Peginterferon and TIL Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma

Inge Marie Svane

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Metastatic Melanoma

Treatments: Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Peginterferon alfa-2b; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Biological: TIL infusion; Drug: Interleukin-2

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02379195

MM1413

Details and patient eligibility

About

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 the 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 are administered to support T cell activation and proliferation in vivo.

In this trial the therapy is combined with peginterferon (the pegylated form of interferon alpha 2b). Interferon alpha has immunomodulatory effects and is known to upregulate HLA expression on melanoma cells and are hypothesized to synergize with TIL therapy.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Histologically confirmed unresectable stage III or stage IV metastatic melanoma Metastasis available for surgical resection (about 2 cm3) and residual measurable disease after resection

ECOG performance status 0-1

Life expectancy ≥ 3 months

No significant toxicity from prior treatments

Adequate renal, hepatic and hematologic function

Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men in a sexual relationship with a WOCBP must be using an effective method of contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after completion af treatment.

Able to comprehend the information given and willing to sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Other Malignancies, unless followed for ≥ 5 years with no sign of disease, except squamous cell carcinoma or adequately treated carcinoma in situ colli uteri.

Cerebral metastasis. Patients with previously treated CNS metastases can participate if CNS metastases are surgically removed or treated with stereotactic radiosurgery and stable ≥ 28 days after treatment measured by MRI. Patients with asymptomatic, stable and untreated CNS metastasis can in be included according to investigators and sponsors decision.

Patients with ocular melanoma

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

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Experimental group

Description:

All patients receive the same treatment. All patients are hospitalized during treatment (approximately 3 weeks) and receive treatment only once. 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 are administered on day 0 to day 5. Interleukin-2 are administered in an i.v. continuous decrescendo regimen starting approximately 6 hours after TIL infusion with a duration of approximately 5 days Subcutaneous injections of peginterferon alpha 2b are administered three time (day -2, day 7 and day 14)

Treatment:

Drug: Interleukin-2

Drug: Cyclophosphamide

Biological: TIL infusion

Drug: Peginterferon alfa-2b

Drug: Fludarabine