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A Phase I/II Study To Examine The Safety, Feasibility, Immunological Response, And Measures Of Clinical Antitumor Activity After Administering Unselected, Autologous, Amplified Tumor Total RNA-Transfected, Dendritic Cell Vaccine (MB-002) To Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

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What is being tested

MB-002

Biological
Who is being recruted

Urogenital Diseases+13

+ Adenocarcinoma

+ Carcinoma

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 1 & 2
Interventional
Study Start: January 2004
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Summary

Principal SponsorArgos Therapeutics
Last updated: December 11, 2025
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Study start date: January 1, 2004

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this trial is to examine the safety, feasibility, immunological response, and clinical antitumor activity of administering a dendritic cell vaccine to patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Official TitleA Phase I/II Study To Examine The Safety, Feasibility, Immunological Response, And Measures Of Clinical Antitumor Activity After Administering Unselected, Autologous, Amplified Tumor Total RNA-Transfected, Dendritic Cell Vaccine (MB-002) To Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma 
NCT00087984
Principal SponsorArgos Therapeutics
Last updated: December 11, 2025
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

26 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Urogenital DiseasesAdenocarcinomaCarcinomaCarcinoma, Renal CellFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsKidney DiseasesKidney NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialUrogenital NeoplasmsUrologic DiseasesUrologic NeoplasmsFemale Urogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Have a new diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma; * Must be at least 18 years or older; * Have a scheduled unilateral nephrectomy; * ECOG of 0 or 1; * Free of brain metastases by CT or MRI; * Normal renal function in contralateral kidney; * Male or non-pregnant/non-lactating female on appropriate birth control methods while on study; * Clinically acceptable screening results. * No immunosuppressive therapy not limited to corticosteroids (including topical steroids or steroid containing inhalers), azathioprine cyclosporine two months prior to study entry; * No active autoimmune disease

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 5 locations

Suspended

University of California - Irvine

Orange, United StatesSee the location
Suspended

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, United States
Suspended

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, United States
Suspended

Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Canada
Completed5 Study Centers