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Metastatic Pancreatic CancerPhase 2NCT00726037

A Pilot Study, Evaluating the Efficacy of Regulatory T-cell Suppression by Ontak in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Ontak in people with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, run by Loyola University at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This study is designed to determine the duration of T reg suppression in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer receiving Ontak. The goal is to define the optimal time for future dendritic cell vaccine administration. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
What is being tested?
Ontak
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
7 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2008to Jan 2012
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Male patients and nonpregnant, nonlactating female patient > 18 years old
  • Histologic diagnosis of pancreatic cancer with distant disease seen on CT or MRI with no prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for a least 4 weeks
  • Karnofsky performance status equal to or greater than 70%
  • Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
  • No uncontrolled pain
  • No symptoms of bowel obstruction
  • Women with child bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraceptives. If she should become pregnant she needs to inform the treating physician
  • Ability to give informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Positive serologic testing for HIV, AIDS, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
  • Hemoglobin <9g/dL; hematocrit <27%; platelets <100,000/ U/L without transfusion support
  • Creatinine > 1.8 mg/dL
  • Serum albumin < 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST > 3X ULN; ALT > 3X ULN
  • Bilirubin > 1.8
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  • Uncontrolled angina, arrhythmias, bronchospasm, hypertension, or hypercalcemia.
  • Corticosteroid use within 28 days
  • Chemotherapy or radiation within 28 days
  • Bacteremia or other signs of active systemic infection
  • History of autoimmune disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Loyola Univeristy Medical Center, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Regulatory T-cell (T-reg) Suppression by Denileukin Diftitox (Ontak) in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

This study is designed to determine the duration of T reg suppression in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer receiving Ontak. The goal is to define the optimal time for future dendritic cell vaccine administration.

Read the detailed description

Despite improved insight into the epidemiology and biology, pancreatic cancer remains a significant health problem as evidenced by the disappointing survival rates associated with advanced disease. Because of its aggressive growth and early metastatic dissemination, only 20% of patients can be treated by surgery at the time of diagnosis. Furthermore, the overall 5-year survival rate of stage IV disease is < 5% [1-3] despite chemotherapy. With such a dismal outlook, it is obvious that novel treatment strategies are required.

There is limited experience in the literature with the use of Ontak in the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Viehl, et al, demonstrated in a murine model of pancreatic cancer, that ontak combined with whole tumor vaccine led to a significantly increased T cell-dependent antitumor immune response, as well as an improved survival compared to controls. Our group has an active trial at Loyola evaluating the role of dendritic cell vaccine in patients with unresectable, not metastatic, pancreatic cancer. Preliminary data suggests a correlation with time to progression and restoration of Tregs following an initial decrease after the DC injection. The goal of the current proposal is to determine the time point at which the Tregs reach the nadir within four weeks of ontak injection. When this is determined, we will eventually propose administering ontak followed by DC vaccine at the nadir Treg time point for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer

Being tested
Ontak
Keywords
Denileukin diftitox, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Ontak, Regulatory T-cell
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • OntakDrug

    Also called Denileukin diftitox

    One dose of Ontak 9 mcg/Kg IV over 30 minutes times 3 doses. 1 dose every other day

Study groups in NCT00726037
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalThree doses of Ontak 9 mcg/Kg IV over 30 minutes every other day for 1 week
Receives: Drug: Ontak

What is being measured

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

  1. T-reg Suppression From a Fractionated Dose of Ontak in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

    The duration of T reg suppression from a fractionated dose of Ontak in patients will be measured in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

    Measured: days 8, 12 ,19,26 and 33 post administration

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Optimal Time for Future Dendritic Cell Vaccine Administration

    The goal is to define the optimal time with 95% sensitivity and 95% specificity for future dendritic cell vaccine administration

    Measured: 33 Days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted31 Jul 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2008
  3. Primary completionJan 2012
  4. Study completionJan 2012

Why it stopped: Collaborator withdrew support due to a drug supply interruption.

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
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00726037
Sponsor's protocol ID
200732
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
29 Jul 2008
Last updated
29 Sep 2016
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Conlon KC, Klimstra DS, Brennan MF. Long-term survival after curative resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Clinicopathologic analysis of 5-year survivors. Ann Surg. 1996 Mar;223(3):273-9. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199603000-00007.

    PubMed 8604907
  • Sperti C, Pasquali C, Piccoli A, Pedrazzoli S. Survival after resection for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Br J Surg. 1996 May;83(5):625-31. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800830512.

