Liver CancerPhase 1/2NCT00022334
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer
A Phase 1/2 study testing AFP in people with Liver Cancer, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's white blood cells mixed with tumor proteins may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have liver cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Liver Cancer
- What is being tested?
- AFP
- Type of treatment
- Vaccines
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 33 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jan 2001to Oct 2008
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- 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
Who may be able to join
- HLA-A*0201 positive adults over the age of 18.
- Have HCC with a serum AFP determination >30ng/ml.
- Both male and female patients may be enrolled.
- Karnofsky Performance Status greater than or equal to 70 percent.
- No previous evidence of class 3 or greater New York Heart Association cardiac insufficiency or coronary artery disease.
- No previous evidence of opportunistic infection.
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- Adequate baseline hematological function as assessed by the following laboratory values with 30 days prior to study entry:
- Hemoglobin >9.0g/dl
- Platelets >50000/mm3
- Absolute Neutrophil Count >1,000/mm3
- Child-Pugh Class A or B for chronic liver disease.
- Ability to give informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Any congenital or acquired condition leading to inability to generate an immune response, including concomitant immune suppressive therapy.
- Concomitant steroid therapy or chemotherapy, or any of these other treatments < 30 days before the first vaccination.
- Females of child-bearing potential must have negative serum beta-HCG pregnancy test (within Day -14 to Day 0).
- Acute infection: any acute viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, which requires specific therapy. Acute therapy must have been completed within 14 days prior to study treatment.
- HIV-infected patients.
- Patients with any underlying conditions which would contraindicate therapy with study treatment.
- Patients with organ allografts.
- O2 sat <91% on room air; dyspnea at rest.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781
About this study
Official title: A Phase I/II Trial Testing Immunization With Dendritic Cells Pulsed With Four AFP Peptides in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's white blood cells mixed with tumor proteins may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have liver cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of alpha-fetoprotein peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells in HLA-A*0201-positive patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Determine the safety and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the immunological effects of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the progression-free survival and clinical responses in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients receive alpha-fetoprotein peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells intradermally on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for a total of 3 doses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 3-12 patients receive escalating doses of vaccine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 or 2 of 12 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed at weeks 1, 4, and 12 and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-18 patients will be accrued for this study.
- Conditions
- Liver Cancer
- Being tested
- AFP
- Keywords
- localized resectable adult primary liver cancer, localized unresectable adult primary liver cancer, advanced adult primary liver cancer, recurrent adult primary liver cancer, adult primary hepatocellular carcinoma
- Medical subject headings
- Liver Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AFPBiological
Also called AFP peptide-pulsed autologous DC
Increasing doses of AFP will be given to groups of 3 intradermally. Subjects will receive 3 biweekly vaccinations. At least 2 patients at a given dose must have received their complete 3 vaccination schedule with a 30 day observation period after the last vaccination before a higher dose is initiated.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | See intervention description. Receives: Biological: AFP |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Dose limiting toxicity and maximum tolerable dose.
Measured: 1 year
Secondary outcomes (3)
Generation of AFP specific immunity.
Measured: 3 years
Progression-free survival.
Measured: 3 years
clinical response in patients with measurable disease.
Measured: 3 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2001
- Primary completionDec 2004
- Study completionOct 2008
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Liver CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 33 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- James S. Economou, MD, Principal investigator, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00022334
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDR0000068806
- Other IDs
- UCLA-0001026, NCI-G01-1997
- Status last verified
- Jul 2012
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2001
- Last updated
- 3 Aug 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Aug 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase I/II Trial Testing Immunization With Dendritic Cells Pulsed With Four AFP Peptides in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00022334
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDR0000068806
- Conditions
- Liver Cancer
- Keywords
- localized resectable adult primary liver cancer, localized unresectable adult primary liver cancer, advanced adult primary liver cancer, recurrent adult primary liver cancer, adult primary hepatocellular carcinoma
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 33 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Study start
- Jan 2001
- Primary completion
- Dec 2004 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's white blood cells mixed with tumor proteins may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have liver cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of alpha-fetoprotein peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells in HLA-A*0201-positive patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Determine the safety and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the immunological effects of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the progression-free survival and clinical responses in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients receive alpha-fetoprotein peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells intradermally on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for a total of 3 doses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 3-12 patients receive escalating doses of vaccine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 or 2 of 12 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed at weeks 1, 4, and 12 and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-18 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | Biological: AFPSee intervention description. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (12 listed)
- HLA-A*0201 positive adults over the age of 18.
- Have HCC with a serum AFP determination >30ng/ml.
- Both male and female patients may be enrolled.
- Karnofsky Performance Status greater than or equal to 70 percent.
- No previous evidence of class 3 or greater New York Heart Association cardiac insufficiency or coronary artery disease.
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Any congenital or acquired condition leading to inability to generate an immune response, including concomitant immune suppressive therapy.
- Concomitant steroid therapy or chemotherapy, or any of these other treatments < 30 days before the first vaccination.
- Females of child-bearing potential must have negative serum beta-HCG pregnancy test (within Day -14 to Day 0).
- Acute infection: any acute viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, which requires specific therapy. Acute therapy must have been completed within 14 days prior to study treatment.
- HIV-infected patients.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| AFPAlso: AFP peptide-pulsed autologous DCIncreasing doses of AFP will be given to groups of 3 intradermally. Subjects will receive 3 biweekly vaccinations. At least 2 patients at a given dose must have received their complete 3 vaccination schedule with a 30 day observation period after the last vaccination before a higher dose is initiated. | Biological | Treatment |
Primary outcome
Dose limiting toxicity and maximum tolerable dose.
Time frame: 1 year
3 secondary outcomes
Generation of AFP specific immunity.
Time frame: 3 years
Progression-free survival.
Time frame: 3 years
clinical response in patients with measurable disease.
Time frame: 3 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Aug 2020.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
James S. Economou, MD principal investigator
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing AFP in people with Liver Cancer, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site 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?
The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. 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 3 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Dose limiting toxicity and maximum tolerable dose. (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 3 Aug 2020.