About this trial
The goal of this phase I trial is to evaluate the toxicity and feasibility of a tumor-specific RNA-NP vaccine in patients with stage IIB-IV melanoma who have evidence of progressive disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria while receiving adjuvant aPD1 therapy, or those who progress within 6 months of completion of adjuvant treatment, or unresectable stage II soft tissue sarcoma or stage III-IV soft tissue sarcoma.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults ≥ 18 years old
ECOG performance ≤ 2
Hemoglobin ≥ 8G/DL
Platelets ≥ 100 thou/cumm
Disqualifiers
Subjects that have an active second malignancy, however, previously treated early stage malignancies with no evidence of disease recurrence after 3 years of follow-up will be allowed
Subjects with a history of immune-mediated treatment-related adverse reactions leading to discontinuation of prior aPD1 therapy or severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody or any other baseline risk in the opinion of the investigator that precludes continued use of aPD1 therapy
Patients with known active and symptomatic brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases at time of inclusion. Patients with isolated brain lesions that have been treated with stereotactic radiosurgery or surgical resection as part of oligometastatic initial management prior to start of immunotherapy may be eligible as long as they have no new disease and are asymptomatic at time of inclusion.
If patients develop new brain metastases during the time between tumor sampling and vaccine generation and administration, patients may remain on study as long as they can receive definitive stereotactic radiosurgery or surgery to brain metastases and be able to resume systemic therapy within 6 weeks of discovery of new brain metastases.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Autologous total tumor mRNA loaded DOTAP liposome vaccine
Treatment groups
Locations
1Sponsors and collaborators
University of Florida
Lead sponsor
Florida Department of Health
Collaborator