Messenger RNA (mRNA)-Based, Personalized Cancer Vaccine Against Neoantigens Expressed by the Autologous Cancer

Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT03480152
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Background:

Exome sequencing can identify certain gene mutations in a person's tumor. This can then be used to create cancer treatments. In this study, researchers will make a treatment called a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine. The vaccine might cause certain tumors to shrink.

Objective:

To see if the mRNA vaccine is safe and can cause metastatic melanoma or epithelial tumors to shrink.

Eligibility:

People 18-70 years old with metastatic melanoma or epithelial cancer

Design:

Participants will be screened under protocol 99-C-0128.

Participants will provide samples under protocol 03-C-0277:

Participants will provide a piece of their tumor from a previous surgery or biopsy.

Participants will have leukapheresis: Blood is removed through a needle in one arm and circulated through a machine that takes out the white blood cells. The blood is then returned through a needle in the other arm.

Participants will have many tests:

Scans and x-rays

Heart and lung function tests

Blood and urine tests

Participants will receive the mRNA vaccine every 2 weeks for up to 8 weeks. They will get the vaccine as an injection into the upper arm or thigh. They may receive a second course of vaccines if the study doctor determines it is needed.

Participants will have follow-up visits approximately 2 weeks after their final vaccine, then 1 month later, then every 1-2 months for the first year, and then once a year for up to 5 years. Each visit may take up to 2 days and include:

Physical exam

Blood tests

Scans

Leukapheresis at the first visit

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Biological: National Cancer Institute (NCI)-4650, a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based, Personalized Cancer Vaccine
Phase 1/Phase 2

Detailed Description

Background:
  • Therapeutic vaccination against cancer has proven very challenging with little clinical benefit.

  • Vaccines against non-viral tumors have mainly targeted differentiation antigens, cancer testis antigens, and overexpressed antigens. However, negative selection in the thymus against these normal non-mutated antigens severely limits the ability to generate high avidity anti-cancer T-cells. Such depletion can impair their antitumor activity and limit tumor elimination.

  • The National Cancer Institute Surgery Branch (NCI-SB) has developed a pipeline for the identification of immunogenic T-cell epitopes derived from neoantigens.

  • In recent studies, we identified the neoantigens recognized by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) that mediated regression in patients with metastatic melanoma. Using whole exome sequencing of a resected metastatic nodule followed by high throughput immunologic screening, we were able to demonstrate that tumor regressions were associated with the recognition by the administered TIL of unique somatic mutations that occurred in the cancer.

  • We also found that TIL from 29 of 32 patients with a wide variety of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers contained lymphocytes that recognized unique mutations presented in that patient's cancer.

  • We, therefore, aim to use this pipeline to identify immunogenic neoantigens and to predict for neoantigens binding the patient human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules from melanoma or epithelial cancer patients and to use these epitopes for a personalized therapeutic messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine.

Objectives

Primary objectives:
  • Determine the clinical response rate in patients with metastatic melanoma, gastrointestinal or genitourinary cancers who receive NCI-4650

  • Determine the safety of NCI-4650 in patients with metastatic melanoma, gastrointestinal or genitourinary cancers

Eligibility

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years and less than or equal to 70 years

  • Evaluable metastatic melanoma, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary cancers refractory to standard of care treatment

  • Metastatic cancer lesions suitable for surgical resection to perform whole exome sequencing and preparation of TIL

Design:
  • Patients with metastatic cancer will undergo surgical resection of tumor followed by exome and RNA sequencing to identify expressed mutations. This will be conducted under the NCI-SB cell harvest protocol 03-C-0277. (Cell Harvest and Preparation for Surgery Branch Adoptive Cell Therapy Protocols).

  • Immunogenic neoantigens will be identified from TIL by high throughput immunologic screening using long peptides and tandem minigenes covering all mutated epitopes.

  • Up to 15 predicted neoantigens will be selected based on exome and RNA sequencing and their binding affinity to the patient HLA molecules.

  • The mRNA vaccine will be manufactured and supplied as Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) product by ModernaTX, Inc.

  • The patient will be vaccinated with mRNA containing epitopes from immunogenic neoantigens, predicted neoantigens and mutations in tumor suppressor or driver genes.

  • The mRNA vaccine will be administered intramuscularly (IM) for four cycles every two weeks. A patient may receive a second course for a total of eight cycles given.

  • Blood samples will be taken every two weeks (during the vaccination period) and at each follow-up visit, and patients will be monitored for the quantity and quality of circulating neoantigen-specific T-cells.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
5 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Sequential Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase I/II Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Messenger RNA (mRNA)-Based, Personalized Cancer Vaccine Against Neoantigens Expressed by the Autologous Cancer
Actual Study Start Date :
May 18, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 25, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 5, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1/Phase - Escalating doses of mRNA vaccine

Escalating doses of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine

Biological: National Cancer Institute (NCI)-4650, a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based, Personalized Cancer Vaccine
Patients will receive a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccine intramuscularly at two-week intervals for four cycles (one course of treatment). Patients may be vaccinated with a second and final course of treatment using the same vaccine dose. The second course may start approximately four weeks (plus or minus 2 weeks) from the last vaccine dose of the first course.

