Status:
TERMINATED
Influenza Vaccine in Preventing Flu in Patients Who Have Undergone Stem Cell Transplant and in Healthy Volunteers
Lead Sponsor:
City of Hope Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: The influenza vaccine may help prevent flu in patients who have undergone stem cell transplant. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well the influenza vaccine works in preventing ...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To examine the incidence rate of influenza infection over two flu seasons in patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at the City of Hope National Medical Cen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Meets 1 of the following:
- Patient at City of Hope or Kaiser hospital who underwent prior autologous or allogeneic matched-related hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or matched-unrelated HSCT for treatment of hematological malignancies, including aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndromes
- Must agree to return to City of Hope for screening every 2-4 weeks during the flu season
- 100-365 days post-transplant
- Any prior therapy allowed
- Employee volunteer from the City of Hope who agrees to have a nasopharyngeal wash performed at General Clinical Research Center every 2 weeks during the flu season
- Must be eligible (per physicians instructions) and vaccinated during the 2008-2009 or 2009-2010 flu season
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Life expectancy \> 9 months
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00952185
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
June 8 2015
Active Locations (1)
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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000