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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Phase I Clinical Trial of an Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine Against HER2 Shows Safety and Preliminary Clinical Efficacy.

Hoyoung M Maeng, Brittni N Moore, Hadi Bagheri, Seth M Steinberg, Jon Inglefield, Kim Dunham, Wei-Zen Wei, John C Morris, Masaki Terabe, Lee C England and 11 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01730118 (A Phase I Study of an Adenoviral Transduced Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine Expressing Human HER2/Neu ECTM in Adults With Tumors With 1-3+ HER2/Neu Expression), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01730118 phase1completednot on this map

A Phase I Study of an Adenoviral Transduced Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine Expressing Human HER2/Neu ECTM in Adults With Tumors With 1-3+ HER2/Neu Expression

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2013 to 2019Enrolled33ConditionsBreast Neoplasms, Breast Cancer, Adenocarcinomas, Metastatic Solid Tumors Characterized by HER2/Neu ExpressionArmsAdenoviral Transduced Autologous Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (AdHER)2/neu Dendritic Cell (DC) Vaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The evolution of cellular-based immunotherapy in the treatment of gastric cancer: an overview of clinical trials.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  9. Fighting HER2 in Gastric Cancer: Current Approaches and Future Landscapes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  12. Current Landscape of Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  14. Breaking Immunosuppression to Enhance Cancer Stem Cell-Targeted Immunotherapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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  15. Vaccine approaches to treat urothelial cancer.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Hoyoung M MaengVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Brittni N MooreVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Hadi BagheriRadiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Seth M SteinbergBiostatistics and Data Management Section, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, United States.
Jon InglefieldClinical Support Laboratory, Applied/Developmental Research Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD, United States.
Kim DunhamClinical Support Laboratory, Applied/Developmental Research Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD, United States.
Wei-Zen WeiDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States.
John C MorrisDivision of Hematology-Oncology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
Masaki TerabeVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Lee C EnglandVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Brenda RobersonVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Douglas RosingCardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Vandana SachdevCardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Svetlana D PackLaboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Markku M MiettinenLaboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Frederic G BarrLaboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Louis M WeinerDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC, United States.
Sandhya PanchCenter for Cellular Engineering, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
David F StroncekCenter for Cellular Engineering, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Lauren V WoodVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Jay A BerzofskyVaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Center for Cancer Research · USNational Cancer Institute · USNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute · USGeorgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

Funding

DEVELOPMENT OF ERBB2 BASED BREAST CANCER VACCINESR01CA076340 · NCI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WEI, WEI-ZEN · 1998 to 2020
$5.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA076340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite recent advances, there is an urgent need for agents targeting HER2-expressing cancers other than breast cancer. We report a phase I study (NCT01730118) of a dendritic cell (DC) vaccine targeting HER2 in patients with metastatic cancer or bladder cancer at high risk of relapse. PATIENTS AND

methodsPart 1 of the study enrolled patients with HER2-expressing metastatic cancer that had progressed after at least standard treatment and patients who underwent definitive treatment for invasive bladder cancer with no evidence of disease at the time of enrollment. Part 2 enrolled patients with HER2-expressing metastatic cancer who had progressed after anti-HER2 therapy. The DC vaccines were prepared from autologous monocytes and transduced with an adenoviral vector expressing the extracellular and transmembrane domains of HER2 (AdHER2). A total of five doses were planned, and adverse events were recorded in patients who received at least one dose. Objective response was evaluated by unidimensional immune-related response criteria every 8 weeks in patients who received at least two doses. Humoral and cellular immunogenicity were assessed in patients who received more than three doses.

resultsA total of 33 patients were enrolled at four dose levels (5 × 10

conclusionsThe AdHER2 DC vaccine showed evidence of immunogenicity and preliminary clinical benefit in patients with HER2-expressing cancers, along with an excellent safety profile. It shows promise for further clinical applications, especially in combination regimens.

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cancer vaccineclinical trialdendritic cellHER2immunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID34976830
PMCPMC8716407
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