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WithdrawnNCT02336984Updated Jan 11, 2021

A Phase I/II Trial of HER-2/Neu Pulsed DC1 Vaccine Combined With Trastuzumab for Patients With DCIS

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of HER-2 pulsed DC1 and trastuzumab in Breast Cancer, sponsored by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Withdrawn at 2 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-11.

Sponsored by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
PI left Abramson Cancer Center and study never opened at Moffitt Cancer Center.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2014, registered Jan 2015).
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to treat patients with Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with a combined treatment of DC1 vaccine with Trastuzumab. In this study the investigators will assess the safety and immunogenicity of the combination therapy. The target population is women over 18 years of age and have a diagnosis of DCIS that express HER-2 3 positive. Participants will receive 6 vaccines along with 2 doses of trastuzumab.

This study began at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and will continue at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

Keywords

  • Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
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In context

Lead sponsor

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute is the lead sponsor of 533 studies on the registry; 74 are open to participants now.

Of its 99 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 57 (58%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Women >= 18 years.
  • Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) that express HER-2 3+ on 10% of the DCIS that have not had definitive surgery are diagnosed by core biopsy or NL surgical biopsy with positive margins.
  • Patients that are ER+ will take anti-estrogen therapy for treatment of their DCIS during vaccinations.
  • Women of childbearing age with a negative pregnancy test documented prior to enrollment.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status Score of 0 or 1.
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to use a medically acceptable form of birth control during their participation in the study.
  • Have voluntarily signed a written Informed Consent in accordance with institutional policies after its contents have been fully explained to them.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or lactating.
  • Positive for HIV or hepatitis C at baseline by self-report.
  • Potential participants with coagulopathies, including thrombocytopenia with platelet count \<75,000, INR> 1.5 and partial thromboplastin time > 50 sec
  • Major cardiac illness MUGA or ECHO \<50% EF.
  • Pre-existing medical illnesses or medications which might interfere with the study as determined by Principal Investigator (PI).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Combination Therapy

    Combination Therapy: HER-2 pulsed DC1 vaccine with trastuzumab and pertuzumab.

    Biological: HER-2 pulsed DC1 · Drug: trastuzumab · Drug: pertuzumab

Interventions

  • BiologicalHER-2 pulsed DC1

    Vaccine administered weekly, with no more than 4 weeks delay over the course of 6 vaccines.

    Also known as: vaccine

  • Drugtrastuzumab

    The loading dose of Trastuzumab will be 8 mg/kg and the maintenance dose given week 4 will be 6 mg/kg, both standard doses of trastuzumab.

    Also known as: Herceptin

  • Drugpertuzumab

    Pertuzumab 420 mg IV will be given at the same time as trastuzumab.

    Also known as: Perjeta

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Occurrence of AEs related to study treatment. Adverse Events will be graded according to NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) V 4.02.

    Time frame: 5 years

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Study locations

2 sites
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 11, 2021, 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
NCT02336984
Lead sponsor
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 13, 2015
Start date
Jun 2014
Primary completion
Apr 4, 2016
Completion
Apr 4, 2016
Last update
Jan 11, 2021

Study contacts

Brian Czerniecki, M.D., Ph.D.
principal investigator · H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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