Personalized Dendritic Cell Vaccine for Treatment of High Risk Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients Who Received Chemotherapy before Surgery, Precision DC Trial
This early phase I trial evaluates whether it is possible to create, and tests the safety of, a personalized vaccine called a dendritic cell (DC1) vaccine, for the treatment of patients with high risk triple negative breast cancer that remains after chemotherapy and surgery. Dendritic cells are immune cells that can tell a patient's immune system to fight infection. These cells may also help the immune system attack tumors such as breast cancer. The DC1 vaccine is created using patient blood cells and the results of genetic testing of their tumor to customize the vaccine to target abnormal proteins specific to the tumor cells. The DC1 vaccine will be given in addition to the standard treatment in hopes that the DC1 vaccine may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells throughout the standard treatments. By specifically targeting proteins found in a patient's tumor, the personalized DC1 vaccine may produce an immune response that is better able to recognize and eliminate any residual tumor cells in the patient's body.