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Malignant Neoplasms of BrainPhase 1ZAP ITNCT00626015

Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Vaccine Therapy With Basiliximab in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme That Has Been Removed by Surgery

A Phase 1 study testing PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine, daclizumab and temozolomide in people with Malignant Neoplasms of Brain, run by John Sampson at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Malignant Neoplasms of Brain
What is being tested?
PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine, daclizumab and temozolomide
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
16 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2007to Feb 2013
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 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histopathologic diagnosis of WHO grade III or WHO grade IV high grade glioma
  • Newly diagnosed disease
  • Meets the following criteria:
  • The patient must undergo leukapheresis for immunologic monitoring
  • Tumor expression of EGFRvIII by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  • No radiographic or cytologic evidence of leptomeningeal or multicentric disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 80%
  • Curran Group status of I-IV
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No conditions that will potentially confound the study results, including any of the following:
  • Active infection requiring treatment or an unexplained febrile (> 101.5°F) illness
  • Known immunosuppressive disease or known HIV infection
  • Unstable or severe intercurrent medical conditions such as severe heart or lung disease
  • No demonstrated allergy to TMZ
  • Able to tolerate TMZ
  • TMZ-induced lymphopenia allowed
  • No prior allergic reaction to daclizumab/basiliximab or its components

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No other conventional therapeutic intervention other than steroids, radiation, or temozolomide (TMZ) prior to enrollment
  • No prior allogeneic solid organ transplantation
  • No prior inguinal lymph node dissection, radiosurgery, brachytherapy, or radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies
  • No corticosteroids at a dose above physiologic level except nasal or inhaled steroid at the time of first study vaccination
  • For the purposes of this study, physiologic dose is defined as < 2 mg of dexamethasone/day
  • Once study vaccinations have been initiated, if patients subsequently require increased steroids, they are permitted to remain on the study
  • No prior daclizumab/basiliximab

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

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About this study

Official title: Zenapax®-Activated Peptide ImmunoTherapy [ZAP IT]

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Vaccines may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies, such as basiliximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. It is not yet known whether giving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and vaccine therapy together with basiliximab is a more effective treatment for glioblastoma multiforme than chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and vaccine therapy alone.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects and best way to give chemotherapy and radiation therapy followed by vaccine therapy with basiliximab in treating patients with glioblastoma multiforme that has been removed by surgery.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine if basiliximab inhibits the functional and numeric recovery of T-regulatory cells (Tregs) after therapeutic temozolomide (TMZ)-induced lymphopenia in the context of vaccinating adult patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using PEPvIII-keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).

Secondary

  • To evaluate the safety of basiliximab in the context of vaccinating adult patients with newly diagnosed GBM using PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine during recovery from therapeutic TMZ-induced lymphopenia.
  • To determine if basiliximab enhances the magnitude or character of PEPvIII-KLH-induced cellular or humoral immune responses, inhibits or enhances activation-induced cell death, or induces immunologic or clinical evidence of autoimmunity.
  • To determine if basiliximab enhances the magnitude or character of PEPvIII-KLH-induced cellular or humoral immune responses, inhibits or enhances activation-induced cell death, or induces immunologic or clinical evidence of autoimmunity.
  • To determine if basiliximab alters the phenotype (CD56-expression), cytokine secretion profile, or cytotoxicity of CD3-negative CD56-positive natural killer cells.
  • To determine if basiliximab, in addition to vaccination, extend progression-free survival compared to historical cohorts.
  • To characterize immunologic cell infiltrate in recurrent tumors and seek evidence of antigen escape outgrowth.

OUTLINE:

  • Leukapheresis: Patients undergo leukapheresis over 2-4 hours for immunologic monitoring.
  • Concurrent standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy: Patients receive external-beam radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, over 6-7 weeks (33 fractions) and concurrent temozolomide by mouth 7 days a week for up to 49 days beginning on the first day and continuing until the last day of radiotherapy.
  • Temozolomide and PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine: Approximately 3 weeks after completion of radiotherapy, patients receive temozolomide by mouth on days 1-21, or on days 1-5 depending on their treating neuro-oncologist, basiliximab IV over 30 minutes on day 21, and PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine intradermally on days 21, 35, and 49.

Patients then receive a second course of temozolomide by mouth on days 1-21 or days 1-5, depending on their treating neuro-oncologist. Treatment with temozolomide repeats every 4 weeks for 5 additional courses. Patients also receive PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine on day 21 of each remaining temozolomide course. Patients then receive the vaccine monthly until disease progression.

Patients undergo blood sample collection periodically for laboratory studies.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically.

Being tested
PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine, daclizumab, temozolomide, placebo, PEP-3-KLH
Keywords
adult glioblastoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, adult high grade glioma
Medical subject headings
Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Glioma

What participants receive

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

  • PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccineBiological

    Given intradermally

  • daclizumabBiological

    Given IV

  • temozolomideDrug

    Given by mouth.

  • placeboOther

    Given IV

  • PEP-3-KLHBiological

    Also called CDX-110, EGFRvIII-KLH

    Basiliximab 20 mg IV over 30 minutes with PEP-3-KLH vaccine # 1 only.

Study groups in NCT00626015
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalTemozolomide, PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine, and daclizumab
Receives: Biological: PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine; Biological: daclizumab; Drug: temozolomide
Arm IIExperimentalTemozolomide, PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine, and normal saline
Receives: Biological: PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine; Drug: temozolomide; Other: placebo
BasiliximabExperimentalPatients will receive basiliximab 20 mg IV with vaccine # 1 only and continue with PEP-3-KLH, temozolomide.
Receives: Biological: PEP-3-KLH

What is being measured

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

  1. Functional suppressive capacity of CD4+CD25+CD127- T-regulatory cells

    Measured: 26 months

  2. Comparison of proliferative T-cell response to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) among treatment groups (with versus without daclizumab/basiliximab)

    Measured: 26 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2007
  3. Primary completionFeb 2013
  4. Study completionFeb 2013

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
16 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00626015
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro00000947
Other IDs
R21CA132891, CDR0000579573
Acronym
ZAP IT
Status last verified
Jan 2016
First submitted
28 Feb 2008
Last updated
21 Jan 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Sampson JH, Schmittling RJ, Archer GE, Congdon KL, Nair SK, Reap EA, Desjardins A, Friedman AH, Friedman HS, Herndon JE 2nd, Coan A, McLendon RE, Reardon DA, Vredenburgh JJ, Bigner DD, Mitchell DA. A pilot study of IL-2Ralpha blockade during lymphopenia depletes regulatory T-cells and correlates with enhanced immunity in patients with glioblastoma. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e31046. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031046. Epub 2012 Feb 27.

    PubMed 22383993

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing PEP-3-KLH conjugate vaccine, daclizumab and temozolomide in people with Malignant Neoplasms of Brain, run by John Sampson 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 21 Jan 2016. 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?

Functional suppressive capacity of CD4+CD25+CD127- T-regulatory cells (time frame: 26 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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00626015, 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 21 Jan 2016.

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