Status:

COMPLETED

Immune Response in Patients Who Have Undergone Vaccine Therapy for Stage III or Stage IV Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying the immune response to a vaccine made from HER2/neu protein may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with breast cancer that overexpresses HER2. PURPOSE: This clinical ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine whether immunologic memory to the HER-2/neu (HER2) intracellular domain (ICD) protein has been generated by active immunization with a HER2 ICD plasmid-based vaccine ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of stage III/IV breast cancer
  • Completed chemotherapy
  • Receiving trastuzumab (Herceptin®) monotherapy
  • Successful completion of HER-2/neu (HER2) intracellular domain (ICD) plasmid-based vaccine trial (Protocol 01-9773-D06: "A Phase I Safety and Efficacy Trial of a DNA Plasmid Based Vaccine Encoding the HER-2/neu Intracellular Domain In Subjects With HER-2/neu-Overexpressing Tumors") within the past 3 months
  • Hormone receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Male or female (male patients are not excluded)
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • Zubrod performance status 0
  • Unable to bear children (female patients)
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No cytoreductive chemotherapy within the past 30 days
  • No cytotoxic treatment and/or systemic corticosteroids within the past month
  • Concurrent local radiotherapy or hormonal therapy allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    56 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00363012

    Start Date

    April 1 2006

    End Date

    March 1 2010

    Last Update

    April 5 2017

    Active Locations (2)

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    1

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024

    2

    Tumor Vaccine Group at the University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109