Peptide Vaccine for Advanced ALK+ Lung Cancer

This study is testing a peptide vaccine to see if it can help prevent or delay advanced ALK-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from becoming resistant to current ALK-targeted treatments. You may be able to join if you have stage IV NSCLC or recurrent NSCLC that has an ALK gene change (fusion protein expression). Researchers will be looking at how safe the peptide vaccine is and if it creates an immune response in your body. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status and plans to enroll 12 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific treatment. The study aims to enroll 12 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for up to 2 years to measure treatment-related side effects and immune responses.

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NCT05950139

Peptide Vaccine To Prevent Acquired Resistance In Patients With Advanced ALK+ NSCLC

Recruiting
PHASE1Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
~12 participants
Updated 2026-07-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Peptide vaccine

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Incidence of treatment-related adverse events
Measured over Up to 2 years
+1 more outcome measured
NSCLC Stage IV
ALK Fusion Protein Expression
1 sites across 1 states
Maryland1
  • Vincent Lam, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Johns Hopkins University

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  • Incidence of treatment-related adverse eventsUp to 2 years

    The safety of administering the ALK peptide vaccine will be assessed by the occurrence of the following adverse events: * Grade 3 or above drug-related toxicities * Drug-related toxicity by grade * Vaccine site reactions after vaccine injections * Immune-related adverse events (AEs) * Unacceptable toxicities * Treatment-emergent changes from normal to abnormal values in key laboratory parameters

  • Vaccine-specific immune responseUp to 2 years

    Vaccine-specific response will be evaluated by the fold change in interferon-producing mutant-ALK-specific CD8 and CD4 T cells in the peripheral blood.