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CompletedNCT02799238ALECSATUpdated Apr 30, 2020

Autologuos Lymphoid Effector Cells Specific Against Tumour (ALECSAT) as Add on to Standard of Care in Patients With Glioblastoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of ALECSAT and Radiotherapy in Glioblastoma, sponsored by CytoVac A/S. Completed at 4 sites in Sweden. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-30.

Sponsored by CytoVac A/S · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2016, registered Jun 2016).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
62
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomised, open-label, multi-centre, Phase II study in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

62 patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma are enrolled in the study in a 1:2 allocation (standard of care (SOC): ALECSAT as an adjunct therapy to SOC).

Patients recruited into this study will receive either:

  • ALECSAT as an adjunct therapy to standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (first line therapy: Stupp regimen, followed by second line therapy at the Investigator's discretion) or
  • Standard of care therapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (first line therapy: Stupp regimen, followed by second line therapy at the Investigator's discretion).
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Conditions studied

  • Glioblastoma

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Keywords

  • glioblastoma, GBM, immunotherapy, autologous lymphoid effector cells specific against tumour cells, ALECSAT, Stupp regimen, TMZ, radiotherapy
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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 enrollment of 62 is above the median of 36 across 1,618 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

CytoVac A/S is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none 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

  • Male or female patients, aged between 18 and 70.
  • Histologically confirmed glioblastoma (Grade IV) diagnosis.
  • Eligible for combined radiotherapy and TMZ treatment.
  • Patients with complete or partial tumour resection. For patients with limited tumour volume, biopsy is acceptable.
  • WHO Performance status 0-2.
  • Body weight ≥ 40 kg (males), ≥ 50 kg (females).
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with the study protocol and procedures.
  • Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and agree to use acceptable methods of contraception during the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment for brain tumours at study entry.
  • Prior treatment with temozolomide at study entry.
  • Females who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Positive tests for anti- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1/2; HBsAg, anti HBc, anti-HCV or being positive in a Treponema Pallidum test (syphilis).
  • Patients who may have been exposed to West Nile virus or Dengue fever virus within the last 28 days prior to enrolment or Ebola virus within the last 60 days prior to enrolment should be excluded, unless the patient has been tested negative.
  • Patients from high incidence areas for Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1) virus or who has a parent or spouse from a high incidence area must be excluded unless tested negative for HTLV-1 virus.
  • Known allergy to study medication.
  • Any condition or illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator or medical monitor, would compromise patient safety or interfere with the evaluation of the safety of the investigational drug.
  • Any concurrent illness that may worsen or cause complications in connection with blood donation, for example uncontrolled epilepsy, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or respiratory disease.
  • Use of immunosuppressant drugs with the exception of steroids. Blood transfusion within 48 hours prior to the donation of blood for ALECSAT production.
  • Low haemoglobin count in the opinion of the Investigator.
  • Lymphocyte count \<0.3 x 109/litre.
  • Participation in any other interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to inclusion.
  • TMZ contraindication.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
62 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Radiotherapy in combination with Temozolomide (TMZ)

    radiotherapy combined with TMZ treatment followed by adjuvant TMZ

    Radiation: Radiotherapy · Drug: Temozolomide

  • Experimental
    ALECSAT + Radiotherapy in combination with TMZ

    3 doses of ALECSAT /4 weeks followed by ALECSAT every 3 months

    Biological: ALECSAT · Radiation: Radiotherapy · Drug: Temozolomide

Interventions

  • BiologicalALECSAT

    3 doses of ALECSAT/4 weeks followed by ALECSAT/3 months

  • RadiationRadiotherapy

    Radiotherapy 5 days/week for 6 weeks

  • DrugTemozolomide

    Temozolomide daily for 6 weeks followed by 6 cycles 5days/4weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival

    Compare the progression free survival between patients who receive ALECSAT as add on to SoC and patients who only receive SoC

    Time frame: 24 months after LPFV or when 47 patients has reached investigator assessed disease progression or death from any cause

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients alive at 12 and 24 months

    To compare OS rate at 12 and 24 months between patients who receive ALECSAT as add on to SoC and patients who only receive SoC

    Time frame: 24 months after LPFV or when 47 patients has reached investigator assessed disease progression or death from any cause

  2. Frequency and Severity of treatment related Adverse Events

    Comparison of frequency and severity of treatment related AEs in the 2 study groups

    Time frame: Up to 24 months after randomisation of last patient

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital
    Göteborg, Sweden
  • Ryhov hospital
    Jönköping, 55185, Sweden
  • Skånes university hospital
    Lund, 221 85, Sweden
  • Karolinska University hospital
    Stockholm, 171 76, Sweden
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 30, 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
NCT02799238
Lead sponsor
CytoVac A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 14, 2016
Start date
Mar 2016
Primary completion
Nov 14, 2019
Completion
Feb 24, 2020
Last update
Apr 30, 2020

Study contacts

Katja Werlenius, PhD
principal investigator · Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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