Experimental: 2/Phase II -MTD of mRNA vaccine established in Phase I

Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine established in Phase I

Biological: National Cancer Institute (NCI)-4650, a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based, Personalized Cancer Vaccine
Patients will receive a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccine intramuscularly at two-week intervals for four cycles (one course of treatment). Patients may be vaccinated with a second and final course of treatment using the same vaccine dose. The second course may start approximately four weeks (plus or minus 2 weeks) from the last vaccine dose of the first course.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Number of Participants Who Had a Clinical Response (Complete Response + Partial Response) to Treatment (Objective Tumor Regression) [up to 12 months]

    Clinical response was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Complete Response (CR) is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Partial Response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters. Stable Disease (SD) is neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters while on study. Progressive Disease (PD) is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.

  2. Number of Non-Serious Adverse Events Probably Related to Treatment [During treatment and up to 30 days after the first follow- up evaluation (at the second follow-up evaluation)]

    Here is the number of non-serious adverse events probably related to treatment assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0).

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Number of Participants With an Increase in the Quantity and Quality of Circulating Antigen-specific T Cells [Approximately 2 weeks after last vaccine]

    Participants blood samples were assessed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), enzyme-linked immune absorbent (ELISA)-spot and human soluble cluster of differentiation 137 (CD137) (4-1BB) upregulation assays. Differences of 2-3 fold in these assays over the baseline measures are indicative of true biologic difference.

Other Outcome Measures

  1. Number of Participants With Non-Serious Adverse Events Regardless of Attribution [Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 11 months and 4 days.]

    Here is the count of participants with non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence.

  2. Number of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) [Up to 21 days after the first vaccination]

    A DLT is all Grade 3 or greater toxicities related to the messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine with exception of Grade 3 fever, Grade 3 pruritic/itching, Grade 3 fatigue, Grade 3 metabolic laboratory abnormalities without significant clinical sequela that resolves to Grade 2 or less within 7 days, Grade 3 autoimmune toxicity that resolves to Grade 2 or less in 7 days and events that are clearly related to the patient's disease.

  3. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD [Up to 21 days after the first vaccination]

    A MTD is the highest dose at which ≤1 of 6 patient's experienced a dose limiting toxicity (i.e., All Grade 3 or greater toxicities related to the messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine with exception of Grade 3 fever, Grade 3 pruritic/itching, Grade 3 fatigue, Grade 3 metabolic laboratory abnormalities without significant clinical sequela that resolves to Grade 2 or less within 7 days, Grade 3 autoimmune toxicity that resolves to Grade 2 or less in 7 days and events that are clearly related to the patient's disease.) or the highest dose level studied if DLT's are not observed at any of the dose levels.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

  • Measurable (per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria), metastatic melanoma, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary cancer with at least one lesion that is resectable. Only patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancer will be eligible for enrollment on the Phase I portion of the study. Patients with metastatic melanoma, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary cancer will be eligible for enrollment on the Phase II portion of the study.

  • Confirmation of diagnosis of metastatic cancer by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Laboratory of Pathology.

  • Patients with 3 or fewer brain metastases that are less than 1 cm in diameter and asymptomatic are eligible. Lesions that have been treated with stereotactic radiosurgery must be clinically stable for one month after treatment for the patient to be eligible. Patients with surgically resected brain metastases are eligible.

  • Prior therapy with at least one first-line standard of care treatment or second-line treatment of proven effectiveness. Patients must have progressive disease after prior treatment. Prior first-or second-line treatments would include the following:

  • Patients with metastatic melanoma: Receipt of a checkpoint inhibitor as first-line therapy

  • Patients with metastatic melanoma with an activating mutation of KIT: Receipt of Imatinib

  • Patients with a BRAF V600 activating mutation: Receipt of appropriate targeted therapy

  • Patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancer: Receipt of up to two forms of approved first- and/or second-line chemotherapy regimens

  • Patients with metastatic genitourinary cancers: Receipt of a first- or second-line therapy appropriate for their histologic subtype

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years and less than or equal to 70 years.

  • Clinical performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 or 1.

  • Serology

  • Seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who are HIV seropositive may have decreased immune-competence and thus may be less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities.)

  • Seronegative for hepatitis B antigen, and seronegative for hepatitis C antibody. If hepatitis C antibody test is positive, then the patient must be tested for the presence of antigen by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and be hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) negative.

  • Hematology

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1000/mm(3) without the support of growth factors.

