The purpose of this study is to test the side effects of an investigational vaccine with an immune booster, or 2 different boosters together. Investigators also want to find out its effects on the immune system and whether it will decrease the chance that melanoma will return.
Up to 5 dose cohorts will be studied. Participants will be assigned to a dose cohort in the order they enter the study. * 1 mg/kg of NIVOLUMAB + peptide vaccine (1 mg/kg cohort), then * 3 mg/kg of NIVOLUMAB + peptide vaccine (3 mg/kg cohort), then * 10 mg/kg of NIVOLUMAB + peptide vaccine (10 mg/kg cohort), then * 1 mg/kg NIVOLUMAB + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg combination cohort * 3 mg/kg NIVOLUMAB + ipilimumab 1 mg/kg combination cohort
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
73
The vaccine contains two peptides from two different proteins (peptides are pieces that make up proteins) called gpl00 and NY-ES0-1. Route of Administration: When prepared as a vaccine emulsion with Montanide ISA 51 VG, the vaccine is given by deep subcutaneous injection. Method of Administration: The 0.5 mg vaccine emulsion dose is administered as a 1 mL injection (0.5 mg/1 mL) as a deep subcutaneous injection in the anterior thigh of the same extremity. Injections should be separated by at least 3 cm to avoid the formation of coalescent granulomas. All 4 peptides (total of 6 injections) will be administered in the same thigh and alternating thighs will be used for each subsequent treatment.
Nivolumab (BMS-936558) is a fully human monoclonal antibody (HuMAb) against programmed death-1 (PD-1). Nivolumab will be given at the following dosages: 1, 3, or 10 mg/kg. Nivolumab will be administered as an i.v. infusion, using a volumetric pump with a 0.2 micron in-line filter at the protocol-specified dose(s) and rate.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, United States
Time to Relapse
Scanning and exams to detect recurrence will take place periodically during treatment and follow-up until relapse is confirmed.
Time frame: Start of study treatment through end of follow-up period - up to 5 years
Overall Survival (OS)
OS: Time from start of study treatment until death from any cause.
Time frame: Start of study treatment until withdrawal of consent for follow-up or death - up to 6 years
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The vaccine contains two peptides from two different proteins (peptides are pieces that make up proteins) called gpl00 and NY-ES0-1. Route of Administration: When prepared as a vaccine emulsion with Montanide ISA 51 VG, the vaccine is given by deep subcutaneous injection. Method of Administration: The 0.5 mg vaccine emulsion dose is administered as a 1 mL injection (0.5 mg/1 mL) as a deep subcutaneous injection in the anterior thigh of the same extremity.
Route of Administration: Administer peptide vaccine emulsions prepared with Montanide® ISA 51 VG by deep subcutaneous injection. Method of Administration: Divide peptide vaccine emulsion dose volumes of greater than 1.5 mL into 2 or more injections. Administer injections typically into the anterior thigh deep subcutaneous tissue. Perform subsequent injections in rotating sites. Use a 20 or 21 gauge needle for deep subcutaneous injection of the peptide vaccine emulsion.
Ipilimumab will be given at the following dosage: 3 mg/kg. Ipilimumab will be administered as an i.v. infusion, using a volumetric pump with a 0.2 micron in-line filter at the protocol-specified dose(s) and rate.
Some blood will be removed from the participant's veins and processed by a machine to remove a small portion of the white cells. The rest of the blood will be returned into their veins. This procedure is called "apheresis." Apheresis is done to collect cells to allow the investigators to understand how their immune system is functioning before and after receiving nivolumab and vaccine. This will be done for research purposes only. The red cells and blood clotting cells will not be permanently removed during this procedure. White blood cells will need to be removed by apheresis before participants receive the study drug.