Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Complete Remission

Lead Sponsor:

Institut Paoli-Calmettes

Conditions:

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from dendritic cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of vaccine therapy an...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Assess the tolerability of autologous dendritic cell vaccine in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia in complete remission. Secondary * Evaluate the emergence of an immun...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
  • Myelomonocytic (M4) or monocytic (M5) subtype
  • In second complete remission (CR) or later following CR1 lasting ≤ 12 months after chemotherapy that may have included an intensification regimen followed by autologous transplantation
  • No (15;17) translocation
  • No AML M3
  • HLA-A2 positivity
  • CD14 ≥ 20% on peripheral blood mononuclear cells
  • Circulating blasts ≥ 10 x 109/L (collected prior to chemotherapy) available
  • Must not be eligible for HLA-matched allogeneic transplantation
  • No progressive disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No contraindication to cytopheresis or chemotherapy
  • No HIV or HTLV positivity
  • No hepatitis B or C activation
  • No prior psychological disease
  • Not deprived of liberty and able to give consent
  • Must be able to speak and read French
  • No other cancer except for basal cell or cervical
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent participation in another clinical study

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00963521

    Start Date

    June 1 2008

    Last Update

    May 13 2011

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    Marseille Institute of Cancer - Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes

    Marseille, France, 13273