Status:

COMPLETED

Multiple Myeloma Trial of Orally Administered Salmonella Based Survivin Vaccine

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

Conditions:

Multiple Myeloma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Multiple myeloma patients will receive a cancer vaccine, called TXSVN that has been derived from the bacteria Salmonella. TXSVN is a weakened form of a live vaccine strain of the Salmonella bacteria (...

Detailed Description

The vaccine will be administered orally (by mouth) as a solution mixed with sodium bicarbonate. Approximately 10 minutes prior to receiving the vaccine, participants will take sodium bicarbonate pills...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Any patient, greater than or equal to 18 yrs old regardless of sex, with a diagnosis of Myeloma after receiving at least two lines of conventional therapy which can include an autologous HSCT. If a patient has received an autologous or syngeneic SCT they must be greater than 90 days post-transplant
  • Patients with life expectancy greater than or equal to 6 weeks.
  • Pulse oximetry of greater than 90% on room air in patients who previously received radiation therapy to the chest. This is not required in patients who have not received radiation therapy to the chest in the past.
  • Patients with a Karnofsky score of greater than or equal to 50
  • Patients with bilirubin less than or equal to 2x upper limit of normal and Hgb greater than or equal to 7.0 (transfusion allowed).
  • AST less than or equal to 3x upper limit of normal.
  • ANC greater than 1000 at the time of vaccination and an ALC greater than 500.
  • Patients with a creatinine less than or equal to 2x upper limit of normal for age.
  • Patients should have been off other investigational therapy for one month prior to entry in this study.
  • Patients should be off anti-bacterial therapy for 14 days prior to vaccination
  • Patients should have been off conventional therapy for at least 1 week prior to entry in this study except immunomodulator drugs
  • Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient. Patient given copy of informed consent.
  • Due to unknown effects of this therapy on a fetus, pregnant women are excluded from this research. The male partner should use a condom. Females of child-bearing potential must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods during the study unless female has had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation.
  • Ability to swallow medications
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe intercurrent infection.
  • Patients receiving greater than 0.5 mg/kg/day (prednisone equivalent) of systemic corticosteroids
  • Pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Grade II or higher nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
  • History of allergy to prior vaccination with a Salmonella vaccine
  • HIV infection
  • Unable to tolerate Salmonella directed antibiotics
  • Household contacts who are immunocompromised, pregnant or under 2 years of age.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 6 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 5 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03762291

    Start Date

    August 6 2021

    End Date

    August 5 2024

    Last Update

    February 5 2025

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    Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, United States, 77030