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Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 and Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of anti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8 and anti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8 in Neuroblastoma, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-16.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
291
Allocation
Non-randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as monoclonal antibody 3F8, can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Colony-stimulating factors, such as sargramostim, may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood. Combining monoclonal antibody 3F8 with sargramostim may cause a stronger immune response and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining monoclonal antibody 3F8 with sargramostim in treating patients who have neuroblastoma.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the efficacy of sargramostim (GM-CSF) in enhancing monoclonal antibody 3F8-mediated ablation in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.
  • Determine the prognostic impact of minimal residual bone marrow disease on relapse-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Compare the effects of short-term (2-hour intravenous) vs prolonged (subcutaneous release) daily GM-CSF on granulocyte activation, in order to establish the optimal route for tumor-cell kill in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label study. Patients are stratified according to evaluable disease (yes [primary refractory bone marrow disease] vs no [no evidence of disease]).

Patients receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days -5 to 4 and monoclonal antibody 3F8 IV over 0.5-1.5 hours on days 0-4. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 4 courses and then every 8 weeks for up to a total of 24 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Beginning after 2 courses of GM-CSF and monoclonal antibody 3F8, patients also receive oral isotretinoin twice daily on days 1-14 (when no monoclonal antibody 3F8 is administered). Treatment with isotretinoin repeats approximately every 28 days for 6 courses.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 340 patients will be accrued for this study.

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Conditions studied

  • Neuroblastoma

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Keywords

  • disseminated neuroblastoma
  • localized unresectable neuroblastoma
  • recurrent neuroblastoma
  • regional neuroblastoma
  • stage 4S neuroblastoma
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In context

Neuroblastoma

625 studies on the registry are indexed under Neuroblastoma; 122 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 291 is above the median of 32 across 475 interventional studies indexed under Neuroblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 1,930 studies on the registry; 328 are open to participants now.

Of its 129 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 66 (51%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of neuroblastoma by histopathology OR bone marrow metastases and high urine catecholamine levels
  • Disease must meet risk-related treatment guidelines and any of the following International Neuroblastoma Staging System stages:

    • Stage 4 with (any age) OR without (> 18 months of age of age) MYCN amplification
    • MYCN-amplified other than stage 1
  • No evidence of disease (i.e., in complete response/remission or very good partial response/remission) OR disease resistant to standard therapy (i.e., incomplete response in bone marrow)
  • No progressive disease or MIBG-avid soft tissue tumor

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • No existing renal, cardiac, hepatic, neurologic, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal toxicity ≥ grade 3
  • No human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) titer greater than 1,000 Elisa units/mL
  • No history of allergy to mouse proteins
  • No active life-threatening infection
  • Not pregnant
  • Negative pregnancy test

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
291 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    patients have refractory bone marrow disease

    This phase II trial of the anti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8 combined with granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) will assess response of minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) and help establish the optimal way to use GM-CSF.

    Biological: anti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8

  • Experimental
    patients have no evidence of disease

    This phase II trial of the anti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8 combined with granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) will assess response of minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) and help establish the optimal way to use GM-CSF.

    Biological: anti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8

Interventions

  • Biologicalanti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8

    The total dosage of 3F8 per cycle is the same as in prior trials (100 mg/m2), administered at 20 mg/m2/day and infused over \~1.5 hr or less (0.5 hr is customary), with analgesics and antihistamines used as needed for expected side-effects. 3F8 is started \~1 hr after completion of GM-CSF administration. GM-CSF is dosed at 250 mcg/m2/day from day -5 to day +1 (Wednesday to Tuesday is customary) , and is 500 mcg/m2/day thereafter (i.e., on days +2 to +4; Wednesday to Friday), as in the predecessor protocol.18,74 Patients come off study if progressive disease occurs or if there is life-threatening grade 4 toxicity from 3F8; otherwise, patients will receive a minimum of 4 cycles of treatment and will continue treatment through 24 months. It is expected that patients will receive \~10 cycles.

    Also known as: patients (enrolled on study for treatment of primary refractory disease), the, break between end of a cycle of 3F8/GM-CSF and start of next cycle is 2-to-4-weeks through 4, cycles after achievement of CR in BM; subsequent breaks are ~8 weeks. In this, group, isotretinoin is started after documentation of response to, and after, >2 cycles of, 3F8/GM-CSF.