  • White blood cell (WBC) greater than or equal to 3000/mm(3)

  • Platelet count greater than or equal to 100.000/mm(3)

  • Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dl. Subjects may be transfused to reach this cut-off.

  • Chemistry

  • Serum Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than or equal to 5.0 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

  • Serum creatinine <1.5 times ULN or measured creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula) > 40 ml/min

  • Total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl, except in patients with Gilbert's Syndrome, who must have a total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dl.

  • More than four weeks must have elapsed since any prior systemic therapy at the time the patient receives the immunization regimen, and patients' toxicities must have recovered to a grade 1 or less (except for toxicities such as alopecia or vitiligo).

  • Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

  • Subjects must be co-enrolled on protocol 03-C-0277.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women who do not consent to stop breast-feeding while on study treatment and for 30 days after the use of the investigational vaccine where pregnancy is confirmed by a positive, rising human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) laboratory test.

  • Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women capable of becoming pregnant, unless they agree to use an appropriate method of contraception during dosing and for 120 days after the last dose (i.e., final vaccine). Effective contraception methods include a combination of any two of the following (unless method is abstinence or sterilization, in which only one method is required):

  • Use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception or other forms of hormonal contraception that have comparable efficacy (failure rate <1%). In case of use of oral contraception, women should have been stable on the same pill for a minimum of 6 months before taking study treatment.

  • Placement of an intrauterine device or intrauterine system.

  • Barrier methods of contraception: condom or occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/vaginal suppository.

  • Total abstinence

  • Female sterilization at least eight weeks before taking study treatment.

  • Male sterilization (at least six months prior to screening).

  • Sexually active males must use a condom during intercourse during dosing and for 120 days after the last dose (i.e., final vaccine), and should not father a child in this period.

  • Any systemic steroid therapy or other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days of the first dose of the vaccine. A physiologic dose of systemic corticosteroids may be approved. Inhaled or topical steroids, and less than or equal to 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.

  • Active systemic infections requiring anti-infective treatment, coagulation disorders, or any other active or uncompensated major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory, or immune system.

  • Any form of primary immunodeficiency (such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease).

  • Concurrent opportunistic infections (the experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who have decreased immune competence may be less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities).

  • Any vaccinations four weeks prior to the first vaccination cycle or live vaccines at any time during the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Bethesda Maryland United States 20892

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Steven A Rosenberg, M.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study Documents (Full-Text)

More Information

Publications

Responsible Party:
Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03480152
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 180074
  • 18-C-0074
First Posted:
Mar 29, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Jun 2, 2020
Last Verified:
May 1, 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

Participant Flow

Recruitment Details No participants were enrolled on Dose Level 1 - 0.04mg vaccine, nor Cohort 2a/2b, Arm 2, Phase II Maximum Tolerated Dose Arm/Group. Participants vaccination started on Dose Level 2 - 0.13 mg.
Pre-assignment Detail Two step registration process. Step One: Patient signed consent to create vaccine. Step Two: Once vaccine is available, patient screened for eligibility criteria. If eligibility criteria were met, registration and enrollment was completed and the patient was treated. One patient died between Step one and Step two and was not treated.
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg Cohort 2a/2b, Arm 2, Phase II Maximum Tolerated Dose
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. (2a) Melanoma and (2b) Gastrointestinal or Genitourinary cancer patients receive the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine established in Phase I.
Period Title: Phase I
STARTED 3 2 0
Received Intervention 2 2 0
COMPLETED 2 2 0
NOT COMPLETED 1 0 0
Period Title: Phase I
STARTED 0 0 0
COMPLETED 0 0 0
NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0

Baseline Characteristics

Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg Total
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Total of all reporting groups
Overall Participants 2 2 4
Age (Count of Participants)
<=18 years
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Between 18 and 65 years
2
100%
2
100%
4
100%
>=65 years
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
42
(4)
51
(6)
46.5
(6.4)
Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
Female
0
0%
2
100%
2
50%
Male
2
100%
0
0%
2
50%
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
Hispanic or Latino
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Not Hispanic or Latino
2
100%
2
100%
4
100%
Unknown or Not Reported
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Black or African American
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
White
2
100%
2
100%
4
100%
More than one race
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Unknown or Not Reported
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Region of Enrollment (Count of Participants)
United States
2
100%
2
100%
4
100%

Outcome Measures

1. Primary Outcome
Title Number of Participants Who Had a Clinical Response (Complete Response + Partial Response) to Treatment (Objective Tumor Regression)
Description Clinical response was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Complete Response (CR) is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Partial Response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters. Stable Disease (SD) is neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters while on study. Progressive Disease (PD) is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.
Time Frame up to 12 months

