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Vaccine Therapy (INO-5401 with or without INO-9012) Followed by Electroporation in Adult Cancer and Non-cancer Patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations

Trial Status: active

This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of INO-5401 with or without INO-9012 and tests a new way of administering vaccines (electroporation) in adult cancer and non-cancer patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. INO-5401 contains genes which are active in human cancers (hTERT, PMSA, and WNT1) and are felt to be good targets for the immune system for both people who have had cancer or for those at increased risk of getting cancer. INO-9012 contains the gene for IL12, a part of the body’s immune system. Electroporation generates electrical pulses through an electrode placed in a tumor to enhance the ability of anticancer drugs to enter tumor cells. Giving INO-5401 and INO-9012 may increase the immune response to the vaccine.