Adoptive cell therapy has been previously shown to be an effective treatment option for patients with melanoma. Due to an immunosuppressive microenvironment, not all patients respond to this therapy. In this trial, the immune suppressive microenvironment will be targeted by adding a PD-1 blocking antibody in combination with a TIL Transfer. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes will be expanded from resected melanoma samples from the patient and expanded TILs will be transferred to the patient after non-myeloablative chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. TIL transfer will be combined with low dose IL-2 and nivolumab anti-PD-1 treatment. The study uses a personalized IMP, i.e. TIL product and in combination with IL-2 treatment and nivolumab.
This study is to investigate safety and feasibility of a combination therapy of a tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) transfer with anti-programmed cell death protein (PD)-1 therapy in patients with metastatic melanoma that failed immunotherapy.Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes will be expanded from resected melanoma samples from the patient and expanded TILs will be transferred to the patient after non-myeloablative chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. TIL transfer will be combined with low dose Interleukin (IL)-2 and nivolumab anti-PD-1 treatment.~The study uses a personalized Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP), i.e. TIL product and in combination with IL-2 treatment and nivolumab.