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
Measure Participants 2 2
Complete Response
0
0%
0
0%
Partial Response
0
0%
0
0%
Stable Disease
0
0%
0
0%
Progressive Disease
2
100%
2
100%
Not Evaluable
0
0%
0
0%
2. Primary Outcome
Title Number of Non-Serious Adverse Events Probably Related to Treatment
Description Here is the number of non-serious adverse events probably related to treatment assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0).
Time Frame During treatment and up to 30 days after the first follow- up evaluation (at the second follow-up evaluation)

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Starting Dose Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal Cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
Measure Participants 2 2
Nausea
0
2
Vomiting
0
1
3. Secondary Outcome
Title Number of Participants With an Increase in the Quantity and Quality of Circulating Antigen-specific T Cells
Description Participants blood samples were assessed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), enzyme-linked immune absorbent (ELISA)-spot and human soluble cluster of differentiation 137 (CD137) (4-1BB) upregulation assays. Differences of 2-3 fold in these assays over the baseline measures are indicative of true biologic difference.
Time Frame Approximately 2 weeks after last vaccine

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
Measure Participants 2 2
Count of Participants [Participants]
2
100%
2
100%
4. Other Pre-specified Outcome
Title Number of Participants With Non-Serious Adverse Events Regardless of Attribution
Description Here is the count of participants with non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence.
Time Frame Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 11 months and 4 days.

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular injections (IM) on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
Measure Participants 2 2
Count of Participants [Participants]
2
100%
2
100%
5. Other Pre-specified Outcome
Title Number of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT)
Description A DLT is all Grade 3 or greater toxicities related to the messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine with exception of Grade 3 fever, Grade 3 pruritic/itching, Grade 3 fatigue, Grade 3 metabolic laboratory abnormalities without significant clinical sequela that resolves to Grade 2 or less within 7 days, Grade 3 autoimmune toxicity that resolves to Grade 2 or less in 7 days and events that are clearly related to the patient's disease.
Time Frame Up to 21 days after the first vaccination

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
Measure Participants 2 2
Number [toxicities]
0
0
6. Other Pre-specified Outcome
Title Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD
Description A MTD is the highest dose at which ≤1 of 6 patient's experienced a dose limiting toxicity (i.e., All Grade 3 or greater toxicities related to the messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine with exception of Grade 3 fever, Grade 3 pruritic/itching, Grade 3 fatigue, Grade 3 metabolic laboratory abnormalities without significant clinical sequela that resolves to Grade 2 or less within 7 days, Grade 3 autoimmune toxicity that resolves to Grade 2 or less in 7 days and events that are clearly related to the patient's disease.) or the highest dose level studied if DLT's are not observed at any of the dose levels.
Time Frame Up to 21 days after the first vaccination

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
MTD was not reached.
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
Measure Participants 0

Adverse Events

Time Frame Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 11 months and 4 days.
Adverse Event Reporting Description Two step registration process. Step One: Patient signed consent to create vaccine. Step Two: Once vaccine is available, patient screened for eligibility criteria. If eligibility criteria were met, registration and enrollment was completed and the patient was treated. One patient died between Step one and Step two and was not treated.
Arm/Group Title Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Arm/Group Description Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.13mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42. Gastrointestinal cancer patients receive 0.39mg of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine as intramuscular (IM) injections on Days 0, 14, 28, and 42.
All Cause Mortality
Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%)
Serious Adverse Events
Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%)
Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 2 - 0.13mg Cohort 1, Arm 1, Phase I - Dose Level 3 - 0.39mg
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Anemia 0/2 (0%) 0 1/2 (50%) 2
Gastrointestinal disorders
Constipation 1/2 (50%) 1 0/2 (0%) 0
Diarrhea 1/2 (50%) 2 0/2 (0%) 0
Nausea 0/2 (0%) 0 1/2 (50%) 2
Vomiting 0/2 (0%) 0 1/2 (50%) 1
General disorders
Fatigue 1/2 (50%) 2 2/2 (100%) 5
Fever 0/2 (0%) 0 2/2 (100%) 2
Flu like symptoms 1/2 (50%) 2 1/2 (50%) 1
Injection site reaction 2/2 (100%) 8 2/2 (100%) 4
Pain 1/2 (50%) 1 0/2 (0%) 0
Chills 0/2 (0%) 0 1/2 (50%) 1
Infections and infestations
Shingles 1/2 (50%) 1 0/2 (0%) 0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Pruritus 1/2 (50%) 1 0/2 (0%) 0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders - Other, excoriation to the head of penis 1/2 (50%) 1 0/2 (0%) 0

Limitations/Caveats

[Not Specified]

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Certain Agreements

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

Results Point of Contact

Name/Title Dr. Steven Rosenberg
Organization National Cancer Institute
Phone 240-858.3080
Email steven-rosenberg@nih.gov
Responsible Party:
Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03480152
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 180074
  • 18-C-0074
First Posted:
Mar 29, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Jun 2, 2020
Last Verified:
May 1, 2020