Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8Phase 1NCT06324240
Personalized Vaccine Immunotherapy in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitor for Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
A Phase 1 study testing Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab and Vaccine Therapy in people with Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8 and Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, run by Emory University at 4 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of a personalized vaccine (tumor membrane vesicle or TMV vaccine) by itself and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab or ipilimumab) in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- What is being tested?
- Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab and Vaccine Therapy
- Type of treatment
- Vaccines, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 4 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 2 Dec 2025to 31 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization for release of personal health information
- Must be age >= 18 years
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 14 days prior to tissue consent
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1500/mcL (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Absolute lymphocyte count >= 600 cells/µl (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Platelets > 100,000 mm (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
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- Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration) (NOTE: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin [Hgb] > 9.0g/dl is acceptable)
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or calculated creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min using Cockcroft-Gault equation for patients with creatinine levels > 1.5 x institutional ULN (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN OR direct bilirubin =< 1 x ULN (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN unless liver metastases are present, in which case they must be =< 5 x ULN (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Bilirubin =< 1.5 X ULN (except in participants with documented Gilbert's disease, who must have a total bilirubin =< 3.0 mg/dL) (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- International normalized ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) =< 1.5 x ULN unless patient is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =< 1.5 x ULN unless patient is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- TNBC as defined by estrogen receptor (ER)/progesterone receptor (PR) =< 10% if Allred =< 3; Her2/neu negative as defined by scores of 0 or 1+ by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or 2+ by IHC associated with a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) ratio of < 2.0 or < 6 Her2 copies per cell
- Patients with metastatic or inoperable locally advanced disease: Metastatic or inoperable locally advanced disease is defined as either histologically confirmed metastatic breast cancer by biopsy; or locally advanced breast cancer that, in the opinion of the treating physician, is not amenable to curative intent surgical resection; or, radiological or clinical evidence suggestive and supportive of metastatic disease
- Documented metastatic biopsy is not required provided the patient has a prior diagnosis of TNBC that otherwise meets the eligibility criteria
- Eligible patients must have =< 3 lines of chemotherapy in the metastatic/advanced disease setting. For patients who have relapsed within 6 months of systemic therapy given within curative intent, that therapy will count as a line of metastatic therapy. Last cycle of cytotoxic therapy must be >= 21 days prior to cycle (C)1 day (D)1 of vaccine. Last cycle of checkpoint inhibitor therapy be >= 28 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine. Last dose of radiotherapy must be >= 14 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine
- Prior checkpoint inhibitor is permitted. Patients who are known to have PD-L1 positive with combined positive score (CPS) >= 10 will be required to have had pembrolizumab therapy prior to enrollment
- Patients who are metastatic or inoperable, locally advanced will only be eligible for the Phase 1b combination cohort. They will not be eligible for the Phase 1a dose escalation cohort. Patients who have received prior anti-CTLA-4 antibody will preferentially be enrolled to cohort B (combination of TMV vaccine with pembrolizumab). Patients who have received prior PD-L1 or PD-1 antibody therapy will preferentially be enrolled to cohort C (combination of TMV vaccine with ipilimumab). Patients with metastatic disease who have received no prior immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy will be assigned to a treatment arm based on available slots and discretion of treating physician
- Patients with early stage TNBC: Early stage TNBC is defined as clinical or pathologic Stage I-III TNBC
- After resection of disease in the breast and axilla, early stage patients are eligible for either the Phase 1a dose escalation of TMV vaccine monotherapy Cohort A or the Phase 1b combination arm of the vaccine with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
- Patients will be required to have completed adjuvant radiotherapy (if indicated) >= 14 days prior to initiation of vaccine on trial
- Patients who have residual disease after completion neoadjuvant therapy that proceed with adjuvant capecitabine can enroll >= 28 days after completion of final dose of capecitabine. Patients electing to enroll onto the Phase 1a Cohort A monotherapy arm can enroll prior to initiation of capecitabine, however must not initiate capecitabine prior to the Week 12 blood draw (measurement of immune biomarkers) on study
