Vaccine Immune Recovery After Leukemia (VIRAL)

January 7, 2026 updated by: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

A Prospective Cohort Study to Define Infectious Burden, the Seroprevalence of Vaccine Preventable Pathogens and Immune Recovery in the First Year Following Completion of Therapy in Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

This observational study aims to assess recovery of the immune system and immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases in children, adolescents, and young adults who recently completed treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Several children's hospitals in the United States are participating in the study, which will enroll up to 100 pediatric participants. The study is intended to determine the rate of infection after leukemia treatment and to inform future studies and recommendations about whether children and adolescents who have leukemia should receive additional vaccine doses or boosters after treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
89

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    • Michigan
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78207
        • CHRISTUS Children's (Affiliate of Baylor College of Medicine)
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
        • Seattle Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children, adolescents, and young adults receiving care at a participating pediatric oncology/hematology center who recently completed or will soon complete treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with B or T ALL at age 12 months or older
  • Completed ALL chemotherapy within the past three months or will complete ALL chemotherapy in the upcoming three months
  • Three years of age or older at time of enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of infant ALL
  • Evidence of disease relapse
  • History of primary immunodeficiency (except related to Down Syndrome)
  • History of a stem cell transplant or cellular immunotherapy
  • History of prior malignancy or condition requiring chemotherapy other than for current ALL diagnosis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Children, adolescents, and young adults who recently completed ALL treatment
This cohort of participants who recently completed leukemia therapy will be assessed for infection incidence during the year following treatment and give blood samples to be measured for antibodies to vaccine-preventable diseases. A small subset will also have their blood samples tested for B and T cell recovery.
Other: Observational only: Serology and flow cytometry for ALL cohort participants
Blood samples from ALL cohort participants will be tested to measure antibodies to vaccine-preventable diseases and immune recovery
Other: Observational only: Infection rates
Number of infections during the study period will be obtained and infection incidence rates calculated during the first year off-chemotherapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incident Infection Rate in Participants During the First Year Post-acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy
Time Frame: 1 year
Infections include clinical and/or microbiologically confirmed infections as well as patient-reported infections during follow-up. All unique infections for a given subject will be captured and included in the final infection rate per person time estimate. The total number of unique infections identified within the first year after completing chemotherapy will be reported as a rate per patient-year. Patients will be censored at time of loss to follow-up, relapse, or death.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Patients With Seroprevalence of Measles Antibodies at Each Study Timepoint
Time Frame: 1 year
The seroprevalence proportions for measles antibodies will be determined for the entire cohort and by demographics at each study follow-up time point (3, 6, and 12 months). Additionally, seroprevalence at each time point will be described for participants who had and had not completed their primary vaccine series before starting chemotherapy.
1 year
Proportion of Patients With Seroprevalence of Varicella Antibodies at Each Study Timepoint
Time Frame: 1 year
The seroprevalence proportions for varicella antibodies will be determined for the entire cohort and by demographics at each study follow-up time point (3, 6, and 12 months). Additionally, seroprevalence at each time point will be described for participants who had and had not completed their primary vaccine series before starting chemotherapy.
1 year
Proportion of Patients With Seroprevalence of Pneumococcus Antibodies at Each Study Timepoint
Time Frame: 1 year
The seroprevalence proportions for pneumococcal antibodies (23 serotypes) will be determined for the entire cohort and by demographics at each study follow-up time point (3, 6, and 12 months). Additionally, seroprevalence at each time point will be described for participants who had and had not completed their primary vaccine series before starting chemotherapy.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Brian T Fisher, DO MSCE MPH, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
September 28, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
October 31, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
November 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 9, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 9, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
November 18, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 26, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
January 7, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 21-019426
  • 61366 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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