STEMVAC in Patients With Early Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05455658

Last Updated: 2025-10-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

33 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-17

Study Completion Date

2028-07-16

Brief Summary

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This phase II trial studies the effect of DNA plasmid based vaccine (STEMVAC) in treating patients with patients with stage IB-III triple negative breast cancer. STEMVAC may wake up the immune system in patients who have had a diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer and have been treated. STEMVAC targets proteins that are expressed on breast cancer cells and works by boosting the immune system to recognize and destroy the invader cancer cell proteins that are causing the disease. The purpose of this trial is to test the immune system's response to STEMVAC.

Detailed Description

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OUTLINE:

Patients receive STEMVAC vaccine with sargramostim intradermally (ID) every month for 3 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive STEMVAC vaccine with sargramostim ID booster injections 3 months after the 3rd vaccination and 6 months after the 1st booster vaccination.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 28 days, and then annually for 5 years.

Conditions

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Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Prevention (STEMVAC vaccine, sargramostim)

Patients receive STEMVAC vaccine with sargramostim ID every month for 3 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive STEMVAC vaccine with sargramostim ID booster injections 3 months after the 3rd vaccination and 6 months after the 1st booster vaccination.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CD105/Yb-1/SOX2/CDH3/MDM2-polyepitope Plasmid DNA Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Sargramostim

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given ID

Interventions

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CD105/Yb-1/SOX2/CDH3/MDM2-polyepitope Plasmid DNA Vaccine

Given IV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Sargramostim

Given ID

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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CD105/Yb-1/SOX2/CDH3/MDM2 Plasmid Vaccine STEMVAC STEMVAC Th1 Polyepitope Plasmid-based Vaccine 123774-72-1 23-L-Leucinecolony-Stimulating Factor 2 DRG-0012 Leukine Prokine rhu GM-CFS Sagramostim Sargramostatin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants with triple negative breast cancer, stages IB, II or III. Estrogen receptor (ER)-negative and progesterone receptor (PR)-negative is defined as breast cancer with less than 10% of ER or PR expression. HER2 negative is defined as:

* 0-1+ HER2 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) OR
* Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) negative OR
* HER2 2+ and FISH negative
* Note: Participants with low ER positivity (≤10%) who are already on adjuvant hormonal therapy will be allowed on study and can continue their adjuvant hormonal treatment during study participation.
* Participants must have completed all standard of care (or investigational) systemic therapy (including immune modulating agents) and radiotherapy if used between 28 and 365 days prior to enrollment

\* Note: Treatment with a bisphosphonate or denosumab to prevent bone loss is not considered to be systemic therapy for breast cancer and its use within the 28 day pre-enrollment period or while on study is not exclusionary. Treatment with adjuvant olaparib within the 28 day pre-enrollment period or while on study is not exclusionary.
* Participants must agree to avoid systemic steroids for the duration of the treatment period and until completion of the 1 month post 2nd booster vaccine visit (end of treatment)
* Participants must be at least 18 years of age

\* Note: Because no dosing or adverse event (AE) data are currently available on the use of STEMVAC in participants \< 18 years of age, children and adolescents are excluded from this study but will be eligible for future pediatric trials, if applicable.
* Participants must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of ≤ 1
* White blood cell (WBC) \>= 3000/mm\^3 (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* Lymphocyte count \>= 800/mm\^3 (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* Hemoglobin (Hgb) \>= 10 g/dl (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* Serum creatinine =\< 1.2 mg/dl OR creatinine clearance \> 60 ml/min (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 X upper limit of institutional normal (ULN) (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* AST (aspartate aminotransferase)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) =\< 1.5 X upper limit of institutional normal (ULN) (within 60 days of enrollment and at least 28 days post standard of care \[SOC\] treatment)
* Must have recovered from major infections and/or surgical procedures, and in the opinion of the investigator, not have any significant active concurrent medical illnesses or condition precluding protocol treatment
* The effects of STEMVAC on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason,

* Female participant agrees to use adequate contraception (examples include: estrogen and/or progestogen containing hormonal contraception, barrier method (condom, cervical cap) or abstinence) while on the study and until 1 month after the 2nd booster vaccination when/if engaging in sex that could lead to pregnancy. Exceptions: Females who have had a hysterectomy, tubal ligation or bilateral oophorectomy OR meet one of the following criteria for postmenopausal: Age \> 60 or age \< 60 with \>= 12 months amenorrhea and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) within the testing facility's postmenopausal range
* Female participant agrees to inform her study physician immediately should she become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study
* Male participants who are having sex that can lead to pregnancy must use an acceptable form of contraception (vasectomy with the absence of sperm, sexual abstinence, condoms) throughout the course of the study
* Must be 14 days between a vaccine (i.e. COVID19, Flu, shingrix, Tdap, etc.) and any STEMVAC vaccination. \*\*Note: This does not apply to the Td vaccine.
* Patients must be willing to not undergo major elective surgical procedures with general anesthesia or conscious sedation through the end of treatment visit. (Note: port removal is allowable)
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindication or known hypersensitivity to receiving sargramostim (rhuGM-CSF) or other products
* History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to STEMVAC
* Participants receiving any other investigational agents
* Chronic use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is prohibited during the treatment period of the study, except when taken as low-dose (81 mg) aspirin therapy. Prohibited chronic use is defined as daily use for more than 7 days
* Participants with any clinically significant autoimmune disease uncontrolled with treatment
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
* Pregnant and breastfeeding women are excluded from this study
* Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C

\* Note: These individuals are excluded in order to avoid confounding an existing condition with an immune response to STEMVAC
* Chronic usage of immunosuppressants and glucocorticoids (methotrexate for RA, etc.)
* History of invasive breast cancer prior to TNBC diagnosis \* Note: Prior DCIS is allowable
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

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

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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Mary Disis, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Howard Bailey, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2021-07734

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UG1CA242635

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

UWI20-00-01

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RG1122380

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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