Booster Vaccination in Preventing Disease Recurrence in Previously Vaccinated Patients With Melanoma That Has Been Removed By Surgery

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Recurrent Melanoma, Stage IA Skin Melanoma, Stage IB Skin Melanoma, Stage IIA Skin Melanoma, Stage IIB Skin Melanoma, Stage IIC Skin Melanoma, Stage IIIA Skin Melanoma, Stage IIIB Skin Melanoma, Stage IIIC Skin Melanoma, Stage IV Skin Melanoma

In brief

This pilot clinical trial studies booster vaccination in preventing disease recurrence in previously vaccinated patients with melanoma that has been removed by surgery. Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Giving booster vaccinations may make a stronger immune response and prevent or delay the recurrence of cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01989559

Run by

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

People needed

30

Starts

2002-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-26

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must have completed treatment on protocol 99-9 [T98-0081] "A Randomized Phase II Trial to Determine the Immune Response to a Mutated gp100 Melanoma Peptide Vaccine in HLA-A2.1+ Patients with a > 1mm Melanoma on Initial Biopsy;" patients are not required to have received every planned vaccine as long as the reason for stopping was not disease progression or dose limiting toxicity
• Patients must be >= 12 months from their last vaccination with gp100 and be free of melanoma; patients who have remained continuously free of disease and patients who have had a recurrence that has been completely resected (stage IV no evidence of disease [NED]) are eligible
• Patients must have a good performance status (Karnofsky performance status [PS] 80-100)
• White blood cells (WBC) >= 3500/mm\^3
• Platelets (plt) >= 100,000/mm\^3
• Hemoglobin >= 9 gm/100 ml
• Serum creatinine =< 2 mg/dl
• Total bilirubin =< 2.0 mg/dl
• Patients must have recovered from any effects of major surgery and be free of significant systemic infection
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and must avoid becoming pregnant while on treatment; men must avoid fathering a child while on treatment
• Patients must give written informed consent prior to initiation of therapy
• Patients with a history of psychiatric illness must be judged able to fully understand the investigational nature of the study and the risks associated with the therapy

You may not qualify if…

• Patients must not have clinically detectable melanoma
• Patients who require or are likely to require systemic corticosteroids for intercurrent illness are ineligible
• Patients with any significant medical disease other than the melanoma, which in the opinion of the investigator would significantly increase the risk of immunotherapy, are ineligible
• Patients should be free of any other cancers or deemed at low risk for their recurrence

Where it is running

• Providence Portland Medical Center — Portland, Oregon, United States

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