Clinical trial · Interventional
Vaccine Therapy and Sargramostim After Rituximab in Treating Patients With Refractory or Progressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
A Phase II Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Specific Immunotherapy, Recombinant Idiotype Conjugated to KLH and GM-CSF Following the Anti-CD20 Antibody, Rituximab, in Previously Treated Patients With Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Vaccines made from a person's cancer cells may make the body build an immune response to kill cancer cells. Colony-stimulating factors such as sargramostim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of rituximab followed by vaccine therapy and sargramostim in treating patients who have refractory or progressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| autologous immunoglobulin idiotype-KLH conjugate vaccine | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| sargramostim | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Progression-free survival (PFS) in groups I and II and median PFS by Kaplan-Meier curves quarterly for 1 year and then twice a year after study completion
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Immune response rates in patients who received at least 4 immunizations by anti-idiotype antibody and anti-KLH antibody assays during every other immunization, last immunization, 2 and 8 weeks post immunization, and then quarterly for 1 year
- measure
- Clinical response in patients who received at least 1 immunization in groups I and II by modified Cheson criteria post-immunization and then every 6 months for 1 year
- measure
- Safety at the start of immunization, every 8 weeks during immunization, 2 and 8 weeks post immunization, and then quarterly for 1 year
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed follicular center cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma * Stage III or IV disease at time of entry on Genitope-G2000-03 * At least 1 bidimensionally measurable lesion (1.5 cm X 1.5 cm) by radiography * Previously registered on and confirmed to be ineligible for randomization on Genitope-G2000-03 by failing to achieve or maintain a complete or partial response after chemotherapy by CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis (and neck if there was palpable disease) * Completed all 8 courses of chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone \[CVP\]) per Genitope-G2000-03 * No intervening therapy for lymphoma (i.e., antibody, corticosteroids, or cytotoxic) between CVP and study entry * No evidence of transformation (e.g., rapid tumor growth or increasing lactic dehydrogenase) * No CNS involvement PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 18 and over Performance status * ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy * Not specified Hematopoietic * Not specified Hepatic * Not specified Renal * Not specified Other * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after the last immunization series * HIV negative * No history of autoimmune disease or conditions requiring treatment with immunosuppressive agents, including corticosteroids * No other malignancy within the past 2 years except non-basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy * See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy * See Disease Characteristics * At least 6 months since prior corticosteroids, including topical administration for any concurrent disease * No concurrent chronic (more than twice monthly) corticosteroids (including topical or inhaled) * Transient use (prior to CT scan) or optical solutions allowed Radiotherapy * Prior radiotherapy to no more than 2 sites more than 13 weeks before rituximab is allowed Surgery * Not specified Other * No concurrent participation in other therapeutic clinical trials
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTTimmerman JM, Vose JM, Czerwinski DK, Weng WK, Ingolia D, Mayo M, Denney DW, Levy R. Tumor-specific recombinant idiotype immunisation after chemotherapy as initial treatment for follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2009 Jan;50(1):37-46. doi: 10.1080/10428190802563355. PMID 19125383