AzTrials
AzTrials

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol SpecificPhase 2NCT00002505

Tumor Cell Vaccine in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon gamma and tumor cell lysate vaccine therapy in people with Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian at 4 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from the patient's cancer cells may make the body build an immune response and kill their tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of autologous tumor cell vaccination plus immunologic adjuvant in treating patients who have metastatic cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
filgrastim, recombinant interferon gamma and tumor cell lysate vaccine therapy
Type of treatment
Vaccines
How many people
Not given
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Aug 1992to May 2006
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed cancer with documented regional lymph node or distant metastases not considered cured by standard therapy Achievement of maximum benefit (i.e., CR or PR) from cytoreductive therapy prior to entry allowed Eligible tumor types include: Breast Prostate Colorectal Sarcoma Lung Renal cell Melanoma Large resected primary cancers at risk for recurrence and for which no standard adjuvant therapy available Viable autologous tumor cells derived from an autologous tumor cell line required No active brain metastases Previously treated and responsive brain metastases allowed unless corticosteroid dependent

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hematocrit at least 30% Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL PT and PTT normal Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months No congestive heart failure requiring medication Pulmonary: Respiratory reserve must be reasonable No requirement for supplemental oxygen No dyspnea at rest

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Prior biologic therapy allowed No concurrent biologic therapy (including cyclosporine) Chemotherapy: At least 24 hours since prior cyclophosphamide At least 4 weeks since other systemic antineoplastic chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: Homeopathic corticosteroids allowed At least 4 weeks since prior corticosteroids No other concurrent corticosteroids Radiotherapy: Prior radiotherapy allowed Surgery: Prior surgery allowed

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

United States4 sites

  • Bloomington Hospital

    Bloomington, Indiana, 47402

  • St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260

  • Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, California, 92658

  • Bergan Mercy Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68124

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: RANDOMIZED PHASE II TRIAL OF AUTOLOGOUS TUMOR CELL VACCINE

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from the patient's cancer cells may make the body build an immune response and kill their tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of autologous tumor cell vaccination plus immunologic adjuvant in treating patients who have metastatic cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the toxic effects and side effects associated with administration of autologous tumor cell vaccine together with adjuvant interferon gamma or sargramostim (GM-CSF) in patients with advanced cancer. II. Determine the rate of conversion of delayed tumor hypersensitivity in patients receiving subcutaneous injections of irradiated autologous tumor cells (autologous vaccine). III. Determine the effect of autologous vaccines on in vitro assays of immune antitumor activity. IV. Determine the failure free survival associated with the use of autologous tumor cell line vaccines in patients with advanced cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, tumor type, disease stage, remission status (complete vs partial), prior therapy, progressive disease (yes vs no), and performance status (ECOG 0-1 vs 2). Patients are randomized into one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive vaccination with irradiated autologous tumor cells subcutaneously (SQ) on week 1 and then autologous tumor cell vaccine plus interferon gamma SQ on weeks 2 and 3, and then monthly beginning on week 8 and continuing until week 24. Arm II: Patients receive vaccination with irradiated autologous tumor cells as in arm I and then autologous tumor cell vaccine plus sargramostim (GM-CSF) SQ on weeks 2 and 3 and then monthly beginning on week 8 and continuing until week 24.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-30 patients from each major tumor type (breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, sarcoma, renal, melanoma) will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
filgrastim, recombinant interferon gamma, tumor cell lysate vaccine therapy
Keywords
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • filgrastimBiological

  • recombinant interferon gammaBiological

  • tumor cell lysate vaccine therapyBiological

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Jun 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 1992
  3. Primary completionAug 2002
  4. Study completionMay 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002505
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000077951
Other IDs
CBRG-9212, NBSG-9212, NCI-V92-0155
Status last verified
May 2011
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
12 May 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Beutel LD, et al.: Short-term cultures of kidney cancer cells for use as autologous tumor cell vaccines in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 40: A1672, 1999.

  • Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Brown JV, et al.: Short-term cell cultures of ovarian cancer cells for use as autologous tumor cell vaccines as adjuvant therapy of advanced ovarian cancer. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 39: A2501, 1998.

  • Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Barth NM, DeLeon C, Schwartzberg LS, Spitler LE, Church C, O'Connor AA, Beutel LD. Clinical experience with autologous tumor cell lines for patient-specific vaccine therapy in metastatic melanoma. Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 1998 Jun;13(3):165-76. doi: 10.1089/cbr.1998.13.165.

    PubMed 10850352

  • Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Johnson D, et al.: The potential to use short-term cultures of ovarian cells as autologous tumor cell vaccines. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 38: A2676, 1997.

  • Dillman R, Nayak S, Barth N, et al.: Irradiated, cultured, autologous tumor cells for active specific immunotherapy. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 14: A1810, 546, 1995.

  • Nayak SK, Meusch T, Dillman RO: Autologous human tumor cell lines established in tissue culture for active specific immunotherapy. [Abstract] J Immunother 17 (2): 123, 1995.

  • Dillman RO, Nayak SK, Beutel L. Establishing in vitro cultures of autologous tumor cells for use in active specific immunotherapy. J Immunother Emphasis Tumor Immunol. 1993 Jul;14(1):65-9. doi: 10.1097/00002371-199307000-00009.

    PubMed 8399072

  • Dillman RO, Wiemann M, Nayak SK, DeLeon C, Hood K, DePriest C. Interferon-gamma or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor administered as adjuvants with a vaccine of irradiated autologous tumor cells from short-term cell line cultures: a randomized phase 2 trial of the cancer biotherapy research group. J Immunother. 2003 Jul-Aug;26(4):367-73. doi: 10.1097/00002371-200307000-00009.

    PubMed 12843799

  • Nayak SK, Dillman RO: Use of autologous tumor cells grown in tissue culture for active specific immunotherapy. [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 34: A-2937, 1993.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon gamma and tumor cell lysate vaccine therapy in people with Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian at 4 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 May 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002505, which also lists 9 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 May 2011.

AzTrials uses cookies for analytics and advertising. You can accept or reject them; the site works either way. Privacy Policy.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in