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Safety and Efficacy of Combination Listeria/GVAX Pancreas Vaccine in the Pancreatic Cancer Setting


2014-02-05


2016-01


2016-08-23


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Study Overview

Safety and Efficacy of Combination Listeria/GVAX Pancreas Vaccine in the Pancreatic Cancer Setting

Test the safety, immune response and efficacy of GVAX pancreas vaccine (with cyclophosphamide) and CRS-207 compared to chemotherapy or CRS-207 alone in adults with previously treated metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma

N/A

  • 2nd-line, 3rd-line and Greater Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
  • BIOLOGICAL: GVAX Pancreas Vaccine
  • BIOLOGICAL: CRS-207
  • DRUG: Chemotherapy
  • DRUG: cyclophosphamide
  • ADU-CL-04

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates Results Reporting Dates Study Record Updates

2013-10-23  

2018-03-09  

2018-05-02  

2013-12-06  

2018-04-04  

2018-06-04  

2013-12-09  

2018-05-03  

2018-05  

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

Primary Purpose:
Treatment


Allocation:
Randomized


Interventional Model:
Parallel


Masking:
None


Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Primary Cohort: Cy/GVAX + CRS-207

* 200 mg per square meter (mg/m^2) cyclophosphamide (Cy) administered by intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of Weeks 1 and 4; GVAX pancreas vaccine (GVAX, 5 × 10e8 cells) administered by intradermal injection on Day 2 of Weeks 1 and 4; CRS-207 (1 × 10e9 c

BIOLOGICAL: GVAX Pancreas Vaccine

BIOLOGICAL: CRS-207

DRUG: cyclophosphamide

EXPERIMENTAL: Primary Cohort: CRS-207

* CRS-207 (1 × 10e9 CFU) administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of Weeks 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16. * The Primary Cohort comprised those subjects who failed at least 1 gemcitabine-based regimen administered for pancreatic cancer in any setting and failed at least

BIOLOGICAL: CRS-207

ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Primary Cohort: Chemotherapy

* Investigator's choice of one of the following: gemcitabine (1000 mg/m^2) administered by IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle; capecitabine (1000 mg/m^2) administered orally twice a day on Days 1 through 14 of a 21-day cycle; fluorour

DRUG: Chemotherapy

  • Investigator's choice of one of the following commercially available products: gemcitabine; capecitabine; fluorouracil with or without leucovorin; irinotecan; or erlotinib.
EXPERIMENTAL: 2nd-line Cohort: Cy/GVAX + CRS-207

* 200 mg/m^2 Cy administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of Weeks 1 and 4; GVAX pancreas vaccine (5 × 10e8 cells) administered by intradermal injection on Day 2 of Weeks 1 and 4; CRS-207 (1 × 10e9 CFU) administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of Weeks 7, 10, 13,

BIOLOGICAL: GVAX Pancreas Vaccine

BIOLOGICAL: CRS-207

DRUG: cyclophosphamide

EXPERIMENTAL: 2nd-line Cohort: CRS-207

* CRS-207 (1 × 10e9 CFU) administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of Weeks 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16. * The 2nd-line Cohort comprised those subjects who received and failed 1 prior chemotherapy regimen administered for pancreatic cancer in the metastatic setting.

BIOLOGICAL: CRS-207

ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: 2nd-line Cohort: Chemotherapy

* Investigator's choice of one of the following: gemcitabine (1000 mg/m^2) administered by IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle; capecitabine (1000 mg/m^2) administered orally twice a day on Days 1 through 14 of a 21-day cycle; fluorour

DRUG: Chemotherapy

  • Investigator's choice of one of the following commercially available products: gemcitabine; capecitabine; fluorouracil with or without leucovorin; irinotecan; or erlotinib.
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Primary Cohort: Overall Survival (OS) Censored at 138 Deaths (ITT Set)OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier (KM) methods with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), with censoring at the date when 138 deaths were reached in the Primary Cohort in the FAS. Subjects without documentation of death at the time of final analysis were censored as of the date the subject was last known to be alive on/prior to the primary analysis data cut.Subjects were followed from date of randomization to the date of death by any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 32 months. Analysis conducted when 138 deaths reached in the Primary Cohort in the FAS.
Primary Cohort: OS (All Data, FAS)For all treated subjects, OS was calculated using KM methods with 95% CIs. Subjects without documentation of death at the time of the analysis were censored as of the date the subject was last known to be alive on/prior to the final analysis data cut.Subjects followed for survival from date of randomization until lost to follow-up, withdrawal of consent, or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 32 months.
2nd-line Cohort: OS (All Data, FAS)For all treated subjects, OS was calculated using KM methods with 70% CIs. Subjects without documentation of death at the time of the analysis were censored as of the date the subject was last known to be alive on/prior to the final analysis cut. 70% CIs were selected to provide an 80% probability to rule out differences in median survival less than -2.4 months between the 2nd-line Cohort: Chemotherapy arm and the 2nd-line Cohort: Cy/GVAX + CRS-207 and 2nd-line Cohort: CRS-207 arms, based upon the assumptions made in the statistical analysis plan (SAP).Subjects followed for survival from date of randomization until lost to follow-up, withdrawal of consent, or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 32 months.
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events in Each Treatment Arm Treatment RegimenSafety was assessed based upon the number of adverse events (AEs) that occurred in the FAS of each treatment arm, including serious AEs and total AEs. Total AEs included both serious and non-serious AEs.From the start of the first study drug administration on Day 1, Week 1, through 28 days after the last study drug dose, assessed up to 32 months from the date of randomization.

