Concurrent WOKVAC Vaccination, Chemotherapy, and HER2-Targeted Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Before Surgery for the Treatment of Patients With Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT04329065

Last Updated: 2025-11-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-20

Study Completion Date

2027-08-15

Brief Summary

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This phase II trial studies the immunologic response and side effects of using the WOKVAC vaccine in combination with chemotherapy and HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody therapy before surgery in treating patients with breast cancer. Vaccines like WOKVAC are made from tumor-associated antigens which may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Trastuzumab and pertuzumab are forms of targeted therapy because they work by attaching themselves to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of tumor cells, known as HER2 receptors. When trastuzumab and pertuzumab attach to HER2 receptors, the signals that tell the cells to grow are blocked and the tumor cell may be marked for destruction by the body's immune system. Giving the WOKVAC vaccine at the same time (concurrently) with paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab before surgery may kill more tumor cells.

Detailed Description

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OUTLINE:

Patients receive WOKVAC intradermally (ID) on day 13. Treatment repeats for up to 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive paclitaxel via infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 or docetaxel intravenously (IV) and carboplatin IV on day 1, and trastuzumab IV and pertuzumab IV on day 1. The chemo and trastuzumab and pertuzumab will most likely be given by the patient's own oncologist per standard of care. Treatment repeats for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ultrasound imaging or magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy on study and blood sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up annually for up to 5 years from enrollment.

Conditions

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Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8

Keywords

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Breast

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment (WOKVAC, paclitaxel, trastuzumab, pertuzumab)

Patients receive WOKVAC ID on day 13. Treatment repeats for up to 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive paclitaxel via infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 or docetaxel IV and carboplatin IV on day 1, and trastuzumab IV and pertuzumab IV on day 1. The chemo and trastuzumab and pertuzumab will most likely be given by the patient's own oncologist per standard of care. Treatment repeats for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ultrasound imaging or magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy on study and blood sample collection throughout the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

pUMVC3-IGFBP2-HER2-IGF1R Plasmid DNA Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given ID

Paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Given via infusion

Trastuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Pertuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Ultrasound Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo ultrasound imaging

Biopsy Procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo biopsy

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo blood sample collection

Interventions

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pUMVC3-IGFBP2-HER2-IGF1R Plasmid DNA Vaccine

Given ID

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Paclitaxel

Given via infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Trastuzumab

Given IV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Pertuzumab

Given IV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Docetaxel

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Carboplatin

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Ultrasound Imaging

Undergo ultrasound imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Biopsy Procedure

Undergo biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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pUMVC3-IGFBP2-HER2-IGF1R pUMVC3-IGFBP2-HER2-IGF1R Vaccine WOKVAC WOKVAC Vaccine Anzatax Asotax Bristaxol Praxel Taxol Taxol Konzentrat Anti-c-erbB2 Monoclonal Antibody Anti-ERB-2 Anti-erbB2 Monoclonal Antibody Anti-HER2/c-erbB2 Monoclonal Antibody Herceptin Herceptin Biosimilar PF-05280014 Herceptin Trastuzumab Biosimilar PF-05280014 Herzuma Disulfide with Human-Mouse Monoclonal RhuMab HER2 Light Chain MoAb HER2 Monoclonal Antibody c-erb-2 Monoclonal Antibody HER2 Ogivri Ontruzant rhuMAb HER2 Trastuzumab Biosimilar ABP 980 Trastuzumab Biosimilar ALT02 trastuzumab biosimilar EG12014 Trastuzumab Biosimilar HLX02 Trastuzumab Biosimilar PF-05280014 Trastuzumab Biosimilar SB3 Trastuzumab-dkst Trastuzumab-DTTB Trastuzumab-pkrb Trastuzumab-QYYP Trazimera Trastuzumab Biosimilar SIBP-01 2C4 Antibody Immunoglobulin G1 Anti-(Human V (Receptor)) (Human-Mouse Monoclonal 2C4 Heavy Chain) Disulfide with Human-Mouse Monoclonal 2C4 Kappa-Chain MoAb 2C4 Monoclonal Antibody 2C4 Omnitarg Perjeta rhuMAb2C4 RO4368451 Pertuzumab Biosimilar HS627 Pertuzumab Biosimilar EG1206A Pertuzumab Biosimilar HLX11 RP-56976 RP56976 Taxotere Taxotere Injection Concentrate Paraplatin Platinwas Ribocarbo US Bx Biological Sample Collection

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must be at least \>= 18 years of age
* Clinical stage I-III breast cancer, HER2+ (per American Society of Clinical Oncology \[ASCO\]/College of American Pathologists \[CAP\] guideline update, 2018), regardless of estrogen receptor (ER)/ progesterone receptor (PR) status and planning to undergo neoadjuvant therapy with either paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab (THP) or docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab (TCHP)
* Patients who have received prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy are allowed but may only receive paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab for the duration the study
* Subjects with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1
* White blood cell (WBC) \>= 3000/mm\^3 (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Lymphocyte count \>= 500/mm\^3 (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/ uL (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Platelets \>= 75,000/ uL (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN), except patients with Gilbert's syndrome in whom total bilirubin must be \< 3.0 mg/dL (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Creatinine =\< 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance \> 30 ml/min (within 4 weeks of initiating study treatment)
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>= lower limit of normal for institution performing the multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO) done within 3 months of initiating study treatment
* Female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use dual methods of contraception and have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening, and male patients must use an effective barrier method of contraception if sexually active with a female of child-bearing potential. Acceptable methods of contraception are condoms with contraceptive foam, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, contraceptive patch, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicidal gel, or a sexual partner who is surgically sterilized or post-menopausal. For both male and female patients, effective methods of contraception must be used throughout the study and for three months following the last vaccine
* Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with any of the following cardiac conditions:

* Symptomatic restrictive cardiomyopathy
* Dilated cardiomyopathy
* Unstable angina within 4 months prior to enrollment
* New York Heart Association functional class III-IV heart failure on active treatment
* Symptomatic pericardial effusion
* Uncontrolled autoimmune disease requiring active systemic treatment
* Known hypersensitivity reaction to the granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) adjuvant; any known contra-indication to GM-CSF
* Pregnant or breast feeding
* Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive
* History of uncontrolled diabetes
* Known current or a history of hepatitis B or C virus, including chronic and dormant states, unless disease has been treated and confirmed cleared
* Major surgery within the 4 weeks prior to initiation of study vaccine
* Current use of immunosuppressive agents or systemic corticosteroids. Topical, ocular, intra-articular, intranasal, inhalational corticosteroids (with minimal systemic absorption) are allowed. Patients who have received systemic corticosteroids =\< 30 days prior to starting study drug will be excluded

\* NOTE: Steroids given as supportive care for the neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens is allowable per standard of care
* Patient is currently enrolled in any other clinical protocol or investigational trial that involves administration of experimental therapy and/or therapeutic devices, or investigational drug
* Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United States Department of Defense

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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William Gwin

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Locations

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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jennifer Childs

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 206-616-2305

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Jennifer Childs

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2020-01662

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

W81XWH-16-1-0385

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

10159

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RG1005296

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id