Status:

COMPLETED

Galinpepimut-S (WT-1 Analog Peptide) Vaccine in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma After Combined Modality Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Sellas Life Sciences Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

Conditions:

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Study of galinpepimut-S, a Wilms Tumor-1 (WT1) vaccine, to see if it delays or prevents the mesothelioma from growing back after surgery. WT1 is a protein in cancer cells that regulates gene expressio...

Detailed Description

The doctors are testing galinpepimut-S, a Wilms Tumor-1 (WT1) vaccine, to see if it delays or prevents the mesothelioma from growing back after surgery. WT1 is a protein in cancer cells that regulates...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pathologic diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) confirmed at participating institution.
  • Positive immunohistochemical staining for WT-1 (greater than 10% of cells).
  • Completion of multimodality therapy. This must include surgical resection by either pleurectomy/decortication or extrapleural pneumonectomy. The surgery should be performed with the intent of complete resection, though patients with an R1 resection will still be eligible. Patients should have also received treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation. Patients with an R2 resection are also eligible as long as the site of residual disease is treated post-operatively with radiotherapy.
  • 4-12 weeks since completion of combined modality therapy.
  • Age \> or = to 18 years
  • Karnofsky performance status \> or = to 70%
  • Hematologic parameters: Absolute neutrophil count \> or = to 1000/mcL, Platelets \> or = to 50K/mcL.
  • Biochemical parameters: Total bilirubin \< or = to 2.0 mg/dl, AST and ALT \< or = to 2.5 x upper limits of normal, Creatinine \< or = to 2.0 mg/dl.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Patients with active infection requiring systemic antibiotics, antiviral, or antifungal treatments.
  • Patients with a serious unstable medical illness or another active cancer.
  • Patients taking systemic corticosteroids.
  • Patients with an immunodeficiency syndrome.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 21 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 25 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

41 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01265433

Start Date

December 21 2010

End Date

July 25 2017

Last Update

October 9 2024

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065