Evaluation of Immunologic Response Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Cancer

Last updated: April 1, 2025
Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Neoplasms

Covid-19

Treatment

Biospecimen Collection

Survey Administration

Clinical Study ID

NCT05228275
ACCL21C2
U24CA196173
ACCL21C2
NCI-2022-01919
UG1CA189955
COG-ACCL21C2
  • Ages 6-37
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study evaluates immunologic response following COVID-19 vaccination in children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer. Vaccines work by stimulating the body's immune cells to respond against a specific disease. The immune response produces protection from that disease. Effects from cancer and from treatments for cancer can reduce the body's natural disease fighting ability (called immunity). Factors such as vaccine type, timing of vaccine dosing related to treatment for cancer and number of vaccine doses or "boosts" (extra vaccine shots) may strengthen or diminish the body's protective immune response. This study may help researchers learn more about how the body's immune system responds to the COVID-19 vaccine when the vaccination is given during or after cancer treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • >= 6 months and =< 37 years of age at time of enrollment

  • Patient plans to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose one of the food and drugadministration (FDA) approved/FDA-emergency use authorization (EUA) approvedCOVID-19 vaccines OR patient already received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose =< 24 months prior to enrollment using one of the FDA approved/FDA-EUA approvedCOVID-19 vaccines.

  • Note: for this observational study, the decision to vaccinate is according tolocal discretion and should be made prior to consideration of enrollment

  • Must have a diagnosis of cancer

  • Patient must be undergoing or have previously received one of the following cancertreatments within 12 months before their first COVID-19 vaccine dose:

  • Dosing with chemotherapy or immunotherapy agent, including tyrosine kinaseinhibitors and small molecule inhibitors targeting cancer

  • Dosing with monoclonal antibodies targeting B-cell antigens (e.g., Rituximab),or Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors or Janus Kinase inhibitors

  • Stem cell infusion for bone marrow transplant or CAR-T infusion for cellulartherapy

  • A patient enrolling prior to their first COVID-19 vaccine dose is eligible only ifit is feasible to collect required baseline study specimens within protocol mandatedtime period prior to the initial COVID-19 vaccine dose; or a patient who alreadyreceived a COVID-19 vaccine is eligible only if feasible to collect at least onepost-first-dose follow-up specimen (i.e., at minimum, collection of the 24m PFDfollow-up specimen must be feasible as per timing requirements

  • Note: for this observational study, the vaccine timing and regimen will proceedaccording to local discretion. Patients enrolled prior to their first COVID-19vaccine dose who do not receive initial vaccine dose within 3 months afterenrollment will be taken off study

  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informedconsent

  • All institutional, FDA, and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for humanstudies must be met

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Documented SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody infusion or convalescent plasma afterCOVID-19 infection within last 90 days

  • Note: patients with previous COVID-19 infection are eligible as long asrequirements are met. Patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) therapy (i.e., post bone marrow transplantation [BMT] or chimericantigen receptor [CAR]-T) are eligible

  • Patients undergoing radiation therapy only are ineligible

  • Reminder: before the planned initial COVID-19 vaccine dose, patient must beundergoing or have received cancer treatments

Study Design

Total Participants: 549
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Biospecimen Collection
Phase:
Study Start date:
April 08, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
September 30, 2027

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Characterize the immunologic response following severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-coronavirus (CoV)-2 vaccination in children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer who are currently receiving or who recently completed treatment with immunosuppressive therapy.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. Describe the rate of post-vaccination symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. II. Assess the durability of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine over 2 years.

III. Describe the longer-term impacts of vaccine immune response including subsequent COVID-19-related serious illness.

IV. To help guide future vaccine dosing and timing, at each SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose administration determine the degree of:

IVa. Lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte count cells/mm^3); IVb. Helper T-cell suppression (CD4 count); IVc. B-cell suppression (CD19 count). V. Provide a mechanism for data collection and banking of biospecimens for use in research regarding immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive COVID-19 vaccine per standard of care. Patients also complete a survey at 1 month and undergo collection of blood samples at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Patients may complete an additional survey at 1 month after each vaccine boost and undergo collection of blood samples before each vaccine boost, 1 month after each vaccine boost, and at the time of COVID-19 infection.

Connect with a study center

  • Children's Hospital of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Kingman Regional Medical Center

    Kingman, Arizona 86401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland, California 94609
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

    San Diego, California 92123
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

    Wilmington, Delaware 19803
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

    Fort Myers, Florida 33908
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville

    Gainesville, Florida 32610
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

    Hollywood, Florida 33021
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida 32207
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital

    Miami, Florida 33155
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nemours Children's Hospital

    Orlando, Florida 32827
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sacred Heart Hospital

    Pensacola, Florida 32504
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

    Tampa, Florida 33607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tampa General Hospital

    Tampa, Florida 33606
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii 96826
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Illinois

    Chicago, Illinois 60612
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

    Peoria, Illinois 61637
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Maine Children's Cancer Program

    Scarborough, Maine 04074
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland 21215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • C S Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital

    Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Beaumont Children's Hospital-Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Corewell Health Children's

    Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi 39216
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63141
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha

    Omaha, Nebraska 68114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska 68198
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Las Vegas Urology - Pebble

    Henderson, Nevada 89074
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada - Town Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • GenesisCare USA - Las Vegas

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Las Vegas Urology - Cathedral Rock

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Las Vegas Urology - Pecos

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89074
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Las Vegas Urology - Smoke Ranch

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hope Cancer Care of Nevada-Pahrump

    Pahrump, Nevada 89048
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Radiation Oncology Associates

    Reno, Nevada 89509
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Renown Regional Medical Center

    Reno, Nevada 89502
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

    Paterson, New Jersey 07503
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Albany Medical Center

    Albany, New York 12208
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Montefiore

    Bronx, New York 10467
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    Bronx, New York 10467
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

    Bronx, New York 10461
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Weiler Hospital

    Bronx, New York 10461
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dayton Children's Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio 45404
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Drexel University School of Medicine

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57117-5134
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

    Knoxville, Tennessee 37916
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

    Austin, Texas 78723
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Driscoll Children's Hospital

    Corpus Christi, Texas 78411
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Virginia Cancer Center

    Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Overlake Medical Center

    Bellevue, Washington 98004
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

    Spokane, Washington 99204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

    Tacoma, Washington 98431
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

    Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Sturgeon Bay

    Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235-1495
    United States

    Site Not Available

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