Status:

UNKNOWN

Combination of Chemoradiation Therapy and Epitope Peptide Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Teikyo University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immune response of multiple peptides (URLC10, TTK, KOC1 VEGFR1, and VEGFR2) emulsified with Montanide ISA51 in combination with chemotherapy (CD...

Detailed Description

Up-regulated ling cancer 10 (URLC10), TTK protein kinase (TTK) and K homology domain containing protein over expressed in cancer (KOC1) were identified as new targets of tumor associated antigens usin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must have unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic disease of esophageal cancer.
  • measurable disease by CT scan
  • ECOG performance status of 0 to 2
  • Expected survival of at lease 3months
  • Patients must be HLA-A2402
  • Laboratory values as follow:
  • WBC \> 2000/mm3,
  • Platelet count \> 75000/mm3,
  • Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x the institutional normal upper limits,
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 x the institutional normal upper limits,
  • AST. ALT. ALP \< 2.5 x the institutional normal upper limits
  • Able and willing to give valid written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy (women of childbearing potential:Refusal or inability to use effective means of contraception)
  • Breastfeeding
  • Active or uncontrolled infection
  • Prior chemotherapy,radiation therapy or immunotherapy within 4 weeks
  • Concurrent treatment with steroid or immunosuppressing agent
  • Patient with peptic ulcer disease
  • Active or uncontrolled other malignancy
  • Other malignancy within 5 years prior to entry into the study, expect for treated non-melanoma skin cancer and cervical carcinoma in situ
  • Disease to the central nervous system
  • Decision of unsuitableness by principal investigator or physician-in-charge

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00632333

Start Date

February 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

July 21 2011

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Teikyo University

2-11-1 Kaga Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 173-0003