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Cancer Vaccine

HER-2 vaccine for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Robert Wesolowski, MD
Research Sponsored by Robert Wesolowski
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 up to 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a new cancer vaccine to see if it is safe and effective. The vaccine is made from antibodies and peptides combined with tumor cells. Researchers want to see if the vaccine can help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
  • Breast Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Clinical benefit will be assessed
Type and duration of immune response measured over time to repeat vaccine administration
Secondary outcome measures
Evaluation of safety and toxicity at regular intervals by NCI common toxicity criteria (CTCAE v 4.0)

Side effects data

From 2023 Phase 4 trial • 267 Patients • NCT05007041
13%
Upper Respiratory Infection
12%
COVID-19 Infection
1%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation
1%
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
1%
Hospitalization for pacemaker due to arrhythmia
1%
Revision of right shoulder rotator cuff surgery
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV) and Quadrivalent Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine
Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV) and High-Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: HER-2 VaccineExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
combination of MVF-HER-2 (597-626) and MVF-HER-2 (266-296) emulsified with nor-MDP and ISA 720 This escalation arm has completed. The trial has moved on to the extension arm
Group II: EXTENSION HER-2 Vaccine at OBDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Combination of MVF-HER-2 (597-626) and MVF-HER-2 (266-296) emulsified with nor-MDP and ISA 720 at dose level cohort 2 This extension arm is ongoing
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Measles virus vaccine live attenuated
FDA approved
Extension HER-2 vaccine trial at OBD
2011
Completed Phase 1
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Robert WesolowskiLead Sponsor
Pravin KaumayaLead Sponsor
Robert Wesolowski, MDPrincipal InvestigatorOhio State University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
16 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Research Study Groups: HER-2 Vaccine, EXTENSION HER-2 Vaccine at OBD
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Clinical Trial 2023: Extension HER-2 vaccine trial at OBD Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT01376505 — Phase 1
Extension HER-2 vaccine trial at OBD (Cancer Vaccine) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT01376505 — Phase 1

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Could you please provide a list of other HER-2 vaccine clinical trials?

"There are currently 8 ongoing clinical trials studying the HER-2 vaccine. One of these live trials is in Phase 3 while the rest are in different stages of research. The majority of studies related to the HER-2 vaccine take place in Rochester, Minnesota; however, there are 70 locations running trials for this treatment across the United States."

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Are researchers still looking for participants in this experiment?

"The search for participants is still ongoing, as noted on clinicaltrials.gov. This study was first posted June 21st, 2011 and updated October 27th, 2020."

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When will the HER-2 vaccine be able to be sold commercially?

"The limited data available for HER-2 vaccine's safety and efficacy resulted in it receiving a score of 1."

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How many people can be a part of this experiment at most?

"That is correct. The listing on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that the research team is currently looking for 100 individuals to take part in the study at a single site. This trial was first made public on 6/21/2011 and updated as recently as 10/27/2022."

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Recent research and studies
~5 spots leftby May 2025