A Multicenter Phase IIb Randomized, Controlled Study of BLP25 Liposome Vaccine for Active Specific Immunotherapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Inclusion Criteria:
- Stage IIIB or stage IV NSCLC
- Stable disease or a clinical response following first-line treatment, consisting of
either chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Patients must have
completed the first-line treatment at least 3 weeks prior to study entry
- ECOG performance status of ≤2
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Received immunosuppressive drugs within 3 weeks prior to study entry
- Patients with known brain metastases
- Past or current history of neoplasm other than lung carcinoma, except for curatively
treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ carcinoma of the cervix or other cancer
curatively treated and with no evidence of disease for at least 5 years
- Autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency
- Clinically significant hepatic, renal or cardiac dysfunction
- Patients with clinically significant active infection
- Pregnant or breast feeding women, women of childbearing potential, unless using
effective contraception as determined by the investigator