E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
metastatic melanoma |
melanoma metastatico |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
metastatic melanoma |
melanoma con metastasi |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 15.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025671 |
E.1.2 | Term | Malignant melanoma stage IV |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 15.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025670 |
E.1.2 | Term | Malignant melanoma stage III |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
1- Clinical objective: to select the regimen that has the best immune related Disease Control Rate (irDCR) in the different external immunostimulant conditions utilized in combinations with autologous tumor lysate loaded DC vaccine. 2- Immunological objective: to compare between the different treatment arms the immunologic efficacy, defined as the proportion of subjects developing positive DTH to ATL and/or KLH, combined with quantification of tumor antigen-specific circulating immune effectors performed by IFN-ELISPOT analysis at the base line and after at least 4 immunizations, if DTH analysis will not detect differences in terms of immunologic efficacy between the different arms. |
1- Obiettivo clinico: selezionare il regime terapeutico con il miglior tasso di controllo di malattia immuno-relato (irDCR) nelle diverse condizioni immunostimolanti esterne utilizzate in associazione al vaccino con cellule dendritiche caricate con lisato o omogenato tumorale autologo. 2- Obiettivo immunologico: comparare fra i diversi bracci di trattamento l’efficacia immunologica, definita come la proporzione di soggetti che sviluppa DTH positivo contro lisato tumorale e/o KLH, combinato alla quantificazione di effettori immuni antitumore circolanti, tramite analisi IFN-alfa-ELISPOT eseguita prima del trattamento e dopo almeno 4 immunizzazioni qualora il test DTH non rilevasse differenze fra i diversi bracci di trattamento. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- To assess safety, tolerability and feasibility of the different external immunostimulant combinations. - To evaluate the effects of preleukapheresis IFN-alfa on: a) Dendritic Cells yield b) Dendritic Cells potency c) TEM-8 upregulation at the mRNA level upon Dendritic Cells maturation. - To estimate immune-related Disease Control Rate (irDCR) in the whole series and in the different treatment arms, and to compare irDCR in the two different immunomodulating conditions (IFN-alfa vs Radiotherapy). - To further define the clinical efficacy of the different treatment arms. |
- valutare la sicurezza,la tollerabilità e la fattibilità delle diverse combinazioni immunostimolanti esterne. - valutare gli effetti dell`IFN-alfa preleucaferesi su: a) la resa cellule dendritiche b) la potency delle cellule dendritiche c) l`upregulation di TEM-8 a livello dell`mRNA sulla maturazione delle cellule dendritiche. - stimare il tasso di controllo di malattia immuno-correlato(irDCR) in tutti i bracci di trattamento e confrontare l`irDCR nelle due diverse condizioni immunomodulanti (IFN-alfa vs radioterapia). - definire ulteriormente l`attività clinica dei differenti bracci di trattamento. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Signed Written Informed Consent: patients must be willing and able to give written informed consent, that have to be given before starting of screening procedure. 2. Availability of autologous tumor tissue fulfilling acceptance criteria prescribed by the “Product Specification File”. 3. Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed malignant unresectable stage III or stage IV melanoma; 4. Patients must have a minimum of two lesions, one of which must be measurable,(i.e. that can be accurately measured in two perpendicular dimensions, with at least 1 diameter >20 mm and the other dimension >10 mm with conventional techniques or at least 10 x 10 mm with spiral CT scan). 