Vaccine Therapy Following Chemotherapy & Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

August 22, 2023 updated by: University of Nebraska

Pilot Trial to Evaluate Immune Response Using Idiotype Vaccines Following High-Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Follicular Lymphoma

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's cancer cells may make the body build an immune response to kill cancer cells. Vaccine therapy may be an effective treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy following chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the humoral and cellular immune responses in patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with autologous lymphoma-derived idiotype vaccine with keyhole limpet hemocyanin plus sargramostim (GM-CSF).
  • Determine the safety and toxicity of this regimen in these patients in the post-transplant setting.
  • Determine the changes in quantitative bcl-2 in the blood and bone marrow of these patients before and at various times after the series of idiotype vaccines.

OUTLINE: Vaccinations begin at day 100 or up to 6 months after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Patients receive autologous lymphoma-derived idiotype vaccine plus keyhole limpet hemocyanin subcutaneously (SC) on day 1. Sargramostim (GM-CSF) SC is administered on days 1-4. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 4 doses, followed 12 weeks later by the fifth and final dose.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

19

Phase

  • Phase 2

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
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
        • University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 19 years of age
  • Histologically proven grade I, II, or III follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that failed induction therapy

  • Minimal disease state at day 100 to 6 months post-transplantatio

    • Lymph nodes smaller than 2 centimeters (cm)
    • Less than 20% bone marrow involvement with lymphoma
    • Uncertain complete remission, defined by greater than 75% reduction in the size of the pre-transplantation mass not representing active disease

  • Tissue sample safely accessible by biopsy, needle aspiration, or phlebotomy

    o Must have adequate circulating lymphoma cells

  • Karnofsky greater than 70%
  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3 (No restrictions if study vaccine administered at 6 months after transplantation)
  • CD4+ count greater than 200/microliter (No restrictions if study vaccine administered at 6 months after transplantation)
  • Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL (unless due to lymphomatous involvement)
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) less than 2 times normal (unless due to lymphomatous involvement)
  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously received no more than 2 high-dose chemotherapies before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Not pregnant or nursing/negative pregnancy test

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Effectiveness of Vaccine Therapy Following Chemotherapy & Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness, safety & toxicity of vaccine therapy following chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Vaccinations begin at day 100 or up to 6 months after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Participants receive autologous lymphoma-derived idiotype vaccine plus keyhole limpet hemocyanin subcutaneously (SC) on day 1. Sargramostim (GM-CSF) SC is administered on days 1-4. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 4 doses, followed 12 weeks later by the fifth and final dose.
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Biological: sargramostim
Other Names:
  • Leukine
Biological: keyhole limpet hemocyanin
Biological: autologous tumor cell vaccine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Humoral and Cellular Immune Response
Time Frame: immune responses will be obtained prior to first immunization (baseline), prior to the 5th, 6th, 7th immunization series and 2 weeks following administration of the 7th immunization series. And then obtained annually until disease progression
evaluate the humoral immune responses and cellular immune responses to idiotype vaccine with KLH and GM-CSF adjuvant given to patients with follicular lymphoma following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation
immune responses will be obtained prior to first immunization (baseline), prior to the 5th, 6th, 7th immunization series and 2 weeks following administration of the 7th immunization series. And then obtained annually until disease progression

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in Quantitative Bcl-2
Time Frame: 1 year post transplant evaluation and then annually until disease progression
To evaluate changes in quantitative bcl-2 of the blood and bone marrow prior to and at various time points following the series of idiotype vaccines.
1 year post transplant evaluation and then annually until disease progression
Safety of Idiotype Vaccine
Time Frame: At each immunization and at study completion
To evaluate the safety of idiotype vaccine with KLH and GM-CSF adjuvant in the post-transplant setting
At each immunization and at study completion
Toxicity of Idiotype Vaccine
Time Frame: At each immunization and at study completion
To evaluate the toxicity of idiotype vaccine with KLH and GM-CSF adjuvant in the post-transplant setting
At each immunization and at study completion

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Nebraska

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Julie M Vose, MD, University of Nebraska

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 11, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 3, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

April 3, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimated)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 22, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0260-00-FB
  • GENITOPE-IND-8294 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Genitope Corporation)
  • 37-7109-2007-001 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Cattleman's Fund)

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