Experimental brain cancer vaccine made available to patients with no other options
NCT ID NCT04802447
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This program gives certain glioblastoma patients access to SurVaxM, a drug that helps the immune system fight brain cancer. It is for patients who cannot join other trials or who have already benefited from SurVaxM in a previous study. The treatment involves four doses given two weeks apart, followed by a dose every three months for up to two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SurVaxM (a vaccine-like drug that trains the immune system to attack cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to extend survival for people with glioblastoma who have few other options.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so results are not proven. The drug may not work for everyone and requires repeated doses.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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.
This EAP is intended for the following patients only: * Roswell Park patients with glioblastoma who are not eligible for an appropriate clinical trial for their glioblastoma, but who meet required eligibility criteria listed herein and, * Roswell Park patients with glioblastoma who have completed participation in a nonrandomized clinical trial of SurVaxM, but who wish to continue to receive SurVaxM as part of their ongoing care, and who meet all other eligibility criteria listed herein and, * Patients at institutions other than Roswell Park who have completed treatment on a nonrandomizedclinical trial of SurVaxM at their participating institution, but who wish to continue to receive SurVaxM as part of their ongoing care, and who meet all other eligibility criteria listed herein. Such patients must agree to, and be able to, participate at Roswell Park. Inclusion Criteria: * Patient has newly diagnosed or recurrent or progressive glioblastoma who falls under one or more exclusion criteria of another SurVaxM clinical study currently recruiting, or has completed participation in another non-randomized clinical trial of SurVaxM for glioblastoma and is off study but wishes to receive SurVaxM as part of his/her treatment * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70 (refer to Appendix A). * A pathologically confirmed diagnosis of glioblastoma of the brain or spinal cord is required, unless biopsy is determined by the PI not to be in the patient's best interest. * Have the following clinical laboratory values obtained within 28 days prior to registration: * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 109/L * Creatinine ≤ 1.8 mg/dL * Patients on full-dose anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin or LMW heparin or oral anticoagulants) must meet the following criteria: * No active bleeding or pathological condition that carries a high risk of bleeding (e.g., coagulopathy) * For participants of child-bearing potential: must agree to use adequate contraceptive methods (e.g., hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to enrollment and, have a negative pregnancy test prior to starting treatment under this protocol. * Dose of corticosteroids reduced to the minimum required to control neurologic symptoms. * Patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma must have completed radiation therapy and temozolomide or "standard of care" treatment of their glioblastoma, unless it is determined by their treating physician that it is not in the best interest of the patient to do so. * Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study drug and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving SurVaxM. * Patient is willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient meets all inclusion criteria for another SurVaxM clinical study that is open and recruiting. * Patient has previously participated in a clinical trial in which randomization to an arm with SurVaxM treatment was part of the trial design.. * Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent glioblastoma who have not had standard of care treatment with fractionated radiation therapy and temozolomide, unless these treatments have been determined to be medically contraindicated or are not tolerate. * Patient's brain tumor has not been biopsied, unless biopsy is determined by the PI not to be in the patient's best interest. * Patient has serious concurrent infection or medical illness, which in the treating physician's opinion would jeopardize the ability of the patient to receive the treatment outlined in this protocol with reasonable safety. * History of tuberculosis, granulomatous disease or systemic autoimmune disorder. * Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding. * Concurrent participation in any clinical therapeutic studies involving investigational drug(s) (Phases 1-4). * Patient has concurrent or prior malignancy except curatively treated carcinoma-in-situ or basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Patients who have been free of disease (any prior malignancy) for at least 2 years may be eligible for treatment under this protocol. * Patient who is receiving any other concurrent chemotherapeutic agents or investigational drugs. * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related illness or other serious medical illness. * Patient is unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements. * Any condition which in the Investigator's opinion makes the candidate unsuitable to receive the study drug or protocol procedures.
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