Melanoma vaccine study pulled before starting
NCT ID NCT01861938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to test a special vaccine made from modified melanoma cells to help the immune system fight remaining cancer in people with high-risk or low-burden melanoma. It was designed for patients with certain genetic markers and stages of melanoma. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2017
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2019
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients included in this protocol must carry one or more of the following tissue typing alleles: HLA-A2, -A24, -A33, -B35, -B49, -CW04/12(04/08). We estimate that 50% of melanoma patients will be eligible. 2. Cutaneous malignant melanoma AJCC stage IIb (over 4 mm) or IIc (ulcerated melanoma over 4mm). 3. Metastatic melanoma AJCC stage III (nodal involvement, N1-3a,b) post surgical removal of lymph nodes. 4. Metastatic melanoma AJCC stage IV, completely resected. 5. Non cutaneous malignant melanoma of respective stages including uveal and mucosal melanoma. 6. Melanoma can be of either mutant or wild-type B-RAF. 7. Karnofsky performance status over 80 (Normal activity with effort). 8. No active cardio-respiratory disease. 9. Hematocrit over 25% and WBC over 3000. 10. Informed consent of the patient. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Administration of cytotoxic drugs or extensive radiotherapy less than 28 days prior to protocol administration. 2. Active brain metastases requiring cortico-steroids. 3. Concurrent malignancy (other than skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of cervix and early stage prostate cancer). 4. Active serious infection. 5. Allergy to penicillin. 6. Patient's wish to withdraw from the study at any stage.
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Conditions
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