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CompletedNCT00510133Updated Jul 9, 2019

A Study of Active Immunotherapy With GRNVAC1 in Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

A Phase 2 interventional study of GRNVAC1 in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, sponsored by Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.. Completed at 6 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-09.

Sponsored by Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a phase II study to evaluate the safety, feasibility and efficacy of immunotherapy with GRNVAC1 in patients with AML.

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This is a multicenter, open-label evaluation of feasibility, safety and immunotherapy in patients with AML in complete clinical remission. Patients will undergo leukapheresis prior to or shortly after completing consolidation chemotherapy. Dendritic cells will be transfected with the messenger RNA encoding human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) and a portion of the lysosome-associated membrane protein LAMP-1 (LAMP), matured, aliquoted, and cryopreserved. The final autologous vaccine product is referred to as GRNVAC1. Patients will be vaccinated with weekly for 6 weeks,will "rest" for 4 weeks, then will receive 6 boost injections, each administered every other week for 12 weeks. Patients will be followed every 4 weeks until Week 54, then every 3 months for 1 year, then every 6 months up to approximately 5 years from the first vaccination or until relapse/progression.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
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In context

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

3,035 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; 746 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 21 is below the median of 40 across 2,561 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • AML in first complete remission (CR1) or in second complete remission (CR2) with CR1 >/= 6 months
  • Has completed at least one cycle of consolidation chemotherapy within past 6 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
  • Adequate hepatic/renal function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • CR1 and good risk cytogenetic features [t(15;17), t(8;21), inv(16) or t(16:16)]
  • Central nervous system or leptomeningeal disease
  • Allogeneic stem cell transplant planned or expected
  • Documented allergy to penicillin or beta-lactam antibiotics
  • Active or ongoing autoimmune disease
  • Clinically significant pulmonary or cardiovascular disease
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
21 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    GRNVAC1

    Autologous dendritic cell vaccine

    Biological: GRNVAC1

Interventions

  • BiologicalGRNVAC1

    Autologous dendritic cell vaccine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility will be assessed by examining whether enough cells are collected during leukapheresis, whether enough vaccine is manufactured for at least 2 injections, and whether the patient is still in remission when the vaccine is released.

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Immunological response, defined as the proportion of patients with a positive induction of hTERT-specific T cells to twice the pre-vaccination level, the proportion of patients with DTH, and event-free survival.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Maywood, Illinois 60153, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
  • Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 9, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00510133
Lead sponsor
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 1, 2007
Start date
Jul 2007
Primary completion
Dec 2011
Completion
Aug 2014
Last update
Jul 9, 2019

Study contacts

John F DiPersio, MD,PhD
principal investigator · Washington University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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