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Safety and Immune Response to a Multi-Component Immune Based Therapy (MKC1106-PP) for Patients With Advanced Cancer.
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Mannkind Corporation, May 2008
Sponsored by: Mannkind Corporation
Information provided by: Mannkind Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00423254
  Purpose

The majority of tumors are ignored by the immune system and it was thought for long time that tumor antigens did not exist. However, recently a number of tumor antigens have been described. These antigens reside on cancer cells and can be recognized by specific T-cells which can ultimately attack and destroy the tumor. The present clinical trial is a dose comparison of a multi-component active immunotherapy designed to stimulate an immune reaction to specific tumor associated antigens which are highly expressed on a large number of solid cancers.


Condition Intervention Phase
Advanced Cancer
Biological: MKC1106-PP
Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Dose Comparison, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open Label, Clinical Trial of Immune Response, Safety and Tolerability of DNA Vector pPRA-PSM With Synthetic Peptides E-PRA and E-PSM in Subjects With Advanced Solid Malignancies

Further study details as provided by Mannkind Corporation:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine the immunologic response to the treatment with MKC1106-PP regimen
  • To determine the safety and adverse event profile of MKC1106-PP.

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Determine blood plasmid levels by PCR analysis
  • Measure cytokine levels
  • Describe any objective tumor responses to the treatment with MKC1106-PP

Estimated Enrollment: 24
Study Start Date: February 2007
Detailed Description:

The multi-component active immunotherapy, MKC1106-PP, consists of 1 plasmid dose and 2 peptides doses of sterile aqueous solutions designed to stimulate an immune reaction to two tumor associated antigens (PRAME and PSMA). A prime-boost treatment strategy will be employed wherein the plasmid component will be administered on Days 1, 4, 15 and 18 of each treatment cycle followed by administration of peptides on Days 29 and 32 of the treatment cycle. All components will be administered separately into superficial inguinal lymph nodes under ultrasound guidance . Subjects will undergo immunologic evaluation on Day 39 of each treatment cycle, and will undergo an evaluation for extent of disease following every other treatment cycle. Subjects who do not have evidence of progressive neoplasia may remain in the clinical trial and receive up to 6 cycles of clinical trial treatment.

Two cohorts of subjects will be treated:

  • first cohort of 12 subjects will receive a low-dose of the peptides;
  • second cohort of 12 subjects will receive a high-dose of the peptides;

both cohorts will receive the same dose of plasmid.

  Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Advanced, refractory solid malignancy that is histologically proven
  • Measurable disease
  • ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve as evidenced by a Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/microL; Platelet count ≥ 100,000/microL
  • Adequate renal and hepatic function as evidenced by a serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL; Serum total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL; Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3X the ULN for the reference lab (≤ 5 the ULN for the reference lab for subjects with known hepatic metastases); SGOT/SGPT ≤ 3X the ULN for the reference lab (≤ 5 the ULN for the reference lab for subjects with known hepatic metastases)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases
  • Any autoimmune disorder
  • Positive HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C antibody test
  • Any allogeneic transplant
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Affected inguinal lymph nodes (metastatic process) or lack inguinal lymph nodes (resection)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00423254

Locations
United States, Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center Recruiting
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
Contact: Ruth Canamar, BA     520-626-6515        
Principal Investigator: Lee Cranmer, MD            
United States, California
University of Southern California, Norris Cancer Center Terminated
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
United States, District of Columbia
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Recruiting
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20057
Contact: Ion Coarla, MD, PhD     202-687-4510        
Principal Investigator: John Marshall, MD            
United States, Florida
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Recruiting
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
Contact: Patricia Urbas, RN,OCN     813-745-8352        
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Weber, M.D., Ph.D.            
United States, Nevada
Nevada Cancer Institute Recruiting
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89135
Contact: Sandra C. Lahr, RN, MSN     702-822-5174     slahr@nvcancer.org    
Principal Investigator: Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D.            
United States, New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Recruiting
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0001
Contact: Julia Yureneva, M.D.     6036504849     Julia.Yureneva@Hitchcock.org    
Contact: Kate Mackay, RN, BSN     6036505028     Kathleen.mackay@hitchcock.org    
Principal Investigator: Marc S. Ernstoff, M.D., F.A.C.P            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Mannkind Corporation
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: MKC1106-PP-001
Study First Received: January 12, 2007
Last Updated: May 15, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00423254  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009