    PubMed 8689203
  • Warshaw AL, Fernandez-del Castillo C. Pancreatic carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 1992 Feb 13;326(7):455-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199202133260706. No abstract available.

    PubMed 1732772
  • Zwar TD, van Driel IR, Gleeson PA. Guarding the immune system: suppression of autoimmunity by CD4+CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells. Immunol Cell Biol. 2006 Dec;84(6):487-501. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1711.2006.01471.x. Epub 2006 Sep 5.

    PubMed 16956386
  • Knutson KL, Disis ML, Salazar LG. CD4 regulatory T cells in human cancer pathogenesis. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2007 Mar;56(3):271-85. doi: 10.1007/s00262-006-0194-y. Epub 2006 Jul 4.

    PubMed 16819631
  • Curiel TJ, Coukos G, Zou L, Alvarez X, Cheng P, Mottram P, Evdemon-Hogan M, Conejo-Garcia JR, Zhang L, Burow M, Zhu Y, Wei S, Kryczek I, Daniel B, Gordon A, Myers L, Lackner A, Disis ML, Knutson KL, Chen L, Zou W. Specific recruitment of regulatory T cells in ovarian carcinoma fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival. Nat Med. 2004 Sep;10(9):942-9. doi: 10.1038/nm1093. Epub 2004 Aug 22.

    PubMed 15322536
  • Woo EY, Yeh H, Chu CS, Schlienger K, Carroll RG, Riley JL, Kaiser LR, June CH. Cutting edge: Regulatory T cells from lung cancer patients directly inhibit autologous T cell proliferation. J Immunol. 2002 May 1;168(9):4272-6. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.9.4272.

    PubMed 11970966
  • Griffiths RW, Elkord E, Gilham DE, Ramani V, Clarke N, Stern PL, Hawkins RE. Frequency of regulatory T cells in renal cell carcinoma patients and investigation of correlation with survival. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2007 Nov;56(11):1743-53. doi: 10.1007/s00262-007-0318-z. Epub 2007 May 9.

    PubMed 17487490
  • Dietl J, Engel JB, Wischhusen J. The role of regulatory T cells in ovarian cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2007 Jul-Aug;17(4):764-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00861.x. Epub 2007 Feb 16.

    PubMed 17309663
  • Linehan DC, Goedegebuure PS. CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T-cells in cancer. Immunol Res. 2005;32(1-3):155-68. doi: 10.1385/IR:32:1-3:155.

    PubMed 16106066
  • Viehl CT, Moore TT, Liyanage UK, Frey DM, Ehlers JP, Eberlein TJ, Goedegebuure PS, Linehan DC. Depletion of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells promotes a tumor-specific immune response in pancreas cancer-bearing mice. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Sep;13(9):1252-8. doi: 10.1245/s10434-006-9015-y. Epub 2006 Sep 3.

    PubMed 16952047
  • Ikemoto T, Yamaguchi T, Morine Y, Imura S, Soejima Y, Fujii M, Maekawa Y, Yasutomo K, Shimada M. Clinical roles of increased populations of Foxp3+CD4+ T cells in peripheral blood from advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Pancreas. 2006 Nov;33(4):386-90. doi: 10.1097/01.mpa.0000240275.68279.13.

    PubMed 17079944
  • Hiraoka N, Onozato K, Kosuge T, Hirohashi S. Prevalence of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells increases during the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its premalignant lesions. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Sep 15;12(18):5423-34. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-0369.

    PubMed 17000676
  • Figgitt DP, Lamb HM, Goa KL. Denileukin diftitox. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2000 Jan-Feb;1(1):67-72; discussion 73. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200001010-00008.

    PubMed 11702307
  • Dannull J, Su Z, Rizzieri D, Yang BK, Coleman D, Yancey D, Zhang A, Dahm P, Chao N, Gilboa E, Vieweg J. Enhancement of vaccine-mediated antitumor immunity in cancer patients after depletion of regulatory T cells. J Clin Invest. 2005 Dec;115(12):3623-33. doi: 10.1172/JCI25947. Epub 2005 Nov 23.

    PubMed 16308572

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Ontak in people with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, run by Loyola University 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 8 inclusion and 11 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Sep 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 24 Aug 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

T-reg Suppression From a Fractionated Dose of Ontak in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (time frame: days 8, 12 ,19,26 and 33 post administration). 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 NCT00726037, which also lists 15 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 29 Sep 2016.

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