Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
- Conditions
- Melanoma (Skin)
- Registration Number
- NCT00045357
- Lead Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop tumor cells from growing. Treating a person's white blood cells in the laboratory and reinfusing them may cause a stronger immune response and kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of biological therapy in treating patients who have metastatic melanoma.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of autologous CD4+ antigen-specific T-cells for cellular adoptive immunotherapy in patients with metastatic melanoma.
* Determine the safety and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine the duration of in vivo persistence of adoptively transferred CD4+ antigen-specific T-cell clones in these patients.
Secondary
* Determine the antitumor effects of this regimen in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients undergo leukapheresis to collect peripheral blood mononuclear cells. CD4+ antigen-specific T-cell clones are generated over the next 2-3 months using immunogenic peptides MART1, tyrosinase, or gp100.
Patients receive autologous CD4+ antigen-specific T-cells IV over 30 minutes.
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of autologous CD4+ antigen-specific T-cells until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed on days 1 and 3 post T-cell infusion, and then once weekly for 12 weeks.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3-18 patients will be accrued for this study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States