Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Allogeneic Tumor Cell Vaccination With Oral Metronomic Cytoxan in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine

Conditions:

Neuroblastoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Neuroblastoma is the second most common solid tumor seen in children, but causes approximately 15% of childhood cancer deaths each year. Patients with high-risk disease require treatment with a combin...

Detailed Description

WHAT IS THE OVERALL TREATMENT PLAN AND HOW MANY VACCINATIONS WILL THE PATIENT RECEIVE? There will be several injections of the vaccine scheduled. The first injection will be given 3 days after startin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Histologically proven high risk neuroblastoma in first or subsequent relapse or with primary refractory disease or inability to complete standard therapy
  • Age less than 21 at time of initial diagnosis
  • Life expectancy 12 weeks or greater
  • Karnofsky or Lansky score of 50 or greater
  • Platelet count of 50,000/ul or greater
  • ANC greater than 750/ul
  • Alk Phos level less than 2.5 x upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin less than 2x normal
  • AST less than 3x normal
  • Hgb 8.0 or greater
  • Creatinine 2 x ULN or less OR GFR greater than 40 ml/min/1.73 m2
  • Patient has recovered from last chemotherapy or investigational therapy prior to study enrollment
  • Women of child-bearing potential must not be pregnant and take/use effective birth control while participating in the study.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Due to the unknown effects of this therapy on a fetus, pregnant women will be excluded from this research
  • Women who are breast-feeding
  • Known HIV positive subjects since treatment may be immunosuppressive
  • Severe intercurrent infection or uncontrolled condition including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Previous use of oral cytoxan for more than 2 consecutive months within the last 6 months
  • Patients currently receiving any investigational agents or have received any tumor vaccines within the previous six months
  • Patients, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    11 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01192555

    Start Date

    September 1 2010

    End Date

    September 1 2026

    Last Update

    August 1 2025

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    Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, United States, 77030