Biological Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer or Colorectal Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining biological therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of biological therapy combined with chemotherapy in treating patients who have metastatic kidney cancer or colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVES: Determine the safety of a repeat course of interleukin-12-primed activated T cells (12ATC) in combination with fluorouracil, sargramostim (GM-CSF), and interferon alfa-2b in patients with metastatic renal cell or colorectal carcinoma. Determine the clinical responses of patients treated with this regimen. Determine the efficacy of 12ATC in these patients. Determine whether there are changes in immunologic parameters related to 12ATC as measured by lymphocyte phenotype and cytokine secretion in these patients. Determine the correlation between clinical responses in patients treated with this regimen and in vitro immune functions of lymphocytes. OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to disease type (renal cell carcinoma vs colorectal carcinoma). Patients receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) daily on days 1-5 and then undergo collection of autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) on days 6 and 7 of week 1. The PBMC are treated ex vivo to form interleukin-12-primed activated T cells (12ATC). Patients receive fluorouracil IV over 24 hours on day 6 of week 2 and interferon alfa-2b SC and GM-CSF SC 3 times weekly on weeks 3-5. Patients receive 12ATC IV over 15-30 minutes twice weekly and interferon alfa-2b SC (at least 24 hours after 12ATC infusion) once weekly on weeks 6-8. Patients with complete or partial response or stable disease at 3 weeks after the last 12ATC infusion may receive an additional 8-week course as above. Patients are followed every 2-3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years or at any time when the physical examination or symptoms are suspicious for tumor progression. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients (30 per stratum) will be accrued for this study within 2-3 years.

Official Title
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A Phase I/II Study Of Interleukin-12-Primed Activated T Cells In Combination With 5FU, GM-CSF And Interferon Alfa-2b In Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Or Colorectal Carcinoma

Conditions
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Colorectal Cancer, Kidney Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Biological: recombinant interferon alfa
* Biological: sargramostim
* Biological: therapeutic autologous lymphocytes
* Drug: fluorouracil


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic renal cell carcinoma or colorectal carcinoma, meeting 1 of the following criteria: Obtained no benefit from prior standard or salvage therapy Ineligible for standard therapy because of concurrent illness Declined standard therapy At least 1 site of measurable disease that can be measured in at least 1 dimension At least 20 mm with conventional techniques OR at least 10 mm with spiral CT scan No untreated or unstable, treated brain metastasis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: More than 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm^3 Granulocyte count at least 2,000/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL No coagulation disorders Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL* ALT/AST less than 3 times upper limit of normal* PT no greater than 1.5 times control (unless therapeutically anticoagulated) PTT less than 1.5 times control (unless therapeutically anticoagulated) NOTE: *Patients whose cancer has led to values that do not fall within the above ranges may be eligible at the discretion of the investigators Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL* NOTE: *Patients whose cancer has led to values that do not fall within the above range may be eligible at the discretion of the investigators Cardiovascular: No symptomatic congestive heart failure No unstable angina pectoris No cardiac arrhythmia No thrombophlebitis Pulmonary: FEV_1 and FVC at least 65% predicted No uncontrolled pulmonary embolism Other: No other malignancy within the past 5 years except resected basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No prior allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to interleukin-12-primed activated T cells or other study agents No active autoimmune disease No uncontrolled thyroid abnormalities No ongoing or active infection No other uncontrolled concurrent illness No psychiatric illness or social situations that would preclude study compliance Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for up to 2 years after study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: More than 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered Endocrine therapy: At least 4 weeks since prior steroid therapy or steroid-containing compounds At least 2 weeks since prior topical or inhaled steroids Radiotherapy: More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: More than 4 weeks since prior major surgery Other: No other concurrent investigational agents No other concurrent commercial anticancer agents No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Biological: recombinant interferon alfa|nan|
|Biological: sargramostim|nan|
|Biological: therapeutic autologous lymphocytes|nan|
|Drug: fluorouracil|nan|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Response as measured by RECIST guidelines and Kaplan-Meier method at 5 years |  |  | 
| Survival as measured by the Kaplan-Meier method at 5 years |  |  | 
| Safety as measured by NCI common toxicity table at study completion |  |  | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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stage IV colon cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, stage IV renal cell cancer, recurrent renal cell cancer