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Study of DC Vaccination Against Glioblastoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Surgery and Chemotherapy in Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme and Neoplasms, sponsored by Huashan Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-09.

Sponsored by Huashan Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase II study in a single center to determine the efficacy of autologous dendritic cells (DCs) loaded with autogeneic glioma stem-like cells (A2B5+) administered as a vaccination in adults with glioblastoma multiforme (primary or secondary).

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Despite the advances in diagnosis and treatment (surgery +radiation +chemotherapy), median survival for patients with newly diagnosed brain glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is about one year, for recurrent GBM is about 4 months. Recently, immunotherapy has emerged as a novel treatment strategy for glioma with improving patient survival. Usually, processed tumor antigens from the patient's own tumor or a peptide vaccine is capable of producing an anti-glioma response. Our previous experiment revealed that the CD133+ tumor stem-like cells associated antigens could elicit highly intensive immune response against human malignant glioma , and in phase I study, we have confirmed that DC vaccine loaded with glioma stem-like cells associated antigens against malignant glioma in recurrent patients was of safety .

Autologous DCs will be obtained from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from each patient. Stem-like cells associated antigens (SAA) will be prepared with glioma stem-like cells that are harvested from patients with GBM and primary cultured and sorted flowcytometrically and then irradiated. Approximately 4 weeks will be required for vaccine production and the first vaccine administration. Each patient will receive an injection of DCs at his/her assigned dose once every week during the first 6 week. The dose of DCs is defined as 8\~10×10\^6.

Clinical trials that utilize DCs for immunotherapy have demonstrated significant survival benefit for patients who exhibit robust immune responses against tumor cells. Unfortunately, at the present time the majority of clinical trials were in phase I that illustrated the safety. The efficacy of DCs against glioblastoma is still lack of sufficient randomized phase II study. According to our previous phase I study, here we designed this clinical trial in a triple-blind randomized manner to validate the efficacy of DCs vaccination.

Recently,an exploratory randomized phase II clinical trial have been completed (Cancer immunology \&immunotheapy ,2018,1677,1677-1688 ; PubMed ID: 30159779), 43 GBM patients were randomized after surgery at a 1:1 ratio to receive either DCV (n = 22) or normal saline placebo (n = 21). Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analysed. Participants were stratified into different molecular subgroups based on the mutation (MT) status of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1/2) and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT). Plasma cytokine levels, tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte numbers and immune co-inhibitory molecules PD-L1 and B7-H4 were also assessed. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that DCV treatment significantly prolonged OS (p = 0.02) after adjusting for IDH1 and TERT promoter MT and B7-H4 expression, primary vs recurrent GBM. Among IDH1wild type (WT) TERTMT patients, DCV treatment significantly prolonged OS (p \< 0.01) and PFS (p = 0.03) and increased plasma levels of cytokines CCL22 and IFN-γ compared with placebo. Patients with low B7-H4 expression showed significantly prolonged OS (p = 0.02) after DCV treatment.

In the present study, IDH1WTTERTMT subgroups of GBM patients more responsive to GSC DCV-based specific active-immunotherapy. However,It is noted that IDH1WTTERTMTGBM patients was analysed in a cohort samples which are not randomlized and the present study population is too small to evaluate conclusively demographic criteria for entry and patient recruitment. the results of the present study should be confirmed in a random cohort of IDH1WTTERTMT GBM patients. Accordingly , we made some modifications to the original plan, and are currently recruiting new participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Glioma
  • Glioblastoma Multiforme
  • Neoplasms

Keywords

  • Brain tumor
  • Glioma
  • Glioblastoma
  • Tumor stem cells
  • Immunotherapy
  • Vaccine
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In context

Glioblastoma

1,920 studies on the registry are indexed under Glioblastoma; 450 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 36 across 1,618 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Huashan Hospital is the lead sponsor of 239 studies on the registry; 102 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with histologically confirmed brain glioblastoma multiforme and molecular subgroups of IDH1 wildtype TERT mutation。
  2. Patients with maximum safe resection of the tumor (≥95%) confirmed with contrast MR within 72 hours after surgery.
  3. Age from 18 through 70 years.
  4. Karnofsky performance score of ≥ 60%.
  5. Adequate organ function within 14 days of study registration including the following:

    Adequate bone marrow reserve: absolute neutrophil (segmented and bands) count, (ANC) ≥ 1.0×10\^9/L, platelets ≥100×10\^9/L; hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL. Hepatic: bilirubin ≤1.3 mg/dL or 0-22 mmol/L, aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) \< 3×upper limit of normal (ULN). Renal: Normal serum Creatinine for age (below) or creatinine clearance >60 ml/min/1.73 m\^2. Electrocardiogram: normal.

  6. Written informed consent must be obtained from all patients, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the subject at any time without prejudice to future medical care.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients. Pregnancy testing will be performed on all menstruating females within 14 days of study enrollment.
  2. Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  3. Patients with history of immune system abnormalities such as hyperimmunity (e.g., autoimmune diseases) and hypoimmunity (e.g., myelodysplastic disorders, marrow failures, AIDS, ongoing pregnancy, transplant immuno-suppression), or medication of cortisol.
  4. Patients with any conditions that could potentially alter immune function (e.g., AIDS, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, renal failure).
  5. Patients currently received any other investigational agents.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm DC

    In this arm, the patients will receive DC vaccination in addition to the standard therapy, including Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy.

