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Current Cancer Vaccine and Immunotherapy Trials

Current Trials: Breast Cancer

Accepting Patients

A Phase II Trial of the Immunogenicity of a DNA Plasmid Based Vaccine (STEMVAC) Encoding Th1 Selective Epitopes from Five Antigens Associated with Breast Cancer Stem Cells (MDM2, YB1, SOX2, CDH3, CD105) in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer


Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

I, II or III

Tumor Type

Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

Study Treatment

Vaccine

Study Population

A Phase II Trial of the Immunogenicity of a DNA Plasmid Based Vaccine (STEMVAC) Encoding Th1 Selective Epitopes from Five Antigens Associated with Breast Cancer Stem Cells (MDM2, YB1, SOX2, CDH3, CD105) in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer+C17

Results Summary

Not Accepting Patients

A Phase II Study of Concurrent WOKVAC Vaccination with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and HER2-Targeted Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

I, II, III

Tumor Type

Breast

Study Treatment

Vaccine + chemo+HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody

Study Population

Patients with HER2+ breast cancer, regardless of hormone receptor status, who are planning to receive neoadjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy and HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody therapy prior to planned surgery.

Results Summary

Not Accepting Patients

A Phase I Dose Escalation Trial of Alpha-tocopheryloxyacetic Acid (α-TEA) in Patients with Treatment Refractory HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Study Stage

Phase I

Stage of Disease

IV

Tumor Type

Breast

Study Treatment

Vitamin E derivative + HER2 targeted monoclonal antibody

Study Population

Stage IV HER2+ breast cancer who have been treated with definitive therapy and received maintenance HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody therapy; and currently have measurable disease not considered curable by conventional therapies.

Results Summary


Current Trials: Ovarian Cancer

Not Accepting Patients

A Phase II Study of Anti-PD-1 in Combination with Carboplatin to Prevent Progression after Serologic Detection of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

III, IV

Tumor Type

Ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal

Study Treatment

Chemo + Anti-PD-1 therapy

Study Population

Ovarian, fallopian tube, primary peritoneal cancer in complete remission undergoing cancer surveillance found to have CA-125 elevation, but no radiographic evidence of recurrence.

Results Summary

Current Trials: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Accepting Patients

A Phase II Randomized Study of Safety and Efficacy of a Multiple Antigen Vaccine (STEMVAC) in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients

Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

IV

Tumor Type

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Study Treatment

Vaccine

Study Population

Patients with histologically-confirmed diagnosis of stage IV NSCLC, who are not eligible for approved targeted therapies, have completed 3 - 4 cycles of chemoimmunotherapy (induction treatment), have achieved responsive or stable measurable disease and are receiving or are candidates to continue maintenance treatment with pembrolizumab +/- pemetrexed

Results Summary


Current Trials: Other/Multiple Cancers

Accepting Patients

A Phase II, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd, DS-8201a) for the Treatment of Selected HER2 Expressing Tumors (DESTINY-PanTumor02)


Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

IV

Tumor Type

bladder, biliary tract, cervical, endometrial, ovarian, pancreatic, other rare tumors

Study Treatment

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd)

Study Population

Patients with stage IV HER2 expressing disease who have progressed following at least one prior systemic treatment for metastatic or advanced disease. A total of 15 eligible patients will be enrolled

Results Summary

Past trials

Past Cancer Vaccine and Immunotherapy Trials

Phase I/II Study of Adoptive T Cell Therapy Following in vivo Priming with a HER-2/neu (HER2) Intracellular Domain (ICD) Peptide-Based Vaccine in Patients with Advanced Stage HER2 Overexpressing Breast Cancer

Study Stage

Phase I/II

Stage of Disease

IV

Tumor Type

Breast

Study Treatment

Vaccine + Autologous T cells

Study Population

Patients with HER2+ Stage IV breast cancer who have been maximally treated and have not achieved a complete remission. 

Study Results

Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Combination with Platinum Chemotherapy for Platinum Resistant Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Study Stage

Phase I/II

Stage of Disease

Platinum resistant ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer

Tumor Type

Ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal

Study Treatment

Pembrolizumab + platinum chemotherapy

Study Population

Subjects who had an initial response to platinum-based (cisplatin or carboplatin) chemotherapy and who have progressed within 6 months of completing platinum-based chemotherapy and have subsequently received at least one non-platinum therapy regimen will be eligible to enroll.

Study Results

A Phase ll Study of Concurrent IGFBP-2 Vaccination and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Increase the Rate of Pathologic Complete Response at the Time of Cytoreductive Surgery


Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

III/IV

Tumor Type

Ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal

Study Treatment

Vaccine + Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Study Population

Newly diagnosed patients with ovarian/fallopian tube/peritoneal cancer recommended for neoadjuvant chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel with subsequent cytoreductive surgery due to extent of metastases.

