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MelanomaPhase 1NCT00112216

Immunotherapy of Melanoma Patients

A Phase 1 study testing Melan-A analog peptide, FluMa peptide and Mage-A10 peptide in people with Melanoma, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether vaccination with antigenic peptides induces an immune response in the vaccine site sentinel lymph node of patients with microscopically detectable lymph node melanoma metastases. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Melanoma
What is being tested?
Melan-A analog peptide, FluMa peptide and Mage-A10 peptide
How many people
9 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
May 1999to Jun 2007
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with microscopically detectable lymph node metastases
  • Positive detection of the Melan-A gene +/- MAGE-10 in positive sentinel node or primary tumor tissue by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of mRNA and/or by immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibodies
  • Human leukocyte antigen-A2 (HLA-A2) positive

Who cannot join

  • Previous splenectomy or radiotherapy to the spleen
  • Treatment with systemic antihistamines, corticosteroids, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (except occasional or low dose non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as 100 mg aspirin/day) within 4 weeks of entry into the study
  • Heart disease (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class III or IV)
  • Serious illness, e.g. active infections requiring antibiotics, bleeding disorders or other diseases considered by the investigator to have potential for interfering with obtaining accurate results from this study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research + Multidisciplinary Oncology Center at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011

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About this study

Official title: Specific Immunotherapy of Skin Melanoma Patients With Antigenic Peptides and Immunological Analysis of the Vaccine Site Sentinel Lymph Node

The purpose of this study is to test whether vaccination with antigenic peptides induces an immune response in the vaccine site sentinel lymph node of patients with microscopically detectable lymph node melanoma metastases.

Read the detailed description

The study is designed for patients with skin melanoma and lymph node micrometastasis previously diagnosed by a sentinel node procedure. As a result of their diagnosis, the patients are scheduled for lymph node dissection. Before this is done, patients are vaccinated with antigenic peptides. The peptides are mixed with the adjuvant SB AS-2 or Montanide and injected in a lower limb not affected by the disease. The skin site of vaccine injection is marked with a permanent pen where, two weeks later, patent blue and 99technetium is injected. These markers allow one to locate the vaccine site sentinel node (VSSN) which will be removed during the lymph node dissection at the diseased limb.

The aim of the study is to test whether the vaccine has induced an immune response in the lymph node that drains the vaccine site.

Conditions
Melanoma
Being tested
Melan-A analog peptide, FluMa peptide, Mage-A10 peptide, SB AS-2 adjuvant, Montanide adjuvant
Keywords
Immunotherapy, Vaccination, Melanoma, Melan-A/Mart-1 peptide, Flu peptide, Mage-A10 peptide, SB AS-2 adjuvant, Montanide adjuvant
Medical subject headings
Melanoma

What participants receive

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

  • Melan-A analog peptideBiological

  • FluMa peptideBiological

  • Mage-A10 peptideBiological

  • SB AS-2 adjuvantBiological

  • Montanide adjuvantBiological

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Melan-A, Flu and Mage specific CD8+ T-cell reactivity obtained from different body sites (vaccine site draining lymph node, other lymph node) will be measured by Tetramers and Elispot assays

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Safety and toxicity of antigenic peptides administered with high dose adjuvant will be assessed according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC) scale

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Jun 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 1999
  3. Primary completionJun 2007
  4. Study completionJun 2007

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00112216
Sponsor's protocol ID
LUD 1998-009
Status last verified
Mar 2009
First submitted
31 May 2005
Last updated
24 Apr 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Ayyoub M, Zippelius A, Pittet MJ, Rimoldi D, Valmori D, Cerottini JC, Romero P, Lejeune F, Lienard D, Speiser DE. Activation of human melanoma reactive CD8+ T cells by vaccination with an immunogenic peptide analog derived from Melan-A/melanoma antigen recognized by T cells-1. Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Feb;9(2):669-77.

    PubMed 12576434

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Melan-A analog peptide, FluMa peptide and Mage-A10 peptide in people with Melanoma, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois at 1 site in Switzerland.

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 3 inclusion and 4 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 24 Apr 2013. 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 Switzerland. 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?

Melan-A, Flu and Mage specific CD8+ T-cell reactivity obtained from different body sites (vaccine site draining lymph node, other lymph node) will be measured by Tetramers and Elispot assays. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00112216, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 24 Apr 2013.

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