Qualitative, Qualitative, and Functional Studies Over the First Year in Measuring Immune System Response During the First Year of Therapy in Patients With Brain Tumors

NCT ID: NCT02747407

Last Updated: 2021-10-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

55 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-05-31

Study Completion Date

2021-09-09

Brief Summary

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This research trial studies qualitative, qualitative, and functional studies over the first year in measuring immune system response in patients with brain tumors. Measuring the number of immune cells, whether these immune cells work correctly, and response to 2 vaccines at several times during the first year of treatment may help find out how active the immune system responds to fight infection and cancer.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe the quantity of immune cells underlying the antitumor immune response including dendritic cells, naive and activated T- and B-cells, regulatory T-cells, and natural killer cells.

II. To determine the proliferative ability of lymphocytes via T-cell activation.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe the immunologic response to the hepatitis A vaccine (or hepatitis B vaccine in those who are hepatitis A exposed) in comparison to expected/known normal responses either prior to (i.e. pre-treatment) or following chemoradiation (i.e. post-treatment).

II. To describe the immunologic response to tetanus toxoid vaccination compared to expected/known normal responses either prior to (i.e. pre-treatment) or following chemoradiation (i.e. post-treatment).

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe the immunologic response to the yearly influenza vaccination over the course of the first year of therapy for glioma (timing of administration will be when clinically indicated over this year of therapy).

II. To describe the frequency of viral infection in glioma patients hospitalized during the respiratory viral season within year 1 of therapy.

III. To describe the overall survival of glioma patients enrolled in this study and describe the overall survival in these patients by changes in immunologic function.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients receive standard of care hepatitis A or B vaccine, tetanus toxoid vaccine, and trivalent influenza vaccine and then undergo standard of care treatment external beam radiation therapy and receive standard of care temozolomide. Patients also undergo collection of blood Samples monthly for the first 8 months and then bimonthly for up to 12 months for analysis via flow cytometry, carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) assay, live cell/dead cell distinction assay, and determination of naïve and memory immune response.

GROUP II: Patients undergo standard of care treatment and collection of blood samples as in Group I. Patients then receive hepatitis A and tetanus toxoid vaccinations at month 9.

Conditions

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Astrocytoma Glioma Oligodendroglioma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Basic Science Group II (vaccination at 9 months)

Patients undergo standard of care treatment and collection of blood samples as in Group I. Patients then receive hepatitis A and tetanus toxoid vaccinations at month 9.

Hepatitis A Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Trivalent Influenza Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Basic Science Groups I (vaccination pre-treatment)

Patients receive standard of care hepatitis A or B vaccine, tetanus toxoid vaccine, and trivalent influenza vaccine and then undergo standard of care treatment external beam radiation therapy and receive standard of care temozolomide. Patients also undergo collection of blood Samples monthly for the first 8 months and then bimonthly for up to 12 months for analysis via flow cytometry, (CFSE) assay, live cell/dead cell distinction assay, and determination of naïve and memory immune response.

Hepatitis A Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Trivalent Influenza Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Interventions

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Hepatitis A Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Trivalent Influenza Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Havrix Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated Vaqta Tetanus Toxoid TT Agriflu Flu prevention Flu prophylaxis Flu shot Flu vaccination Fluarix Flublok FluLaval Flushield Fluvirin Fluzone Influenza Vaccine Influenza Virus Vaccine, Trivalent, Types A and B TIV

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinically or histologically diagnosed primary central nervous system astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma of World Health Organization grade II, III or IV
* Anticipated to undergo treatment with concurrent chemoradiation with conformal external beam radiotherapy in combination with low-dose temozolomide (75 mg/m\^2) followed by adjuvant temozolomide (150-200 mg/m\^2)
* Able to provide informed consent
* Karnofsky performance status \>= 50%
* Willing and able to receive the tetanus toxoid and hepatitis vaccination (though prior vaccination with either vaccine is not a contraindication to eligibility)

Exclusion Criteria

* Concurrent enrollment on an experimental study involving an agent whose primary mechanism of action is the immune system (i.e. immune checkpoint inhibition, oncologic vaccine, or other immune-directed therapies); Note: patients enrolled on an experimental study or receiving another concurrent treatment in addition to standard chemoradiation whose primary mechanism of action is NOT the immune system will be eligible for enrollment
* Patients unable to receive tetanus toxoid vaccination

* Guillain-Barré syndrome =\< 6 weeks after previous dose of a tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine; unstable neurologic condition (e.g., cerebrovascular events and acute encephalopathic conditions) which does not include the patient's primary brain tumor; history of an Arthus reaction following a previous dose of a tetanus toxoid-containing and/or diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccine
* Patients unable to receive hepatitis vaccination
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Roy Strowd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2016-00472

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CCCWFU 01316

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P30CA012197

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB00037250

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id