Clinical trial · Interventional
Combination of gp96-Ig Vaccine, Theophylline and Oxygen for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced, Relapsed or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase 1 Study of the Combination of gp96-Ig Cell Based Lung Cancer Vaccine With Suppression of Adenosinergic Pathways With Theophylline and Oxygen for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients With Advanced (Stage IIIB), Relapsed or Metastatic (Stage IV) Disease Who Have Failed Palliative Therapy.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Insufficient funding
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
NSCLC tumors are appropriate targets for active immunotherapy, because they are non-immunogenic, which indicates that NSCLC does not stimulate a spontaneous immune response. NSCLC tumor-secreted gp96-Ig is an ideal vaccine because it combines adjuvant activity with polyvalent peptide specificity. Tumor secreted gp96 activates dendritic cells (DC), natural killer cells (NK) and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). Tumor cells can be killed by NK-specific mechanisms, by promiscuous killing of CD8 CTL through NKG2D, and by MHC restricted CD8 CTL activity. The activation of DC and NK by tumor secreted gp96 may also counteract the generation of immuno-suppressive CD4 regulatory cells. Suppression of adenosinergic pathways by oxygen and theophylline in combination with immunotherapy will improve tumor rejection. Allogeneic, gp96-Ig secreting tumor cells used as vaccine are expected to generate NK and CTL with activity to the patient's autologous tumor.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Non-small-cell Lung Carcinoma | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| NSCLC | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| gp96-Ig Vaccine | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Immunologic Evaluation | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Oxygen | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Theophylline | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- DS-1
- description
- 6 week course of gp96 Vaccine: \>= 4 x 10\^7 cells twice monthly on Day 1. Up to 3 courses, 9 vaccinations.
- interventionNames
- Biological: gp96-Ig Vaccine
- Drug: Theophylline
- Other: Oxygen
- Procedure: Immunologic Evaluation
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- DS-2
- description
- 6 week course of gp96 Vaccine: \>= 2 x 10\^7 cells weekly on Day 1. Up to 3 courses, 18 vaccinations.
- interventionNames
- Biological: gp96-Ig Vaccine
- Drug: Theophylline
- Other: Oxygen
- Procedure: Immunologic Evaluation
- type
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed NSCLC (squamous, adeno-, large cell anaplastic, bronchoalveolar, and non-small cell carcinoma NOS): stage IIIB with malignant pleural effusion, stage IV, or recurrent disease. * At least one site of measurable disease. * Brain metastasis if present and treated must be stable by CT scan or MRI for at least 4 weeks after treatment. * Patient must have received and failed at least one line of palliative therapy (chemotherapy or biological therapy) * Age \>= 18 years. * ECOG performance status 0-2. * Life expectancy \>= 3 months. * Laboratory parameters * Hemoglobin levels \>= 10.0 (transfusions allowed if necessary). * ANC \>= 1,500. * Platelets \>= 100k. * Creatinine clearance \>= 50 ml/min. * Total and direct bilirubin: \< 3.0 x upper institution limit for normal. * Liver function tests: AST, ALT, and AlkP \< 3.0 x upper institution limit for normal. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Active or symptomatic cardiac disease such as congestive heart failure, angina pectoris or recent myocardial infarction. Patients with history of these conditions who are stable taking cardiac medications will also be excluded. * Pregnant or lactating women (negative test for pregnancy is required of women of childbearing potential). * Known HIV infection. * Uncontrolled or untreated brain or spinal cord metastases. * Active infection. * Concomitant steroid or other immunosuppressive therapy. * Other active malignancies present within the past three years, except for basal and/or squamous cell carcinoma(s) or in situ cervical cancer. * Meningeal carcinomatosis. * Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or other anti-tumor therapy during the last three weeks. * Immune deficiency syndromes, including the following: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematousus, Sjogren's disease, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, polymyositis, glomerulonephritis. * Compromised lung function: * FeV1 \< 30% of the predicted value, or * DLCO \< 30% of the predicted value, or * PCO2 \> 45 mmHg.
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