Abstract
To determine the toxicity and immunologic activity of an antiidiotype melanoma vaccine that consists of monoclonal antibody I-Mel-2 (MELIMMUNE-2, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, La Jolla, CA) and an immunologic adjuvant SAF-m. Twenty-six patients with metastatic melanoma, 17 of whom had previously received chemotherapy, were given 2 mg of I-Mel-2 and either 100 micrograms (n = 6) or 250 micrograms (n = 20) of SAF-m. Antiidiotype vaccine was given intramuscularly (IM) biweekly for 4 weeks, and then bimonthly until disease progression. Human antimurine antibodies (HAMA), anti-I-Mel-2 antibodies, and specific antibody (Ab)3 against the melanoma epitope mimicked by the vaccine were titrated before treatment, biweekly from weeks 4 to 12, and every 4 to 8 weeks thereafter. Computed tomographic (CT) scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain were obtained before and bimonthly during treatment to evaluate responses. Elevated titers of human antimouse antibodies and anti-I-Mel-2 antibodies were associated with clinical antitumor effect (P = .02 and P = .05, respectively). Ab3 was absent in most patients, but was found in the best clinical responder. Fever, myalgias/arthralgias, fatigue, nausea, and h...Continue Reading
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