Status:

COMPLETED

A Phase I/II Clinical Trial of PepCan in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Arkansas

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study has been designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of giving seven injections of PepCan or placebo over approximately a 24-month period in subjects with head and neck cancers who achieve...

Detailed Description

This is a Phase I/II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an HPV therapeutic vaccine called PepCan (HPV-16 E6 peptides) in adults over a two (2) year period. Each subject will be receiving a t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Male or female 18 years of age or older
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who have completed curative therapy (surgery and/or radiation and/or chemotherapy) therapy within the previous 120 days
  • Performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
  • No Evidence of Disease (NED) based on clinical and/or radiographic evaluations
  • Vital Signs recorded
  • Blood pressure (≤160/95 mm Hg acceptable)
  • Heart rate (50-100 beats per min acceptable)
  • Respiratory rate (≥ 12 ≤25 breaths per min acceptable)
  • Temperature (≤100°F acceptable)
  • Blood work done at Screening Visit
  • White count (≥3x109/L acceptable)
  • Hemoglobin (≥ 7 g/dL acceptable)
  • Willing and able to comply with the requirements of the protocol

Exclusion

  • Positive urine pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential
  • Being pregnant or attempting to be pregnant within the period of study participation
  • Women who are breast feeding or plan to breast feed within the period of study participation
  • Patients who are allergic to Candin® or yeast
  • History of severe asthma requiring emergency room visit or hospitalization within the past 5 years
  • Patients who have previously received PepCan
  • History of recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
  • If in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or other Investigators, it is not in the best interest of the patient to enter or continue in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 13 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 3 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

17 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03821272

Start Date

November 13 2019

End Date

February 3 2025

Last Update

October 8 2025

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205