Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy With or Without Imiquimod in Treating Patients With Grade 3 Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cervical Cancer

Precancerous Condition

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from DNA or a gene-modified virus may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Biological therapies, such as imiquimod, may stimulate the immune s...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate safety, tolerability, and feasibility of pNGVL4a-Sig/E7(detox)/HSP70 DNA vaccine and TA-HPV vaccine with or without imiquimod in patients with human papillomavirus ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Colposcopically and biopsy confirmed grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) 16-positive disease by PCR
  • Measurable disease after diagnostic biopsy
  • No concurrent adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use an effective form of contraception during study treatment
  • Immunocompetent
  • No concurrent malignancy, except for nonmelanoma skin lesions
  • No serious concurrent disorder, including any of the following:
  • Active systemic infection
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Proven or suspected immunosuppressive disorder
  • Major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular or respiratory system
  • No evidence or history of cardiac disease, including any of the following:
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Symptomatic arrhythmia not controlled by medication
  • Unstable angina
  • History of acute myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months
  • No history of severe allergy including eczema or other exfoliative skin disorder
  • No active eczema within the past 12 months
  • No concurrent skin conditions, including any of the following:
  • Burns
  • Traumatic or pruritic skin conditions
  • Open wounds
  • Unhealed surgical scars
  • Patients and their close social, sexual, or domestic contacts may not have any of the following active skin diseases:
  • Psoriasis
  • Lichen planus
  • Sever acneiform rash
  • Impetigo
  • Varicella zoster
  • Sepsis
  • No close social contact with children under 5 years old
  • No close social or domestic contact with a pregnant woman
  • No HIV seropositivity
  • No allergy to eggs
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No previous vaccination with vaccinia
  • No immunosuppressive medication (i.e., steroid therapy or other immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs \[e.g., cyclosporine\]) within the past 2 months
  • No investigational agent(s) within the past 6 months
  • No concurrent participation in another experimental protocol

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    75 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00788164

    Start Date

    November 1 2008

    End Date

    August 1 2023

    Last Update

    August 31 2023

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    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410