TY - JOUR
T1 - Autoimmunity correlates with tumor regression in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4
AU - Attia, Peter
AU - Phan, Giao Q.
AU - Maker, Ajay V.
AU - Robinson, Michael R.
AU - Quezado, Martha M.
AU - Yang, James C.
AU - Sherry, Richard M.
AU - Topalian, Suzanne L.
AU - Kammula, Udai S.
AU - Royal, Richard E.
AU - Restifo, Nicholas P.
AU - Haworth, Leah R.
AU - Levy, Catherine
AU - Mavroukakis, Sharon A.
AU - Nichol, Geoff
AU - Yellin, Michael J.
AU - Rosenberg, Steven A.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Purpose: Previously, we reported our experience treating 14 patients with metastatic melanoma using a fully human antibody to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (anti-CTLA-4) in conjunction with peptide vaccination. We have now treated 56 patients to evaluate two different dose schedules of anti-CTLA-4 and to explore the relationship between autoimmunity and tumor regression. Patients and Methods: A total of 56 patients with progressive stage IV melanoma were enrolled onto the study. All had Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60% with no prior history of autoimmunity. Twenty-nine patients received 3 mg/kg anti-CTLA-4 every 3 weeks, whereas 27 received 3 mg/kg as their initial dose with subsequent doses reduced to 1 mg/kg every 3 weeks. In both cohorts patients received concomitant vaccination with two modified HLA-A*0201-restricted peptides from the gp100 melanoma-associated antigen, gp100:209-217(210M) and gp100:280-288(288V). Results: Two patients achieved a complete response (ongoing at 30 and 31 months, respectively) and five patients achieved a partial response (durations of 4, 6, 25+, 26+, and 34+ months, respectively), for an overall objective response rate of 13%. Tumor regression was seen in lung, liver, brain, lymph nodes, and subcutaneous sites. Of 14 patients with grade 3/4 autoimmune toxicity, five (36%) experienced a clinical response compared with only two responses in the 42 patients (5%) with no autoimmune toxicity (P = .008). There were no significant differences in response rate or toxicity between the two dose schedules. Conclusion: Administration of anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody plus peptide vaccination can cause durable objective responses, which correlate with the induction of autoimmunity, in patients with metastatic melanoma.
AB - Purpose: Previously, we reported our experience treating 14 patients with metastatic melanoma using a fully human antibody to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (anti-CTLA-4) in conjunction with peptide vaccination. We have now treated 56 patients to evaluate two different dose schedules of anti-CTLA-4 and to explore the relationship between autoimmunity and tumor regression. Patients and Methods: A total of 56 patients with progressive stage IV melanoma were enrolled onto the study. All had Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60% with no prior history of autoimmunity. Twenty-nine patients received 3 mg/kg anti-CTLA-4 every 3 weeks, whereas 27 received 3 mg/kg as their initial dose with subsequent doses reduced to 1 mg/kg every 3 weeks. In both cohorts patients received concomitant vaccination with two modified HLA-A*0201-restricted peptides from the gp100 melanoma-associated antigen, gp100:209-217(210M) and gp100:280-288(288V). Results: Two patients achieved a complete response (ongoing at 30 and 31 months, respectively) and five patients achieved a partial response (durations of 4, 6, 25+, 26+, and 34+ months, respectively), for an overall objective response rate of 13%. Tumor regression was seen in lung, liver, brain, lymph nodes, and subcutaneous sites. Of 14 patients with grade 3/4 autoimmune toxicity, five (36%) experienced a clinical response compared with only two responses in the 42 patients (5%) with no autoimmune toxicity (P = .008). There were no significant differences in response rate or toxicity between the two dose schedules. Conclusion: Administration of anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody plus peptide vaccination can cause durable objective responses, which correlate with the induction of autoimmunity, in patients with metastatic melanoma.
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U2 - 10.1200/JCO.2005.06.205
DO - 10.1200/JCO.2005.06.205
M3 - Article
C2 - 16087944
AN - SCOPUS:24944459890
SN - 0732-183X
VL - 23
SP - 6043
EP - 6053
JO - Journal of Clinical Oncology
JF - Journal of Clinical Oncology
IS - 25
ER -