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InfectionNCT00022035

Vaccine Therapy in Preventing Flu in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A study testing trivalent influenza vaccine in people with Infection and Leukemia, run by Roswell Park Cancer Institute at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Flu vaccine may help the body build an immune response and decrease the occurrence of flu in children who are receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in preventing flu in children who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 20 years
Conditions the study is for
Infection, Leukemia
What is being tested?
trivalent influenza vaccine
Type of treatment
Vaccines
How many people
Not given
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2000to Nov 2002
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 year to 20 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • In first remission after completion of induction chemotherapy
  • Currently on active treatment OR
  • Completed treatment within the past 6 months

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 1 to 20 at time of diagnosis

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Pulmonary:

  • No acute respiratory distress

Other:

  • No history of Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • No history of hypersensitivity to chicken eggs, egg products, or components of influenza virus vaccine, including thimerosal
  • No febrile illness with fever over 100.4 degrees F
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • At least 7 days since prior antibiotic or antiviral therapy except prophylactic antibiotics

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

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About this study

Official title: Influenza Vaccine Immunogenicity in Children During and After Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

RATIONALE: Flu vaccine may help the body build an immune response and decrease the occurrence of flu in children who are receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in preventing flu in children who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the immune response, in terms of the formation of protective antibody titers to influenza, in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with split-virus trivalent influenza vaccine.
  • Correlate the formation of protective antibody titers following immunization with the absolute neutrophil counts and absolute lymphocyte counts in these patients at the time of vaccination.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to current treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (consolidation chemotherapy vs maintenance chemotherapy vs off therapy for the past 6 months).

Patients receive split-virus trivalent influenza vaccine intramuscularly once or twice at 4 weeks apart for 2 doses.

Patients are followed at week 5. Patients receiving 2 doses of vaccine are also followed at week 9.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 175 patients (50 receiving consolidation therapy, 75 receiving maintenance therapy, and 50 off therapy) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions
Infection, Leukemia
Being tested
trivalent influenza vaccine
Keywords
childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission, infection
Medical subject headings
Infections, Leukemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • trivalent influenza vaccineBiological

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2000
  3. Primary completionNov 2002

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00022035
Sponsor's protocol ID
RP 99-12
Other IDs
RPCI-RP-9912, NCI-G01-1990
Status last verified
Jan 2013
First submitted
10 Aug 2001
Last updated
31 Jan 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing trivalent influenza vaccine in people with Infection and Leukemia, run by Roswell Park Cancer Institute at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Jan 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Jan 2013.

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