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CompletedNCT02482090Updated Aug 16, 2017

TIL Therapy for Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine in Metastatic Ovarian Cancer, sponsored by Inge Marie Svane. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-16.

Sponsored by Inge Marie Svane · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Adoptive T cell therapy with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) has achieved impressive clinical results with durable complete responses in patients with metastatic melanoma. The TILs are isolated from patients own tumor tissue followed by in vitro expansion and activation for around 4-6 weeks. Before TIL infusion the patients receive 1 week of preconditioning chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. After TIL infusion Interleukin-2 is administered to support T cell acitivation and proliferation in vivo.

Recent studies suggest, that TIL therapy works in other cancers than Metastatic Melanoma, including Ovarian Cancer. In this study TIL therapy is administered to patients with metastatic Ovarian Cancer.

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Adoptive T cell therapy with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) has achieved impressive clinical results with durable complete responses in patients with metastatic melanoma. The TILs are isolated from patients own tumor tissue followed by in vitro expansion and activation for around 4-6 weeks. Before TIL infusion the patients receive 1 week of preconditioning chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. After TIL infusion Interleukin-2 is administered to support T cell acitivation and proliferation in vivo.

Objectives:

To evaluate safety and feasibility when treating patients with metastatic ovarian cancer with ACT with TILs.

To evaluate treatment related immune responses To evaluate clinical efficacy

Design:

Patients will be screened with a physical exam, medical history, blood samples and ECG.

Patients will undergo surgery to harvest tumor material for TIL production. Patients is admitted day -8 in order to undergo lymphodepleting chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludara starting day -7.

On day 0 patients receive TIL infusion and shortly after starts IL-2 infusion continually following the decrescendo regimen.

The patients will followed until progression or up to 5 years

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Ovarian Cancer
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In context

Ovarian Neoplasms

2,695 studies on the registry are indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms; 727 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 6 is below the median of 60 across 2,030 interventional studies indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Inge Marie Svane is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed high grade serous adenokarcinoma ovarian cancer metastasis available for surgical resection (more than 1 cm3) and residual measurable disease after resection
  • Progression/reccurence of ovarian cancer after 1. line platin based chemotherapy or progression/reccurence after 2. line or additional chemotherapy
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy > 6 months
  • No significant toxicity from prior treatments, except sensoric- and motoric neuropathia and/or alopecia
  • Adequate renal, hepatic and hematological function
  • Women of childbearing potentil (WOCBP) must be using an effective method of contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after completion of treatment
  • Able to comprehend the information given and willing to sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other malignancies, unless followed for ≥ 5 years with no sign of disease
  • Severe allergies, history of anaphylaxis or known allergies to the administered drugs.
  • Serious medical or psychiatric comorbidity
  • Creatinine clearance \< 70 ml/min
  • Acute or chronic infection with e.g. HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis
  • Severe and active autoimmune disease
  • Pregnant and nursing women
  • Need for immunosuppressive treatment, e.g. corticosteroids or methotrexate
  • Concomitant treatment with other experimental drugs
  • Patients with uncontrolled hypercalcemia
  • Less than four weeks since prior systemic antineoplastic treatment at the time of treatment
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Patient group

    All patients receive the same treatment. Alle patients are hospitalized during treatment (approximately 3 weeks) and receive treatment only once. Stem Cells are harvested a minimum of 3 weeks before treatment for potential later use if the patients are having difficulties recovering from the lymphodepleting chemotherapy. The patients are admitted to hospital day -8 and receive lymphodepleting chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide and fludarabine= on day -7 to day -1. The TILs are infused on day 0 and Interleukin-2 therapy is administered on day 0 to day 5. Interleukin-2 is administered in an i.v. continous decrescendo regimen starting approximately 6 hours after TIL infusion with a duration of approximately 5 days. Stem Cells can be administered after treatment if needed.

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Fludarabine · Biological: TIL infusion · Drug: Interleukin-2

Interventions

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    Cyclophosphamide 60 mg/kg is administered i.v. on day -7 and day -6.

    Also known as: Cyclophospamide

  • DrugFludarabine

    Fludarabine 25 mg/m2 is administered on day -5 to day -1.

    Also known as: Fludarabinephosphate, Fludara

  • BiologicalTIL infusion

    The maximum number of expanded TILs are infused over 30-45 minutes on day 0.

    Also known as: T Cell infusion

  • DrugInterleukin-2

    Interleukin-2 is administered as a continous i.v. infusion in a decrescendo regimen (18 MIU/m3 IL-2 over 6 hours, 18 MIU/m2 IL-2 over 12 hours, 18 MIU/m2 IL-2 over 24 hours followed by 4,5 MIU/m2 IL-2 over another 24 hours for three days).

    Also known as: IL-2, Proleukin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number and type of reported adverse events

    Determine the safety of the administration of TIL therapy including lymphodepleting chemotherapy and Interleukin-2 for patients with metastatic Ovarian Cancer by reporting adverse events according to CTCAE v. 4.0.

    Time frame: 0-24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment related immune responses

    To evaluate the immunological impact of TIL therapy for patients with metastatic Ovarian Cancer

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  2. Objective response rate

    Clinical responses will be evaluated by RECIST 1.1.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  3. Overall Survival

    Overall Survival (OS), defined as time from treatment initiation to death, will be described with use of Kaplan Meier curve.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  4. Progression free survival

    Progression free survival (PFS), defined as the time from treatment initiation to disease progression, relapse or death due to any cause, which ever comes first, will be described with Kaplan Meier curve.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Center for Cancer Immune Therapy Dept. of Hematology/oncology
    Copenhagen, Herlev 2730, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Westergaard MCW, Andersen R, Chong C, Kjeldsen JW, Pedersen M, Friese C, Hasselager T, Lajer H, Coukos G, Bassani-Sternberg M, Donia M, Svane IM. Tumour-reactive T cell subsets in the microenvironment of ovarian cancer. Br J Cancer. 2019 Feb;120(4):424-434. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0384-y. Epub 2019 Feb 5. Erratum In: Br J Cancer. 2019 Apr;120(8):870. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0425-6. PubMed 30718808 ↗
  • Andersen R, Donia M, Westergaard MC, Pedersen M, Hansen M, Svane IM. Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for ovarian cancer and renal cell carcinoma. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2015;11(12):2790-5. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1075106. PubMed 26308285 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 16, 2017, 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
NCT02482090
Lead sponsor
Inge Marie Svane
Responsible party
Inge Marie Svane (M.D., Professor, Herlev Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jun 25, 2015
Start date
Jul 2015
Primary completion
Dec 2016
Completion
Apr 2017
Last update
Aug 16, 2017

Study contacts

Inge Marie Svane, Prof., MD
study director · Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Dept of Hematology/Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730
Magnus Pedersen, MD
principal investigator · Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Dept of Hematology/Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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