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TerminatedNCT00942409Updated Dec 30, 2015Results posted

Study of Repeat Intranodal Injections of Ad-ISF35

A Phase 2 interventional study of ISF35 in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma and Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, sponsored by Januario Castro, M.D.. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-30.

Sponsored by Januario Castro, M.D. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
drug supply was no longer available
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase II, open label, fixed dose, repeat injection, single institution study. Eligible subjects will receive up to six doses of Ad-ISF35 injected directly into a selected lymph node under ultrasound guidance. The primary goal is to determine and monitor clinical and biological responses in patients treated with repeat intranodal injections of Ad-ISF35.

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This is a phase II clinical trial in which study subjects will be treated with multiple doses of Ad-ISF35 given via intranodal injection using a fixed dose of 3.3 x 10\^10 ISF35 viral particles. Intranodal injections will be administered every 2-4 weeks up to six total injections.

This will be the first time that repeat administration of Ad-ISF35 will be performed via intranodal injection in subjects with a diagnosis other than CLL/SLL. Therefore, in order to allow sufficient time to evaluate the safety and toxicity of this procedure in non-CLL/SLL patients, we will treat the first three non-CLL/SLL subjects with inpatient admission for 24 hours observation at the GCRC-UCSD. If no serious adverse events are observed in these first three patients after they have received their first two injections of ISF35 and have been observed for at least 28 days, then we will proceed with enrollment of cohorts of four subjects per month. This will be done at one week intervals until study enrollment is completed. These subjects will be treated as outpatients at the GCRC and observed for 3 hours prior to discharge.

All subjects with a diagnosis of CLL or SLL will be treated as outpatients at the GCRC and observed for 3 hours prior to discharge. These subjects will not need to be treated in an inpatient setting, based on our previous clinical experience with subjects enrolled on the phase II study of repeat intranodal injections of Ad-ISF35 in CLL/SLL

ISF35 has already been used in Phase I clinical trials. The trials demonstrated that ISF35 treatment is well-tolerated and patients did not experience any significant or unexpected adverse events. Patients reported flu-like symptoms from ISF35, which disappeared within one to three days.

ISF35 is an abbreviation for Immune Stimulatory Factor 35, an offspring of technology discovered by Dr. Thomas J. Kipps, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Deputy Director for Research,UCSD Moores Cancer Center.

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Conditions studied

  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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In context

Lymphoma

5,578 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma; 825 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 40 across 4,508 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma.

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Lead sponsor

Januario Castro, M.D. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

SLL / CLL PATIENTS

  1. Diagnosis of B-cell SLL/ CLL including

    • Lymphocytosis of monoclonal B-cells co-expressing ≥ one B-cell marker (CD19, CD20, or CD23) and CD5 in peripheral blood or lymph node AND
    • Bone marrow with ≥ 30% mononuclear cells having the SLL / CLL phenotype.
  2. Presence of at least ONE single accessible AND palpable lymph node in the cervical, supraclavicular, axillary, or inguinal regions. The size of the lymph nodes must be larger than 2x2 cm in the horizontal and perpendicular axes.
  3. Intermediate or High risk, poor prognosis SLL / CLL
  4. Indication for treatment as defined by the NCI Working Group Guidelines:

    • Massive (i.e. > 6 cm below the left costal margin) or progressive splenomegaly OR
    • Massive lymph nodes or nodal clusters (i.e. > 10 cm in longest diameter), or progressive lymphadenopathy OR
    • Grade 2 or 3 fatigue OR
    • Fever ≥ 100.5˚F or night sweats for greater than 2 weeks without documented infection OR
    • Presence of weight loss ≥ 10% over the preceding 6 months OR
    • Progressive lymphocytosis with an increase of ≥ 50% over a 2-month period or an anticipated doubling time of less than 6 months.
    • Evidence of progressive marrow failure as manifested by the development of, or worsening of, anemia and / or thrombocytopenia.
    • Autoimmune anemia and / or thrombocytopenia poorly responsive to corticosteroid therapy.

    NHL PATIENTS

  5. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients that have received at least one prior treatment (Antibodies and / or chemotherapy). Patients must have one of the following subtypes according to the WHO/REAL Classification[1]: follicular lymphoma, diffuse large cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma and small lymphocytic lymphoma / chronic lymphocytic lymphoma.
  6. Stage III or IV disease at any time in the past (Ann Arbor Staging System for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas).
  7. Presence of at least ONE single accessible AND palpable lymph node in the cervical, supraclavicular, axillary, or inguinal regions. The size of the lymph nodes must be larger than 2x2 cm in the horizontal and perpendicular axes.

