Histocompatibility Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-A*0201 Restricted Peptide Vaccine Therapy in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase I/II Study of Multiple-Vaccine Therapy Using Epitope Peptide Restricted to HLA-A*0201 in Treating Patients With Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00673777
• Other study ID #: IMS-NSCLC02
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: May 5, 2008
• Last updated: May 12, 2008
• Start date: May 2008
• Est. completion date: April 2009

Study information

• Verified date: May 2008
• Source: Tokyo University
• Contact: Takeshi Fujii, MD/PhD
• Phone: 81-3-3443-8111
• Email: tmks[@]ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Japan: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and time to progression of HLA-A*0201 restricted epitope peptides URLC10, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 emulsified with Montanide ISA 51.

Description:

URLC10 has been identified as cancer specific molecules especially in non small cell lung cancer using genome-wide expression profile analysis by cDNA microarray technique. We have determined the HLA-A*0201 restricted epitope peptides derived from these molecules. We also tend to use the peptides targeting to tumor angiogenesis. VEGF receptor 1 and 2 are essential targets to tumor angiogenesis, and we identified that peptides derived from these receptors significantly induce the effective tumor specific CTL response in vitro and vivo. According to these findings, in this trial, we evaluate the safety, immunological and clinical response of those peptides. Patients will be vaccinated twice a week for 8 weeks. On each vaccination day, the URLC10-117 peptide(1mg), VEGFR1 peptide(1mg) and VEGFR2 peptide(1mg) mixed with Montanide ISA 51 will be administered by subcutaneous injection. Repeated cycles of vaccine will be administered until patients develop progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first. In the phase I study, we evaluate the safety and tolerability of these peptide vaccine. In the following phase II study, we evaluate the immunological and clinical response of this vaccine therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 14
• Est. completion date: April 2009
• Est. primary completion date: April 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Disease characteristics

• Advanced or recurrent non small cell lung cancer

• Second line or later therapeutic status Patient characteristics

• ECOG performance status 0-2

• Life expectancy > 3 months

• HLA-A*0201

• Laboratory values as follows

• 2000/mm3<WBC<15000/mm3

• Platelet count>100000/mm3

• Bilirubin < 3.0mg/dl

• Asparate transaminase < 150IU/L

• Alanine transaminase < 150IU/L

• Creatinine < 3.0mg/dl

• Able and willing to give valid written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy(woman of childbearing potential:Refusal or inability to use effective means of contraception)

• Breastfeeding

• Active or uncontrolled infection

• Unhealed external wound

• Concurrent treatment with steroids or immunosuppressing agent

• Prior chemotherapy,radiation therapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks

• Uncontrolled brain and/or intraspinal metastasis

• Decision of unsuitableness by principal investigator or physician-in-charge

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
• Lung Neoplasms
• Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Intervention

Biological:
• URLC10, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2
Patients will be vaccinated twice a week for 8 weeks. On each vaccination day, the URLC10-117 peptide(1mg), VEGFR1 peptide(1mg) and VEGFR2 peptide(1mg) mixed with Montanide ISA 51 will be administered by subcutaneous injection.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Japan	The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo	Tokyo

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokyo University	Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Japan, 

References & Publications (6)

Daigo Y, Nakamura Y. From cancer genomics to thoracic oncology: discovery of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for lung and esophageal carcinoma. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Feb;56(2):43-53. doi: 10.1007/s11748-007-0211-x. Epub 2008 Feb 24. Review. — View Citation

Ishizaki H, Tsunoda T, Wada S, Yamauchi M, Shibuya M, Tahara H. Inhibition of tumor growth with antiangiogenic cancer vaccine using epitope peptides derived from human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Oct 1;12(19):5841-9. — View Citation

Niethammer AG, Xiang R, Becker JC, Wodrich H, Pertl U, Karsten G, Eliceiri BP, Reisfeld RA. A DNA vaccine against VEGF receptor 2 prevents effective angiogenesis and inhibits tumor growth. Nat Med. 2002 Dec;8(12):1369-75. Epub 2002 Nov 4. — View Citation

Suda T, Tsunoda T, Daigo Y, Nakamura Y, Tahara H. Identification of human leukocyte antigen-A24-restricted epitope peptides derived from gene products upregulated in lung and esophageal cancers as novel targets for immunotherapy. Cancer Sci. 2007 Nov;98(11):1803-8. — View Citation

Suda T, Tsunoda T, Uchida N, Watanabe T, Hasegawa S, Satoh S, Ohgi S, Furukawa Y, Nakamura Y, Tahara H. Identification of secernin 1 as a novel immunotherapy target for gastric cancer using the expression profiles of cDNA microarray. Cancer Sci. 2006 May;97(5):411-9. — View Citation

Wada S, Tsunoda T, Baba T, Primus FJ, Kuwano H, Shibuya M, Tahara H. Rationale for antiangiogenic cancer therapy with vaccination using epitope peptides derived from human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. Cancer Res. 2005 Jun 1;65(11):4939-46. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	safety(Phase I:toxicities as assessed by NCI CTCAE version3) and efficacy(Phase II:Feasibility as evaluated by RECIST)		two months	Yes
Secondary	To evaluate immunological responses		two months	No
Secondary	Time to progression		one years	No