Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Cervical Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Cervical Cancer

Official Title: A Phase I Study of Immunization With Alternating Human Papillomavirus E7 Lipopeptide Epitope Vaccine and Dendritic Cells Presenting the E7 Epitope for the Treatment of Recurrent or Persistent Cervical Cancer

Study ID: NCT00003977

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Interventions

human papillomavirus 16 E7 peptide

in vitro-treated peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Study Description

Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Vaccines may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients with recurrent or persistent cervical cancer that cannot be treated with surgery or radiation therapy.

Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: * Evaluate alternating vaccination with lipidated human papillomavirus 16 E7 peptide (HPV-16 E7) and autologous dendritic cells pulsed with immunogenic HPV-16 E7 in terms of toxicity, immunologic reactivity, and therapeutic efficacy in patients with recurrent or persistent cervical cancer. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of dendritic cell-human papillomavirus 16 E7 (HPV-16 E7) peptide vaccine. Patients undergo leukapheresis to obtain peripheral blood mononuclear cells for activation to dendritic cells on days 0 and 28. Patients receive lipidated HPV-16 E7 peptide vaccine subcutaneously on days 1 and 14 and dendritic cell-HPV-16 E7 peptide vaccine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 7 and 21. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease or complete or partial response may receive one additional treatment course, beginning 6 weeks after the end of the first course. Cohorts of 3-9 patients receive escalating doses of dendritic cell-HPV-16 E7 peptide vaccine. The maximum tolerated dose is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. A parallel cohort of patients receives dendritic cell-HPV-16 E7 peptide vaccine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 7 and 14, but does not receive lipidated HPV-16 E7 peptide. Patients are followed at one week. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 27 patients will be accrued for this study at a rate of 15 patients per year.