Custom-Made cancer vaccine shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT02600949
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a personalized peptide vaccine for people with advanced pancreatic or colorectal cancer that has spread. The vaccine is made from each patient's own tumor cells and blood, aiming to train the immune system to attack the cancer. The study will check if the vaccine is safe and feasible to make and give, and will also look at how well it controls the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized peptide vaccine (made from patient's own tumor cells and blood)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a personalized treatment that helps the immune system attack advanced pancreatic or colorectal cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial, so the main goal is safety and feasibility, not effectiveness. The vaccine may not work for everyone, and there are risks of side effects like immune reactions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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