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INCB024360, Natural Killer Cells, and Aldesleukin after Preparative Chemotherapy in Treating Patients with Recurrent Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Trial Status: administratively complete

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) inhibitor INCB024360 when given together with donor natural killer (NK) cells and aldesleukin after preparative chemotherapy in treating patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that has come back despite previous treatment. Chemotherapy is given before treatment to prepare the body for the infusion by lowering the immune system so that it does not see the donor NK cells as foreign invaders and to make room in the bone marrow for the donor NK cells to expand. NK cells are a type of white blood cell that can kill viruses and tumor cells. Aldesleukin is given to stimulate the NK cells to expand. Giving donor NK cells and aldesleukin directly into the abdominal space may be a way to get higher doses of treatment directly to the cancer cells with less severe side effects than intravenous administration. IDO1 blocks the immune system from being able to attack the cancer cells. INCB024360 is thought to inhibit (block) IDO1, which in turn should increase the body’s immune response and effectiveness of the NK cells.