Status:
COMPLETED
Dendritic Cell-based Immunotherapy in Mesothelioma
Lead Sponsor:
Erasmus Medical Center
Conditions:
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Exploiting the immunostimulatory capacities of dendritic cells holds great promise for cancer immunotherapy. A mouse model for malignant mesothelioma allowed us to prove that autologous dendritic cell...
Detailed Description
For this phase I study, patients with end-stage malignant mesothelioma and who are deemed to be fit enough to be treated with chemotherapy will be asked to participate in this study. Patients will fir...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with clinically and histological or cytological confirmed newly diagnosed mesothelioma, that can be measured in two dimensions by a radiologic imaging study.
- Patients must be at least 18 years old and must be able to give written informed consent.
- Patients must be ambulatory (Karnofsky scale \> 70, or WHO-ECOG performance status 0,1, or 2) and in stable medical condition. The expected survival must be at least 4 months.
- Patients must have normal organ function and adequate bone marrow reserve: absolute neutrophil count \> 1.5\*109/l, platelet count \> 100\*109/l, and Hb \> 6.0 mmol/l.
- Positive delayed type hypersensitivity skin test (induration \> 2mm after 48hrs) against at least one positive control antigen of MULTITEST CMI (Pasteur merieux).
- Stable disease or response after chemotherapy.
- Availability of sufficient tumor material of the patient.
- Ability to return to the Erasmus MC for adequate follow-up as required by this protocol.
Exclusion
- Conditions that make the patient unfit for chemotherapy or progressive disease after 4 cycles of chemotherapy.
- Pleurodesis at the affected side before the pleural fluid is obtained.
- Medical or psychological impediment to probable compliance with the protocol.
- Patients on steroid (or other immunosuppressive agents) are excluded on the basis of potential immune suppression. Patients must have had 6 weeks of discontinuation and must stop of any such treatment during the time of the study.
- No prior malignancy is allowed except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial or in-situ cancer of the bladder or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for five years.
- Serious concomitant disease, no active infections. Patients with a history of autoimmune disease or organ allografts, or with active acute or chronic infection, including HIV and viral hepatitis.
- Patients with serious intercurrent chronic or acute illness such as pulmonary (asthma or COPD) or cardiac (NYHA class III or IV) or hepatic disease or other illness considered by the study coordinators to constitute an unwarranted high risk for investigational DC treatment.
- Patients with a known allergy to shell fish (contains KLH).
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Patients with inadequate peripheral vein access to perform leukapheresis
- Concomitant participation in another clinical trial
- An organic brain syndrome or other significant psychiatric abnormality which would comprise the ability to give informed consent, and preclude participation in the full protocol and follow-up.
- Absence of assurance of compliance with the protocol. Lack of availability for follow-up assessment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00280982
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
November 16 2010
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, 3015 GE