Sequential Vaccinations in Prostate Cancer Patients
Sequential Vaccinations in Prostate Cancer Patients
Background:

 " Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is the most common cancer diagnosis in American males and
 follows lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death.

 " Vaccine strategies represent a novel therapeutic approach in the treatment for prostate
 cancer. One potential target for a prostate cancer vaccine is prostatic specific antigen
 (PSA), due to its restricted expression on prostate cancer and normal prostatic epithelial
 cells.

 Objectives:

 " The primary objective is to determine the impact of granulocyte-macrophage colony
 stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and recombinant fowlpox granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating
 factor (rF-GM-CSF) on the immunologic response in patients treated with these vaccines.

 " Secondary - to determine the change in prostatic specific antigen (PSA)-specific T cells in
 patients treated with these vaccines using enzyme linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT) assay
 analysis.

 " To document any objective anti-tumor responses that may occur.

 Eligibility:

 " Patients must have androgen insensitive metastatic prostate cancer.

 " All patients will have received and progressed on hormonal therapy.

 " Must have objective evidence of metastasis or relapsing local disease. Therefore, must have
 a rising PSA and at least one of the following: positive bone scan, palpable disease, or
 positive imaging studies.

 " Must have a life expectancy of more than 6 months and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
 (ECOG) status of 0 to 2.

 "Patients must be human leukocyte antigen serotype within HLA-A A serotype group (HLA-A2+).

 " Granulocyte count greater than or equal to 1,500/mm^3, Platelet greater than or equal to
 100,000/mm^3, hemoglobin (Hgb) greater than or equal to 10Gm/dL, Lymphocyte count greater
 than or equal to 500/mm^3 ;Bilirubin less than 1.5mg/dL, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and
 alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than 2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN),Creatinine
 Clearance greater than or equal to 60

 " No significant cardiac disease, no significant pulmonary disease, no serious inter-current
 medical illness.

 Design:

 " Cohorts three, four and five will provide safety data combining cohort two with rGM-CSF as
 well as two doses of rFGM-CSF respectively.

 "This study will be conducted as a small, randomized pilot study to compare the immunologic
 effects of the above vaccine strategy alone, with recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony
 stimulating factor (GM-CSF), or with either of 2 doses of fowlpox-GM-CSF.

 "This study will consist of 4 randomized arms of 8 patients each, all of whom are HLA-A2+.

 The maximum accrual to the trial should be 62.
Background:

 -  Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is the most common cancer diagnosis in American males and
 follows lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death.

 -  Vaccine strategies represent a novel therapeutic approach in the treatment for prostate
 cancer. One potential target for a prostate cancer vaccine is prostatic specific antigen
 (PSA), due to its restricted expression on prostate cancer and normal prostatic
 epithelial cells.

 Objectives:

 -  The primary objective is to determine the impact of granulocyte-macrophage colony
 stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and recombinant fowlpox granulocyte-macrophage colony
 stimulating factor (rF-GM-CSF) on the immunologic response in patients treated with
 these vaccines.

 -  Secondary - to determine the change in prostatic specific antigen (PSA)-specific T cells
 in patients treated with these vaccines using enzyme linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT)
 assay analysis.

 -  To document any objective anti-tumor responses that may occur.

 Eligibility:

 -  Patients must have androgen insensitive metastatic prostate cancer.

 -  All patients will have received and progressed on hormonal therapy.

 -  Must have objective evidence of metastasis or relapsing local disease. Therefore, must
 have a rising PSA and at least one of the following: positive bone scan, palpable
 disease, or positive imaging studies.

 -  Must have a life expectancy of more than 6 months and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology
 Group (ECOG) status of 0 to 2.

 -  Patients must be HLA-A2+.

 -  Granulocyte count greater than or equal to 1,500/mm^3, Platelet greater than or equal to
 100,000/mm^3, hemoglobin (Hgb) greater than or equal to 10Gm/dL, Lymphocyte count
 greater than or equal to 500/mm^3; Bilirubin less than 1.5mg/dL, aspartate
 aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than 2.5x upper limit of
 normal (ULN),Creatinine Clearance greater than or equal to 60

 -  No significant cardiac disease, no significant pulmonary disease, no serious
 inter-current medical illness.

 Design:

 -  Cohorts three, four and five will provide safety data combining cohort two with rGM-CSF
 as well as two doses of rFGM-CSF respectively.

 -  This study will be conducted as a small, randomized pilot study to compare the
 immunologic effects of the above vaccine strategy alone, with recombinant GM-CSF, or
 with either of 2 doses of fowlpox-GM-CSF.

 -  This study will consist of 4 randomized arms of 8 patients each, all of whom are
 HLA-A2+.
-  INCLUSION CRITERIA:

 Patients must have histopathological documentation of prostate cancer confirmed in the
 Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI),
 or National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) prior to starting this study.

 If no pathologic specimen is available to the NCI or NNMC, patients may enroll with a
 pathologist's report showing a histologic diagnosis of prostate cancer and a clinical
 course consistent with the disease.