5. Pretreated brain metastases which have been clinically stable for at least 6 months and not requiring corticosteroids are allowed; 6. ECOG performance status 0-1 ; 7. Negative screening tests for HIV, HBV HCV and syphilis not older than 30 days before performing any of the GMP-regulated activities required (leukapheresis, collection of tumor biopsies to be used for tumor lysate/homogenate preparation); 8. Prior lines of chemotherapy, immunotherapy or biological therapy (e.g. inhibitors of B-Raf or c-Kit, Ipilimumab, etc.) for advanced disease are allowed (patients must have lasted prior treatments at least 4 weeks before the first vaccine dose); 9. Men and women aged 18-70 years. 10.Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study and for up 8 weeks after the study, in order to minimize the risk of pregnancy; 11. Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: - leukocytes >1,500/microL - absolute neutrophil count >1,000/microL - platelets >80,000/microL - total bilirubin within 2 x ULN - AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <2.5 x ULN - creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dl |
1. firma consenso informato scritto: i pazienti devono essere disposti e in grado di dare un consenso informato scritto, che deve essere somministrato prima dell`inizio della procedura di screening. 2. Disponibilità di tessuto tumorale autologo che soddisfi i criteri di accettazione previsti dal `File Product Specification`. 3. conferma istologica o citologica di melanoma maligno non resecabile di stadio III o IV stadio; 4. Minimo di due lesioni, una delle quali deve essere misurabile (cioè può essere misurata in due dimensioni perpendicolari, con almeno un diametro>20 mm e l`altra dimensione>10 mm, ottenute con tecniche convenzionali o almeno 10 x 10 mm con TAC spirale). 5. Sono consentite metastasi cerebrali pre-trattate clinicamente stabili da almeno 6 mesi e che non richiedono corticosteroidi; 6. ECOG performance status 0-1; 7. Test di screening negativi per HIV, HBV, HCV e sifilide non più di 30 giorni prima di eseguire le attività richieste regolamentate in GMP (leucaferesi, raccolta di biopsie tumorali da utilizzare per lisato tumorale / preparato omogeneizzato); 8. Sono ammesse linee precedenti di chemioterapia, immunoterapia o terapia biologica (ad esempio inibitori di B-Raf o c-Kit, Ipilimumab, ecc...) per malattia in stadio avanzato(i pazienti devono avere terminato i trattamenti precedenti almeno 4 settimane prima della prima dose di vaccino); 9. Uomini e donne di età compresa tra 18-70 anni. 10. le donne in età fertile (WOCBP) devono utilizzare un metodo contraccettivo adeguato per evitare la gravidanza durante lo studio e per un massimo di 8 settimane dopo lo studio, al fine di minimizzare il rischio di gravidanza; 11. I pazienti devono funzionalità d`organo e di midollo nella norma, come definito di seguito: - Leucociti> 1500 /microL - Conta assoluta dei neutrofili> 1.000 /microL - Piastrine> 80.000/microL - Bilirubina totale entro 2 x ULN - AST (SGOT) / ALT (SGPT) <2,5 x ULN - Creatinina ≤ 2 mg / dl |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Patients who have positive tests to HCV, HBV, HIV, or syphilis (specific blood testing must be performed within 30 days before any GMP-regulated activity (leukapheresis and collection of tumor biopsies to be used for tumor lysate/homogenate preparation). 2. Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier. 3. Participation in another clinical trial with any investigational agents within 30 days prior to study screening. 4. Patients with known progressing and/or symptomatic brain metastases. 5. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements (on physician’s judgment). 6. Other known malignant neoplastic diseases in the patient’s medical history with a disease-free interval of less than 3 years (except for previously treated basal cell carcinoma and in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix); 7. Any contraindication to undergo leukapheresis as evaluated by transfusionist (e.g. severe anemia, piastrinopenia, oral anticoagulant therapy). |
