The research study is being conducted to test an experimental vaccine to potentially prevent cancer for people with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. This study will test if the vaccine is safe (without significant side effects) and test a new way of administering vaccines. It will also test whether the vaccine activates your immune system.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
44
INO-5401 contains genes which are active in human cancers (hTERT, PMSA, and WNT1) and are felt to be good targets for the immune system both people who have had cancer or for those at increased risk of getting cancer.
INO-9012 contains the gene for IL12, a part of your body's immune system. It is possible that adding this to INO-5401 will increase the immune response to the vaccine.
The device will deliver a small electric charge through 5 needles to increase the amount of the study vaccine taken up by the muscle.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dose Limiting Toxicities
Dose-limiting toxicities will be classified by system organ class (SOC), preferred term (PT), severity, and relationship to Study Treatment.
Time frame: for 2 years after last dose of study treatment
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