Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Bivalent Vaccine With Escalating Doses of the Immunological Adjuvant OPT-821, in Combination With Oral β-glucan for High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Y-mAbs Therapeutics

Conditions:

Neuroblastoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 21 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

In the first part of this study we found the highest dose of the vaccine that did not have too many side effects. We are now trying to find out what effects the vaccine has when given at the same dose...

Detailed Description

The phase II treatment schema for patients in 1st CR or ≥ 2nd CR will be the same for the vaccine as in phase I except OPT-821 will be given at a fixed dose of 150 mcg/ m\^2 and with no DLT assessment...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of neuroblastoma (NB) as defined by international criteria,\[104\] i.e., histopathology (confirmed by the MSKCC Department of Pathology) or bone marrow metastases plus high urine catecholamine levels.
  • High-risk NB as defined by risk-related treatment guidelines and the International NB Staging System,\[104\] i.e., stage 4 with MYCN amplification (any age) stage 4 \>18 months old.
  • High-risk NB (as defined above) and in 1) first CR at 6 ≥ months from initiation of immunotherapy using anti-GD2 antibody, or 2) second or subsequent remission. Remission is defined as complete (CR) remission, according to the International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria.\[104\] Urine catecholamine levels are no longer taken into consideration when staging.
  • Absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 500/mcl and absolute neutrophil count ≥ 500/mcl.
  • Patients with grade 3 toxicities or less using the Common Toxicity Criteria (Version 3.0) developed by the National Cancer Institute of the USA (CTCAE v3.0) related to cardiac, neurological, pulmonary, renal, hepatic or gastrointestinal function as determined by blood tests or physical exam.
  • ALT, AST and Alkaline Phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Prior treatment with other immunotherapy, including antibodies, is allowed
  • ≥ 3 weeks and no more than 6 months (\<180 days) between completion of systemic therapy and 1st vaccination.
  • Patients previously enrolled on this trial are eligible for repeat enrollment but will be assigned to treatment as per the control arm (Group 1) and will not be included in the biostatistical analyses.
  • Signed informed consent indicating awareness of the investigational nature of this program.

Exclusion

  • History of allergy to KLH, QS-21, OPT-821, or glucan.
  • Active life-threatening infection.
  • Inability to comply with protocol requirements.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 27 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

374 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00911560

Start Date

May 27 2009

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

June 5 2025

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065