- Patients who have a germline BRCA 1/2 mutation that meet the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indication for use of adjuvant Olaparib can enroll >= 28 days after completion of final dose of olaparib. Patients electing to enroll onto the Phase 1a Cohort A monotherapy arm can enroll prior to initiation of olaparib, however must not initiate olaparib prior to the Week 12 blood draw (measurement of immune biomarkers) on study
- Patients who undergo upfront surgery: Patients may initiate injection of vaccine >= 28 days after completion of final cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy
- Patients who have early stage breast cancer that have residual disease after completing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the KEYNOTE 522 regimen (pembrolizumab at a dose of 200 mg every 3 weeks plus weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin for 4 cycles followed by pembrolizumab-doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide or of pembrolizumab-epirubicin-cyclophosphamide every 3 weeks for 4 cycles):
- Patient enrolling onto Phase 1a Cohort A will initiate injection of vaccine >= 28 days after completion of final cycle of standard of care adjuvant pembrolizumab
- Patient enrolling onto Phase 1b Cohort B or C will initiate injection of vaccine >= 28 days surgical resection. Patients who have received pembrolizumab as part of the preoperative KEYNOTE 522 regimen will preferentially be enrolled to cohort B (combination of TMV vaccine with pembrolizumab) and will receive up to 9 cycles of adjuvant pembrolizumab every 3 weeks as per standard of care. Vaccine will be administered every 2 weeks for 3 doses prior to the first three ICI cycles
- Patients who have early stage breast cancer that have that have residual disease after completing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with either dose-dense doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel or docetaxel-cyclophosphamide:
- Patient enrolling onto Phase 1a Cohort A will initiate injection of vaccine >= 28 days surgical resection
- Patient enrolling onto Phase 1b Cohort B or C will initiate injection of vaccine >= 28 days surgical resection. Patients will be assigned to receive either pembrolizumab (Cohort B) every 3 weeks for 6 cycles or ipilimumab (Cohort C) every 3 weeks for 4 cycles in combination with TMV vaccine based on available slots in each arm and discretion of treating physician. Vaccine will be administered every 2 weeks for 3 doses; the TMV vaccine will be administered prior to the ICI cycle if ICI is due.
- Weight of tumor tissue for production of vaccine must be at least 1 gram. In metastatic patients, preferentially, invasive tumor in breast or lymph node tissue will be retrieved by excisional biopsy to ensure sufficient yield. In metastatic patients who undergo initiation of first-line standard of care systemic therapy off study (i.e. pembrolizumab and chemotherapy in a PD-L1 positive patient), then ideally collection of tumor tissue will occur prior to treatment initiation of standard of care therapy to maximize cellularity. Metastatic patients who have undergone mastectomy during curative treatment initially or have no invasive disease in the breast, chest wall, or accessible regional lymph nodes, will be evaluated for image-guided core biopsies of liver metastasis or video-assisted thorascopic wedge resection of lung metastasis
- In patients with early stage TNBC undergoing upfront surgery, the tumor tissue will be retrieved during lumpectomy/mastectomy. In early stage patients who are identified as high risk of having residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy or undergo upfront resection, tissue will be retrieved during planned lumpectomy or mastectomy
- Measurable disease is not required in metastatic patients but patients must have sufficient tumor to yield 1g on biopsy to enable production of personalized TMV vaccine product
- Patients will undergo germline testing to assess for a BRCA1/BRCA2 deleterious mutation. Knowledge of germline status is not required to enroll on the study
- Able and willing to complete the entire study according to the study schedule
- Patients must give written informed consent. A copy of the signed informed consent form will be retained in the patient's chart
Who cannot join
- Weight of the tumor tissue is less 1 gram
- Clinically significant comorbid conditions such as cardiovascular disease or significant peripheral vascular (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction, unstable angina) within 6 months of study entry, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, and uncontrolled infection
- No second malignancy except prior breast cancer or except non-melanomatous skin cancer within the past 5 years
- Ongoing or planned systemic anti-cancer therapy or radiation therapy. Last cycle of cytotoxic therapy must be >= 21 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine. Last cycle of checkpoint inhibitor therapy be >= 28 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine. Last dose of radiotherapy must be >= 14 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine
- Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study treatment
- Has a known history of active tuberculosis (Bacillus Tuberculosis)
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- History of allogeneic organ transplant
- Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Patients with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are stable (without evidence of progression by imaging for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment and any neurologic symptoms have returned to baseline), have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases, and are not using steroids for management of brain metastases for at least 7 days prior to study treatment. This exception does not include carcinomatous meningitis which is excluded regardless of clinical stability
- Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment, with the exceptions of intranasal and inhaled corticosteroids or systemic corticosteroids at physiological doses, which are not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone, or an equivalent corticosteroid
- Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment
- Known history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or any evidence of active pneumonitis
- Failure to recover from grade 3 or 4 toxicity from previous treatment
- For the combination cohort: prior grade 4 immune-related adverse events due to previous ICI. Patients who experienced grade 2 or 3 toxicity with prior ICI therapy may enroll if toxicity reverted to =< grade 1
Trial locations and contacts
4 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States4 sites, 4 recruiting
- Recruiting
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Deborah Omoyege, deborah.omoyege@emory.edu
Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP
- Recruiting
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Deborah Omoyege, deborah.omoyege@emory.edu
Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP
- Recruiting
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Deborah Omoyege, deborah.omoyege@emory.edu
Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP
- Recruiting
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
Deborah Omoyege, deborah.omoyege@emory.edu
Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP
About this study
Official title: Clinical Evaluation of a Personalized Vaccine Immunotherapy in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitor for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of a personalized vaccine (tumor membrane vesicle or TMV vaccine) by itself and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab or ipilimumab) in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer. This vaccine is made by taking a piece of patient's triple negative breast cancer to design a vaccine to stimulate the immune system's memory. Patients are treated with the personalized vaccine immunotherapy with or without monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab and ipilimumab. This approach may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving personalized TMV vaccine with pembrolizumab or ipilimumab may help the immune system attack cancer better and reduce the risk of this breast cancer coming back or growing.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the safety and tolerability of TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally as monotherapy in patients with early stage TNBC for Phase 1a. II. To determine immune stimulating activity and an optimal biological dose (OBD) of TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally as monotherapy for Phase 1a.
III. To determine the safety and tolerability of TMV vaccine under OBD when delivered intradermally in combination with PD-1-inhibitor pembrolizumab or CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab in patients with metastatic TNBC (mTNBC) and patients with early stage TNBC for Phase 1b.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally as in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy in adult patients with TNBC (TNBC) for Phase 1b.
II. To assess the disease control rate (DCR) and overall response rate (ORR) of TMV vaccine in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy when administered to adult patients with mTNBC.
III.To assess effect of TMV vaccine monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) when administered to adult patients with TNBC
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I.To examine the association of PD-L1 expression with the immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when administered as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
II. To assess association of TIL density with the immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when administered as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
III. To assess association of BRCA 1/2 mutation status with the immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when administered as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
OUTLINE: This is a phase Ia dose-escalation study of TMV vaccine followed by a phase Ib dose-expansion study.
PHASE IA: Patients receive TMV vaccine intradermally (ID) at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
PHASE IB: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM A: Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) on day 1. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for 6-9 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM B: Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment with ipilimumab repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 12 weeks for up to 2 years.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Being tested
- Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab, Vaccine Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
IpilimumabBiological
Also called Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody, BMS-734016, Ipilimumab Biosimilar CS1002, MDX-010
Given IV
PembrolizumabBiological
Also called BCD-201, Keytruda, Lambrolizumab, MK-3475
Given IV
Vaccine TherapyBiological
Given TMV vaccine ID
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Phase Ia (TMV vaccine) | Experimental | Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Biological: Vaccine Therapy |
| Phase Ib Arm A ( TMV vaccine, pembrolizumab) | Experimental | Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive pembrolizumab IV on day 1. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for 6-9 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Biological: Pembrolizumab; Biological: Vaccine Therapy |
| Phase Ib Arm B ( TMV vaccine, ipilimumab) | Experimental | Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment with ipilimumab repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Biological: Ipilimumab; Biological: Vaccine Therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Incidence of adverse events (Phase Ia)
Safety and tolerability will be assessed by adverse events (AE), vital signs, physical exam findings, clinical laboratory safety assessments and incidence of treatment-emergent AE. AE events will be assessed according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 and will be evaluated by grade and organ class.
Measured: Up to 2 years
Dose limiting toxicity (Phase Ia)
Defined by the occurrence of any grade 3 or greater AEs that are at least possibly related to protocol therapy administration, except for grade 3 injection site reactions that are adequately controlled by medical treatment (e.g. steroid administration) and except for inadequately treated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever.
Measured: Up to week 5
Secondary outcomes (8)
Immune stimulating activity- T cell activity
Will be measured through analysis of T cell markers in the peripheral blood by comparing immune biomarkers immediately before initial vaccination and after vaccination (weekly at week [W]2, W3, W4, W5, W6; 7 days and 12 weeks after final vaccination).
Measured: Up to 12 weeks after final vaccination
Immune stimulating activity- Plasma cytokine/chemokines
Will be measured through analysis of plasma cytokine/chemokine biomarkers in the peripheral blood by comparing immune biomarkers immediately before initial vaccination and after vaccination (weekly at week [W]2, W3, W4, W5, W6; 7 days and 12 weeks after final vaccination).
Measured: Up to 12 weeks after final vaccination
Optimal biologic dose
Each dose level will be examined for safety profile sequentially from the lowest dose level by using up to 6 patients/dose level. Once done, the immune stimulating activity (ISA) profile will be examined among dose levels that are determined to be safe. While the dose-response relationship has been examined, the optimal biological dose (OBD) is defined as the lowest dose providing the highest ISA while being safely administered.
Measured: Up to week 5
Recommended phase 2 dose (Phase Ib)
ISA profile, and clinical outcome data will be described and analyzed jointly for TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally in combination with PD-1-inhibitor pembrolizumab or CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab.
Measured: Up to week 5
Disease control rate
Will be assessed through standard response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) and immune-related response criteria (irRC). Disease control rate (DCR) is defined as the percentage of patients with advanced or metastatic cancer who have achieved complete response, partial response and stable disease.
Measured: Up to 2 years
Overall response rate (ORR)
Will be assessed through standard RECIST and irRC. ORR by RECIST and immune-related RECIST (irRECIST) will include confirmed complete response (CR) + confirmed partial response (PR) determined as per RECIST and irRECIST in patients with advanced or metastatic cancer.
Measured: Up to 2 years
Progression free survival
Will be assessed through standard RECIST and irRC. Will be displayed using Kaplan-Meier method.
Measured: From the date of enrollment to disease progression or death, whichever is earlier, assessed up to 2 years
Overall survival
Will be assessed through standard RECIST and irRC. Will be displayed using Kaplan-Meier method.
Measured: From the date of enrollment to death, assessed up to 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Mar 2024
- Study start2 Dec 2025
- Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Emory UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Emory University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Keerthi Gogineni, Emory University
- Investigators
- Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP, Principal investigator, Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06324240
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00004185
- Other IDs
- NCI-2022-01950, STUDY00004185, WINSHIP5522-22, P30CA138292, R44CA257278
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 15 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Clinical Evaluation of a Personalized Vaccine Immunotherapy in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitor for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06324240
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STUDY00004185
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Emory UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- 2 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 21 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of a personalized vaccine (tumor membrane vesicle or TMV vaccine) by itself and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab or ipilimumab) in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer. This vaccine is made by taking a piece of patient's triple negative breast cancer to design a vaccine to stimulate the immune system's memory. Patients are treated with the personalized vaccine immunotherapy with or without monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab and ipilimumab. This approach may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving personalized TMV vaccine with pembrolizumab or ipilimumab may help the immune system attack cancer better and reduce the risk of this breast cancer coming back or growing.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the safety and tolerability of TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally as monotherapy in patients with early stage TNBC for Phase 1a. II. To determine immune stimulating activity and an optimal biological dose (OBD) of TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally as monotherapy for Phase 1a.
III. To determine the safety and tolerability of TMV vaccine under OBD when delivered intradermally in combination with PD-1-inhibitor pembrolizumab or CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab in patients with metastatic TNBC (mTNBC) and patients with early stage TNBC for Phase 1b.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when delivered intradermally as in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy in adult patients with TNBC (TNBC) for Phase 1b.
II. To assess the disease control rate (DCR) and overall response rate (ORR) of TMV vaccine in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy when administered to adult patients with mTNBC.
