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Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Fresh Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells for the Treatment of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer and Metastatic Breast Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells (HER2 FPBMC) and tests how well they work in treating patients with castrate resistant prostate cancer or breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). HER2 FPBMC is an immunotherapy that works by activating the immune system. HER2 FPBMC are created from a patient's own immune cells. The cells are “coated” with an antibody that targets the patient's cancer. An antibody is a protein the body makes that protects it from viruses, bacteria, and cancer. The antibodies the body makes are directed at a single target. It is possible to construct an antibody that has parts directed at two different targets, such as the immune cells known as T-cells, and a tumor cell. Such an antibody that binds the immune cells to the tumor cells is known as a bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibody used in this study to arm the patient's cells is produced by chemically joining the anti-T-cell antibody (OKT3) with an antibody developed to treat both prostate and breast cancer. The OKT3 arm of the bispecific antibody HER2 FPBMC works by binding and targeting T cells to kill tumor cells that have a HER2 protein on their surface. HER2 FPBMC may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC).