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Decitabine, Vaccine Therapy, and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Peritoneal Cancer

A Phase I Clinical Trial of NY-ESO-1 Protein Immunization in Combination With 5-AZA-2'-Deoxycytidine (Decitabine) in Patients Receiving Liposomal Doxorubicin for Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian or Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01673217
Enrollment
18
Registered
2012-08-27
Start date
2009-04-30
Completion date
2013-06-30
Last updated
2022-08-01

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Conditions

Recurrent Fallopian Tube Cancer, Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Recurrent Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer

Brief summary

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of decitabine when given together with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride and vaccine therapy in treating patients with recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or peritoneal cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as decitabine and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Vaccines made from a peptide or antigen may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy together with vaccine therapy may kill more tumor cells

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the safety of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) in combination with immunization with NYESO-I protein mixed with montanide and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in patients scheduled to receive liposomal doxorubicin for recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal carcinoma. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate NY-ESO-l specific cellular and humoral immunity by determination of NY-ESO-I specific antibody, CD8+ and CD4+ T-cells following immunization with NY-ESO-l protein mixed with montanide and GM-CSF in combination with 5-aza-2' -deoxycytidine (decitabine) in patients receiving liposomal doxorubicin for recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal carcinoma. II. To determine the impact of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine on NY-ESO-I specific expression, NY-ESO-l promoter methylation, and global DNA methylation. III. To compare the time to progression (ttp) for the proposed therapy with the ttp for standard therapy (historical studies). OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of decitabine. Patients receive decitabine intravenously (IV) over 3 hours on day 1, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on day 8, and NY-ESO-1 peptide vaccine emulsified in incomplete Freund's adjuvant and sargramostim subcutaneously on day 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 6 months.

Interventions

DRUGpegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride

Given IV

DRUGdecitabine

Given IV

Given SC

BIOLOGICALsargramostim

Given SC

BIOLOGICALincomplete Freund's adjuvant

Given SC

OTHERimmunohistochemistry staining method

Correlative studies

Correlative studies

OTHERmass spectrometry

Correlative studies

GENETICreverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

Correlative studies

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

GENETICDNA methylation analysis

Correlative studies

OTHERenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Correlative studies

Sponsors

Eisai Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer (including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer) who will receive liposomal doxorubicin as salvage therapy for recurrent disease * Patients may have received up to four previous lines of chemotherapy * The relapse may be defined by an increase in CA125; there may or may not be either measurable or symptomatic disease * Any human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type * No requirement for tumor expression of NY-ESO-1 * Karnofsky performance status of \> 70% * Not previously treated with doxorubicin * Life expectancy \>= 6 months * Hematology and biochemistry laboratory results within the limits normally expected for the patient population, without evidence of major organ failure * No immunodeficiency * Have been informed of other treatment options * Able and willing to give valid written informed consent * Neutrophil count \>= 1.5 x 10\^9 * Platelet count \>= 100 x 10\^9 * Serum creatinine =\< 2.1 mg/dL * Serum bilirubin =\< 2 mg/dL * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2.6 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (normal ranges: AST 15-46 U/L; ALT 11-66 U/L)

Exclusion criteria

* Metastatic disease to the central nervous system for which other therapeutic options, including radiotherapy, may be available * Other serious illnesses (e.g., serious infections requiring antibiotics, bleeding disorders) * History of autoimmune disease (e.g., thyroiditis, lupus) except vitiligo * Concomitant systemic treatment with corticosteroids, anti-histamine or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; specific CQX-2 inhibitors are permitted * Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to first dosing of study agent (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity * Known allergy or history of life threatening reaction to GM-CSF * Myocardial infarction, angina, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, stroke or transient ischemic attack, chest pain or shortness of breath with activity, or other heart conditions being treated by a doctor * Participation in any other clinical trial involving another investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to first dosing of study agent * Mental impairment that may compromise the ability to give informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study * Lack of availability of a patient for immunological and clinical follow-up assessment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Toxicity as assessed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v3.0Up to 6 monthsEstimated with a one-sided, 95%, Wilson score binomial confidence interval.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
NY-ESO-1 specific cellular and humoral immunity as assessed by NY-ESO-1-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T cells and antibodies and frequency of CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cellsUp to 6 monthsWill be summarized by quartiles. Also, confidence intervals will be constructed for the median and the mean.
NY-ESO-l expression using Q-RT-PCR and IHCDays 1, 8, 15, 36, 43, 64, 71, 92, and 99
Time to progressionUp to 6 monthsSummarized by a Kaplan-Meier survival curve.
NY-ESO-l promoter DNA methylation using pyrosequencingDays 1, 8, 15, 36, 43, 64, 71, 92, and 99
Global genomic DNA methylation using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and LINE-l pyrosequencingDays 1, 8, 15, 36, 43, 64, 71, 92, and 99

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026