Study Results

Phase I/II Randomized Study of Combination Immunotherapy With or Without Polysaccharide Krestin (PSK®) Concurrently with a HER2 ICD Peptide-Based Vaccine in Patients with Stage IV Breast Cancer Receiving HER2-Targeted Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

Study Stage

Phase I/II

Stage of Disease

IV

Tumor Type

HER2+ Breast Cancer

Study Treatment

Vaccine +Polysaccharide Krestin + trastuzumab/pertuzumab

Study Population

Patients with Stage IV HER2+ breast cancer who have been treated with definitive therapy and are receiving maintenance HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody therapy (defined as trastuzumab monotherapy or combination trastuzumab and pertuzumab therapy); and are currently without evidence of disease (NED) or have stable-bone only disease. 

Study Results

Phase II Study of a HER-2/neu (HER2) Intracellular Domain (ICD) Peptide-Based Vaccine Administered to Patients with Locally Advanced or Stage IV HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

IIIB, IIC, IV

Tumor Type

HER2+ Breast Cancer

Study Treatment

Vaccine

Study Population

Patients with stage IIIB, IIIC or IV HER2+ Breast Cancer who have initiated treatment within the past year; and are currently without evidence of disease (NED) or have stable-bone only disease.

Study Results

Phase I/II Study of Combination Immunotherapy for the Generation of HER-2/neu (HER2) Specific Cytotoxic T Cells (CTL) in vivo

Study Stage

Phase I/II

Stage of Disease

IV

Tumor Type

Breast, ovarian

Study Treatment

Vaccine + trastuzumab

Study Population

Patients with HER2 overexpressing Stage IV breast cancer who are on maintenance trastuzumab alone after being treated with chemotherapy and trastuzumab until there is no evidence of disease (NED) or stable disease.  Stage IV HER2 overexpressing ovarian cancer patients who are on maintenance trastuzumab alone or after being treated with chemotherapy and trastuzumab until there is no evidence of disease (NED) or stable disease.

Study Results

Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Intraperitoneal (I.P.) ONTAK Administered to Patients with Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer

Study Stage

Phase I

Stage of Disease

III/IV

Tumor Type

Epithelial ovarian carcinoma, Primary peritoneal carcinoma, or Epithelial fallopian tube carcinoma

Study Treatment

ONTAK administered intraperitoneally

Study Population

Patients with advanced stage refractory ovarian carcinoma who are unable to achieve first complete remission (CR) with first or second line chemotherapy or who have disease relapse after achieving second CR

Study Results

A Phase I Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a DNA Plasmid Based Vaccine Encoding the Amino Acids 1-163 of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-2 (IGFBP-2) in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer (OC)

Study Stage

Phase I

Stage of Disease

III, IV

Tumor Type

Ovarian

Study Treatment

IGFBP-2 Vaccine

Study Population

Patients with stage III or IV ovarian cancer, who have been treated to complete remission with standard therapies including primary debulking surgery

A Phase I Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a DNA Plasmid Based Vaccine (WOKVAC) Encoding Epitopes Derived From Three Breast Cancer Antigens (IGFBP-2, HER2, and IGF-1R) in Patients with Breast Cancer

Study Stage

Phase I

Stage of Disease

I, II, III

Tumor Type

Breast

Study Treatment

WOKVAC Vaccine

Study Population

Patients with non-metastatic, node positive, HER2 negative breast cancer, who are in remission and defined as having no evidence of disease (NED)

Study Results

A Phase I Safety and Efficacy Trial of a DNA Plasmid Based Vaccine Encoding the HER-2/neu (HER2) Intracellular Domain in Subjects with HER-2/neu-Overexpressing Tumors

Study Stage

Phase I

Stage of Disease

III, IV

Tumor Type

Breast and Ovarian

Study Treatment

HER2 Vaccine

Study Population

Stage III or Stage IV breast cancer in remission and defined as "no evidence of disease.

Stage III or IV ovarian cancer. All subjects must be in first complete remission with a normal and stable CA125. Two sequential normal CA 125 values must be documented, the most recent within thirty days of enrollment in study.

Study Results

A Multicenter Phase II Study of Vaccines to Prevent Recurrence in Patients with HER-2 Positive (HER2+) Breast Cancer

Study Stage

Phase II

Stage of Disease

I, II, III

Tumor Type

Breast

Study Treatment

Vaccine

Study Population

HER2+ Stage I to III breast cancer who had residual disease at time of surgery

A Phase I Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Multiple Antigen Vaccine (STEMVAC) in HER2 Negative Advanced Stage Breast Cancer Patients

Study Stage

Phase I

Stage of Disease

III, IV

Tumor Type

Breast

Study Treatment

Vaccine

Study Population

HER2- breast cancer that has been treated. Now with no evidence of disease (NED) or stable bone only disease after primary or salvage therapy will be eligible for this study.

Study Results

Do you think you might be eligible for one of our cancer vaccine trials?

​For more information regarding CVI cancer vaccine and immunotherapy trials, please call our Patient Coordinator at 866-932-8588, or send an email to cvitrial@uw.eduWe strive to get in touch within 48 hours of receiving your inquiry.

Clinicians interested in receiving regular updates on open clinical trials may send a request to be added to our mailing list to kkd@uw.edu.

Specimen Donation

We are frequently looking for cancer or healthy donors to donate blood or leukocytes to us for use in our research. 

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