NeuroblastomaPhase 1CYCHENCT00062855
Using Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma
A Phase 1 study testing Skin Biopsy and Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells in people with Neuroblastoma, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This research study is designed to determine the safety and dosage of special cells that may make a patients own immune system fight the cancer. To do this we will put two special genes into cancer cells taken from the patients body. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 21 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Neuroblastoma
- What is being tested?
- Skin Biopsy and Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 9 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Nov 1997to Mar 2006
- Phase
- Phase 1
- 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 Up to 21 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
- All patients under 21 years of age at diagnosis with recurrent, advanced stage neuroblastoma.
- Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 8 weeks.
- Patients must have recovered from the toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy before entering this study, and have an absolute lymphocyte and neutrophil count of >500/mm3 each.
- Patients must not be currently receiving any investigational agents or have not received any tumor vaccines within the previous six weeks.
- Patients must not be HIV-positive.
- Patients must have bilirubin <1.5 mg%.
- Patients must have creatinine <1.5 mg/dl.
- Patients must have ECOG performance status of 0-2.
- Patients must have autologous transduced neuroblastoma cells available that are demonstrably producing >150 pg IL-2/106 cells/24 hr and are secreting Lptn.
- Patients or legal guardians must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware this is a research study and have been told of its possible benefits and toxic side effects. Patients or their guardians will be given a copy of the consent form.
- Sexually active patients must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods during the study and for 3 months after the study is concluded. The male partner should use a condom.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Phase I Study of Chemokine and Cytokine Gene Modified Autologous Neuroblastoma Cells for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma Using an Adenoviral Vector (CYCHE)
This research study is designed to determine the safety and dosage of special cells that may make a patients own immune system fight the cancer. To do this we will put two special genes into cancer cells taken from the patients body. The genes we put in make the cancer cells produce lymphotactin, a natural substance that attracts immune system cells to the cancer, and IL-2 a natural substance that may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Some of these cells will then be put back in the patient's body. Studies of cancers in animals and in cancer cells that are grown in laboratories suggest that substances like lymphotactin and IL-2 help the body kill cancer cells. A treatment similar to this has been used in ten children previously and similar treatments are being used in adults with other cancers.
The purpose of this study is to learn the side effects and safe 'dosage' of these special cells.
Read the detailed description
Neuroblastoma cells taken from the patient will be separated in the laboratory and two specially produced human viruses (adenovirus) that carry the lymphotactin and the IL-2 gene were put into the cells. These lymphotactin and IL-2 genes are meant to help the immune system fight the cancer.
The modified cancer cells will be injected under the patient's skin. There will be four shots. The second and subsequent shots will have ten times as many cells producing lymphotactin as the first. We do not know the best amount of special cells to use, so different patients will get different numbers of cells.
Before the second shot, and then again about 2 weeks later, we will remove some of the modified cells from the patient's body and study them. We will do this by removing a section of skin (referred to as a skin biopsy) at the place where the cells were injected. This test will help us to see whether or not the modified cells are killing cancer cells.
To study how the immunity is working in the patient's system, we will take blood samples prior to each injection, two to four days after each injection, and may repeat this 5-7 days after each injection if your doctor thinks that is necessary.
After patients have received the first set of 4 injections a complete evaluation is performed to see how this research treatment is working. If these evaluations look okay and if more injections are available, patients will have the option to receive a second set of 4 injections. If patients receive the second set of 4 injections, they will again have blood samples taken after each injection.
After injections stop, all patients will have blood samples collected once a month for a year, and then once a year for fifteen years.
To see if this research treatment is working, we will do CAT scans, MRIs, or bone scans (these are different types of x-rays). We will also take a bone marrow biopsy (bone marrow will be removed by use of a needle so that it can be looked at under the microscope). These tests will be done prior to treatment and again eight weeks later. In addition, if patients receive the second set of four injections, these tests will be repeated at six months.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma
- Being tested
- Skin Biopsy, Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells
- Keywords
- GENE MODIFIED AUTOLOGOUS NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS, Gene Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Neuroblastoma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Skin BiopsyProcedure or surgery
Gene Modified Neuroblastoma CellsGenetic
The first two injections will be given at week 1 and week 2 (i.e., separated by one week). Patients will then have a two-week rest and the remaining two injections will be given (again separated by one week) at week 4 and week 5.
A complete evaluation for evidence of toxicity and response will be performed at week 8 (after a 3 week rest).
At the 8 week (month 2) evaluation, in the absence of progressive disease requiring therapy without excessive toxicity and if more transduced cells are available, the patient will have the option to receive four additional SC injections each separated by 1 month at the higher of the two dosage levels they originally received.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells | Experimental | Gene modified neuroblastoma cells given as 4 subcutaneous injections over 5 weeks Receives: Procedure: Skin Biopsy; Genetic: Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To determine the safety of up to four subcutaneous (SC) injections of autologous neuroblastoma cells which have been genetically modified by adenoviral vectors to secrete lymphotactin (Lptn) and Interleukin-2 (IL-2).
Measured: 2 months
To determine the safety of up to eight (total) of these injections in patients who have received the first four injections without unacceptable toxicity and have evidence of stable disease or better after receiving these injections.
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
To determine whether MHC restricted or unrestricted antitumor immune responses are induced by SC injection of modified autologous neuroblasts and the cell doses required to produce these effects.
