T-Cell Response in Patients Receiving Trastuzumab and/or Chemotherapy for HER2-Positive Solid Tumors

October 3, 2012 updated by: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

A Study to Assess HER2-Specific T Cell Responses in Patients Receiving Trastuzumab for Solid Tumor Treatment

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at blood samples from patients receiving trastuzumab and/or chemotherapy for HER2-positive solid tumors to assess T-cell response.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Assess T-cell activation in blood samples of patients receiving trastuzumab (Herceptin®) and/or chemotherapy for HER2-positive solid tumors.

OUTLINE: Blood samples are collected from patients at baseline and on days 21, 42, and 84 of trastuzumab (Herceptin®)/chemotherapy. Patients may be contacted 3-6 months after completion of trastuzumab/chemotherapy to donate another blood specimen.

Blood samples are examined for T-cell proliferation and intracellular cytokine production. CD8 T-cell response, HER2/neu-specific antibody titers, and skin hypersensitivity test responses are also measured.

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

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of solid epithelial tumor, including, but not limited to, the following:

    • Breast cancer
    • Ovarian cancer
    • Lung cancer
    • Uterine cancer
    • Prostate cancer
  • HER2/neu-positive disease by immunohistochemistry or fluorescent in situ hybridization
  • Must be receiving trastuzumab (Herceptin®) and/or chemotherapy (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel, fluorouracil, or estramustine)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Absolute neutrophil count > 1,000/mm^3
  • Absolute lymphocyte count > 400/mm^3
  • Platelet count > 90,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No other chemotherapy within the past 4 weeks

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: trastuzumab
blood sample collected on different days from patients receiving trastuzumab

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
T-cell activation in blood samples
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

August 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

February 12, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 4, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000449959
  • UCLA-0505075-01

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