A Phase I/II Study of Autologous Dendritic Cells Pulsed With Apoptotic Tumor Cells (DC/PC3) Administered Subcutaneously to Prostate Cancer Patients.
A Phase I/II Study of Autologous Dendritic Cells Pulsed With Apoptotic Tumor Cells (DC/PC3) Administered Subcutaneously to Prostate Cancer Patients.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and activity of DC/PC3, a dendritic cell vaccine used as immunotherapy for prostate cancer. The vaccine is made with each participants' own immune cells obtained through blood donation. Dendritic cells are known to activate other immune cells such as T cells, that are able to mount an attack against cancer cells. The dendritic cell vaccine will be administered as injections every 2 weeks over a course of 2 months.
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Inclusion Criteria:
Prostate cancer
Rising prostate specific antigen (PSA, 3 values, each measured at least 2 weeks apart) post initial therapy (ie, radiation, prostatectomy) human leukocyte antigen A2.1 (HLA-A2.1)
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Exclusion Criteria:
central nervous system metastasis
History of autoimmune disease