Measured: 3 weeks
To obtain preliminary data on the antitumor effects of this treatment regimen
Measured: 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Jun 2003 (estimated)
- Study startNov 1997
- Primary completionAug 2001
- Study completionMar 2006
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for NeuroblastomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Baylor College of MedicineThe 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
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Malcolm Brenner, Baylor College of Medicine
- Investigators
- Malcolm Brenner, MD, Principal investigator, Baylor College of Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00062855
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- H6442
- Other IDs
- Cyche
- Acronym
- CYCHE
- Status last verified
- Oct 2012
- First submitted
- 17 Jun 2003
- Last updated
- 29 Oct 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Oct 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase I Study of Chemokine and Cytokine Gene Modified Autologous Neuroblastoma Cells for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma Using an Adenoviral Vector (CYCHE)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00062855
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CYCHE / H6442
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma
- Keywords
- GENE MODIFIED AUTOLOGOUS NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS, Gene Therapy
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Baylor College of MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine
- Study start
- Nov 1997
- Primary completion
- Aug 2001 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2006 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Jun 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.
This research study is designed to determine the safety and dosage of special cells that may make a patients own immune system fight the cancer. To do this we will put two special genes into cancer cells taken from the patients body. The genes we put in make the cancer cells produce lymphotactin, a natural substance that attracts immune system cells to the cancer, and IL-2 a natural substance that may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Some of these cells will then be put back in the patient's body. Studies of cancers in animals and in cancer cells that are grown in laboratories suggest that substances like lymphotactin and IL-2 help the body kill cancer cells. A treatment similar to this has been used in ten children previously and similar treatments are being used in adults with other cancers.
The purpose of this study is to learn the side effects and safe 'dosage' of these special cells.
Detailed description
Neuroblastoma cells taken from the patient will be separated in the laboratory and two specially produced human viruses (adenovirus) that carry the lymphotactin and the IL-2 gene were put into the cells. These lymphotactin and IL-2 genes are meant to help the immune system fight the cancer.
The modified cancer cells will be injected under the patient's skin. There will be four shots. The second and subsequent shots will have ten times as many cells producing lymphotactin as the first. We do not know the best amount of special cells to use, so different patients will get different numbers of cells.
Before the second shot, and then again about 2 weeks later, we will remove some of the modified cells from the patient's body and study them. We will do this by removing a section of skin (referred to as a skin biopsy) at the place where the cells were injected. This test will help us to see whether or not the modified cells are killing cancer cells.
To study how the immunity is working in the patient's system, we will take blood samples prior to each injection, two to four days after each injection, and may repeat this 5-7 days after each injection if your doctor thinks that is necessary.
After patients have received the first set of 4 injections a complete evaluation is performed to see how this research treatment is working. If these evaluations look okay and if more injections are available, patients will have the option to receive a second set of 4 injections. If patients receive the second set of 4 injections, they will again have blood samples taken after each injection.
After injections stop, all patients will have blood samples collected once a month for a year, and then once a year for fifteen years.
To see if this research treatment is working, we will do CAT scans, MRIs, or bone scans (these are different types of x-rays). We will also take a bone marrow biopsy (bone marrow will be removed by use of a needle so that it can be looked at under the microscope). These tests will be done prior to treatment and again eight weeks later. In addition, if patients receive the second set of four injections, these tests will be repeated at six months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells | Experimental | Procedure: Skin Biopsy, Genetic: Gene Modified Neuroblastoma CellsGene modified neuroblastoma cells given as 4 subcutaneous injections over 5 weeks |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skin Biopsy | Procedure or surgery | Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells |
| Gene Modified Neuroblastoma CellsThe first two injections will be given at week 1 and week 2 (i.e., separated by one week). Patients will then have a two-week rest and the remaining two injections will be given (again separated by one week) at week 4 and week 5. A complete evaluation for evidence of toxicity and response will be performed at week 8 (after a 3 week rest). At the 8 week (month 2) evaluation, in the absence of progressive disease requiring therapy without excessive toxicity and if more transduced cells are available, the patient will have the option to receive four additional SC injections each separated by 1 month at the higher of the two dosage levels they originally received. | Genetic | Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells |
Primary outcome
To determine the safety of up to four subcutaneous (SC) injections of autologous neuroblastoma cells which have been genetically modified by adenoviral vectors to secrete lymphotactin (Lptn) and Interleukin-2 (IL-2).
Time frame: 2 months
To determine the safety of up to eight (total) of these injections in patients who have received the first four injections without unacceptable toxicity and have evidence of stable disease or better after receiving these injections.
Time frame: 6 months
2 secondary outcomes
To determine whether MHC restricted or unrestricted antitumor immune responses are induced by SC injection of modified autologous neuroblasts and the cell doses required to produce these effects.
Time frame: 3 weeks
To obtain preliminary data on the antitumor effects of this treatment regimen
Time frame: 8 weeks
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 29 Oct 2012.
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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.
Malcolm Brenner, MD principal investigator
Baylor College of Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Skin Biopsy and Gene Modified Neuroblastoma Cells in people with Neuroblastoma, run by Baylor College of Medicine 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?
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 29 Oct 2012. 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 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.
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?
To determine the safety of up to four subcutaneous (SC) injections of autologous neuroblastoma cells which have been genetically modified by adenoviral vectors to secrete lymphotactin (Lptn) and Interleukin-2 (IL-2). (time frame: 2 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 29 Oct 2012.