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Title

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage D0 Prostate Cancer
A Double-Blind Randomized Phase 2.5 Trial of ONY-P1 Vaccine Versus Placebo in Men With D0 Prostate Cancer Following Limited Androgen Ablation

  • Phase

    Phase 2

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Unknown status

  • Intervention/Treatment

    ony-p1 ...

  • Study Participants

    54
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from tumor cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying vaccine therapy to see how well it works compared with a placebo in treating patients with stage D0 prostate cancer.
OBJECTIVES:

Primary

To determine whether ONY-P1 vaccine can increase the time to PSA-defined progression in patients with androgen-dependent stage D0 prostate cancer.

Secondary

To evaluate all toxicities related to ONY-P1 vaccine.
To compare the immunologic response in patients treated with ONY-P1 vaccine vs placebo.
To evaluate PSA kinetics (doubling time/velocity) of treatment.
To evaluate time to testosterone recovery following limited androgen ablation.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to estimated PSA doubling time (< 12 months vs ≥ 12 months).

Patients receive goserelin subcutaneously once. Approximately 3 months later, patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

Arm I: Patients receive ONY-P1 vaccine with BCG intradermally on days 1 and 15. Patients then receive ONY-P1 vaccine alone on day 29 and then every 4 weeks for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II: Patients receive placebo vaccine intradermally on days 1, 15, and 29 and then every 4 weeks for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for up to 15 years.
Study Started
Mar 31
2007
Primary Completion
Sep 30
2012
Anticipated
Last Update
Aug 09
2012
Estimate

Biological BCG vaccine

given intradermally

Biological prostate cancer vaccine ONY-P1

given intradermally

Other placebo

given intradermally

Arm I Experimental

Patients receive ONY-P1 vaccine with BCG intradermally on days 1 and 15. Patients then receive ONY-P1 vaccine alone on day 29 and then every 4 weeks for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Arm II Placebo Comparator

Patients receive placebo vaccine intradermally on days 1, 15, and 29 and then every 4 weeks for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Criteria 

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histopathological documentation of prostate cancer

If no pathologic specimen is available, patients may enroll on study with a pathologist's report showing a histologic diagnosis of prostate cancer and a clinical course consistent with the disease

Biochemical progression, as defined by the following:

A rise in PSA of ≥ 2 ng/mL above the nadir (for patients previously treated with definitive radiotherapy or cryotherapy)
Two consecutive rises in PSA > 0.3 ng/mL (for patients previously treated with radical prostatectomy)
PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL
Testosterone ≥ lower limit of normal
Negative CT scan and bone scan for metastatic prostate cancer
No clinically active brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

ECOG performance status of 0-1
Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm³
Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL (in patients with Gilbert's syndrome)
AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
No other active malignancies within the past 60 months (with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the bladder)
No life-threatening illnesses

No immunocompromised status due to any of the following:

HIV positivity

Active autoimmune diseases, such as Addison's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, scleroderma, myasthenia gravis, Goodpasture syndrome, or active Grave's disease

Patients with a history of autoimmunity that has not required systemic immunosuppressive therapy or does not threaten vital organ function, including CNS, heart, lungs, kidneys, skin, or gastrointestinal tract, will be allowed
Other immunodeficiency diseases or iatrogenic immunodeficiency from drugs
No other serious medical illness that would interfere with the patient's ability to carry out the treatment program
No documented contraindication (allergy or severe reaction to BCG)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

See Disease Characteristics
Recovered from all prior therapy, including surgery and radiotherapy (no toxicity ≥ grade 2)
No prior chemotherapy

No concurrent topical steroids (including steroid eye drops) or systemic steroids

Nasal or inhaled steroid use is permitted
No concurrent medications used for urinary symptoms, including 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (finasteride and dutasteride)
No concurrent alternative medications known to alter PSA (e.g., phytoestrogens or saw palmetto)
No other concurrent hormonal therapy
No other concurrent anticancer treatment, including chemotherapy, systemic glucocorticoids, radiotherapy, major surgical procedures for prostate cancer, or nonprotocol-related immunotherapy
No Results Posted