Immune Responses in Oncology Patients to Novel Coronavirus Vaccines (IROC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04930055 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : June 18, 2021
Last Update Posted : June 18, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Cancer | Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 240 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Immune Responses in Oncology Patients to Novel Coronavirus Vaccines (IROC) |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 4, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 11, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 11, 2023 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Group 1
Patients with solid tumors receiving courses of cytotoxic therapy.
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 2
Patients with hematological cancers receiving courses of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 3
Patients with solid tumors receiving TKIs or other targeted therapies, but not cytotoxic regimens within 3 months
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 4
Patients with hematologic cancers receiving TKIs or other targeted therapies, but not cytotoxic regimens within 3 months
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 5
Patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 6
Patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplant within 12 months.
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 7
Patients who underwent cellular therapy, including CAR-T cells or T cells with engineered TCRs within 12 months.
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 8
Patients in remission who have received cellular therapy more than 12 months in the past, including allogeneic, autologous or engineered cellular approaches
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 9
Patients with cancer in remission for at least 2 years not receiving active cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy (hormonal therapy is permitted).
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 10
Patients who have undergone allogenic bone marrow transplant and are currently receiving immunosuppressants
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 11
Patients who have undergone allogenic bone marrow transplant who are not currently receiving immunosuppressants
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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Group 12
Patients who have a cancer diagnosis but do not fall into group 1-11
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Biological: COVID-19 Vaccination
Subjects will receive either the Moderna (mRNA-1273), Pfizer (BTN162b2), or Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccination per standard of care
Other Names:
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- Adverse Event Collection [ Time Frame: from date of vaccination until 2 months after full vaccination ]
- Incidence of COVID-19 infection [ Time Frame: from date of vaccination until 6 months after full vaccination ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Serum Collection at 1 and 3 months after Dose 2 for Moderna/Pfizer vaccinations and 1 and 3 months after Dose 1 for Janssen vaccinations.
PBMC Collection at Dose 2,+1 month , +3 months, +6 months and +12 months after their Dose 2 for Pfizer/Moderna vaccinations. Collection at +1 month,+3 months,, +6 months and +12 months after their Dose 1 for Janssen vaccinations
Serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) will be cryopreserved for molecular and immunologic studies that can include, but are not limited, to antibody titers, cytokines and chemokines, immune cell subsets and T cell and B cell analysis.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization
- Patients deemed eligible and willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by treating physician per standard of care.
- Subjects must be ≥ 18 years old at the time of consent.
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Diagnosis of cancer and fall into one of the groups below:
- Group 1: Patients with solid tumors receiving courses of cytotoxic therapy.
- Group 2: Patients with hematological cancers receiving courses of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
- Group 3: Patients with solid tumors receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) or other targeted therapies, but not cytotoxic regimens within 3 months.
- Group 4: Patients with hematologic cancers receiving TKIs or other targeted therapies, but not cytotoxic regimens within 3 months.
- Group 5: Patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
- Group 6: Patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplant within 12 months.
- Group 7: Patients who underwent cellular therapy, including Chimeric antigen receptor t-cells (CAR-T) cells or t-cells with engineered t-cell receptors (TCRs) within 12 months.
- Group 8: Patients in remission who have received cellular therapy more than 12 months in the past, including allogeneic, autologous or engineered cellular approaches.
- Group 9: Patients with cancer in remission for at least 2 years not receiving active cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy (hormonal therapy is permitted).
- Group 10: Patients who have undergone allogenic bone marrow transplant and are currently receiving immunosuppressants
- Group 11: Patients who have undergone allogenic bone marrow transplant who are not currently receiving immunosuppressants
- Group 12: Patients who have a cancer diagnosis but do not fall into group 1-11
3. Estimated survival of 8 weeks or more following enrollment on the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
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1. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active COVID-19 infection or influenza-like-illness. If subjects have previously tested positive for COVID-19 infection, they are eligible to participate in this study after 90 days
2. Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements.
3. Subjects who have received any prior COVID-19 vaccination

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04930055
Contact: Millicent MacGregor, RN | 317-274-5288 | milmacgr@iu.edu | |
Contact: John Spittler, RN | (317) 274-0771 | ajspittl@iu.edu |
United States, Indiana | |
IU Health Joe and Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Carmel, Indiana, United States, 46032 | |
Contact: John Spittler, RN 317-274-0771 ajspittl@iu.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Utpal Dave, MD | |
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202 | |
Contact: Millicent MacGregor, RN milmacgr@iu.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Utpal Dave, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Utpal Dave, MD | Indiana University |
Responsible Party: | Utpal P. Davé, Associate Professor Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04930055 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CTO-IUSCCC-0759 |
First Posted: | June 18, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 18, 2021 |
Last Verified: | June 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer |
Moderna Janssen COVID |
Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections |
RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Infections |