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CompletedNCT01245673Updated Apr 6, 2020Results posted

Combination Immunotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Myeloma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Prevnar- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and Activated/costimulated autologous T-cell in Myeloma, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-06.

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

One purpose of this study is to find out if a new combination of immune system treatments (MAGE-A3 vaccine plus activated T-cells) will allow the body to build up protection ("immunity") against the myeloma cells. A second purpose is to find out how well this combination of immune system treatments is able to control the myeloma.

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Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) can lead to a complete or partial disappearance of the myeloma in about 2 out of 3 patients. However, an ASCT only sometimes leads to a cure of the myeloma. In about half the patients the myeloma comes back after about 1-2 years. In about 90% of patients it comes back by about 10 years after transplant.

One possible way to improve upon the results of ASCT for myeloma is to help the body's defense or immune system recover faster after transplant. Another way is to teach the body's immune system to fight against the myeloma cells.

In two earlier research studies which included more than 100 patients, certain types of immune cells called "T cells" or "T lymphocytes" were taken out of a patient's body using a procedure called "apheresis". These cells were then grown up in the lab. After the transplant, these T cells were put back into the patients. The replaced T cells helped the patients'immune systems to recover faster after the transplant. In addition, when the T cells were given back to patients they also received a vaccination. The vaccination or injection was for a certain type of pneumonia germ called "pneumococcus". We found that most patients built up protection against this pneumonia-causing germ. In another study, we used a possible myeloma cancer vaccine. However, we found that less than half the patients responded to this vaccine.

In this new study, we want to test a different type of myeloma cancer vaccine. This different cancer vaccine is based on a protein called MAGE-A3. The MAGE-A3 protein is found in about 50% of cases of myeloma. This vaccine consists of small pieces of protein (called "peptides") which come from the MAGE-A3 protein. In order to help the immune system respond better we will add two new steps. First we will add an immune system stimulant called "Hiltonol®" to each vaccination. Hiltonol® is a chemical substance that turns on several parts of the immune system. It may make the immune system better able to respond to the vaccine. It has been tested in several hundred patients and has been used with about a dozen different types of cancer and germ vaccines. Second, starting about 100 days after the transplant procedure, patients will get a medicine called Lenalidomide. Lenalidomide is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of myeloma. In this study, we want to know whether Lenalidomide could help to improve the body's ability to respond to the vaccinations and help to treat the myeloma itself.

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Conditions studied

  • Myeloma

Keywords

  • Advanced Disease
  • MAGE-A3 Immunizations with Hiltonol
  • Vaccine-Primed Autologous T-Cells
  • Lenalidomide Maintenance
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In context

Multiple Myeloma

3,632 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Myeloma; 745 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 41 across 2,907 interventional studies indexed under Multiple Myeloma.

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Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania is the lead sponsor of 1,635 studies on the registry; 239 are open to participants now.

Of its 154 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 104 (68%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Written informed consent
  • Patients must be registered with the Sponsor's Monitor
  • Patients must have a diagnosis of myeloma
  • Patients must meet one of the following criteria:

    1. Myeloma has relapsed, progressed, or failed to respond after at least one prior course of therapy (consisting of at least 2 treatment cycles or months of therapy).
    2. Myeloma has responded partially to initial therapy but a complete response (immunofixation negative and normal serum free light chain studies)has NOT developed after a minimum of 3 cycles or months of initial therapy.
    3. Myeloma has high-risk features as defined by the presence of one or more cytogenetic abnormalities known to confer a poor outcome even after standard autotransplants:complex karyotype (> or = to 3 abnormalities),t(4;14),t(14;16),del (17)(p13.1),and/or chromosome 13 abnormalities.
  • Patients must have measurable disease on study entry
  • Patients must be between ages 18-80 (inclusive).
  • Patients should have adequate vital organ function as defined by the protocol.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2 (unless due solely to bone pain)
  • Prior to Lenalidomide maintenance phase, all study participants must be registered into the mandatory RevAssist® program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of RevAssist®.
  • Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test as per the protocol
  • Lenalidomide treatment phase: able to take aspirin (81 or 325 mg) daily as prophylactic anticoagulation (patients intolerant to ASA may use warfarin or low molecular weight heparin).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or nursing females
  • HIV or HTLV-1/2 seropositivity
  • Known history of myelodysplasia
  • Known history of chronic active hepatitis or liver cirrhosis (if suspected by laboratory studies, should be confirmed by liver biopsy).
  • Active Hepatitis B (as defined by + Hepatitis B surface antigen); + Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody is NOT an exclusion
  • Prior autotransplant or allogeneic transplant
  • More than 4 distinct, prior courses of therapy for myeloma
  • History of severe autoimmune disease requiring steroids or other immunosuppressive treatments.
  • Active immune-mediated diseases including:connective tissue diseases, uveitis,sarcoidosis,inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis.
  • Evidence or history of other significant cardiac,hepatic,renal, ophthalmologic,psychiatric,or gastrointestinal disease which would likely increase the risks of participating in the study
  • Active bacterial, viral or fungal infections.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3

    All patients will receive a priming immunization with a MAGE-A3/GM-CSF vaccine with adjuvant Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC) along with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine/PCV control vaccine about 10 days before a steady-state mononuclear cell apheresis. Patients will then undergo hematopoietic stem cell mobilization. All patients will receive high-dose melphalan followed by hematopoietic stem cells on day 0. On day +2, patients will receive anti-CD3/anti-CD28-costimulated autologous T cells. At days 14, 42, and 90, patients will receive MAGEA3/GM-CSF (+Hiltonol® Poly-ICLC) and PCV booster immunizations followed by restaging studies and immune assessments at day +100. At day 100, after immunizations and restaging, patients will start Revlamid® (Lenalidomide) maintenance therapy followed by 2 additional MAGE-A3 and PCV immunizations at days 120 and 150.

    Biological: Prevnar- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) · Other: Activated/costimulated autologous T-cell · Drug: Revlamid® (Lenalidomide) · Biological: MAGE-A3/GM-GSF, Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC)

Interventions

  • BiologicalPrevnar- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

    After study enrollment, patients will receive Prevnar- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV). At Day #14, Day #42, and Day #90, Day #120 and Day #150, patients will receive a booster immunization with Prevnar- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV).

  • OtherActivated/costimulated autologous T-cell

    For all patients, the cells will be expanded ex vivo for up to 12 days and then prepared for infusion \~day 2 post-transplant. The target number of costimulated T-cells for infusion will be \~ 5 x 10e10 T-cells total in 100-500 mL total volume.

  • DrugRevlamid® (Lenalidomide)

    At about day 100 post-transplant, after completion of post-transplant immunological assessments and myeloma restaging studies, patients will be eligible to receive low-dose Revlamid® (Lenalidomide) 10 mg/day for maintenance therapy (10 mg/day) until progression of myeloma or development of intolerance.

  • BiologicalMAGE-A3/GM-GSF, Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC)

    After study enrollment, patients will receive both MAGE-A3/GM-CSF \[+ coinjection of 2mg of Hiltonol®(Poly-ICLC)\]. At Day #14, Day #42, Day #90, Day #120 and Day #150 patients will receive an additional immunization with MAGE-A3/GM-GSF, Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary Myeloma Endpoint

    To determine whether lenalidomide maintenance plus the late booster immunizations leads to improved myeloma clinical responses between day 180 and day 100 post-transplant.