    Procedure: Surgery · Drug: Chemotherapy · Radiation: Radiotherapy · Biological: DC vaccination

  • Placebo comparator
    Arm Placebo

    In this arm, the patients will receive blank placebo instead of the DC vaccination in addition to the standard therapy.

    Procedure: Surgery · Drug: Chemotherapy · Radiation: Radiotherapy · Drug: blank placebo

Interventions

  • ProcedureSurgery

    Maximum resection of the tumor (≥95%) with the help of conventional or intraoperative MRI neuronavigation. Confirmation will be proceeded by the contrast MRI within 72 hours after surgery.

  • DrugChemotherapy

    Temozolomide(TMZ), 200mg·m\^-2·d ×5 days,28 days every cycle. 6 cycles of TMZ are recommended.

  • RadiationRadiotherapy

    Standard dose, 4500 cGy to tumor with 3-cm margins, 1500 cGy boost to tumor bed.

  • BiologicalDC vaccination

    Eight to ten million dendritic cells (DCs) - administered via intradermal injections in 0.5 ml Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) in the shoulders near the back of the neck to facilitate trafficking of the DCs to the cervical lymph nodes.

  • Drugblank placebo

    Saline that has the same appearance with DC vaccine.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate (ORR) of the treatment using DC Vaccination for Glioblastoma with molecular markers for immunotherapy.

    The objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of patients who achieve radiographic partial or complete response (PR or CR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 guideline.Molecular markers are based on the mutation (MT) status of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1/2) and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT).

    Time frame: Every 4 weeks from baseline to 6 months.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression free survival

    Progression free survival is defined as the time from the day in which the patient is enrolled to the date on which tumor progresses or the date on which the patient dies for any cause.

    Time frame: Every 4 weeks from baseline to 6 months.

  2. Overall survival

    Overall survival is defined as the time from the day in which the patient is enrolled to the date on which the patient dies for any cause.

    Time frame: within 2 years after the surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Huashan hospital, Fudan university
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200040, China
    • Liangfu Zhou, M.D. · Contact · lfzhouc@126.com · 86-21-52889999-7206
    • Chao Tang, M.D.,Ph.D. · Contact · chaotang@fudan.edu.cn · 15000678905
    • Liangfu Zhou, M.D. · Principal investigator
    • Yiwei Chu, M.D.,Ph.D. · Sub investigator
    • Yu Yao, M.D.,Ph.D. · Sub investigator
    • Chao Tang, M.D · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hua W, Yao Y, Chu Y, Zhong P, Sheng X, Xiao B, Wu J, Yang B, Mao Y, Zhou L. The CD133+ tumor stem-like cell-associated antigen may elicit highly intense immune responses against human malignant glioma. J Neurooncol. 2011 Nov;105(2):149-57. doi: 10.1007/s11060-011-0572-y. Epub 2011 Apr 11. PubMed 21479962 ↗
  • Hua Wei, Yao Yu, Chu Yiwei, Zhong Ping, Zhang Rong, Zhu Wei, Wu Jingsong, Ma Dexuan, Xu Ming, Mao Ying, Zhou Liangfu. Phase I study of dendritic cells pulsed with tumor stem-like cells associated antigens against malignant glioma in recurrent patients. Chinese Journal of Neurosurgery (Chinese). 2011, 27(1): 90-94.
  • Xu M, Yao Y, Hua W, Wu Z, Zhong P, Mao Y, Zhou L, Luo F, Chu Y. Mouse glioma immunotherapy mediated by A2B5+ GL261 cell lysate-pulsed dendritic cells. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb;116(3):497-504. doi: 10.1007/s11060-013-1334-9. Epub 2014 Jan 8. PubMed 24398615 ↗
  • Yao Y, Luo F, Tang C, Chen D, Qin Z, Hua W, Xu M, Zhong P, Yu S, Chen D, Ding X, Zhang Y, Zheng X, Yang J, Qian J, Deng Y, Hoon DSB, Hu J, Chu Y, Zhou L. Molecular subgroups and B7-H4 expression levels predict responses to dendritic cell vaccines in glioblastoma: an exploratory randomized phase II clinical trial. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2018 Nov;67(11):1777-1788. doi: 10.1007/s00262-018-2232-y. Epub 2018 Aug 22. PubMed 30159779 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 2020, 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
NCT01567202
Lead sponsor
Huashan Hospital
Collaborators
Fudan University
Responsible party
Jinsong Wu (M.D., Ph.D., Huashan Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 30, 2012
Start date
Mar 2012
Primary completion
Nov 1, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 1, 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2020

Study contacts

Liangfu Zhou, M.D.
Contact
lfzhouc@126.com
86-21-52889999-7206
Wei Hua, M.D., Ph.D.
Contact
doctor.huawei@gmail.com
15800589540
Liangfu Zhou, M.D.
principal investigator · Huashan Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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