Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase I Pilot Trial of Immunotherapy With Autologous Tumor-Derived gp96 Heat Shock Protein - Peptide Complex (HSPPC-96) in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003025
• Other study ID #: 97-034
• Secondary ID: CDR0000065613ANT
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: November 1, 1999
• Last updated: July 1, 2013
• Start date: March 1997
• Est. completion date: July 2002

Study information

• Verified date: July 2013
• Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's cancer cells may make the body build an immune response to and kill tumor cells. Combining vaccine therapy with surgery may be an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients with stage I or stage II pancreatic cancer that has been surgically removed.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Study the safety of autologous tumor derived gp96 heat shock protein peptide complex (HSPPC-96) in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. II. Examine the immune response to HSPPC-96 in this group of patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Six weeks after surgery patients are given autologous tumor derived gp96 heat shock protein peptide complex (HSPPC-96) subcutaneously once a week for 4 weeks. Five patients are initially enrolled at each of two dose levels. An additional three patients may be enrolled at each dose level to determine the optimal dose of HSPPC-96. Patients are followed at weeks 1, 4, and 12 after treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 16 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 16
• Est. completion date: July 2002
• Est. primary completion date: July 2002
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven, resected, stage I or II pancreatic adenocarcinoma

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3000/mm3 Lymphocyte count at least 700/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No clinically significant heart disease Other: No other serious illness No active infections requiring antibiotics within past 2 weeks Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective birth control No known immunodeficiency No active bleeding

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent corticosteroids Radiotherapy: No prior radiation therapy Surgery: Must undergo Whipple procedure or distal pancreatectomy at Memorial Hospital Must not have undergone splenectomy Other: No investigational treatment within 2 months of surgery No immunosuppressive therapies

Study Design

Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pancreatic Cancer
• Pancreatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Biological:
• vitespen

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	New York	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Maki RG, Lewis JJ, Janetzki S, et al.: Phase I study of HSPPC-96 (oncophage®) vaccine in patients with completely resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. [Abstract] European Journal of Cancer Supplements 1 (5): A-48, S19, 2003.