Clinical trial · Interventional
T Cell Receptor Immunotherapy Targeting HPV-16 E6 for HPV-Associated Cancers
A Phase I/II Study of T Cell Receptor Gene Therapy Targeting HPV-16 E6 for HPV-Associated Cancers
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surgery Branch has developed an experimental therapy for treating patients with cancer that involves taking white blood cells from the patient, growing them in the laboratory in large numbers, genetically modifying these specific cells with a type of virus (retrovirus) to attack only the tumor cells, and then giving the cells back to the patient. This type of therapy is called gene transfer. Researchers want to test this on human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers. Objective: \- The purpose of this study is to determine a safe number of these cells to infuse and to see if these particular tumor-fighting cells (Anti-HPV E6) can shrink tumors associated with HPV and test the toxicity of this treatment. Eligibility: \- Adults age 18-66 with an HPV-16-associated cancer. Design: * Work up stage: Patients will be seen as an outpatient at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical Center and undergo a history and physical examination, scans, x-rays, lab tests, and other tests as needed * Leukapheresis: If the patients meet all of the requirements for the study they will undergo leukapheresis to obtain white blood cells to make the anti HPV E6 cells. {Leukapheresis is a common procedure, which removes only the white blood cells from the patient.} * Treatment: Once their cells have grown, the patients will be admitted to the hospital for the conditioning chemotherapy, the anti HPV E6 cells and aldesleukin. They will stay in the hospital for about 4 weeks for the treatment. Follow up: Patients will return to the clinic for a physical exam, review of side effects, lab tests, and scans about every 1-3 months for the first year, and then every 6 months to 1 year as long as their tumors are shrinking. Follow up visits take up to 2 days.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anal Cancer | Malignant Anal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Oropharyngeal Cancer | Malignant Oropharyngeal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Penile Cancer | Malignant Penile Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Vaginal Cancer | Malignant Vaginal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldesleukin | Drug | Aldesleukin | ALIAS |
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| E6 TCR | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Fludarabine | Drug | Fludarabine | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- T Cell Receptor Immunotherapy
- description
- patients will receive cyclophosphamide and fludarabine followed by infusion of the human papilloma virus (HPV) E6 T cell receptor (TCR), followed by high dose aldesleukin
- interventionNames
- Drug: Fludarabine
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Biological: E6 TCR
- Drug: Aldesleukin
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
- timeFrame
- participants were followed for the duration of hospital stay, an average of 3 weeks
- description
- The MTD is the highest dose at which ≤1 of 6 patients experienced a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) or the highest dose level studied if DLTs are not observed at any of the dose levels.
- measure
- Objective Tumor Response Rate (Complete or Partial Response)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
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-INCLUSION CRITERIA
1. Measurable metastatic or refractory/recurrent human papilloma virus (HPV-16+) cancer (determined by in situ hybridization (ISH) or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based test).
2. Patients must be human leukocyte antigens (HLA-A) 02:01-positive.
3. All patients must have received prior first line standard therapy or declined standard therapy, and have been either non-responders (progressive disease) or have recurred.
4. Patients with 3 or fewer brain metastases that are less than 1 cm in diameter and asymptomatic are eligible. Lesions that have been treated with stereotactic radiosurgery must be clinically stable for 1 month after treatment for the patient to be eligible. Patients with surgically resected brain metastases are eligible.
5. Greater than or equal to 18 years of age and less than or equal to 70 years of age.
6. Able to understand and sign the Informed Consent Document.
7. Willing to sign durable power of attorney
8. Clinical performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 or 1.
9. Life expectancy of greater than 3 months.
10. Patients of both genders must be willing to practice birth control from the time of enrollment on this study up to 4 months after treatment. Patients must be willing to undergo testing for HPV-16 prior to becoming pregnant.
11. Women of child bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test because of the potentially dangerous effects of the treatment on the fetus.
12. Serology:
* Seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who are HIV seropositive can have decreased immune-competence and thus are less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities.)
* Seronegative for hepatitis B antigen, and seronegative for hepatitis C antibody. If hepatitis C antibody test is positive, then the patient must be tested for the presence of antigen by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and be hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV RNA) negative.
13. Hematology:
* Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1000/mm\^3 without the support of filgrastim.
* White blood cell (WBC) greater than or equal to 3000/mm\^3
* Platelet count greater than or equal 100,000/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin greater than 8.0 g/dL
14. Chemistry:
* Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than or equal to 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
* Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.6 mg/dL
* Total bilirubin less than or equal to to 1.5 mg/dL, except in patients with Gilberts Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin less than 3.0 mg/dL
15. More than 4 weeks must have elapsed since any prior systemic therapy at the time the patient receives the preparative regimen.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
1. Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding. There are potentially dangerous side effects of the treatment on the fetus or infant.
2. Active systemic infections (for e.g.: requiring anti-infective treatment), coagulation disorders or other active major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory or immune system, as evidenced by a positive stress thallium or comparable test, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease.
3. Any form of primary immunodeficiency (such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease).
4. Concurrent opportunistic infections (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who have decreased immune competence may be less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities).
5. Concurrent systemic steroid therapy.
6. History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to cyclophosphamide or fludarabine.
7. History of coronary revascularization or ischemic symptoms.
8. Documented left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of less than or equal to 45% tested. The following patients will undergo cardiac evaluations
a. clinically significant atrial and/or ventricular arrhythmias including but not limited to: atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, second or third degree heart block or
b. age greater than or equal 60 years oldReferences
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDRosenberg SA. Raising the bar: the curative potential of human cancer immunotherapy. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Mar 28;4(127):127ps8. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003634. PMID 22461638
- BACKGROUNDHinrichs CS, Rosenberg SA. Exploiting the curative potential of adoptive T-cell therapy for cancer. Immunol Rev. 2014 Jan;257(1):56-71. doi: 10.1111/imr.12132. PMID 24329789
- BACKGROUNDChaturvedi AK, Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Hernandez BY, Xiao W, Kim E, Jiang B, Goodman MT, Sibug-Saber M, Cozen W, Liu L, Lynch CF, Wentzensen N, Jordan RC, Altekruse S, Anderson WF, Rosenberg PS, Gillison ML. Human papillomavirus and rising oropharyngeal cancer incidence in the United States. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Nov 10;29(32):4294-301. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.36.4596. Epub 2011 Oct 3. PMID 21969503