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Vaccine Therapy Plus Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Cancer
This study has been completed.
First Received: April 6, 2000   Last Updated: February 6, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsored by: University of Washington
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00005023
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Vaccines may make the body build an immune response to tumor cells. Colony-stimulating factors such as sargramostim increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy plus sargramostim in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Biological: HER-2/neu peptide vaccine
Biological: sargramostim
Phase I

Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer
MedlinePlus related topics: Breast Cancer Cancer Lung Cancer Ovarian Cancer
Drug Information available for: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor Sargramostim
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase I Vaccine Trial of a HER-2/Neu Peptide Incorporated Into PLG Microspheres in Patients With Advanced Stage HER2-Expressing Cancers

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date: March 1999
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety of serial intradermal or subcutaneous vaccinations of HER-2 derived p369-377 peptide incorporated into polylactide-co-glycolide (PLG) microspheres with adjuvant sargramostim (GM-CSF) in patients with stage III or IV HER-2 expressing cancers. II. Determine whether cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) specific for the HER-2 protein can be elicited in patients with HLA-A2 by immunization with this regimen. III.

Determine which route of immunization, intradermal or subcutaneous, is more effective in generating HER-2 specific CTL in these patients on this regimen.

IV. Determine the extent to which escalated dose of PLG peptide affects the immune response in these patients on this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo leukapheresis prior to study and after final vaccination. Patients are sequentially entered into one of three treatment arms:

Arm I: Patients receive an intradermal vaccination of HER-2 derived p369-377 peptide incorporated into polylactide-co-glycolide (PLG) microspheres with adjuvant sargramostim (GM-CSF). Arm II: Patients receive a subcutaneous vaccination of HER-2 derived p369-377 peptide incorporated into PLG microspheres with adjuvant GM-CSF. Arm III: Patients receive a higher dose of subcutaneous vaccination of HER-2 derived p369-377 peptide incorporated into PLG microspheres with adjuvant GM-CSF. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15 patients (5 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Stage III adenocarcinoma that overexpresses HER-2 and previously treated by surgical resection, conventional chemotherapy, or radiotherapy OR Stage IV adenocarcinoma that overexpresses HER-2 and in stable or complete remission with no other concurrent chemotherapy Must have documented HER-2 protein overexpression in the primary or metastatic tumor HLA-A2 positive

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 90-100% Life expectancy: At least 12 months Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min Other: Female patients must have completed childbearing Fertile male patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior cytotoxic chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy: At least 4 weeks since prior corticosteroids Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other:

No other concurrent investigational phase I studies

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005023

Locations
United States, Washington
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Washington
Investigators
Study Chair: Mary (Nora) L. Disis, MD University of Washington
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: CDR0000067339, UWASH-103, NCI-V99-1574
Study First Received: April 6, 2000
Last Updated: February 6, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00005023     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IV breast cancer
stage IIIA breast cancer
stage III non-small cell lung cancer
stage IIIB breast cancer
stage III ovarian epithelial cancer
stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer
stage IV non-small cell lung cancer
adenocarcinoma of the lung

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Thoracic Neoplasms
Ovarian Neoplasms
Skin Diseases
Gonadal Disorders
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Endocrine System Diseases
Breast Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Ovarian Diseases
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Genital Diseases, Female
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Endocrinopathy
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Adenocarcinoma
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Breast Diseases
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Thoracic Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Ovarian Neoplasms
Skin Diseases
Gonadal Disorders
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Endocrine System Diseases
Breast Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Ovarian Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Breast Diseases
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

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