Status:

COMPLETED

Lymphocyte-Depleting Nonmyeloablative Preparative Chemotherapy Followed By Autologous Lymphocyte Infusion, Peptide Vaccine Plus Montanide ISA-51, and Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Melanoma (Skin)

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide and fludarabine, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Treating a person's lymphocytes i...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the clinical tumor regression in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a lymphocyte-depleting nonmyeloablative preparative chemotherapy regimen followed by a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of metastatic melanoma that is refractory to standard therapy (including high-dose interleukin-2)
  • Measurable disease
  • HLA-A\*0201 positive
  • Epstein-Barr virus positive
  • ESO-1-expressing disease by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction amplified tissue OR presence of ESO-1 serum antibody
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 16 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • More than 3 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen negative
  • Hepatitis C antibody negative
  • AST and ALT \< 3 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL (\< 3.0 mg/dL for patients with Gilbert's syndrome)
  • No coagulation disorders
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Cardiovascular
  • No prior myocardial infarction
  • No major cardiovascular illness by stress thallium or comparable test
  • No cardiac arrhythmias
  • LVEF ≥ 45%
  • Normal cardiac stress test required for the following conditions:
  • Prior EKG abnormalities
  • Symptoms of cardiac ischemia
  • Arrhythmias
  • Age 50 and over
  • Pulmonary
  • FEV\_1 \> 60% of predicted (for patients with a prolonged history of cigarette smoking or symptoms of respiratory dysfunction)
  • No obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease
  • No other major respiratory illness
  • Immunologic
  • HIV negative
  • No active systemic infection
  • No opportunistic infection
  • No major immune system illness
  • No form of primary or secondary immunodeficiency
  • No known hypersensitivity to study agents
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 4 months after study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior ESO-1-based vaccination allowed
  • Chemotherapy
  • At least 6 weeks since prior nitrosoureas and recovered
  • Endocrine therapy
  • No concurrent systemic steroid therapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Recovered from prior radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • At least 4 weeks since prior systemic therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2005

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00079144

    Start Date

    January 1 2004

    End Date

    August 1 2005

    Last Update

    June 19 2013

    Active Locations (2)

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    Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182

    2

    NCI - Center for Cancer Research

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

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