 Patients must have androgen insensitive metastatic prostate cancer.

 Progression must be documented by at least one of the following parameters:

 1. All patients must have received standard of care (hormonal) treatment before entering
 the trial.

 2. All patients will have received and progressed on hormonal therapy for metastatic
 prostate carcinoma.

 3. All subjects must have objective evidence of metastasis or relapsing local disease to
 be eligible for this Phase I trial; therefore, they must have a rising PSA and at
 least one of the following: positive bone scan, palpable disease, or positive imaging
 studies, as defined below.

 i. Two consecutively rising prostatic specific antigen (PSA) levels, separated by at least
 1 week, with at least one measurement that is 50% above the nadir reached after the last
 therapeutic maneuver (as long as the last measurement is 5 ng/ml or greater), and

 ii. At least one lesion consistent with metastatic cancer on Technetium (Tc)-99 whole body
 scintigraphy, and/or

 iii. Soft-tissue metastases as measured by appropriate modalities (i.e., imaging,
 palpation).

 Patients must have a life expectancy of more than 6 months.

 Patients must have a performance status of 0 to 2 according to the Eastern Cooperative
 Oncology Group (ECOG) criteria.

 Patients must have recovered from any acute toxicity related to prior therapy, including
 surgery, and radiation (treatment must have been completed at least 4 weeks prior to being
 eligible for the study).

 Patients who are responding to hormonal therapy are not eligible until evidence of disease
 progression.

 Hematological eligibility parameters (within 16 days of starting therapy):

 -  Granulocyte count greater than or equal to 1,500/mm^3

 -  Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/mm^3

 -  Lymphocyte count greater than or equal to 500/mm^3

 -  Hemoglobin (Hgb) greater than or equal to 10 Gm/dL

 Biochemical eligibility parameters (within 16 days of starting therapy):

 1. A 24-hour urine collection for baseline to measure creatinine clearance (CrCl),
 protein and electrolytes.

 CrCl greater than 60, proteinuria less than 1000 milligrams per 24 hours, less than or
 equal to Grade 1 (NCI-common toxicity criteria (CTC) version 2.0) proteinuria, Grade 0
 hematuria, and no abnormal sediment.

 Grade 0 creatinine.

 Patients must have serum creatinine within normal limits.

 Any abnormalities in the sediment or the presence of hematuria without a likely
 underlying cause should prompt the investigator to consider an evaluation by a
 nephrologist for evidence of underlying renal pathology. Patients may be eligible if
 the underlying cause of the abnormality is determined to be non-renal.

 2. Hepatic function: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dl,

 aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than 2.5
 times upper limit of normal.

 3. Patients must be test negative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and
 C.

 Patients must not have other active malignancies within the past 2 years (with the
 exception of non-melanoma skin cancers or carcinoma in situ of the bladder) or life
 threatening illnesses.

 Patients must be willing to travel to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for follow-up
 visits.

 Patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years of age.

 All patients who have received prior vaccination with vaccinia virus (for smallpox
 immunization) must not have a history of allergy or untoward reaction to the vaccine. Since
 vaccinia immunoglobulin (VIG) is available from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
 prior vaccinia vaccination as a safety precaution is no longer required.

 Patients must understand and sign informed consent that explains the neoplastic nature of
 their disease, the procedures to be followed, the experimental nature of the treatment,
 alternative treatments, potential risks and toxicities, and the voluntary nature of
 participation.

 Patients must not have received the following chemotherapeutic agents for cancer within 3
 years of enrolling on study: docetaxel, paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatinum,
 carboplatinum, mitoxantrone, estramustine, cyclophosphamide, irinotecan, topotecan.

 Patients must not have received prior PSA vaccine therapy.

 Patients will tested for human leukocyte antigen serotype within HLA-A A serotype group
 (HLA-A2). This test may be drawn by the patient's referring physician at the time of
 referral (see Appendix C, HLA-typing consent). This consent will be mailed to the patient
 and discussed with patient. The signed consent will be signed with a witness, then mailed
 to the assigned research nurse at the NIH Clinical Center. These patients must have
 measurable disease on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or bone
 scan.

 The effects of the study agents used in this protocol on the developing human fetus are
 unknown. For this reason men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry
 and for the duration of study participation.

 INCLUSION CRITERIA:

 Patients must have histopathological documentation of prostate cancer confirmed in the
 Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI),
 or National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) prior to starting this study. If no pathologic
 specimen is available to the NCI or NNMC, patients may enroll with a pathologist's report
 showing a histologic diagnosis of prostate cancer and a clinical course consistent with the
 disease.

