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Cancer Vaccine

Part 1 - Chemovax Schedule A for Breast Cancer

Phase 1 & 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Issam Makhoul, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Arkansas
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at the time of definitive surgery (4-8 weeks after chemo, which is between week 22 and week 25)
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a new cancer vaccine called P10s-PADRE along with standard chemotherapy in patients with certain types of breast cancer. The goal is to see if the vaccine can help the immune system better fight the cancer and improve treatment outcomes.

Eligible Conditions
  • Breast Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at the time of definitive surgery (4-8 weeks after chemo, which is between week 22 and week 25)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at the time of definitive surgery (4-8 weeks after chemo, which is between week 22 and week 25) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Determine the pCR Rate
Identify a Feasible Schedule of Vaccination Relative to SoC Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy When the Chemovax Are Administered Concurrently.
Secondary study objectives
Activation Profiles of NK Cells: Pre-Immune and Post-Immune CD16
Activation Profiles of NK Cells: Pre-Immune and Post-Immune CD69
Activation Profiles of NK Cells: Pre-Immune and Post-Immune NKp46
+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

7Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Part 3 - Chemovax Schedule CExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Expanded Efficacy - Chemovax Schedule C: Subjects will receive three weekly injections of P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine (week 1,2,3), then first cycle of chemotherapy (week 4), and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 7,10,13,16,19,22,25).
Group II: Part 2 - Chemovax Schedule CExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Primary Efficacy - Chemovax Schedule C: Subjects will receive three weekly injections of P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine (week 1,2,3), then first cycle of chemotherapy (week 4), and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 7,10,13,16,19,22,25).
Group III: Part 1 - Chemovax Schedule EExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Feasibility - Chemovax Schedule E: Subjects will receive the first injection of vaccine on week 1, the subsequent two injections of the P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine one week apart (week 2 and 3), the first cycle of chemotherapy on week 3 (along with third vaccine injection) and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 6,9,12,15,18,21,24).
Group IV: Part 1 - Chemovax Schedule DExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Feasibility - Chemovax Schedule D: Subjects will receive the first injection of vaccine on week 1, the subsequent two injections of the P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine one week apart (week 2 and 3), the first cycle of chemotherapy on week 2 (along with second vaccine injection) and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 5,8,11,14,17,20,23).
Group V: Part 1 - Chemovax Schedule CExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Feasibility - Chemovax Schedule C: Subjects will receive three weekly injections of P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine (week 1,2,3), then first cycle of chemotherapy (week 4), and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 7,10,13,16,19,22,25).
Group VI: Part 1 - Chemovax Schedule BExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Feasibility - Chemovax Schedule B: Subjects will receive the first cycle of chemotherapy on week 1, the first injection of P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine on week 2, the subsequent two injections of the vaccine one week apart (week 3 and 4), second cycle of chemotherapy on week 4 (along with second vaccine injection) and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 7,10,13,16,19,22).
Group VII: Part 1 - Chemovax Schedule AExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Feasibility - Chemovax schedule A: Subjects will receive the first cycle of chemotherapy along with the first injection of P10s-PADRE/MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG vaccine on week 1, the subsequent two injections of the vaccine one week apart (week 2 and 3), second cycle of chemotherapy on week 4, and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy every 21 days (week 7,10,13,16,19,22).
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
P10s-PADRE/ MONTANIDE™ ISA 51 VG
2015
Completed Phase 2
~60
Doxorubicin
2012
Completed Phase 3
~8030
Cyclophosphamide
2010
Completed Phase 4
~2310
Docetaxel
1995
Completed Phase 4
~6550

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ArkansasLead Sponsor
494 Previous Clinical Trials
150,489 Total Patients Enrolled
16 Trials studying Breast Cancer
1,137 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Issam Makhoul, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Arkansas
7 Previous Clinical Trials
183 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Breast Cancer
55 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Sindhu Malapati, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Arkansas
1 Previous Clinical Trials
16 Total Patients Enrolled
~5 spots leftby Nov 2025