Status:

COMPLETED

Tecemotide (L-BLP25) in Rectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Conditions:

Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The objective of this mechanistic study is to determine the impact of tecemotide (L-BLP25) administration on the mucinous glycoprotein 1 - (MUC1) specific immune response in subjects with newly diagno...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female subjects with histologically documented resectable rectal adenocarcinoma in Stage 2-4
  • Availability of tumor biopsy sufficient for immunological analysis
  • Indication to receive neoadjuvant concomitant chemoradiotherapy consisting of a radiation dose of 45-52 Gy and capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2 orally twice daily. The use of an equivalent schedule based on 5-FU is acceptable
  • Magnetic resonance imaging small pelvis / computed tomography thorax/abdomen (or X-ray thorax) to document absence of metastatic disease. Imaging must not be older than 6 weeks prior to randomization
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1
  • Written informed consent
  • Greater than or equal to (\>=) 18 years of age

Exclusion

  • Previous chemotherapy and/or previous radiotherapy of the pelvic region
  • Relapsing disease
  • Previous vaccination with any MUC1 vaccine and other therapeutic cancer vaccines
  • Previous organ transplantation (bone marrow or solid organs)
  • Subjects with metastatic disease (except for solitary, resectable liver or lung metastases)
  • Inadequate hematological function (that is, platelet count less than 140\*10\^9 per liter \[/L\], or white blood cell less than 2.5\*10\^9/L, or hemoglobin less than 90 gram per liter). Clinically significant hepatic dysfunction (that is alanine aminotransferase greater than 2.5\*upper limit of normal \[ULN\], or aspartate aminotransferase greater than 2.5\*ULN, or bilirubin greater than 1.5\*ULN). Inadequate renal function (that is serum creatinine greater than 1.5\*ULN)
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Recognized immunodeficiency disease including cellular immunodeficiencies, hypogammaglobulinemia or dysgammaglobulinemia; subjects who have hereditary or congenital immunodeficiencies
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease, for example, New York Heart Association Classes III-IV; uncontrolled angina, uncontrolled arrhythmia or uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction in the previous 6 months as confirmed by medical history and an electrocardiogram
  • Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

124 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01507103

Start Date

February 1 2012

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

January 13 2017

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NKI (Nederlands Kanker Instituut)

Amsterdam, Netherlands