1. Pazienti con test positivi per HCV, HBV, HIV o sifilide (l`esame del sangue specifico deve essere effettuata entro 30 giorni prima di ogni attività regolamentata GMP (leucaferesi e raccolta di biopsie tumorali da utilizzare per lisato tumorale / preparato omogeneizzato). 2. Pazienti che hanno terminato la chemioterapia o la radioterapia entro 4 settimane prima di entrare in studio o quelli che non hanno recuperato da eventi avversi dovuti ad agenti somministrati più di 4 settimane prima. 3. La partecipazione a un altro studio clinico con eventuali farmaci sperimentali nei 30 giorni precedenti alle procedure di screening. 4. Pazienti con metastasi cerebrali note in progressione e / o sintomatiche. 5. Malattie intercorrenti incontrollate comprese, ma non limitate a, infezione in corso o attiva, insufficienza cardiaca congestizia sintomatica, angina pectoris instabile, aritmia cardiaca o malattia psichiatrica / sociale, situazioni che limiterebbero la conformità con i requisiti di studio (a giudizio del medico). 6. Altre note malattie neoplastiche maligne nella storia medica del paziente con un intervallo libero da malattia inferiore a 3 anni (tranne che per il carcinoma basocellulare ed il carcinoma in situ della cervice uterina precedentemente trattati); 7. Qualsiasi controindicazione a sottoporsi alla leucaferesi, valutata in base al giudizio del transfusionista (ad esempio una grave anemia, piastrinopenia o la terapia anticoagulante orale). |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The clinical objective is to select the regimen with the best Disease Control Rate (irDCR) in different external immunostimulants conditions in combination with the Vaccination with autologous dendritic cells loaded with autologous tumor lysate or homogenate; The immunological objective is to compare the immunological activity among the different treatment arms, defined as the proportion of subjects who develop sensitization against tumor lysate and / or KLH protein (Key-Hole Lympet hemocyanin), combined with the quantification of antitumor circulating immune effectors after at least 4 doses of vaccine. |
L’obiettivo clinico consiste nel selezionare il regime terapeutico con il miglior tasso di controllo di malattia immuno-relato (irDCR) nelle diverse condizioni immunostimolanti esterne utilizzate in associazione al vaccino con cellule dendritiche caricate con lisato o omogenato tumorale autologo, mentre l’obiettivo immunologico è quello di comparare, fra i diversi bracci di trattamento, l’attività immunologica, definita come la proporzione di soggetti che sviluppa una sensibilizzazione contro il lisato tumorale e/o la proteina KLH (Key-Hole Lympet Hemocyanin), combinato alla quantificazione di effettori immuni antitumore circolanti dopo almeno 4 dosi di vaccino. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Clinical endpoints: a) overall rate of adverse events recorded in each treatment group up to 30 days after vaccination b) irDCR in the different treatment arms and comparison between the two different conditions immunomodulatory (IFN and Radiotherapy). c) clinical activity: OS (Overall Survival), irTTP (immune-related Time To Progression), irORR (immune-related Overall Response Rate), irDOR (immune-related Duration Of Response), irTTR (immune-related Response Time To ) and irPFS (immune-related Progression Free Survival) Biological endpoints: a) effects of IFN-alpha pre-leukapheresis yield of vaccine b) effect of IFN-alpha pre-leukapheresis on the potency of dendritic cells, ie on the ability to co-stimulation of dendritic cells. c) Evaluation of the maturation of dendritic cells induced by the upregulation of TEM-8 expression |
Endpoint clinici: a) Tasso globale di eventi avversi registrati in ciascun gruppo di trattamento fino a 30 giorni dopo la vaccinazione b) irDCR nei vari bracci di trattamento e confronto fra le due diverse condizioni immunomodulanti (IFN e Radioterapia). c) attività clinica intesa come OS (Overall Survival), irTTP (immune-related Time To Progression), irORR (immune-related Overall Response Rate), irDOR (immune-related Duration Of Response), irTTR (immune-related Time To Response) e irPFS (immune-related Progression Free Survival) Endpoint biologici: a) effetto dell’IFN-alfa pre-leucaferesi sulla resa del vaccino b) effetto dell’IFN-alfa pre-leucaferesi sulla potency delle cellule dendritiche, cioè sulla capacità di costimolazione delle cellule dendritiche. c) Valutazione della maturazione delle cellule dendritiche indotta dall’upregulation dell’espressione di TEM-8 |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 36 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |