Status:

COMPLETED

Combination Immunotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Myeloma

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Myeloma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

One purpose of this study is to find out if a new combination of immune system treatments (MAGE-A3 vaccine plus activated T-cells) will allow the body to build up protection ("immunity") against the m...

Detailed Description

Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) can lead to a complete or partial disappearance of the myeloma in about 2 out of 3 patients. However, an ASCT only sometimes leads to a cure of the myeloma. In a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent
  • Patients must be registered with the Sponsor's Monitor
  • Patients must have a diagnosis of myeloma
  • Patients must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Myeloma has relapsed, progressed, or failed to respond after at least one prior course of therapy (consisting of at least 2 treatment cycles or months of therapy).
  • Myeloma has responded partially to initial therapy but a complete response (immunofixation negative and normal serum free light chain studies)has NOT developed after a minimum of 3 cycles or months of initial therapy.
  • Myeloma has high-risk features as defined by the presence of one or more cytogenetic abnormalities known to confer a poor outcome even after standard autotransplants:complex karyotype (\> or = to 3 abnormalities),t(4;14),t(14;16),del (17)(p13.1),and/or chromosome 13 abnormalities.
  • Patients must have measurable disease on study entry
  • Patients must be between ages 18-80 (inclusive).
  • Patients should have adequate vital organ function as defined by the protocol.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2 (unless due solely to bone pain)
  • Prior to Lenalidomide maintenance phase, all study participants must be registered into the mandatory RevAssist® program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of RevAssist®.
  • Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test as per the protocol
  • Lenalidomide treatment phase: able to take aspirin (81 or 325 mg) daily as prophylactic anticoagulation (patients intolerant to ASA may use warfarin or low molecular weight heparin).

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or nursing females
  • HIV or HTLV-1/2 seropositivity
  • Known history of myelodysplasia
  • Known history of chronic active hepatitis or liver cirrhosis (if suspected by laboratory studies, should be confirmed by liver biopsy).
  • Active Hepatitis B (as defined by + Hepatitis B surface antigen); + Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody is NOT an exclusion
  • Prior autotransplant or allogeneic transplant
  • More than 4 distinct, prior courses of therapy for myeloma
  • History of severe autoimmune disease requiring steroids or other immunosuppressive treatments.
  • Active immune-mediated diseases including:connective tissue diseases, uveitis,sarcoidosis,inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis.
  • Evidence or history of other significant cardiac,hepatic,renal, ophthalmologic,psychiatric,or gastrointestinal disease which would likely increase the risks of participating in the study
  • Active bacterial, viral or fungal infections.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 10 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01245673

Start Date

May 10 2011

End Date

December 1 2018

Last Update

April 6 2020

Active Locations (2)

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University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

2

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104