New vaccine combo aims to outsmart relapsed neuroblastoma in kids
NCT ID NCT01192555
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a tumor vaccine combined with daily low-dose chemotherapy for children whose high-risk neuroblastoma has returned or not responded to standard treatment. The vaccine is designed to train the immune system to recognize and attack neuroblastoma cells, while the low-dose chemo helps block tumor blood vessels and reduce cells that hide the tumor from the immune system. The main goals are to check safety and see if the treatment can slow or stop the cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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11 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2010
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Histologically proven high risk neuroblastoma in first or subsequent relapse or with primary refractory disease or inability to complete standard therapy * Age less than 21 at time of initial diagnosis * Life expectancy 12 weeks or greater * Karnofsky or Lansky score of 50 or greater * Platelet count of 50,000/ul or greater * ANC greater than 750/ul * Alk Phos level less than 2.5 x upper limit of normal * Bilirubin less than 2x normal * AST less than 3x normal * Hgb 8.0 or greater * Creatinine 2 x ULN or less OR GFR greater than 40 ml/min/1.73 m2 * Patient has recovered from last chemotherapy or investigational therapy prior to study enrollment * Women of child-bearing potential must not be pregnant and take/use effective birth control while participating in the study. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Due to the unknown effects of this therapy on a fetus, pregnant women will be excluded from this research * Women who are breast-feeding * Known HIV positive subjects since treatment may be immunosuppressive * Severe intercurrent infection or uncontrolled condition including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Previous use of oral cytoxan for more than 2 consecutive months within the last 6 months * Patients currently receiving any investigational agents or have received any tumor vaccines within the previous six months * Patients, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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