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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase I/II trial of RNActive®-vaccine cv9104 in patients with metastatic castrate-refractory prostate cancer (mcrpc): first results of the Phase I part
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  1. Sven D Koch1,
  2. Henoch Hong1,
  3. Susan Feyerabend2,
  4. Margitta Retz3,
  5. Hubert Kuebler3,
  6. Axel Heidenreich4,
  7. Thomas van Erps4,
  8. Andreas Schroeder5,
  9. Birgit Scheel1,
  10. Valérie Reus6,
  11. Karl-Josef Kallen6,
  12. Mariola Fotin-Mleczek1,
  13. Ulrike Gnad-Vogt6 and
  14. Arnulf Stenzl7
  1. Aff1 grid.476259.b0000000453454022CureVac GmbH Tübingen Germany
  2. Aff2 Study Practice Urology Nuertingen Germany
  3. Aff3 Dept. of UrologyUniversity Hospital, Technical University Munich Germany
  4. Aff4 grid.412301.50000000086531507Dept. of UrologyUniversity Hospital, Technical University Aachen Germany
  5. Aff5 grid.476259.b0000000453454022Curevac GmbH Frankfurt Germany
  6. Aff6 grid.476259.b0000000453454022CureVac GmbH Germany
  7. Aff7 Dept. of UrologyUniversity Hospital, University of Tuebingen Germany

https://doi.org/10.1186/2051-1426-2-S3-P85

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    Meeting abstracts

    Introduction

    CV9104 is a novel mRNA-based therapeutic vaccine for prostate cancer encoding the prostate cancer-associated antigens PSA, PSMA, PSCA, STEAP, PAP and MUC1 by engineered mRNA molecules optimized for protein expression and immunostimulation (RNActive®). CV9103, an mRNA-based vaccine against 4 of these antigens was previously shown to be safe and immunogenic in a pPhase I/IIA trial. Immune responses against multiple antigens were associated with improved survival in patients with mCRPC.

    Design and methods

    Safety and immunogenicity of first human exposure to CV9104 was investigated in the Phase I part. In the Phase II part, chemotherapy-naïve patients with a- or minimally symptomatic mCRPC were randomized to CV9104 or placebo. Primary endpoint is overall survival. Secondary endpoints include progression free survival, quality of life and immunogenicity among others. Upon disease or symptom progression blinded treatment is continued in combination with the subsequent systemic cancer treatment until second progression. Blood samples for immune monitoring and other biomarkers were taken at baseline, week 6 (1 week post fourth vaccination) and week 24 (6 weeks post ninth vaccination). Cellular and humoral immune responses against all vaccine antigens were analyzed by intracellular cytokine staining and IgM and IgG ELISA, respectively. Blood leukocyte phenotyping was performed by flow cytometry. Transcriptome analyses in whole blood were performed and serum samples are currently analyzed for miRNAs.

    Results

    Seven patients were enrolled in the Phase I part. Six of these patients were evaluable for immune responses. The independent data monitoring board recommended continuation into Phase II since nature and severity of adverse events were favorable and in line with previous results from CV9103 Recruitment of the Phase II part was finished in 12/2013 with 197 patients randomized. The trial is ongoing.

    5 of 6 patients of the Phase I part exhibited antigen-specific immune responses post vaccination. All CV9104 antigens were immunogenic. Multiple immune responses against ≥2 antigens were observed in 2 patients. In addition, phenotypic changes in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells consistent with an effector phenotype were observed.

    Conclusion

    Results from the Phase I part suggest that the self-adjuvanted mRNA vaccine CV9104 constitutes a well-tolerated approach to induce antigen-specific cellular and humoral immune responses against multiple antigens.

    Trial registration: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01817738.