Custom vaccine tailored to Patient's tumor enters first human test

NCT ID NCT04266730

Summary

This is a first-in-human safety study for a personalized cancer vaccine called PANDA-VAC. It will be given alongside the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to 6 patients with advanced squamous cell lung cancer or head and neck cancer. The vaccine is custom-made for each patient based on the unique mutations found in their tumor, aiming to train the immune system to attack the cancer.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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