Using a Targeted Cancer Vaccine (Galinpepimut-S) With Immunotherapy (Nivolumab) in Mesothelioma
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether it is safe to give Galinpepimut-S and Nivolumab together in patients with mesothelioma.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) Participants with previously treated Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma/MPM |
Biological: Galinpepimut-S
Galinpepimut-S will be administered alone on weeks 0 and 2. Participants will receive the galinpepimut-S vaccine and nivolumab over 16 weeks in the initial treatment phase.
Drug: Nivolumab
Participants will receive nivolumab and the galinpepimut-S vaccine over 16 weeks in the initial treatment phase.
Biological: Sargramostim
All participants will receive Sargramostim (GM-CSF) 70 mcg injected subcutaneously on days 0 and -2 of each cycle
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Maximum tolerated dose [up to 24 months]
A dose will be considered tolerable if there are no more than 2 out of 10 participants with dose limiting toxicities.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age >/= 18 years
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Karnofsky performance status >/= 70%
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Pathologic diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma at MSK
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Positive immunohistochemical staining for WT-1 within 60 days of treatment start
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Patients must have received at least one prior course of pemetrexed-based chemotherapy
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Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 24 hours of receiving the first treatment on the study (if female) and must be practicing an effective form of birth control for the entire duration of treatment (both females and males)
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Has received and progressed or are refractory to pemetrexed based chemotherapy
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Measurable or evaluable disease
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Biochemical parameters: Total bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dl, AST and ALT < 3.0 x upper limits of normal, Creatinine < 1.5 x upper limits of normal
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pregnant or lactating women
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Prior receipt of checkpoint inhibition
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Patients with known active hepatitis B or known active hepatitis C virus
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Patients with a serious unstable medical illness or another active cancer
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Patients with known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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Autoimmune disease requiring treatment with systemic steroids in the past 2 years
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Current use of systemic corticosteroids at doses greater than prednisone 10 mg daily or the equivalent
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Patients with active pneumonitis
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Hematologic parameters: Absolute neutrophil count >/= 1000/mcL
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Platelet count <100,000
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Memoral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge | Basking Ridge | New Jersey | United States | 07920 |
2 | Memoral Sloan Kettering Monmouth | Middletown | New Jersey | United States | 07748 |
3 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Commack | Commack | New York | United States | 11725 |
4 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester | Harrison | New York | United States | 10604 |
5 | Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | United States | 10021 |
6 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau | Uniondale | New York | United States | 11553 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marjorie Zauderer, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
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