Clinical trial NCT00003386: Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Official title: Treatment of Ovarian Carcinoma With DNP-Modified Autologous Tumor Vaccine
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer
Keywords: stage III ovarian epithelial cancer
stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer
Lead sponsor: GOG Foundation
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2004-04-23
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Vaccines made from tumor tissue may make the body build an immune response and kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether patients with surgically debulked ovarian epithelial cancer develop delayed-type hypersensitivity to dinitrophenyl-modified autologous tumor vaccine. II. Assess the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients. III. Determine the feasibility of conducting a group wide vaccine study.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo a standard debulking procedure with the tumor tissue being sent to Thomas Jefferson University. Patients then receive six courses of combination chemotherapy consisting of either paclitaxel and cisplatin or paclitaxel and carboplatin. Vaccine therapy must commence within 4-12 weeks of completion of chemotherapy. Patients are tested for delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) on day -7. Cyclophosphamide IV is administered on day 0. Dinitrophenyl (DNP)-modified autologous ovarian epithelial cell vaccine and BCG adjuvant are injected once a week beginning on day 3 and continuing for 6 weeks. DTH testing is repeated at week 8. Booster vaccine injections are administered at 6 and 12 months if patient is disease free. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20 patients will be accrued for this study.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Surgically debulked stage III or IV ovarian epithelial cancer Must be able to obtain adequate number of viable cells from excised tumor mass Must have received 6 courses of combination chemotherapy comprised of either paclitaxel and cisplatin OR paclitaxel and carboplatin Must be clinically tumor free following completion of chemotherapy (i.e., no metastasis by physical examination and CT of the abdomen and pelvis and serum CA-125 less than 35 IU/L) Not on a Phase III GOG protocol

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: GOG 0 or 1 Hematopoietic: Hematocrit at least 25% WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing No active infections HIV negative Hepatitis B surface antigen negative Hepatitis C antibody negative No active autoimmune disease No prior invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or superficial bladder cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics 4-12 weeks since prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent systemic corticosteroids Radiotherapy: At least 6 months since prior major field radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics

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Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Alabama
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Greater Phoenix
state: Arizona
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
state: California
city: Los Gatos
country: United States
facility: Community Hospital of Los Gatos
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: Denver
country: United States
facility: University of Colorado Cancer Center
state: Colorado
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
state: Florida
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Atlanta Regional
state: Georgia
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - Hawaii
state: Hawaii
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
state: Illinois
city: Decatur
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Central Illinois
state: Illinois
city: Evanston
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Evanston
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Indiana University Cancer Center
state: Indiana
city: Iowa City
country: United States
facility: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
state: Iowa
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
state: Kentucky
city: Bethesda
country: United States
facility: Radiation Oncology Branch
state: Maryland
city: Worcester
country: United States
facility: University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: University of Minnesota Cancer Center
state: Minnesota
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Kansas City
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Washington University School of Medicine
state: Missouri
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
state: Montana
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
state: Nebraska
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
state: Nevada
city: Camden
country: United States
facility: Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Albany
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center
state: New York
city: Brooklyn
country: United States
facility: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
state: New York
city: Manhasset
country: United States
facility: North Shore University Hospital
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: University of Rochester Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Stony Brook
country: United States
facility: State University of New York Health Sciences Center - Stony Brook
state: New York
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
state: North Carolina
city: Durham
country: United States
facility: Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Winston-Salem
country: United States
facility: Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
state: North Carolina
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Ireland Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
state: Oklahoma
city: Tulsa
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Sooner State
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Columbia River Program
state: Oregon
city: Abington
country: United States
facility: Abington Memorial Hospital
state: Pennsylvania
city: Hershey
country: United States
facility: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Fox Chase Cancer Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Spartanburg
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Upstate Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Baptist Cancer Institute
state: Tennessee
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Brookview Research, Inc.
state: Tennessee
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: Charlottesville
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center, University of Virginia HSC
state: Virginia
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: University of Washington Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Tacoma General Hospital
state: Washington
city: Calgary
country: Canada
facility: Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary
state: Alberta
Study officials:
affiliation: Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
name: David Berd, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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