Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast

Lead Sponsor:

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides and a person's white blood cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Injecting the vaccine directly into a lymph node may c...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the feasibility and safety of neoadjuvant ultrasound-guided intranodal vaccine therapy comprising autologous dendritic cells pulsed with recombinant HER2/neu peptides...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast OR DCIS with microinvasion (\< 1 mm) by core biopsy or excisional biopsy
  • HER2/neu positive tumor, defined as \> 10% of the tumor population expressing HER2/neu by immunohistochemical staining
  • No evidence of invasive disease by MRI (performed within the past month)
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • Over 18
  • Sex
  • Not specified
  • Menopausal status
  • Not specified
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • No thrombocytopenia (i.e., platelet count \< 75,000/mm\^3)
  • No other coagulopathy
  • Hepatic
  • No hepatitis C positivity
  • INR \> 1.5
  • PTT \> 50 sec
  • Renal
  • Not specified
  • Cardiovascular
  • Ejection fraction ≥ 50% by MUGA or echocardiogram
  • No major cardiac illness
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No HIV positivity
  • No toxicity \> grade 1
  • No other pre-existing medical illness that would preclude study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • No prior ipsilateral breast or axillary radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • No prior ipsilateral axillary dissection
  • No prior complete excisional biopsy for DCIS
  • Other
  • No other prior definitive treatment for DCIS
  • No concurrent medications that would preclude study participation

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00107211

    Start Date

    January 1 2005

    End Date

    July 1 2008

    Last Update

    September 17 2014

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    Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283