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		Treatment Name:		Phase I/II trial of Heat Shock Protein Peptide Complex-96 (HSPPC-96) Vaccine For Patients With Recurrent High Grade Glioma

		Keywords:		Vaccine; Heat Shock

		Phase:		Phase 1/2

		Treatment ID#s:		VT1662

		Age Group:		Adults Only

		Min Karnofsky Score:		60: Requires occasional assistance but is able to care for most of own needs

		Conditions:		Newly Diagnosed: Y Recurrent: Y Prior Surgery is Allowed Prior Radiation is Allowed Prior Chemotherapy is Allowed Patients must have a surgically accessible tumor for which surgical resection is indicated. Primary glioma patients are eligible for vaccine preparation and potential treatment at the time of tumor progression; recurrent glioma patients are eligible for vaccine preparation and treatment post-operatively. Patients may or may not have had prior chemotherapy, but must have been treated with radiotherapy. Patients may have had treatment for no more than 2 prior relapses, where `relapse` is defined as progression following initial therapy.

		Last Updated:		10/03/2007

		Tumor Types:		Anaplastic Astrocytoma Glioblastoma Multiforme Gliosarcoma Mixed Glioma


		Comments:		Treatment Plan: Patient undergoes standard surgical resection of tumor, tissue is immediately shipped overnight to Antigenics, Antigenics constructs the vaccine. Once the vaccine is constructed it is transported to the clinic and administered to the patient regularly according to a dosing schedule.

		Treatment Type:		Immunological, Biological or Targeted Therapy.

		Contact:		U. Of California At San Francisco Michael Prados, MD Professor Contact: Dr. Michael Prados 400 Parnassus Avenue, Rm A808 San Francisco, CA 94143- Phone:(415)353-2966 Fax: (415)353-2167 Click here to send an email Website: neurosurgery.medschool.ucsf.edu/index.html

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