Actively Recruiting
NEOadjuvant Dendritic Cell Vaccination for Ovarian Cancer
Led by Radboud University Medical Center · Updated on 2025-11-18
10
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
197 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This goal of this single arm, single center, exploratory phase I/II clinical trial is to learn more about the immunological efficacy, safety and feasibility of an autologous tumor lysate-loaded autologous XP-DC (cDC1)-based vaccine in patients with ovarian cancer.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
NEOadjuvant Dendritic Cell Vaccination for Ovarian Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women over 18 years old with histologically confirmed primary epithelial ovarian cancer.
- Not eligible for primary debulking surgery and requiring neoadjuvant chemotherapy with interval debulking.
- High-grade or low-grade serous histology.
- FIGO stage IIIb, IIIc, IVa, or IVb with lymph nodes 1cm above the diaphragm or in the groins.
- Extensive abdominal tumor spread.
- WHO/ECOG performance status 0-1.
- Neutrophils >1.5 x 10^9/L, platelets >100 x 10^9/L, hemoglobin >5.6 mmol/L (9.0 g/dl), estimated glomerular filtration rate >45 ml/min/1.73m2, AST/ALT <3 x ULN, serum bilirubin <1.5 x ULN (except Gilbert's syndrome).
- Expected adequate follow-up.
- Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status, or negative pregnancy test within 28 days prior to treatment and confirmed on day 1.
- Informed consent given.
You will not qualify if you...
- Recurrent ovarian cancer.
- Histologies other than high-grade serous ovarian cancer (e.g., endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell, carcinosarcoma).
- Unable or unwilling to undergo standard chemotherapy and interval debulking surgery.
- FIGO stage I-IIb, IIIa, or IVb with liver, spleen, or lung metastases or lymph nodes >1 cm above the diaphragm or in the groins.
- History of other malignancies except treated basal cell carcinoma, cervical cancer >5 years ago, or early-stage breast cancer >10 years ago.
- Serious clinical conditions interfering with safe vaccine administration.
- Heart failure NYHA class III or IV.
- Uncontrolled comorbidities including psychiatric or social conditions interfering with participation.
- Unable to undergo tumor biopsy.
- Pregnancy or insufficient contraception if reproduction possible.
- Active hepatitis B, C, HIV, or syphilis infection.
- Serious other active infections.
- Known allergy to shellfish.
- Autoimmune disease except vitiligo.
- History of organ transplants.
- Chronic systemic immunosuppressive treatment exceeding 10 mg prednisolone equivalent.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6500 HB
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Bouke Koeneman, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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