Status:

RECRUITING

Modified Vaccine for High Risk or Low Residual Melanoma Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Hadassah Medical Organization

Conditions:

Malignant Melanoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study is designed for patients who had malignant melanoma and, following tumor removal, are now free of disease, or have only very minor residual disease, and are at a very high risk of disease r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients included in this protocol must carry one or more of the following tissue typing alleles: HLA-A2, -A24, -A33, -B35, -B49, -CW04/12(04/08). We estimate that 50% of melanoma patients will be eligible.
  • Cutaneous malignant melanoma AJCC stage IIb (\>4 mm) or IIc (ulcerated melanoma \>4mm).
  • Metastatic melanoma AJCC stage III (nodal involvement, N1-3a,b) post-surgical removal of lymph nodes.
  • Metastatic melanoma AJCC stage IV, completely resected.
  • Non-resectable metastatic melanoma of low burden disease and normal LDH who have undergone at least two treatment lines, including chemotherapy (DTIC, temodal, taxanes, platinum compounds), anti-CTLA-4 (ipilimumab) and B-RAF inhibitor if harboring the V600E BRAF mutation in their tumor.
  • Non cutaneous malignant melanoma of respective stages including uveal and mucosal melanoma.
  • Melanoma can be of either mutant or wild-type B-RAF.
  • Karnofsky performance status \> 80 (Normal activity with effort).
  • No active cardio-respiratory disease.
  • Not pregnant or nursing. Women must take contraceptives during the treatment period.Hematocrit \>25% and WBC \>3000.
  • Informed consent of the patient.

Exclusion

  • Administration of cytotoxic drugs or extensive radiotherapy less than 28 days prior to protocol administration.
  • Active brain metastases requiring corticosteroids.
  • Concurrent malignancy (other than skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of cervix and early stage prostate cancer).
  • Active serious infection.
  • Allergy to penicillin.
  • Patient's will to withdraw from the study at any stage.
  • HIV and chronic hepatitis B and C carrier

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01898039

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

April 1 2027

Last Update

October 2 2025

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Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel, 91120