Rebooting immunity: can vaccines shield childhood cancer survivors from preventable diseases?
NCT ID NCT00505063
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates how well routine childhood vaccines work in children who have recently finished chemotherapy for cancer. The goal is to see if revaccination can restore protective immunity against diseases like measles, mumps, and whooping cough. Participants receive a series of standard vaccines over several months, and their antibody levels are measured to gauge protection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a series of routine childhood vaccines (Prevnar 13, Menactra II, MMR, varicella, HPV, Hib, Pediarix, hepatitis B)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a standard revaccination schedule to protect childhood cancer survivors from preventable diseases like measles, mumps, and whooping cough.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, single-center trial, and immune responses may vary widely in children whose immune systems are still recovering from chemotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2007
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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2 to 18 years
- 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: * Patient must be \< or less 18 years of age at cancer diagnosis * Patient must be 3 to 24months following completion of chemotherapy for malignant disease. 1. For patients \<12 months following completion of therapy, CR must be documented within 3 months of enrollment. 2. For patients \>12 months, CR must be documented at approximately 12 months and then only as clinically indicated i. For patients with leukemia: bone marrow aspirate defined as \<5% blasts, absence of cytogenetic abnormality by FISH or karyotype (if applicable) and no evidence of CSF involvement (if applicable) ii. For patients with solid tumors remission will be determined by appropriate radiologic scans, and other tests, including bone marrow aspirate and biopsies demonstrating absence of extrinsic cells and absence of specific FISH or cytogenetic abnormality (if applicable), iii. For patients with lymphoma, remission will be determined by bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, radiologic scans and other tests. Bone marrow will show \<5% blasts, absence of cytogenetic abnormality by FISH or karyotype (if applicable), and flow cytometry (if lymphoma specific marker present) and absence of CNS disease by spinal fluid (if applicable) * Patient may be of either gender and of any ethnic background * Patients or their guardians must be able to understand the nature and risk of the proposed study and be able to sign consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Karnofsky score \<70%. * Female patients who are pregnant or lactating. * Patients who have received an autologous or allogeneic HCT. * Active uncontrolled bacterial or fungal infection. * Patients who have a history of previous allergic reaction to vaccinations currently recommended by the ACIP. * Patients on any immunosuppressive drugs. * HIV-1,2 sero-positive patients. * Patients or guardians not signing informed consent. * Patients with prior allergic reaction to any vaccine component or to latex. * Patients who have received Rituximab.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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