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RECRUITING
NCT02621021
PHASE2

A Phase 2 Trial for Metastatic Melanoma Using Adoptive Cell Therapy With Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Plus IL-2 Either Alone or Following the Administration of Pembrolizumab

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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Summary

Background: Cell therapy is an experimental cancer therapy. It takes young tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (Young TIL) cells from a person s tumors and grows them in a lab. Then they are returned to the person. Researchers think adding the drug pembrolizumab might make the therapy more effective. Objective: To test if adding pembrolizumab to cell therapy is safe and effective to shrink melanoma tumors. Eligibility: People ages 18-72 years with metastatic melanoma OF THE SKIN Design: Participants will be screened with: Physical exam CT, MRI, or PET scans X-rays Heart and lung function tests if indicated Blood and urine tests Before treatment, participants will have: A piece of tumor taken from a biopsy or during surgery in order to grow TIL cells Leukapheresis: Blood flows through a needle in one arm and into a machine that removes white blood cells. The rest of the blood returns through a needle in the other arm. An IV catheter placed in the chest for getting TIL cells, aldesleukin, and pembrolizumab (if assigned) Participants will stay in the hospital for treatment. This includes: Daily chemotherapy for 1 week For some participants, pembrolizumab infusion 1 day after chemotherapy TIL cell infusion 2-4 days after chemotherapy, then aldesleukin infusion every 8 hours for up to 12 doses Filgrastim injections to help restore your blood counts Recovery for 1-3 weeks After treatment, participants will: Take an antibiotic and an antiviral for at least 6 months, as applicable If assigned, have pembrolizumab treatment every 3 weeks for 3 more doses. They may have another round. Have 2-day follow-up visits every 1-3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months

Official title: A Phase II Trial for Metastatic Melanoma Using Adoptive Cell Therapy With Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Plus IL-2 Either Alone or Following the Administration of Pembrolizumab

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 72 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

170

Start Date

2015-12-04

Completion Date

2029-06-16

Last Updated

2026-04-01

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

young TIL

Day 0: Cells will be administered intravenously (IV) on the Patient Care Unit over 20-30 minutes.

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

(Cohort 1, Arm 2 ,Cohort 2 and Cohort 3, Arm 2) On day -2, and days 21 (+/- 2 days), 42 (+/- 2 days), and 63 (+/- 2 days) following cell infusion: Pembrolizumab 2mg/kg IV over approximately 30 minutes.

DRUG

Aldesleukin

Aldesleukin 720,000 IU/kg IV (based on total body weight) over 15 minutes approximately every 8 hours (+/- 1 hour) beginning within 24 hours of cell infusion and continuing for up to 4 days (maximum 12 doses).

DRUG

Fludarabine

Days -7 to -3, Fludarabine 25 mg/m2/day IVPB daily over 15-30 minutes for 5 days.

DRUG

Cyclophosphamide

Days -7 and -6: Cyclophosphamide 60 mg/kg/day X 2 days IV in 250 ml D5W with mesna 15 mg/kg/day over 1 hour X 2 days.

Locations (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States