Serologic Response to Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Esophageal Cancer Patients With High Grade Lymphopenia After Chemoradiation

NCT ID: NCT06181656

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-05

Study Completion Date

2025-09-30

Brief Summary

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To learn how radiation treatment may affect your responses to vaccines against pneumonia.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objectives

\- Determine the impact of Grade IV radiation-induced lymphopenia on serologic responses to pneumococcal vaccination.

Secondary Objectives

* Determine the impact of chemoradiation on serologic responses to pneumococcal vaccination.
* Determine the impact of radiation modality on serologic responses to pneumococcal vaccination.
* Determine the impact of radiation modality on systemic immunity.
* Determine the incidence of pneumonia among patients treated with a pneumococcal vaccine.
* Determine the impact of radiation modality on pathologic response.
* Determine the impact of radiation modality on intratumoral immunity.
* Determine the relationship between changes in systemic and intratumoral immunity and clinical outcomes (i.e., incidence of pneumonia and pathologic response)
* Determine the impact of tumor histology on serologic responses to pneumococcal vaccination.

Conditions

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Pneumococcal Vaccine Esophageal Cancer Lymphopenia Chemoradiation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1

30 participants currently receiving, planning to receive, or recently completed chemoradiation for esophageal cancer. This group will be subdivided into Group 1A, which will comprise 15 participants treated with proton therapy, and Group 1B, which will comprise 15 patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Pneumonia vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given by SC

Group 2

30 participants currently receiving, planning to receive, or recently completed chemoradiation for hepatocellular carcinoma. This group will be subdivided into Group 2A, which will comprise 15 participants treated with proton therapy, and Group 2B, which will comprise 15 patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Pneumonia vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given by SC

Group 3

20 Healthy Volunteers.

Pneumonia vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given by SC

Interventions

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Pneumonia vaccine

Given by SC

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Group 1A

a. Patients currently receiving, planning to receive, or recently completed chemoradiation for esophageal cancer with protons.
2. Group 1B

a. Patients currently receiving, planning to receive, or recently completed chemoradiation for esophageal cancer with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
3. Group 2A

a. Patients currently receiving, planning to receive, or recently completed definitive proton therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
4. Group 2B

a. Patients currently receiving, planning to receive, or recently completed definitive IMRT for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
5. Group 3

a. Healthy age- and gender- matched individuals
6. All Groups

1. Patients of all genders, races and nationalities will be solicited.
2. Age \>18 years
3. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with compromised immunologic responses due to an uncontrolled intercurrent immunodeficiency (e.g., Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), X-linked agammaglobulinemia) or previous or current immune suppressive therapy

a. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial.
* Patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) during the study or in the three months prior to study enrollment.
* Patients with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
* Individuals with previous pneumococcal vaccination in the last 5 years.
* Individuals with severe allergy to any of the vaccine components
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven H Lin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Steven H Lin, MD

Role: CONTACT

(713) 563-8490

Facility Contacts

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Steven H Lin, MD

Role: primary

713-563-8490

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2023-10646

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-0370

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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