Status:

COMPLETED

Flu Vaccine in Preventing Influenza Infection in Healthy Volunteers and in Patients Who Have Undergone Stem Cell Transplant

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying immune response to flu vaccine in patients who have undergone a stem cell transplant may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying flu vaccine...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Examine the humoral and cellular memory immune responses to influenza immunization in patients who have undergone autologous or allogeneic hematologic stem cell transplantation. * Exami...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Patient at the City of Hope or Kaiser hospital who underwent prior autologous or allogeneic matched-related hematologic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or matched-unrelated HSCT for treatment of hematological malignancies, including aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Eligible (in accordance with physician's recommendation) to receive the vaccine influenza A serotypes specific for the 2006-2007 or 2007-2008 influenza season
  • Eligible (in accordance with physician's recommendation) to receive the vaccine influenza A or B serotypes specific for the 2009-2010 or 2010-2011 influenza season
  • Patients who are not vaccinated are followed under the study protocol once they are matched to a vaccinated patient on the date of transplant and source of transplant
  • All HLA serotypes allowed
  • Employee volunteer from the City of Hope
  • Meets the requirements for influenza vaccination
  • Eligible to receive the CDC recommended vaccine for influenza A serotypes specific for the 2007-2008 flu season as part of occupational health's vaccination initiative
  • All HLA serotypes allowed
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Life expectancy \> 9 months
  • No HIV seropositivity
  • No hepatitis B or C seropositivity
  • Hepatitis B-positive serology by vaccination allowed
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior influenza vaccination after transplantation

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    459 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00964821

    Start Date

    January 1 2007

    End Date

    May 1 2013

    Last Update

    November 7 2017

    Active Locations (2)

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    City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000

    2

    City of Hope Medical Group

    Pasadena, California, United States, 91105