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Vaccination of Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma Patients With Mature, Autologous Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Transfected With RNAs Encoding for Mage-3, MelanA, and Survivin Antigens
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's dendritic cells and antigens may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy using autologous dendritic cells with antigens in treating patients who have stage IV cutaneous melanoma.
Details
| Lead sponsor | University Hospital Erlangen |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1/Phase 2 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 82 |
| Start date | 2003-07 |
| Completion | 2014-03 |
Conditions
- Melanoma (Skin)
Interventions
- Autologous Dendritic Cells loaded with MAGE-A3, MelanA and Survivin
Primary outcomes
- Safety and tolerability at every visit — 3 months
- Overall survival as assessed by clinical staging (CT scan, positron emission tomography [PET]) every 3 months — 3 months
Countries
Germany