The primary purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the NEO-PV-01 vaccine, either with APX005M or ipilimumab, and nivolumab is safe for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma. The study will also investigate an alternative schedule for the administration of the NEO-PV-01 vaccine. Study interventions will be assessed by both clinical and immune responses to treatment.
This clinical trial will enroll patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma not having received treatment for metastatic disease. The 5 agents being used in this study are: * A new, investigational, personal cancer vaccine called "NEO-PV-01". * Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol), an investigational adjuvant that is used to help stimulate the immune system. * A cancer drug called APX005M, a drug that stimulates specific types of immune cells that help the immune system to recognize specific targets. * A cancer drug called ipilimumab * A cancer drug called nivolumab NEO-PV-01, APX005M, ipilimumab, and nivolumab are considered immunotherapies and work using the immune system to fight cancer. NEO-PV-01 is a personal vaccine therapy in that it is manufactured specifically to include targets for the immune system that are present uniquely on your cancer. Poly-ICLC is an adjuvant that helps stimulate the immune system and make the vaccine, NEO-PV-01, more effective. The purpose of this study is to find out if treatment with NEO-PV-01 + Poly-ICLC (the NEO-PV-01 vaccine) in combination with either APX005M or ipilimumab, and nivolumab is safe and useful for patients with melanoma. The study also will assess if the NEO-PV-01 vaccine, when given at different intervals, can improve your response compared with the standard schedule. This study will also assess the effects of poly-ICLC in combination with nivolumab. The side effects of all study drugs will be monitored and additional research tests will be done to assess your immune response to your cancer. There is no guarantee that you will benefit from therapy with the study drugs. The FDA has not yet approved the NEO-PV-01 vaccine for use alone or in combination with other cancer drugs such as APX005M, ipilimumab, and nivolumab. Neither APX005M nor Poly-ICLC are approved for use in your type of cancer. Ipilimumab and nivolumab are both approved for use in your type of cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
22
HonorHealth Research Institute
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
The rate of adverse events and severe adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation
Rate of adverse events and severe adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation and those adverse events and severe adverse events detected during symptom-directed physical examinations (changes in safety laboratory evaluations, physical examination findings. vital signs, and ECOG PS)
Time frame: Baseline through 90 days after the last dose of nivolumab
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Objective Response Rate (ORR), defined as the proportion of patients who achieve complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) based on Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1
Time frame: Baseline through 52 weeks
Clinical Benefit Rate
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR), defined as the proportion of patients who achieve a CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) based on RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Baseline through 52 weeks
Duration of response
Duration of Response (DOR) defined as the date of the first documentation of a confirmed response to the date of the first documented progressive disease (PD) based on RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Baseline through 52 weeks
Response conversion rate
Response Conversion Rate (RCR), defined as the proportion of patients who improve in RECIST v1.1 category subsequent to vaccination (eg. PD to SD/PR/CR, SD to PR/CR, PR to CR).
Time frame: Baseline through 52 weeks
Progression free survival
Progression Free Survival (PFS), defined as the time from the date of first dosing to the date of first documented PD or death
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monoclonal agonist antibody against CD40
monoclonal antibody against CTLA4
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Time frame: Baseline through 52 weeks
Overall survival
Overall Survival (OS), defined from the date of enrollment and death from any cause
Time frame: Baseline through up to 3 years