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Brief Title: Safety and Tolerability Study of FolateImmune in Combination With Cytokines in Patients With Refractory or Metastatic Cancer
Official Title: A Phase I Study of EC90 With GPI-0100 Adjuvant Followed by EC17 With Cytokines (Interleukin-2 [IL-2] and Interferon-alpha [IFN-alpha]) in Patients With Refractory or Metastatic Cancer
Study ID: NCT00329368
Brief Summary: This is a Phase 1b clinical trial to assess the safety and tolerability of vaccination with EC90 (KLH-FITC) and GPI-0100 (adjuvant) followed by treatment with EC17 (Folate-FITC) in combination with low-dose cytokines (IL-2 and IFN-alpha) in patients with metastatic or refractory cancer.
Detailed Description: Rationale: This is a Phase 1b, single-cohort study of FolateImmune in combination with low-doses of the cytokines Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha). FolateImmune treatment consists of subcutaneous vaccinations with EC90, a compound designed to elicit an immune response (antibodies) to a dye called fluorescein (FITC), in combination with GPI-0100 adjuvant (a drug intended to improve antibody production). Vaccination is followed by treatment with EC17, a drug made by linking folate (a vitamin) with FITC. Experimental evidence has shown that the folate vitamin receptor is over-expressed in many human cancers. It is expected that EC17 will attach to cancer cells through the folate vitamin receptor and that antibodies to FITC will recognize the cancer cell and mark it for destruction by the body's immune system. Two drugs, IL-2 and IFN-alpha, will be administered at low doses in combination with EC17 in order to boost the immune response. Objectives: * Evaluate the safety of administering EC90 vaccine with GPI-0100 adjuvant. * Evaluate the safety of administering EC17 concurrent with IL-2 and IFN-alpha
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, United States
Great Lakes Cancer Institute Breslin Cancer Center, Lansing, Michigan, United States
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Name: Richard A Messmann, MD, MHS, BSc
Affiliation: Endocyte
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR