Study Comparing High-Dose Flu Vaccine to Standard Vaccine in Cancer Patients Less Than 65 Receiving Chemotherapy

Summary

The safety and immunogenicity of high dose influenza vaccine has not been studied in young patients receiving chemotherapy. This study will evaluate and compare the immunogenicity and safety of high dose influenza to standard dose influenza vaccine in adult oncology patients who are younger than 65 years old receiving chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2012-08

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-12

Publications

• Jamshed S, Walsh EE, Dimitroff LJ, Santelli JS, Falsey AR. Improved immunogenicity of high-dose influenza vaccine compared to standard-dose influenza vaccine in adult oncology patients younger than 65 years receiving chemotherapy: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Vaccine. 2016 Jan 27;34(5):630-635. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.037. Epub 2015 Dec 22.

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