Status:

COMPLETED

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy and Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Resected Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

Lead Sponsor:

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Intraocular Melanoma

Melanoma (Skin)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Vaccines may make the body build an immune respon...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Achieve at least a 40% autoimmune breakthrough event rate, as defined by the induction of grade 1, grade 2, or acceptable grade 3 drug-related autoimmune adverse events, in pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed melanoma
  • Stage III (≥ 3 positive lymph nodes) or stage IV disease
  • Mucosal or ocular melanoma allowed
  • Completely resected within the past 6 months
  • Patients with stage III resected melanoma rendered free of disease may have failed, been ineligible for, or refused prior treatment with interferon alfa
  • Positive staining of tumor tissue for at least one of the following:
  • Antibody HMB-45 for gp100
  • Antibody HMB-45 for tyrosinase
  • Antibody HMB-45 for MART-1
  • HLA-A\*0201 positive by DNA allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • At least 6 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • WBC ≥ 2,500/mm\^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hematocrit ≥ 30%
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • AST ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)\*
  • Bilirubin ≤ ULN\* (\< 3.0 mg/dL for patients with Gilbert's syndrome)
  • No significant hepatic disease that would preclude study participation
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen negative
  • Hepatitis C antibody negative NOTE: \* Unless attributable to disease
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • No significant renal disease that would preclude study participation
  • Cardiovascular
  • No significant cardiac disease that would preclude study participation
  • Pulmonary
  • No significant pulmonary disease that would preclude study participation
  • Immunologic
  • No history of any of the following:
  • Inflammatory bowel disease or any other autoimmune bowel disease
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Autoimmune ocular disease
  • No systemic hypersensitivity to Montanide ISA-51 or any vaccine component
  • No active infection requiring therapy
  • HIV negative
  • Other
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No significant gastrointestinal disease that would preclude study participation
  • No significant psychiatric disease that would preclude study participation
  • No other medical condition that would preclude study participation
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 4 months after study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 monoclonal antibody (MDX-010)
  • No prior gp100 antigen, MART-1 antigen, or tyrosinase peptide
  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy for melanoma and recovered
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy for melanoma (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered
  • No concurrent chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior hormonal therapy for melanoma and recovered
  • At least 4 weeks since prior systemic, inhaled, or topical corticosteroids
  • No concurrent systemic, inhaled, or topical corticosteroids
  • Radiotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy for melanoma and recovered
  • Surgery
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior surgery for melanoma and recovered
  • Other
  • No concurrent immunosuppressive agents (e.g., cyclosporine and its analog)
  • Concurrent analgesic therapy allowed provided the dose is stable for the past 14 days

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 31 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 31 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    77 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00084656

    Start Date

    May 31 2004

    End Date

    October 31 2009

    Last Update

    April 14 2022

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    H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612-9497