Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:45 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:45 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01923233
Brief Summary:
This study is an individualized anti-cancer vaccine protocol where the vaccination occurs inside of the body. To create the vaccine, a tumor lesion is selected and caused to die by a process called "Radiofrequency Ablation" or RFA. RFA causes the tumor to release its internal contents to the surrounding environment, such contents include tumor-specific antigens. Immune cells respond to the tissue damage and take-up these tumor antigens. The injection of the experimental cell drug, AlloStim(TM) into the lesion is designed to cause the responding cells to signal the immune system of the danger of the tumor, creating tumor-specific immunity.
Detailed Description:
The protocol design has 4 steps: (1) priming; (2) vaccination, (3) activation and (4) boosting. The priming step involves intradermal injections of AlloStim(TM). This is designed to increase the circulating titer of allo-specific Th1 memory cells; the vaccination step involves percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a single liver lesion followed immediately with an intratumoral injection of AlloStim(TM) into the ablated lesion, followed 3 days later by an additional intratumoral injection into the previously ablated lesion with AlloStim(TM). This step is designed to elicit tumor-specific Th1 immunity. The activation step involves intravenous infusions of AlloStim(TM). This step is designed to cause the activation and extravasation of circulating memory cells and the activation of innate immune cells. The booster step includes two monthly IV infusions of AlloStim(TM). This step is designed to maintain an inflammatory cytokine storm designed to counteract immune suppressor mechanisms and tumor immunoavoidance mechanisms.
Study:
NCT01923233
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01923233