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A PHASE II TRIAL OF A VACCINE COMBINING MULTIPLE CLASS I PEPTIDES WITH MONTANIDE ISA 51 OR ISA 51 VG AND CpG ADJUVANT 7909 FOR PATIENTS WITH RESECTED STAGES IIC/III AND IV MELANOMA

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What is being tested

gp100 antigen

+ tyrosinase peptide

+ recombinant MAGE-3.1 antigen

BiologicalDrugOther
Who is being recruted

Uveal Melanoma+14

+ Eye Diseases

+ Eye Neoplasms

Over 16 Years
+22 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: May 2004
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Southern California
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: May 1, 2004

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES I. To perform a two-cohort, two-stage phase II two cohort pilot trial of a multi-peptide melanoma vaccine (multi-epitope melanoma peptide vaccine) with Montanide ISA 51 (incomplete Freund's adjuvant) or ISA 51 VG (Montanide ISA 51 VG) with adjuvant 7909 (agatolimod sodium) to define the safety and tolerability of each of the regimens, and to evaluate immune reactivity to a tyrosinase/gp100/MAGE-3 class I peptide vaccine combined with Montanide ISA 51 or ISA 51 VG with CpG adjuvant 7909 in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I A1, A3 or A11 and B44 matched patients with surgically resected stages IIC, III and IV melanoma. OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment cohorts. COHORT I: Patients receive multi-epitope peptide melanoma peptide vaccine with incomplete Freund's adjuvant and agatolimod sodium subcutaneously (SC) at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 38, and 50 weeks and then every six months for two years for up to 16 vaccinations in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. COHORT II: Patients receive multi-epitope peptide melanoma peptide vaccine with Montanide ISA 51 VG and agatolimod sodium SC at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 38, and 50 weeks and then every six months for two years for up to 16 vaccinations in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

Official TitleA PHASE II TRIAL OF A VACCINE COMBINING MULTIPLE CLASS I PEPTIDES WITH MONTANIDE ISA 51 OR ISA 51 VG AND CpG ADJUVANT 7909 FOR PATIENTS WITH RESECTED STAGES IIC/III AND IV MELANOMA
NCT00085189
Principal SponsorUniversity of Southern California
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

42 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 16 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Uveal MelanomaEye DiseasesEye NeoplasmsMelanomaNeoplasmsNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms, Nerve TissueSkin DiseasesSkin NeoplasmsUveal DiseasesUveal NeoplasmsSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesNeuroectodermal TumorsNevi and MelanomasNeuroendocrine Tumors

Criteria

13 inclusion criteria required to participate
Tumor tissue must be available for analysis of gp100 and tyrosinase expression by immunohistochemistry; positive staining for at least one antigen will be an eligibility criteria for this trial
Serum creatinine of 2.0 mg/dl or less
Total bilirubin of 2.0 mg/dl or less
Stages IIC, III and IV cutaneous, or mucosal melanoma or stages III/IV ocular melanoma that have been completely resected; those rendered disease-free by radiation or systemic chemotherapy and/or immune therapy will also be eligible; patients must be entered within 12 months of disease-free status
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9 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Who are undergoing or have undergone in the past month any other therapy for their cancer, including radiation therapy and adjuvant therapy; six weeks must have elapsed for nitrosoureas
Have major systemic infections like pneumonia or sepsis, coagulation or bleeding disorders, or other major medical illnesses of the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular or respiratory systems
Who require steroid therapy or have been treated with steroids within 4 weeks of starting the trial
Who are pregnant or lactating, since the risk of autoimmune reactivity to tyrosinase or gp100 is felt to present a risk to the fetus or a breast feeding infant
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Patients receive multi-epitope peptide melanoma peptide vaccine with incomplete Freund's adjuvant and agatolimod sodium SC at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 38, and 50 weeks and then every six months for two years for up to 16 vaccinations in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group II

Experimental
Patients receive multi-epitope peptide melanoma peptide vaccine with Montanide ISA 51 VG and agatolimod sodium SC at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 38, and 50 weeks and then every six months for two years for up to 16 vaccinations in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

University of Southern California

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CompletedOne Study Center