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person’s general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:
ALL

Sexes Eligible for Study:
18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

    Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have histologically proven malignant adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; measurable disease is not required, mixed histology is not allowed; subjects must have metastatic disease
  • 2nd line, 3rd line or greater
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1
  • Anticipated life expectancy >12 weeks
  • For women and men of childbearing potential, a medically acceptable method of highly effective contraception (oral hormonal contraceptive, condom plus spermicide, or hormone implants) must be used throughout the study period and for 28 days after their final vaccine administration. A barrier method of contraception must be employed by all subjects (male and female), regardless of other methods.
  • Have adequate organ function as defined by specified laboratory values

  • Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to both penicillin & sulfa or suspected hypersensitivity to granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), dimethyl sulfoxide, fetal bovine serum, trypsin, yeast, glycerol or other component of the therapy options
  • Known history or evidence of brain metastases, immunodeficiency disease or immunocompromised state or history of autoimmune disease requiring systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment
  • Have any evidence of hepatic cirrhosis or clinical or radiographic ascites
  • Have prosthetic heart valves, major implant or device placed in the last 12 months or history of infection with implant/device that cannot be easily removed
  • Rapidly progressing disease
  • Clinically significant and/or malignant pleural effusion
  • Received prior GVAX pancreas vaccine or CRS-207
  • Major surgery or significant traumatic injury (or unhealed surgical wounds) occurring within 28 days prior to receiving study drug, or planned surgery requiring general anesthesia
  • Infection with HIV or hepatitis B or C at screening
  • Valvular heart disease that requires antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of endocarditis
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Unable to avoid close contact with another individual known to be at high risk of listeriosis (e.g., newborn infant, pregnant woman, HIV-positive individual) during the course of CRS-207 treatment until completion of antibiotic regimen
  • Conditions, including alcohol or drug dependence, intercurrent illness, or lack of sufficient peripheral venous access, that would affect the patient's ability to comply with study visits and procedures

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Publications

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

  • Brockstedt DG, Giedlin MA, Leong ML, Bahjat KS, Gao Y, Luckett W, Liu W, Cook DN, Portnoy DA, Dubensky TW Jr. Listeria-based cancer vaccines that segregate immunogenicity from toxicity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 21;101(38):13832-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0406035101. Epub 2004 Sep 13.
  • Le DT, Brockstedt DG, Nir-Paz R, Hampl J, Mathur S, Nemunaitis J, Sterman DH, Hassan R, Lutz E, Moyer B, Giedlin M, Louis JL, Sugar EA, Pons A, Cox AL, Levine J, Murphy AL, Illei P, Dubensky TW Jr, Eiden JE, Jaffee EM, Laheru DA. A live-attenuated Listeria vaccine (ANZ-100) and a live-attenuated Listeria vaccine expressing mesothelin (CRS-207) for advanced cancers: phase I studies of safety and immune induction. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Feb 1;18(3):858-68. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-2121. Epub 2011 Dec 6.
  • Lutz E, Yeo CJ, Lillemoe KD, Biedrzycki B, Kobrin B, Herman J, Sugar E, Piantadosi S, Cameron JL, Solt S, Onners B, Tartakovsky I, Choi M, Sharma R, Illei PB, Hruban RH, Abrams RA, Le D, Jaffee E, Laheru D. A lethally irradiated allogeneic granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor-secreting tumor vaccine for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A Phase II trial of safety, efficacy, and immune activation. Ann Surg. 2011 Feb;253(2):328-35. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181fd271c.
  • Laheru D, Lutz E, Burke J, Biedrzycki B, Solt S, Onners B, Tartakovsky I, Nemunaitis J, Le D, Sugar E, Hege K, Jaffee E. Allogeneic granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor-secreting tumor immunotherapy alone or in sequence with cyclophosphamide for metastatic pancreatic cancer: a pilot study of safety, feasibility, and immune activation. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Mar 1;14(5):1455-63. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0371.
  • Le DT, Wang-Gillam A, Picozzi V, Greten TF, Crocenzi T, Springett G, Morse M, Zeh H, Cohen D, Fine RL, Onners B, Uram JN, Laheru DA, Lutz ER, Solt S, Murphy AL, Skoble J, Lemmens E, Grous J, Dubensky T Jr, Brockstedt DG, Jaffee EM. Safety and survival with GVAX pancreas prime and Listeria Monocytogenes-expressing mesothelin (CRS-207) boost vaccines for metastatic pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Apr 20;33(12):1325-33. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.4244. Epub 2015 Jan 12.
  • Le DT, Picozzi VJ, Ko AH, Wainberg ZA, Kindler H, Wang-Gillam A, Oberstein P, Morse MA, Zeh HJ 3rd, Weekes C, Reid T, Borazanci E, Crocenzi T, LoConte NK, Musher B, Laheru D, Murphy A, Whiting C, Nair N, Enstrom A, Ferber S, Brockstedt DG, Jaffee EM. Results from a Phase IIb, Randomized, Multicenter Study of GVAX Pancreas and CRS-207 Compared with Chemotherapy in Adults with Previously Treated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (ECLIPSE Study). Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Sep 15;25(18):5493-5502. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-2992. Epub 2019 May 24.