Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

Lead Sponsor:

Gary Archer Ph.D.

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Malignant Neoplasms of Brain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines may help the body build an effective immune response to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temoz...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate the feasibility and safety of vaccination with cytomegalovirus (CMV) pp65-lysosomal-associated membrane protein (LAMP) mRNA-loaded dendritic cells (DCs) during reco...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>18 years of age.
  • World Health Organization (WHO) Grade IV glioma with definitive resection prior to leukapheresis with residual radiographic contrast enhancement on most recent CT or MRI of \<1 cm in maximal diameter in any axial plane.
  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS ) of \> 80% and a Curran Group status of I-IV.

Exclusion

  • Radiographic or cytologic evidence of leptomeningeal or multicentric disease at the time of enrollment.
  • Prior conventional anti-tumor therapy other than steroids, RT, Avastin or TMZ.
  • Pregnant or need to breast feed during the study period (Negative Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin \[HCG\] test required).
  • Requirement for continuous corticosteroids above physiologic levels at time of first vaccination.
  • Active infection requiring treatment or an unexplained febrile (\> 101.5o F) illness.
  • Known immunosuppressive disease or human immunodeficiency virus infection.
  • Patients with unstable or severe intercurrent medical conditions such as severe heart or lung disease.
  • Allergic or unable to tolerate TMZ for reasons other than lymphopenia.
  • Patients with previous inguinal lymph node dissection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 6 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00639639

Start Date

February 6 2006

End Date

June 1 2022

Last Update

March 13 2023

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710