Status:

COMPLETED

Study Testing the Biologic Activity and Safety of a Immunotherapeutic in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Stage Kidney Cancer in Combination With a Marketed Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Argos Therapeutics

Conditions:

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Study to investigate an anticancer cellular immunotherapeutic, AGS-003, when used in combination with sunitinib in subjects with previously untreated advanced stage RCC.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate an anticancer immunotherapeutic, AGS-003, when used in combination with sunitinib (the treatment regimen) in a single-stage, Phase II design in subjects wit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female subjects ≥18 years of age with newly diagnosed advanced stage RCC will be eligible for inclusion in this study if all of the following criteria apply:
  • Newly diagnosed advanced stage RCC.
  • Eligible for unilateral nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy; OR, Has lesion accessible for excisional biopsy/metastasectomy.
  • Measurable disease.
  • Candidate for sunitinib treatment as labeled.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) risk group 0 or 1.
  • No brain metastases detected by MRI.
  • Normal renal function in the contralateral kidney.
  • Able to abstain from taking prohibited prescription or prohibited non-prescription drugs.
  • Use of appropriate birth control methods for the duration of the study for women of childbearing potential and men with female partners of childbearing potential.
  • Clinically acceptable Screening results according to the following specific limits:
  • Adequate hematologic function.
  • Adequate renal and hepatic function.
  • Adequate coagulation function.
  • Normal serum calcium.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with study personnel; considered reliable, willing, and cooperative in terms of compliance with the Protocol requirements.
  • Voluntary informed consent given to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • Subjects will NOT be eligible for inclusion in this study if any of the following criteria apply:
  • Nephrectomy for RCC therapy is required.
  • Any serious medical condition or illness considered by the investigator to constitute an unwarranted high risk for investigational treatment.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Type I diabetes mellitus (insulin therapy for Type II diabetes IS permitted).
  • Prior systemic therapy for advanced stage RCC.
  • Active autoimmune disease.
  • Prior history of malignancy other than RCC within the preceding 5 years, except for adequately treated cervical cancer or non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Use of prohibited prescription or prohibited non-prescription drugs during 2 months prior to entry into the study.
  • Active, acute, or chronic clinically significant infections.
  • Use of another investigational drug or participation in any investigational drug study within the 28 days prior to the start of study enrollment.
  • Planned or elective anti-cancer surgical treatment other than nephrectomy/excisional biopsy/metastasectomy.
  • History of hypercalcemia, symptomatic hypercalcemia, or hypercalcemia requiring management.
  • Known hypersensitivity to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
  • Body weight less than 30 kg.
  • Pregnancy or lactation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00678119

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2012

Last Update

July 15 2013

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States, 91010

2

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

3

The Urology Center of Colorado

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80211

4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322