Vaccination Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SILVA)
Lung Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring limited stage small cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven limited stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) Must have completed adequate first-line combined modality treatment comprising at least 4-6 courses of a 2-drug chemotherapy regimen and chest radiotherapy No evidence of disease progression or relapse Disease response (complete or partial) after treatment PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC greater that 3,000/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: AST less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal Hepatitis B negative Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: Adequate cardiac function Other: HIV negative Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No prior malignancy within 5 years except adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No history of tuberculosis No grade 3 local skin toxicity reaction (ulceration) to 5 IU or greater of PPD test No active infections requiring systemic antibiotics, antiviral, or antifungal treatments No serious unstable chronic illnesses No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior therapy with proteins of murine origin At least one month since prior immunotherapy No other concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent chronic use of systemic corticosteroids Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent radiotherapy including prophylactic cranial irradiation No prior spleen radiotherapy Surgery: No prior surgery for SCLC No prior splenectomy Other: No prior second-line therapy for SCLC At least one month since prior investigational agents No concurrent chronic use of systemic antihistamines or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs No concurrent immunosuppressive therapy
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
- Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation - La Jolla
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C.
- Bridgeport Hospital
- Greenwich Hospital Association
- St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- Norwich Cancer Center
- Bennett Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC
- Memorial Regional Cancer Center
- Mercy Hospital
- Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
- Columbia - HCA Cancer Research Network
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Georgia Cancer Specialists
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Roxbury
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- Benefis Healthcare
- Great Falls Clinic
- Southwest Cancer Clinic
- University of Nevada - Reno
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Akron City Hospital
- Christ Hospital
- Oklahoma Oncology Inc.
- Rhode Island Hospital
- Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center
- Charleston Area Medical Center
- University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- Repatriation General Hospital
- Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- Nepean Hospital
- Royal North Shore Hospital
- NSW Breast Cancer Institute
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Monash Medical Center
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Royal Perth Hospital
- Pulmologisches Zentrum Der Stadt Wien
- U.Z. Gasthuisberg
- Universitaetsklinikum Benjamin Franklin
- Asklepios Fachkliniken Munchen- Gauting
- Hospital Grosshansdorf
- Thoraxklinik Rohrbach
- Marienhospital/Ruhr University Bochum
- Groot Ziekengasthuis 's-Hertogenbosch
- Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit
- Ziekenhuis St Jansdal
- Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
- Twee Steden Ziekenhuis Vestiging Tilburg
- Green Lane Hospital
- Wellington Cancer Centre
- Hospital de Cruces
- Hospital de la Santa Cruz I Sant Pau
- Ciudad Sanitaria Vall D'Hebron
- Hospital Clinic y Provincial de Barcelona
- Hospital Universitario de Elche
- Hospital de la Princesa
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
- Hospital Nostra Senora Aranzazu
- Hospital Universitario LA FE
- Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
- Hospital General Universitario Valencia
- Hospital Arnau Vilanova
- Hospital Miguel Servet
- University Hospital
- Inselspital, Bern
- Ratisches Kantons und Regionalspital
- Kantonsspital - Saint Gallen
- Royal Marsden Hospital