Peptide Vaccinations to Treat Patients With Low-Risk Myeloid Cancers

Study Summary

This study will test the safety and effectiveness of two vaccines on slowing disease progression, improving blood counts, reducing the need for transfusions of blood and platelets, or achieving remission in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, also known as myelodysplasia), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The vaccines consist of peptides (parts of proteins) found in MDS, AML and CML stem cells, combined with a substance called "MontanideTM". They are administered with granulocyte- macrophage colony- stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The Montanide and the GM-CSF help the immune system respond to the vaccines. People 18 years of age or older with MDS, AML or CML may be eligible for this study. Participants receive six injections of the vaccines, one dose every other week for a total of 10 weeks. The injections are given in the upper arm, upper leg, or abdomen. A separate injection of GM-CSF is given in the same area as the vaccine injections. Subjects are observed for 2 hours after the first vaccination and at least 30 minutes after each subsequent vaccination for allergic reactions. In addition to the vaccination, subjects undergo the following: * History and physical exam, chest x-ray, blood tests and bone marrow aspirate and biopsy before starting the vaccinations. * Safety monitoring during vaccine administration (every other week for 10 weeks) with blood tests and check of vital signs. * Follow-up safety monitoring (weeks 12 and 16) with blood tests every visit, chest x-ray at week 12 and bone marrow biopsy visit 16.

Primary Outcome

Number of participants diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who experienced an inducing or boosting of a cellular immune response following Wilm's Tumor 1 (WT1) and PR1 vaccine. A T-cell immune response was considered positive if the frequencies of interferon (IFN-γ+) cluster of differentiation (CD8+) T cells in peptide-stimulated peripheral bloody mono-nucleated cells (PBMCs) were 2-fold or more higher than the frequencie

Conditions Studied

Interventions

• DRUG GM-CSF (Sargramostim)
• BIOLOGICAL WT1:126-134
• BIOLOGICAL PR1:169-177 Peptide
• BIOLOGICAL Montanide adjuvant

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