Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine in Kidney Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJodi Maranchie

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to estimate the probability of immune response for the combination treatment of dendritic cell vaccine with oral cabozantinib and characterize the safety profile of interventional therapy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Histologically proven clear cell renal cancer that is non-metastatic and amenable to surgical resection with no evidence of metastatic disease or lesions outside of the kidney.

18 years or older (male or female) with an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.

Have serotype HLA-A2+ if receiving vaccine.

Capable of understanding and complying with the protocol requirements and have signed the informed consent document.

Disqualifiers

Current (within the preceding 6 weeks) treatment with systemic immunosuppressive agents including steroids except when they are administered as replacement therapy for endocrine dysfunction and do not exceed 10 mg prednisone or equivalent daily.

Known or suspected metastatic disease.

Active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection or any other active infection requiring intravenous therapy.

Blood transfusion within two weeks prior to leukapheresis.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Autologous alpha-DC1/TBVA vaccine
  • Cabozantinib

Treatment groups

42 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Jodi Maranchie

Lead sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Sponsor institution