Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Dendritic Cells Versus Montanide as Adjuvants in a Melanoma Vaccine

Lead Sponsor:

Dr. Nina Bhardwaj

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cancer Research Institute, New York City

Conditions:

Melanoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

In this study, a melanoma vaccine (5 melanoma peptides) is given with either Montanide or dendritic cells as adjuvants. This randomized trial will establish the safety of both vaccines and compare the...

Detailed Description

In this study, we will examine whether DCs pulsed with candidate melanoma-specific peptides and KLH can boost CTL responses to melanoma antigens in melanoma patients who are clinically free of disease...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Resected stage IIB, IIC, or stage III melanoma.
  • Fully recovered from surgery
  • Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) A\*0201 positive.
  • Age \>18 years.
  • Karnofsky performance status: \>80% and normal labs.

Exclusion

  • Prior chemotherapy.
  • Known chronic infection with HIV, hepatitis B or C.
  • Patients with known autoimmune disease \[e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA)\]. Patients with vitiligo are not excluded.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Patients with known allergy to gentamicin, tobramycin, streptomycin and amikacin (risk of cross-reaction between aminoglycosides).
  • Patients who have known retinal or choroidal eye disease.
  • Patients previously treated with one of the peptides used in this trial, melanoma protein vaccine, melanoma whole cell vaccines, or with Montanide are not eligible.
  • Allergy to shellfish.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00124124

Start Date

July 1 2005

End Date

April 1 2009

Last Update

February 13 2015

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NYU Clinical Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10016