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Booster Vaccination in Preventing Disease Recurrence in Previously Vaccinated Patients With Melanoma That Has Been Removed By Surgery

A Phase 1 interventional study of gp100:209-217(210M) Peptide Vaccine and HPV 16 E7:12-20 Peptide Vaccine in Recurrent Melanoma, Stage IA Skin Melanoma and Stage IB Skin Melanoma, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-01-26.

Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Sex
All
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Study summary

This pilot clinical trial studies booster vaccination in preventing disease recurrence in previously vaccinated patients with melanoma that has been removed by surgery. Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Giving booster vaccinations may make a stronger immune response and prevent or delay the recurrence of cancer.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the toxicity of booster vaccination with the gp100 (gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine) and human papilloma virus (HPV) peptides in Montanide ISA 51 or Montanide ISA 51 VG administered >= 12 months after the last immunization.

II. To measure the T-cell response to the modified gp100: 209-217 (210M) peptide and the unmodified native gp100 peptide following booster vaccination >= 12 months after the last immunization.

III. To measure the T-cell response to the control human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2 restricted clusters of differentiation (CD)8 epitope of papilloma virus HPV16E7:12-20 following booster vaccination >= 12 months after the last immunization.

IV. To perform detailed studies of the memory T cells persisting >= 12 months after immunization.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine and HPV 16 E7:12-20 peptide vaccine with Montanide ISA 51 VG or Montanide ISA 51 subcutaneously (SC) on day 1 and between days 25-30. After 6 months, patients free of disease receive booster injections every 6 months for 3 years in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 6 months, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.

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Conditions studied

  • Recurrent Melanoma
  • Stage IA Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IB Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IIA Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IIB Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IIC Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IIIA Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IIIB Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IIIC Skin Melanoma
  • Stage IV Skin Melanoma
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In context

Melanoma

3,006 studies on the registry are indexed under Melanoma; 520 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 38 across 2,351 interventional studies indexed under Melanoma.

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Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the lead sponsor of 3,506 studies on the registry; 334 are open to participants now.

Of its 402 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 365 (91%) 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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients must have completed treatment on protocol 99-9 [T98-0081] "A Randomized Phase II Trial to Determine the Immune Response to a Mutated gp100 Melanoma Peptide Vaccine in HLA-A2.1+ Patients with a > 1mm Melanoma on Initial Biopsy;" patients are not required to have received every planned vaccine as long as the reason for stopping was not disease progression or dose limiting toxicity
  • Patients must be >= 12 months from their last vaccination with gp100 and be free of melanoma; patients who have remained continuously free of disease and patients who have had a recurrence that has been completely resected (stage IV no evidence of disease [NED]) are eligible
  • Patients must have a good performance status (Karnofsky performance status [PS] 80-100)
  • White blood cells (WBC) >= 3500/mm\^3
  • Platelets (plt) >= 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin >= 9 gm/100 ml
  • Serum creatinine =\< 2 mg/dl
  • Total bilirubin =\< 2.0 mg/dl
  • Patients must have recovered from any effects of major surgery and be free of significant systemic infection
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and must avoid becoming pregnant while on treatment; men must avoid fathering a child while on treatment
  • Patients must give written informed consent prior to initiation of therapy
  • Patients with a history of psychiatric illness must be judged able to fully understand the investigational nature of the study and the risks associated with the therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must not have clinically detectable melanoma
  • Patients who require or are likely to require systemic corticosteroids for intercurrent illness are ineligible
  • Patients with any significant medical disease other than the melanoma, which in the opinion of the investigator would significantly increase the risk of immunotherapy, are ineligible
  • Patients should be free of any other cancers or deemed at low risk for their recurrence
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment (vaccine therapy)

    Patients receive gp100:209-217(210M) peptide vaccine and HPV 16 E7:12-20 peptide vaccine with Montanide ISA 51 VG or Montanide ISA 51 SC on day 1 and between days 25-30. After 6 months, patients free of disease receive booster injections every 6 months for 3 years in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

    Biological: gp100:209-217(210M) Peptide Vaccine · Biological: HPV 16 E7:12-20 Peptide Vaccine · Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Interventions

  • Biologicalgp100:209-217(210M) Peptide Vaccine

    Given SC

  • BiologicalHPV 16 E7:12-20 Peptide Vaccine

    Given SC

    Also known as: HPV-16 E7(12-20) peptide, HPV-16E7(12-20) peptide vaccine, HPV16 E7(12-20) peptide, HPV16 E7(12-20) peptide vaccine

  • OtherLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

    Correlative studies

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of positive CD8+ T cells

    Characterized using three different in vitro assays. Fresh and cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) will be analyzed for gp100 peptide-specific CD8+ T cells using a fluorescinated, modified gp100, peptide-specific, A2-restricted tetramer binding assay and the interferon (IFN) gamma specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT) and cytokine flow cytometry (CFC) assays.

    Time frame: Up to 11 years

  2. Change in CD8+ T cell frequency

    Differences in immune parameters will be graphically depicted by means of density plots, frequency histograms, box and whisker-plots, dot-plots, trellis graphics (where appropriate) and other plots and graphs. Analyses of continuous variables will be performed first on the original frequency data. Goodness of fit statistics will be employed to determine whether assumptions underlying test statistics (e.g., normality) are satisfied. If assumptions for the test procedures are violated, then rank-transformed or arcsin-transformed data will be used. Probability tests will be two-sided.

    Time frame: Up to 11 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Providence Portland Medical Center
    Portland, Oregon 97213, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 26, 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
NCT01989559
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 21, 2013
Start date
Oct 2002
Primary completion
Sep 2013
Completion
Sep 2013
Last update
Jan 26, 2015

Study contacts

Walter Urba
principal investigator · Providence Health & Services
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