Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy and GM-CSF in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, or Mesothelioma

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Innovive Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Leukemia

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill cancer cells. Biological therapies, such as GM-CSF, may stimulate the immune system in different way...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the safety and immunogenicity of the Wilms tumor-1 analog peptide vaccine in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, non-small cell lung canc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Cytologically or histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following:
  • Acute myeloid leukemia, meeting the following criteria:
  • Documented Wilms tumor-1 (WT-1)-positive disease demonstrated by WT-1 protein on a pretreatment bone marrow biopsy OR detectable disease with real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR)
  • Completed induction chemotherapy, achieved clinical remission, and completed postremission therapy OR achieved clinical remission and have no plans for further postremission chemotherapy (≥ 65 years of age)
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes, meeting the following criteria:
  • Documented WT-1-positive disease demonstrated by WT-1 protein on a pretreatment bone marrow biopsy OR detectable disease by RQ-PCR
  • International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) score of ≥ Int-2
  • Not a candidate for cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Non-small cell lung cancer, meeting the following criteria:
  • Positive tumor staining for WT-1 in \> 10% of cells
  • Stage III or IV disease
  • Completed chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiotherapy
  • Mesothelioma, meeting the following criteria:
  • Positive tumor staining for WT-1 in \> 10% of cells
  • Unresectable or relapsed disease
  • Chemo-naive or received 1 prior chemotherapy regimen
  • Malignant pleural mesothelioma or peritoneal mesothelioma
  • No leptomeningeal disease
  • No CNS involvement
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm³
  • Platelet count \> 50,000/mm³ (except for myelodysplastic syndromes where parameter is \> 20,000/mm³ and not transfusion dependent)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No active infection requiring systemic antibiotics, antiviral, or antifungal treatments
  • No serious unstable medical illness
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • No concurrent systemic corticosteroids

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    22 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00398138

    Start Date

    October 1 2006

    End Date

    June 1 2009

    Last Update

    March 2 2016

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    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10065