ClinicalTrials.gov
 Home    Search    Study Topics    Glossary  
 

  Full Text View  
  Tabular View  
  Contacts and Locations  
  Related Studies  
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients Who Have Received First-Line Therapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by National Cancer Institute (NCI), June 2007

Sponsors and Collaborators: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00478062
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a tumor antigen may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and how well vaccine therapy works in treating patients who have received first-line therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Lymphoma
Drug: Hodgkin's antigens-GM-CSF-expressing cell vaccine
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Procedure: non-tumor cell-derivative vaccine therapy
Phase I
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics:   Lymphoma  

ChemIDplus related topics:   Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor   Sargramostim  

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Open Label
Official Title:   KGEL Vaccine After Initial Therapy of Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Immunologic response [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Durability of immunologic response [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Utility of Epstein-Barr virus reporter system for monitoring cellular vaccine responses [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Safety and tolerability [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:   35
Study Start Date:   April 2007
Estimated Primary Completion Date:   April 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine immunologic responses in patients who have completed first-line therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with Hodgkin's antigens-GM-CSF-expressing cell vaccine.
  • Determine the durability of these immunologic responses in these patients.
  • Determine the utility of an Epstein-Barr virus reporter system for monitoring cellular vaccine responses.
  • Determine the safety and tolerability of this vaccine in these patients.

OUTLINE: Beginning 4-6 months after last chemotherapy, patients receive Hodgkin's antigens-GM-CSF-expressing cell vaccine on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 4 courses.

Immunologic responses are serially monitored along with disease status.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 35 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of classic Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Must have completed first-line therapy without evidence of disease progression

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No more than 6 months since prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00478062

Locations
United States, Maryland
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins     Recruiting
      Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
      Contact: Clinical Trials Office - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Ce     410-955-8804     jhcccro@jhmi.edu    

Sponsors and Collaborators
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators
Study Chair:     Yvette L. Kasamon, MD     Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center    
  More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Study ID Numbers:   CDR0000544408, JHOC-J06143, JHOC-NA_00007920
First Received:   May 23, 2007
Last Updated:   December 25, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00478062
Health Authority:   Unspecified

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage I adult Hodgkin lymphoma  
stage II adult Hodgkin lymphoma  
stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma  
stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Lymphatic Diseases
Hodgkin's disease
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Hodgkin lymphoma, adult
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Hodgkin Disease
Lymphoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Immune System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 08, 2008