Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy and Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Chronic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Conditions:

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from gene-modified cancer cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill cancer cells. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking so...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of GM-K562 cell vaccine when administered with imatinib mesylate in patients with persistent chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Chronic phase disease
  • Philadelphia chromosome positive disease
  • Disease in first complete hematologic response, defined by all of the following:
  • Complete normalization of peripheral blood counts with WBC \< 10,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count \< 450,000/mm\^3
  • No immature cells (e.g., myelocytes, metamyelocytes, or blasts) in the peripheral blood
  • Persistent molecular evidence of disease
  • Detectable BCR-ABL transcript by quantitative polymerase chain reaction
  • Less than 2 log reduction in peripheral blood or bone marrow BCR-ABL transcripts levels compared to a standardized baseline
  • Must have received imatinib mesylate for \> 1 year of which the last 3 months were at stable dose ≥ 300 mg/day
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No known HIV
  • ALT or AST ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal
  • Oxygen saturation ≥ 93% at room air
  • No history of recent acute myocardial infarction
  • No history of unstable angina
  • No pulmonary decomposition requiring hospitalization within the past 3 months
  • No concurrent and/or uncontrolled psychiatric or medical condition that would preclude study compliance
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • At least 2 months since other prior experimental therapy
  • At least 6 months since prior participation in another vaccine study
  • No concurrent systemic immunosuppressive medication

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 10 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00301093

    Start Date

    September 1 2005

    End Date

    September 10 2020

    Last Update

    October 28 2020

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    Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115