Histocompatibility Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-A*0201 Restricted Peptide Vaccine Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer

Tokyo University

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Biological: VEGFR1 and VEGFR2

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00677326

Breast-A02-I, II

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and time to progression of HLA-A*0201 restricted epitope peptides VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 emulsified with Montanide ISA 51 in advanced breast cancer patients.

Full description

VEGF receptor 1 and 2 are essential targets to tumor angiogenesis, and we identified that peptides derived from these receptors significantly induce the effective tumor specific CTL response in vitro and vivo. According to these findings, in this trial, we evaluate the safety, immunological and clinical response of those peptides. Patients will be vaccinated twice a week for 8 weeks. On each vaccination day, VEGFR1 peptide (1mg) and VEGFR2 peptide (1mg) mixed with Montanide ISA 51 will be administered by subcutaneous injection. Repeated cycles of the vaccine will be administered until patients develop progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first. In the phase I study, we evaluate the safety and tolerability of these peptide vaccine. In the following phase II study, we evaluate the immunological and clinical response of this vaccine therapy.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Advanced or recurrent breast cancer

• Resistant against anthracycline-based and taxane-based chemotherapy or difficult to continue the chemotherapy due to intolerable side effect(s)

• Resistant against trastuzumab or difficult to continue it due to intolerable side effect(s) when her-2 is positive

• ECOG performance status 0-2

• Life expectancy > 3 months

• HLA-A*0201

• Laboratory values as follows

  • 2000/mm3<WBC<15000/mm3
  • Platelet count>100000/mm3
  • Bilirubin < 3.0mg/dl
  • Asparate transaminase < 150IU/L
  • Alanine transaminase < 150IU/L
  • Creatinine < 3.0mg/dl

• Able and willing to give valid written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy(woman of childbearing potential:Refusal or inability to use effective means of contraception)
• Breastfeeding
• Active or uncontrolled infection
• Unhealed external wound
• Concurrent treatment with steroids or immunosuppressing agent
• Prior chemotherapy,radiation therapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks
• Uncontrolled brain and/or intraspinal lesion(s)
• Decision of unsuitableness by principal investigator or physician-in-charge

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1 participants in 1 patient group

A

Experimental group

Description:

Peptide administered

Treatment:

Biological: VEGFR1 and VEGFR2