In this multicenter phase I/II trial, dendritic cells (DCs) loaded with the mesothelioma-associated tumor antigen WT1 will be used in conjunction with conventional chemotherapy for the frontline treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The general objective is to provide the first-in-human experimental demonstration that the combination of platinum/pemetrexed-based chemotherapy with WT1-targeted DC vaccination is feasible and safe and enables the induction of both systemic and in situ mesothelioma-specific immune responses in patients with MPM.
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Number of MPM patients with feasible and safe DC vaccine production
Timeframe: Vaccine production and quality testing (i.e. 4 weeks after leukapheresis)
Number of patients receiving investigational DC vaccine administration combined with standard of care chemotherapy within the proposed time frame
Timeframe: After the chemoimmunotherapy treatment (+/- 15 weeks after entry to trial)