    ALL PATIENTS

  8. Males and females 18 years of age and older
  9. Laboratory parameters as specified below:

    • Hematologic: Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (may be post-transfusion); platelet count ≥ 50 x103/mm3
    • Hepatic: Total Bilirubin \< 2 X ULN, and ALT and AST \< 2 x ULN
    • Renal: Creatinine ≤ 2 X ULN
  10. ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2
  11. Anticipated survival of at least 3 months
  12. For men and women of child-producing potential, use of effective barrier contraceptive methods during the study and for one month following treatment.
  13. Ability to understand the requirements of the study, provide written informed consent and authorization of use and disclosure of protected health information, and agree to abide by the study restrictions and return for the required assessments.
  14. Negative test results for current/active infection with HIV-1, HIV-2, HTV-1, HTLV-2, hepatitis A, B, C within 30 days of registration. (Antibody, antigen and nucleic acid tests acceptable, depending on institutional standards.).
  15. Subjects must give written informed consent to participate in this trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or nursing women
  2. Treatment with chemotherapy or monoclonal antibody within 28 days prior to entering the study.
  3. Treatment with chemotherapy or monoclonal antibody during the time of participation in this trial.
  4. Grade 3 or 4 cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification
  5. Severe or debilitating pulmonary disease (dyspnea at rest, significant shortness of breath, COPD).
  6. Participation in any investigational drug study within 28 days prior to ISF35 administration. (Patient must have recovered from all acute effects of previously administered investigational agents).
  7. Evidence of aggressive or highly aggressive lymphoma or Richter's transformation based on WHO/REAL classification criteria[1]
  8. Any T cell lymphoma.
  9. History of malignancy other than NHL or SLL/CLL or within five years of registration, except patients with adequately treated basal, squamous cell carcinoma or localized cervical cancer.
  10. Active symptomatic fungal, bacterial and/or viral infection including active HIV or viral (A, B or C) hepatitis.
  11. Any illness or condition that in the opinion of the Investigator may affect safety of treatment or evaluation of any the study's endpoints.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Ad-ISF35

    Ad-ISF35, intranodal injection, 3.3 x 10\^10 ISF35 viral particles, every 2-4 weeks up to six total injections.

    Biological: ISF35

Interventions

  • BiologicalISF35

    Subjects participating in this study will be treated with multiple doses of Ad-ISF35 given via intranodal injection using a fixed dose of 3.3 x 10\^10 ISF35 viral particles. Intranodal injections will be administered every 2-4 weeks up to six total injections.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate

    Time frame: 2 Years

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Results

Posted Nov 20, 2015

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneAd-ISF35
Started5
Completed2
Not completed3
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy1
Withdrew: Study drug unavailable2

Outcome measures

PrimaryOverall Response Rate
Time frame:
2 Years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Ad-ISF35—0/5 (0%)5/5 (100%)
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 14
Most frequent other events
EventAd-ISF35
Anorexia/Early satietyGeneral disorders5/5
ChillsGeneral disorders5/5
FatigueGeneral disorders5/5
FeverGeneral disorders5/5
Flu like SyndromeImmune system disorders5/5
Injection site reactionImmune system disorders5/5
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders5/5
SweatingGeneral disorders5/5
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders4/5
Weight lossGeneral disorders4/5

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Ad-ISF35
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years1
>=65 years4
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Ad-ISF35
Female1
Male4
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Ad-ISF35
United States5
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center
    La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 30, 2015, 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
NCT00942409
Lead sponsor
Januario Castro, M.D.
Collaborators
Memgen, LLC
Responsible party
Januario Castro, M.D. (Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jul 20, 2009
Start date
Jun 2009
Primary completion
Jul 2009
Completion
Jul 2014
Results posted
Nov 20, 2015
Last update
Dec 30, 2015

Study contacts

Januario Castro, M.D.
principal investigator · Associate Clinical Professor in the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division
Thomas J Kipps, M.D., Ph.D.
principal investigator · Professor of Medicine, Evelyn and Edwin Tasch Chair in Cancer Research in the UCSD School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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