  • Biologicalanti-GD2 murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody 3F8

    The total dosage of 3F8 per cycle is the same as in prior trials (100 mg/m2), administered at 20 mg/m2/day and infused over \~1.5 hr or less (0.5 hr is customary), with analgesics and antihistamines used as needed for expected side-effects. 3F8 is started \~1 hr after completion of GM-CSF administration. GM-CSF is dosed at 250 mcg/m2/day from day -5 to day +1 (Wednesday to Tuesday is customary) , and is 500 mcg/m2/day thereafter (i.e., on days +2 to +4; Wednesday to Friday), as in the predecessor protocol.18,74 Patients come off study if progressive disease occurs or if there is life-threatening grade 4 toxicity from 3F8; otherwise, patients will receive a minimum of 4 cycles of treatment and will continue treatment through 24 months. It is expected that patients will receive \~10 cycles.

    Also known as: For Group 2 patients (enrolled on study in CR/VGPR, i.e., with no evidence of disease),, the break between end of a cycle and start of next cycle is 2-to-4 weeks through 4 cycles;, subsequent breaks are ~8 weeks. Isotretinoin is started after cycle 2 of 3F8/GM-CSF. Road, map/schema is in section 4.2. Regarding patients in second or greater CR from relapse in the, central nervous system, if they develop early HAMA which precludes timely completion of the, minimum of 4 cycles of 3F8/GM-CSF, they are eligible to go off protocol, to be treated with, low-dose maintenance regimens of irinotecan,94 temozolomide,95 or the two agents combined;96, they can resume treatment with 3F8/GM-CSF if HAMA becomes negative.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy at Completion of Treatment

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Relapse-free Survival Every 3 Months

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare Granulocyte Activation in Patients Treated With Short-term vs Prolonged Daily Exposure to Sargramostim (GM-CSF) After 4 Courses

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Simplify Treatment With Consequent Reduction in Cost

    Time frame: 3 years

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Results

Posted May 16, 2022

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneParticipants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
Started291
Completed291
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryEfficacy at Completion of Treatment
Time frame:
3 years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

PrimaryRelapse-free Survival Every 3 Months
Time frame:
3 years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryCompare Granulocyte Activation in Patients Treated With Short-term vs Prolonged Daily Exposure to Sargramostim (GM-CSF) After 4 Courses
Time frame:
3 years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondarySimplify Treatment With Consequent Reduction in Cost
Time frame:
3 years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over 2 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Participants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence135/291 (46.4%)153/291 (52.6%)287/291 (98.6%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventParticipants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
FeverGeneral disorders121/291
Infection w.out neutropeniaInfections and infestations57/291
Rigors, chillsGeneral disorders18/291
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders16/291
HypertensionVascular disorders12/291
Allergic Reaction/HyperImmune system disorders11/291
Febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders11/291
HypotensionVascular disorders10/291
HypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders9/291
HypoxiaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders9/291
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventParticipants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
Pain, otherGeneral disorders157/291
UrticariaSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders142/291
FlushingVascular disorders103/291
PruritusSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders100/291
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders90/291
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders80/291
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders78/291
FeverGeneral disorders63/291
EdemaGeneral disorders58/291
Dry skinSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders53/291

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Participants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
Median4 (0 to 29)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Participants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
Female112
Male179
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Participants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
Hispanic or Latino21
Not Hispanic or Latino270
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Participants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American28
White238
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported15
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Participants With Refractory Bone Marrow Disease and High Risk of Recurrence
United States291
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Study locations

1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kushner BH, Modak S, Basu EM, Roberts SS, Kramer K, Cheung NK. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in neuroblastoma patients receiving anti-GD2 3F8 monoclonal antibody. Cancer. 2013 Aug 1;119(15):2789-95. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28137. Epub 2013 Apr 30. PubMed 23633099 ↗
  • Cheung IY, Hsu K, Cheung NK. Activation of peripheral-blood granulocytes is strongly correlated with patient outcome after immunotherapy with anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Feb 1;30(4):426-32. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.6236. Epub 2011 Dec 27. PubMed 22203761 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Mar 11, 2020

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 16, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00072358
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 6, 2003
Start date
Jul 2003
Primary completion
Jan 15, 2021
Completion
Jan 15, 2021
Results posted
May 16, 2022
Last update
May 16, 2022

Study contacts

Brian H. Kushner, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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