Combination Gene Transfer and Chemotherapy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find the safety of combination gene therapy and chemotherapy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Pleural catheter will be placed first, then pts will receive 2 doses of intrapleural vector followed by front line or second line chemotherapy 4-6 cycles every 21 days.

Timeline

Start

2010-04-27

Primary completion

2013-10-14

Completion

2017-03-17

Publications

• Background Sterman DH, Alley E, Stevenson JP, Friedberg J, Metzger S, Recio A, Moon EK, Haas AR, Vachani A, Katz SI, Sun J, Heitjan DF, Hwang WT, Litzky L, Yearley JH, Tan KS, Papasavvas E, Kennedy P, Montaner LJ, Cengel KA, Simone CB 2nd, Culligan M, Langer CJ, Albelda SM. Pilot and Feasibility Trial Evaluating Immuno-Gene Therapy of Malignant Mesothelioma Using Intrapleural Delivery of Adenovirus-IFNalpha Combined with Chemotherapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Aug 1;22(15):3791-800. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-2133. Epub 2016 Mar 11.

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