A Feasibility Study Utilizing Immune Recall to Increase Response to Checkpoint Therapy

Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of administering the Tetanus Diptheria Vaccine (Td) or Polio Boost Immunization (IPOL) to patients with metastatic melanoma who are receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor (IO) therapy per standard of care. Subjects will have the vaccine at cycle 4 of IO therapy and will have research blood and tissue samples collected prior to starting IO therapy, at cycle 4 prior to vaccine administration, and at 12-17 days post vaccine.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed advanced metastatic melanoma. 2. Male or female participants who are at least 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent. 3. Participants must be planned or scheduled by their treating physician to receive PD-1 therapy or PD-1 plus anti CTLA-4 therapy as standard of care. 4. Participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial. 5. Participant must have at least 1 lesion that is at least 8 mm in size and is cutaneous, subcutaneous, palpable, or amenable to ultrasound guided core biopsy. The lesion chosen for biopsy can also be a target lesion but does not have to be a target lesion. 6. Adequate organ function as defined below. Standard of care labs drawn within 45 days prior to consent may be used for the purposes of determining eligibility. 1. ANC >/= 1500/uL. 2. platelets >/=100,000/uL. 3. Hemoglobin >/= 9.0 g/dL.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Uveal or mucosal melanoma. 2. Any women known to be pregnant or breastfeeding. 3. Any prior systemic therapy for metastatic melanoma (prior surgery is allowed) 4. Known diagnosis of immunodeficiency or receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in doses exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone or equivalent), or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to first research biopsy. 5. Patients with symptomatic CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. a) Patients with asymptomatic, stable CNS metastases are allowed provided that they are not on >10mg prednisone daily. 6. History of or active (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids. 7. Active infection requiring systemic therapy. 8. Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. 9. Known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected) infection. NOTE: no testing for Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C is required. 10. Known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis) 11. History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or make it not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating physician. 12. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. 13. History of allogenic tissue or solid organ transplant. 14. History of allergic reaction to IPOL or Td vaccine. 15. Receipt of Td vaccine within 30 days prior to starting IO therapy

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT05077137
Phase

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Phase 1
Lead Sponsor

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Duke University
Principal Investigator

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Georgia Beasley, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Duke University
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Melanoma
Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Td Vaccine

The first 15 subjects enrolled will receive the Td (tetanus diphtheria) vaccine at cycle 4 of IO therapy. The Td vaccine is administered as 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the extremity (thigh or upper arm) in closest proximity to the largest tumor.

Experimental: IPOL Vaccine

Subjects 16 through 25 will receive the IPOL (polio booster) vaccine at cycle 4 of IO therapy. The IPOL vaccine is administered as 0.5 mL intramuscular or subcutaneous injection in the extremity (thigh or upper arm) in closest proximity to the largest tumor

Interventions

Biological: - Tetanus Diptheria Vaccine

tetanus and diphtheria toxoids

Biological: - Polio Boost Immunization

trivalent inactivated polio vaccine

Contact a Trial Team

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Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Status

Recruiting

Address

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710

Site Contact

Carol Ann Wiggs, BSN

carolann.wiggs@duke.edu

919-684-0281

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