Can a personalized vaccine plus targeted drug outsmart recurrent brain tumors?
NCT ID NCT05609994
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing whether combining a personalized vaccine (PEPIDH1M) with the targeted drug vorasidenib can safely and effectively treat adults with recurrent low-grade gliomas that have a specific IDH1 mutation. Participants receive the drug daily and the vaccine at scheduled intervals. The study aims to see if this combination can slow tumor progression and improve outcomes for people whose tumors have returned after initial treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PEPIDH1M vaccine combined with vorasidenib, an oral drug that targets a specific genetic mutation in the tumor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new way to slow or stop the growth of recurrent low-grade gliomas, potentially delaying the need for more aggressive treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The vaccine may cause side effects, and the combination might not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. IDH1R132H expression in primary tumor 3. Clinical and/or radiographic, progressive Grade 2-3 glioma with greater than 2 cm of non-enhancing disease in one plane. 4. 1st recurrence only 5. Signed informed consent 6. For females of child-bearing potential, negative serum pregnancy test at screening 7. Women of childbearing potential and male participants must agree to practice contraception 8. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of ≥ 70 9. Expected survival of ≥ 12 months 10. Recovered from any clinically relevant toxicities associated with any prior surgery for the treatment of glioma unless stabilized under medical management 11. Complete Blood Count (CBC)/differential with adequate bone marrow function as defined below within 2 weeks of enrollment: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000 cells/mm3 2. Platelet count ≥ 100,000 cells/mm3 3. Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 10 g/dl (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve Hgb ≥ 10 g/dl is acceptable.) 12. Adequate renal function as defined below within 2 weeks of enrollment: 1. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ≤ 25 mg/dl 2. Creatinine ≤ 1.7 mg/dl 13. Adequate hepatic function as defined below within 2 weeks of enrollment: 1. Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dl 2. Alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 x normal range 3. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 x normal range Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior invasive malignancy (except for non-melanomatous skin cancer) unless disease free for ≥ 3 years (e.g., carcinoma in situ of the breast, oral cavity, and cervix are all permissible) 2. Metastases detected below the tentorium or beyond the cranial vault 3. More than 1 cm X 1 cm of enhancing disease on gadolinium contrasted MRI imaging 4. Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: 1. Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization 2. Myocardial infarction within the last 6 months. 3. Known Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) based upon current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition (Note: human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\] testing is not required for entry into this protocol. The need to exclude patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from this protocol is necessary because treatments involved in this protocol may be significantly immunosuppressive.) 4. Major medical illnesses or psychiatric impairments that in the investigator's opinion will prevent administration or completion of protocol therapy. 5. Pregnant or lactating women, due to possible adverse effects on the developing fetus or infant due to study drug 6. Patients with a heart-rate corrected QT interval using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥ 450 msec or other factors that increase the risk of QT prolongation or arrhythmic events (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT interval syndrome) 7. Patients with known active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Subjects with a sustained viral response to HCV treatment or immunity to prior HBV infection will be permitted (Note: Patients with chronic HBV that is adequately suppressed by institutional practice will be permitted.) 8. Patients with active gastrointestinal disease, chronic diarrhea, previous gastric resection or lap band dysphagia, short-gut syndrome, gastroparesis, or other condition that limits the ingestion or gastrointestinal absorption of drugs administered orally (Note: Gastroesophageal reflux disease under medical treatment is allowed.) 9. Patient taking any medications that are CYP3A or CYP2C9 substrates with a narrow therapeutic index (Note: Patients should be transferred to other medications before receiving the first dose of study drug.) 10. Patients treated on any other therapeutic clinical protocols within 30 days prior to study entry or during participation in the study 11. Patients with known hypersensitivity to GM-CSF, yeast-derived products, or any component of Leukine® 12. Allergy or hypersensitivity to tetanus vaccine or any component of the tetanus vaccine. 13. Known hypersensitivity to any component of vorasidenib 14. Prior therapy with mIDH1 targeted therapeutics 15. Unable to undergo MRI imaging
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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