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rHSC-DIPGVax Plus Checkpoint Blockade for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed DIPG and DMG

Is NCT04943848 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 1 trial studies multiple treatments including rHSC-DIPGVax and Balstilimab for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

Phase 1RecruitingAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoNCT04943848Data as of May 2026

Treatment: rHSC-DIPGVax · Balstilimab · ZalifrelimabThis is a phase I, open label, plus expansion clinical trial evaluating the safety and tolerability of rHSC-DIPGVax in combination with BALSTILIMAB and ZALIFRELIMAB. rHSC-DIPGVax is an off-the-shelf neo-antigen heat shock protein containing 16 peptides reflecting neo-epitopes found in the majority of DIPG and DMG tumors. Newly diagnosed patients with DIPG and DMG who have completed radiation six to ten weeks prior to enrollment are eligible.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

Glioblastoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: H3F3A (H3 K27M) K27M

Histone mutation must be confirmed by pathology report

Prior therapy

No prior treatment (treatment-naive required)
Max 0 prior lines

Must have received: radiation therapy

Must start radiation therapy within 42 days from date of diagnostic imaging

Cannot have received: cytotoxic chemotherapy

Exception: except for radiation

Subjects who have received any cancer therapy except for radiation

Cannot have received: alkylating agent (temozolomide)

Patients CANNOT receive temozolomide during radiation

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US trial sites

  • Children's Health Orange County (CHOC) · Orange, California
  • Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, Illinois
  • Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center · Boston, Massachusetts

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