IKKb-matured, RNA-loaded Dendritic Cells for Metastasised Uveal Melanoma

Summary

A Phase I vaccination trial in patients suffering from recently diagnosed metastatic uveal melanoma not cureable with local therapy and needing systemic therapy. IKKb-matured Dendritic Cells loaded with autologous tumor-RNA + RNA coding for defined antigens and driver mutations will be added to a standard therapy chosen by the tumor board (either checkpoint blockade or chemotherapy).

Timeline

Start

2020-09-24

Primary completion

2022-09-20

Completion

2024-11-30

Publications

• Results Pfeiffer IA, Hoyer S, Gerer KF, Voll RE, Knippertz I, Guckel E, Schuler G, Schaft N, Dorrie J. Triggering of NF-kappaB in cytokine-matured human DCs generates superior DCs for T-cell priming in cancer immunotherapy. Eur J Immunol. 2014 Nov;44(11):3413-28. doi: 10.1002/eji.201344417. Epub 2014 Sep 16.
• Results Gerer KF, Erdmann M, Hadrup SR, Lyngaa R, Martin LM, Voll RE, Schuler-Thurner B, Schuler G, Schaft N, Hoyer S, Dorrie J. Preclinical evaluation of NF-kappaB-triggered dendritic cells expressing the viral oncogenic driver of Merkel cell carcinoma for therapeutic vaccination. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2017 Jul;9(7):451-464. doi: 10.1177/1758834017712630. Epub 2017 Jun 13.
• Results Schuler-Thurner B, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Bornfeld N, Cursiefen C, Fuisting B, Grisanti S, Heindl LM, Holbach L, Keseru M, Knorr H, Koch K, Kruse F, Meiller R, Metz C, Meyer-ter-Vehn T, Much M, Reinsberg M, Schliep S, Seitz B, Schuler G, Susskind D, Viestenz A, Wagenfeld L, Zeschnigk M. [Immunotherapy of uveal melanoma: vaccination against cancer. Multicenter adjuvant phase 3 vaccination study using dendritic cells laden with tumor RNA for large newly diagnosed uveal melanoma]. Ophthalmologe. 2015 Dec;112(12):1017-21. doi: 10.1007/s00347-015-0162-z. German.
• Koch EAT, Schaft N, Kummer M, Berking C, Schuler G, Hasumi K, Dorrie J, Schuler-Thurner B. A One-Armed Phase I Dose Escalation Trial Design: Personalized Vaccination with IKKbeta-Matured, RNA-Loaded Dendritic Cells for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma. Front Immunol. 2022 Feb 4;13:785231. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.785231. eCollection 2022.

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