    Time frame: Between day 100 and 180 post transplant

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Results

Posted Mar 19, 2020

Participant flow

Enrollment
Participant flow — Enrollment
MilestoneMAGE A-3, GM-CSF, Hiltonol®, T Cells, Lenalidomide,
Started28
Completed27
Not completed1
Pre Transplant Vaccinations
Participant flow — Pre Transplant Vaccinations
MilestoneMAGE A-3, GM-CSF, Hiltonol®, T Cells, Lenalidomide,
Started27
Pre transplant vaccinations 1-327
Completed27
Not completed0
Activated/Costimulated Autologous T Cell
Participant flow — Activated/Costimulated Autologous T Cell
MilestoneMAGE A-3, GM-CSF, Hiltonol®, T Cells, Lenalidomide,
Started27
Completed27
Not completed0
MAGE-A3, Hiltonol®, PVC After T Cells
Participant flow — MAGE-A3, Hiltonol®, PVC After T Cells
MilestoneMAGE A-3, GM-CSF, Hiltonol®, T Cells, Lenalidomide,
Started27
Completed26
Not completed1
Withdrew: Off study due to disease progression1
Start Lenalidomide
Participant flow — Start Lenalidomide
MilestoneMAGE A-3, GM-CSF, Hiltonol®, T Cells, Lenalidomide,
Started26
Completed26
Not completed0
Maintenance: MAGE-A3, PVC After T Cells
Participant flow — Maintenance: MAGE-A3, PVC After T Cells
MilestoneMAGE A-3, GM-CSF, Hiltonol®, T Cells, Lenalidomide,
Started26
Completed26
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryPrimary Myeloma Endpoint

To determine whether lenalidomide maintenance plus the late booster immunizations leads to improved myeloma clinical responses between day 180 and day 100 post-transplant.

Time frame:
Between day 100 and 180 post transplant
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Primary Myeloma Endpoint
ParticipantsPrevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
Subjects in CR D100 and D1804
Subjects in sCR D100 and 1801
Subjects in VGPR D100 and D1801
Subjects in PR D100 and D1805
Subjects with SD at D+100 and 1803
Subjects with improved response at D100 and D1806
Subjects with poorer response at D100 and D1804
Subjects with no disease response reported2

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event reporting begins at the time of T-cell harvest and continues until day 180 post infusion.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-30/27 (0%)9/27 (33.3%)27/27 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventPrevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
PneumoniaInfections and infestations4/27
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations3/27
FeverGeneral disorders2/27
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations2/27
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/27
ChillsGeneral disorders1/27
Coughing/shortness of breathRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/27
Deep Vein ThrombosisVascular disorders1/27
Febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/27
Flu like symptomsGeneral disorders1/27
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPrevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
Pain at injection siteGastrointestinal disorders16/27
Muscle achesMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders11/27
FeverGeneral disorders10/27
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders9/27
HeadacheNervous system disorders8/27
Injection site reactionGeneral disorders8/27
Loss of energyNervous system disorders8/27
FatigueGeneral disorders7/27
Induration at injection siteSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders7/27
Swelling/IndurationMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders7/27

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years22
>=65 years5
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
Mean52.48 (42 to 69)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
Female11
Male16
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American6
White18
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Prevnar, T Cells, Lenalidomide, MAGE A-3
United States27
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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rapoport AP, Aqui NA, Stadtmauer EA, Vogl DT, Xu YY, Kalos M, Cai L, Fang HB, Weiss BM, Badros A, Yanovich S, Akpek G, Tsao P, Cross A, Mann D, Philip S, Kerr N, Brennan A, Zheng Z, Ruehle K, Milliron T, Strome SE, Salazar AM, Levine BL, June CH. Combination immunotherapy after ASCT for multiple myeloma using MAGE-A3/Poly-ICLC immunizations followed by adoptive transfer of vaccine-primed and costimulated autologous T cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Mar 1;20(5):1355-65. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-2817. Epub 2014 Feb 11. PubMed 24520093 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 6, 2020, 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
NCT01245673
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 22, 2010
Start date
May 10, 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Completion
Dec 2018
Results posted
Mar 19, 2020
Last update
Apr 6, 2020

Study contacts

Aaron Rapoport, M.D.
study chair · University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
Ed Stadtmauer, MD
principal investigator · Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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