Status:

TERMINATED

Influenza Vaccination in Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Seoul National University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Green Cross Corporation

Conditions:

Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the timing of influenza vaccination to induce higher antibody response in adult patients with non-hematologic malignancies receiving scheduled cytotoxic chemo...

Detailed Description

The participants will be stratified by the age (cut off; 60 years old) and last year influenza vaccination, and block-randomized to 2 groups; Day 1 vaccination group and Day 11 vaccination group. Day...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who receive the scheduled cytotoxic chemotherapy every 3 weeks because of solid cancer.
  • Specific definition of each term is like following:
  • The solid cancer includes various kinds of cancer except hematologic and lymphoid malignancies.
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy includes adjuvant, neoadjuvant or palliative purpose of chemotherapy with the planned duration at least over 3 cycles every 3 weeks.
  • Targeted therapy drugs like as monoclonal antibody, tyrosine kinase inhibitor or oral chemotherapy drugs like as Xeloda are excluded.
  • Patients who did not receive the influenza vaccination yet in the current year.
  • Older than 19 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status is 0, 1, or 2
  • Cell blood count meets following criteria:
  • Neutrophile count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
  • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
  • Patients who can understand and agreed with the informed consents.

Exclusion

  • Patients who have any contraindication for influenza vaccination.
  • Patients who are supposed to receive the last chemotherapy at the enrollment
  • Patients who receive simultaneous radiation therapy with cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Patients who receive any immunosuppressant (excluding steroid for anti-emetic effect)
  • Patients with HIV and low CD 4+ T cell count (\< 500/uL)
  • Patients with autoimmune disease who are anticipated to have a problem with immunogenicity for vaccine
  • Patients who have transplanted organ and receive immunosuppressants
  • Patients who are supposed to get prophylactic G-CSF after chemotherapy
  • Patients who are suspected to have active infectious disease.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

97 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02213432

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

February 24 2016

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea