metastatic melanoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Define the antitumor activity of gp100:209-217 (210M), a melanoma peptide derived from gp100 mixed with Montanide ISA-51, in combination with high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) administered by various schedules in patients with advanced melanoma.

* Examine the effect of the addition of gp100:209-217 (210M) peptide vaccine to high-dose IL-2 on the toxicity of the treatment in these patients.

* Define the induction of T-cell responses to gp100:209-217 (210M) peptide and its gp100 (parent) protein by ELISA with interferon gamma production or CTL precursor frequencies in these patients after the initial course of treatment.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior therapy (adjuvant interferon vs chemotherapy for advanced disease vs both vs none), ECOG performance status (0 vs 1), and number of organ sites involved (1 vs more than 1). Patients are randomized into 1 of 3 treatment arms. (Arm III closed to accrual as of 11/30/1998.)

* Arm I: Patients receive vaccination comprising gp100:209-217 (210M) peptide mixed with Montanide ISA-51 subcutaneously on days 1, 22, 43, and 64. Patients also receive high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) IV over 15 minutes every 8 hours on days 2-6 and 16-20.

* Arm II: Patients receive vaccination as in arm I on days 1, 22, 43, and 64. Patients also receive high-dose IL-2 as in arm I on days 44-48 and 60-64. Patients who demonstrate rapid visible disease progression during the initial 4 weeks of therapy while maintaining good performance status may begin high-dose IL-2 on day 23.

* Arm III (closed to accrual as of 11/30/1998): Patients receive vaccination as in arm I on day 1 and then high-dose IL-2 as in arm I on day 2. Patients with nonhematologic toxicity may only receive vaccination on weeks 4, 7, and 10. Other patients may also receive IL-2 beginning on day 2 of each treatment week (4, 7, and 10) for up to 14 doses.

Patients in each arm may receive up to a total of 3 courses of treatment.

Patients are followed until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 90 patients (25 patients for arms I and II and 40 patients for arm III \[arm III closed to accrual as of 11/30/1998\]) will be accrued for this study within 12-18 months.

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 (9)

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Duarte, California, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Our Lady of Mercy Medical CenterOur

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Bronx, New York, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

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Maywood, Illinois, United States

University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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