 1. All patients will have received and progressed on hormonal therapy for metastatic
 prostate carcinoma.

 2. All subjects must have objective evidence of metastasis or relapsing local disease to
 be eligible; therefore, they must have a rising PSA and at least one of the following:
 positive bone scan, palpable disease, or positive imaging studies, as defined below.

 i. Two consecutively rising PSA levels, separated by at least 1 week, with at least one
 measurement that is 50% above the

 nadir reached after the last therapeutic maneuver (as long as the last measurement is 5
 ng/ml or greater), and

 ii. At least one lesion consistent with metastatic cancer on Technetium (Tc)-99 whole body
 scintigraphy, and/or

 iii. Soft-tissue metastases as measured by appropriate modalities (i.e., imaging,
 palpation).

 Patients must have a life expectancy of more than 6 months.

 Patients must have a performance status of 0 to 2 according to the ECOG criteria.

 Patients must have recovered from any acute toxicity related to prior therapy, including
 surgery, and radiation (treatment must have been completed at least 4 weeks prior to being
 eligible for the study).

 Hematological eligibility parameters (within 16 days of starting therapy):

 -  Granulocyte count greater than or equal to 1,500/mm^3

 -  Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/mm^3

 -  Lymphocyte count greater than or equal to 500/mm^3

 -  Hgb greater than or equal to 10 Gm/dL

 Biochemical eligibility parameters (within 16 days of starting therapy):

 1. A 24-hour urine collection for baseline to measure creatinine clearance (CrCl),
 protein and electrolytes.

 CrCl greater than 60

 proteinuria less than 1000 milligrams per 24 hours, less than or equal to Grade 1
 (NCI-Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) version 2.0) proteinuria, Grade 0 hematuria, and
 no abnormal sediment.

 Grade 0 creatinine.

 Patients must have serum creatinine within normal limits.

 Any abnormalities in the sediment or the presence of hematuria without a likely
 underlying cause should prompt the investigator to consider an evaluation by a
 nephrologist for evidence of underlying renal pathology. Patients may be eligible if
 the underlying cause of the abnormality is determined to be non-renal.

 2. Hepatic function: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dl,

 AST and ALT less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal.

 3. Patients must test negative for HIV, Hepatitis B and C.

 Patients must not have other active malignancies within the past 2 years (with the
 exception of non-melanoma skin cancers or carcinoma in situ of the bladder) or life
 threatening illnesses.

 Patients must be willing to travel to the NIH for follow-up visits.

 Patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years of age.

 All patients who have received prior vaccination with vaccinia virus (for smallpox
 immunization) must not have a history of allergy or untoward reaction to the vaccine.
 Since vaccinia immunoglobulin (VIG) is available from the CDC, prior vaccinia
 vaccination as a safety precaution is no longer required.

 Patients must understand and sign informed consent that explains the neoplastic nature
 of their disease, the procedures to be followed, the experimental nature of the
 treatment, alternative treatments, potential risks and toxicities, and the voluntary
 nature of participation.

 Patients have not received the following chemotherapeutic agents for cancer within 3
 years of enrolling on study: docetaxel, paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatinum,
 carboplatinum, mitoxantrone, estramustine, cyclophosphamide, irinotecan, topotecan.

 Patients have not received prior PSA vaccine therapy.

 All patients will tested for HLA-A2. Patients must be HLA-A2+. This test may be drawn
 by the patient's referring physician at the time of referral (see Appendix C,
 HLA-typing consent). This consent will be mailed to the patient and discussed with
 patient. The signed consent will be signed with a witness, then mailed to the assigned
 research nurse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. These
 patients must have measurable disease on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance
 imaging (MRI), or bone scan.

 The effects of the study agents used in this protocol on the developing human fetus
 are unknown. For this reason men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to
 study entry and for the duration of study participation.

 EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

 Prior splenectomy.

 Concurrent steroid use, except topical steroids or inhaled steroid use.

 The recombinant vaccinia vaccine should not be administered if the following apply to
 either recipients or, for at least 3 weeks after vaccination, their close household
 contacts:

 persons with active or a history of eczema or other eczematoid skin disorders; those
 with other acute, chronic or exfoliative skin conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis,
 burns, impetigo, varicella zoster, severe acne or other open rashes or wounds) until
 condition resolves; pregnant or nursing women; children under 5 years of age; and
 immunodeficient or immunosuppressed persons (by disease or therapy), including HIV
 infection.

 Close household contacts are those who share housing or have close physical contact.

 Patients with known allergy to eggs.

 Other serious intercurrent illness.

 Patients with brain metastases.

 Patients with a history of unstable or newly diagnosed angina pectoris, recent
 myocardial infarction (within 6 months of enrollment) or New York Heart Association
 class II-IV congestive heart failure.

 Patients on antiandrogen therapy must undergo antiandrogen withdrawal for at least 4
 weeks and still show evidence of a rising PSA.

 Following treatment with bicalutamide, patients must undergo withdrawal for at least 6
 weeks and still show evidence of a rising PSA.

 Prior treatments with vaccine expressing PSA are NOT eligible.

 Patients with significant autoimmune disease that is active or potentially life
 threatening if activated.

 Patients with clinically significant cardiomyopathy requiring treatment should be
 excluded from protocol eligibility at this time.