drugset / Trial / NCT00006113

Vaccine Therapy Followed by Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT00006113

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from melanoma cells may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. Biological therapies such as interferon gamma and interleukin-2 use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Combining vaccine therapy with biological therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying giving vaccine therapy together with interferon gamma and interleukin-2 in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma.

Timeline

Start
1999-06
Primary completion
2003-05
Completion
2006-04

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject MART-1 antigen Vaccine
Subject aldesleukin Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous
Subject autologous dendritic cells Cell therapy
Subject gp100 antigen Peptide
Subject tyrosinase peptide Peptide
Background CD40-ligand Protein / enzyme biologic
Background IL-4 Protein / enzyme biologic
Background Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Cell therapy
Background interferon gamma Protein / enzyme biologic
Background sargramostim Protein / enzyme biologic

Indications