III.To assess effect of TMV vaccine monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) when administered to adult patients with TNBC
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I.To examine the association of PD-L1 expression with the immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when administered as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
II. To assess association of TIL density with the immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when administered as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
III. To assess association of BRCA 1/2 mutation status with the immune stimulating activity of TMV vaccine when administered as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
OUTLINE: This is a phase Ia dose-escalation study of TMV vaccine followed by a phase Ib dose-expansion study.
PHASE IA: Patients receive TMV vaccine intradermally (ID) at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
PHASE IB: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM A: Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) on day 1. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for 6-9 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM B: Patients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment with ipilimumab repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 12 weeks for up to 2 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Phase Ia (TMV vaccine) | Experimental | Biological: Vaccine TherapyPatients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
| Phase Ib Arm A ( TMV vaccine, pembrolizumab) | Experimental | Biological: Pembrolizumab, Biological: Vaccine TherapyPatients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive pembrolizumab IV on day 1. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for 6-9 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
| Phase Ib Arm B ( TMV vaccine, ipilimumab) | Experimental | Biological: Ipilimumab, Biological: Vaccine TherapyPatients receive TMV vaccine ID at weeks 1, 3, and 5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment with ipilimumab repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (37 listed)
- Written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization for release of personal health information
- Must be age >= 18 years
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 14 days prior to tissue consent
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1500/mcL (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
- Absolute lymphocyte count >= 600 cells/µl (obtained within 14 days prior to vaccine administration)
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Weight of the tumor tissue is less 1 gram
- Clinically significant comorbid conditions such as cardiovascular disease or significant peripheral vascular (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction, unstable angina) within 6 months of study entry, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, and uncontrolled infection
- No second malignancy except prior breast cancer or except non-melanomatous skin cancer within the past 5 years
- Ongoing or planned systemic anti-cancer therapy or radiation therapy. Last cycle of cytotoxic therapy must be >= 21 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine. Last cycle of checkpoint inhibitor therapy be >= 28 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine. Last dose of radiotherapy must be >= 14 days prior to C1D1 of vaccine
- Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study treatment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| IpilimumabAlso: Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody, BMS-734016, Ipilimumab Biosimilar CS1002, MDX-010Given IV | Biological | Phase Ib Arm B ( TMV vaccine, ipilimumab) |
| PembrolizumabAlso: BCD-201, Keytruda, Lambrolizumab, MK-3475Given IV | Biological | Phase Ib Arm A ( TMV vaccine, pembrolizumab) |
| Vaccine TherapyGiven TMV vaccine ID | Biological | Phase Ia (TMV vaccine), Phase Ib Arm A ( TMV vaccine, pembrolizumab), Phase Ib Arm B ( TMV vaccine, ipilimumab) |
Primary outcome
Incidence of adverse events (Phase Ia)
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Safety and tolerability will be assessed by adverse events (AE), vital signs, physical exam findings, clinical laboratory safety assessments and incidence of treatment-emergent AE. AE events will be assessed according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 and will be evaluated by grade and organ class.
Dose limiting toxicity (Phase Ia)
Time frame: Up to week 5
Defined by the occurrence of any grade 3 or greater AEs that are at least possibly related to protocol therapy administration, except for grade 3 injection site reactions that are adequately controlled by medical treatment (e.g. steroid administration) and except for inadequately treated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever.
8 secondary outcomes
Immune stimulating activity- T cell activity
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks after final vaccination
Immune stimulating activity- Plasma cytokine/chemokines
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks after final vaccination
Optimal biologic dose
Time frame: Up to week 5
Recommended phase 2 dose (Phase Ib)
Time frame: Up to week 5
Disease control rate
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall response rate (ORR)
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Progression free survival
Time frame: From the date of enrollment to disease progression or death, whichever is earlier, assessed up to 2 years
Overall survival
Time frame: From the date of enrollment to death, assessed up to 2 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Jan 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP principal investigator
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
4 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab and Vaccine Therapy in people with Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8 and Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, run by Emory University at 4 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?
The sponsor lists 37 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 4 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.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP (404-778-1900, keerthi.gogineni@emory.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Incidence of adverse events (Phase Ia) (time frame: Up to 2 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
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 26 Jan 2026.