Prospective Study of HPV Specific Immunotherapy in Subjects With HPV Associated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCCa)
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
- Sponsor
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals
- Enrollment
- 22
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Event (SAEs)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a Phase I/IIa, open-label study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of INO-3112 DNA vaccine delivered by electroporation (EP) to participants with human papilloma virus (HPV) associated head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC).
Detailed Description
This is a Phase I/IIa, open-label, study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of INO-3112 \[6 mg of VGX-3100 (2 separate DNA plasmids respectively encoding E6 and E7 proteins of HPV 16 and HPV 18) and 1 mg of INO-9012 (DNA plasmid encoding human interleukin 12)\] delivered by electroporation (EP) in up to 25 (twenty-five) participants with HPV positive head and neck cancer. The immunotherapy was studied in the following two groups of participants: 1. Participants who received immunotherapy before and after definitive surgery (Cohort I) 2. Participants who received immunotherapy at least 2 months after chemoradiation therapy (Cohort II).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Signed and dated written Ethics Committee approved informed consent.
- •Age ≥18 years.
- •Histologically confirmed HPV-positive (as assessed by p16 IHC or oncogenic HPV ISH or PCR) mucosal squamous cell head and neck cancer:
- •For pre-surgical participants, p16 positivity must be confirmed prior to the first dose.
- •For participants post-chemoradiation, HPV 16 and HPV 18 positivity must be confirmed prior to the first dose.
- •Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function. ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count) ≥ 1.5x109 cell/ml, platelets ≥75,000 cells/mm3, hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL, concentrations of total serum bilirubin within 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), (Aspartate Aminotransferase) AST, (Alanine Aminotransferase) ALT within 2.5x institutional ULN, (Creatine Phosphokinase) CPK within 2.5 x ULN.
- •ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status of 0-1.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Anticipated concomitant immunosuppressive therapy (excluding non-systemic inhaled, topical skin and/or eye drop-containing corticosteroids).
- •Any concurrent condition requiring the continued use of systemic steroids (\>10 mg prednisone or equivalent per day) or the use of immunosuppressive agents. All other corticosteroids must be discontinued at least 4 weeks prior to Day 0 of treatment.
- •Administration of any vaccine within 6 weeks of enrollment.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Event (SAEs)
Time Frame: Up to 6 months post last dose
An adverse event (AE) is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body, or worsening of a pre-existing condition, temporally associated with the use of a product whether or not considered related to the use of the product. TEAE is defined as any AE with onset after the administration of study medication through the end-of-study follow-up, or any event that was present at baseline but worsened in intensity or was subsequently considered treatment-related by the Investigator through the end of the study. Serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as an event that meets 1 of the following criteria: is fatal or life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly or birth defect, is clinically meaningful or requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization.
Secondary Outcomes
- E7 Antigen Specific Anti-HPV-16/18 Antibody Titers Assessed by ELISA(Up to 6 months post last dose)
- Change From Baseline (CFB) in Combined HPV-16 and HPV-18 E6 and E7 Antigen-Specific Spot-Forming Units Per Million Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (SFU/10^6 PBMC) as Assessed by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Spot-Forming Assay (ELISpot)(Baseline up to 6 months post last dose)
- Mean Difference in CD8/FoxP3 Ratio in Presurgical and Surgical Tumor Tissue Samples of Cohort I as Assessed by Immunohistochemistry (IHC)(At screening and post-surgery)
- E6 Antigen Specific Anti-HPV-16/18 Antibody Titers Assessed by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)(Up to 6 months post last dose)
- Mean Difference in Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in Presurgical and Surgical Tumor Tissue Samples of Cohort I as Assessed by Immunohistochemistry (IHC)(At screening and post-surgery)
- Change From Baseline (CFB) in CD8+ T-Cell Responses Specific for HPV-16 as Assessed by Flow Cytometry(At baseline and Week 2 post last dose)
- Change From Baseline (CFB) in CD8+ T-Cell Responses Specific for HPV-18 as Assessed by Flow Cytometry(At baseline and Week 2 post last dose)
- Phenotype of Cultured TILs(Up to 6 months post last dose)