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Brief Title: Peginterferon and TIL Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma
Official Title: T Cell Therapy in Combination With Peginterferon for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
Study ID: NCT02379195
Brief Summary: Adoptive T cell therapy with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) has achieved impressive clinical results with durable complete responses in patients with metastatic melanoma. The TILs are isolated from the patients own tumor tissue followed by in vitro expansion and activation for around 4-6 weeks. Before TIL infusion the patients receive 1 week of preconditioning chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. After TIL infusion Interleukin-2 are administered to support T cell activation and proliferation in vivo. In this trial the therapy is combined with peginterferon (the pegylated form of interferon alpha 2b). Interferon alpha has immunomodulatory effects and is known to upregulate HLA expression on melanoma cells and are hypothesized to synergize with TIL therapy.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Dept. of Haematology/Oncology, Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
Name: Inge Marie Svane, Prof, PhD, MD
Affiliation: Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Dept of Hematology/Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Name: Rikke Andersen, MD
Affiliation: Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Dept of Hematology/Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR