Safety Study of a Recombinant Protein Vaccine to Treat Esophageal Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the biological recommended dose of IMF-001.

Timeline

Start

2009-11

Primary completion

2012-03

Completion

2012-12

Publications

• Background Aoki M, Ueda S, Nishikawa H, Kitano S, Hirayama M, Ikeda H, Toyoda H, Tanaka K, Kanai M, Takabayashi A, Imai H, Shiraishi T, Sato E, Wada H, Nakayama E, Takei Y, Katayama N, Shiku H, Kageyama S. Antibody responses against NY-ESO-1 and HER2 antigens in patients vaccinated with combinations of cholesteryl pullulan (CHP)-NY-ESO-1 and CHP-HER2 with OK-432. Vaccine. 2009 Nov 16;27(49):6854-61. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.09.018. Epub 2009 Sep 15.
• Background Harada N, Hoshiai K, Takahashi Y, Sakaguchi Y, Kuno T, Hishida T, Shiku H. Preclinical safety pharmacology study of a novel protein-based cancer vaccine CHP-NY-ESO-1. Kobe J Med Sci. 2008 May 23;54(1):E23-34.
• Background Tsuji K, Hamada T, Uenaka A, Wada H, Sato E, Isobe M, Asagoe K, Yamasaki O, Shiku H, Ritter G, Murphy R, Hoffman EW, Old LJ, Nakayama E, Iwatsuki K. Induction of immune response against NY-ESO-1 by CHP-NY-ESO-1 vaccination and immune regulation in a melanoma patient. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2008 Oct;57(10):1429-37. doi: 10.1007/s00262-008-0478-5. Epub 2008 Mar 1.
• Background Uenaka A, Wada H, Isobe M, Saika T, Tsuji K, Sato E, Sato S, Noguchi Y, Kawabata R, Yasuda T, Doki Y, Kumon H, Iwatsuki K, Shiku H, Monden M, Jungbluth AA, Ritter G, Murphy R, Hoffman E, Old LJ, Nakayama E. T cell immunomonitoring and tumor responses in patients immunized with a complex of cholesterol-bearing hydrophobized pullulan (CHP) and NY-ESO-1 protein. Cancer Immun. 2007 Apr 19;7:9.
• Background Kawabata R, Wada H, Isobe M, Saika T, Sato S, Uenaka A, Miyata H, Yasuda T, Doki Y, Noguchi Y, Kumon H, Tsuji K, Iwatsuki K, Shiku H, Ritter G, Murphy R, Hoffman E, Old LJ, Monden M, Nakayama E. Antibody response against NY-ESO-1 in CHP-NY-ESO-1 vaccinated patients. Int J Cancer. 2007 May 15;120(10):2178-84. doi: 10.1002/ijc.22583.
• Background Hasegawa K, Noguchi Y, Koizumi F, Uenaka A, Tanaka M, Shimono M, Nakamura H, Shiku H, Gnjatic S, Murphy R, Hiramatsu Y, Old LJ, Nakayama E. In vitro stimulation of CD8 and CD4 T cells by dendritic cells loaded with a complex of cholesterol-bearing hydrophobized pullulan and NY-ESO-1 protein: Identification of a new HLA-DR15-binding CD4 T-cell epitope. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Mar 15;12(6):1921-7. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1900.
• Kageyama S, Wada H, Muro K, Niwa Y, Ueda S, Miyata H, Takiguchi S, Sugino SH, Miyahara Y, Ikeda H, Imai N, Sato E, Yamada T, Osako M, Ohnishi M, Harada N, Hishida T, Doki Y, Shiku H. Dose-dependent effects of NY-ESO-1 protein vaccine complexed with cholesteryl pullulan (CHP-NY-ESO-1) on immune responses and survival benefits of esophageal cancer patients. J Transl Med. 2013 Oct 5;11:246. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-246.

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