Therapeutic Vaccination against Human Papillomavirus Type 16 for the Treatment of High-Grade Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV+ Men

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PURPOSE: Anal cancer is increasing in HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM). Treatment options for its precursor, high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (HGAIN), are suboptimal. In this phase I to II dose-finding study, we assessed the safety and efficacy of the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) synthetic long peptide vaccine (SLP-HPV-01) in HIV+ MSM with HPV16-positive HGAIN.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Four dosage schedules (1-5-10; 5-10-20; 10-20-40; and 40-40-40-40 μg) of SLP-HPV-01 were administered intradermally with a 3-week interval in 10 patients per dose level (DL). In each dose group, 5 patients also received 1 μg/kg pegylated IFNα-2b subcutaneously. Primary endpoints were safety and regression of HGAIN at 3, 6, and 12 months.

RESULTS: Eighty-one of 134 screened patients (60%) had HPV16-negative HGAIN lesions, leaving 53 eligible patients. Thirteen patients were excluded, leaving 40 men. The vaccine was well tolerated. One patient developed a generalized rash. The highest dosage level induced the strongest immune responses. There was no indication for stronger reactivity in the IFNα groups. Up to 18 months of follow-up, 8/38 intention-to-treat patients had a complete clinical and histologic response and one had a partial response (in total 9/38, 23.7%). At the highest dosage level, the clinical response was 4/10 (40%). Stronger immune responses were detected among clinical responders.

CONCLUSIONS: The highest DL is safe, immunogenic, and associated with clinical responses to HPV16-induced lesions. However, as the majority of HGAIN is caused by the other HPV types, further studies should aim at pan-HPV vaccination to prevent or treat HGAIN.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 29(2023), 20 vom: 13. Okt., Seite 4109-4117

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gosens, Karien C M [VerfasserIn]
van der Burg, Sjoerd H [VerfasserIn]
Welters, Marij J P [VerfasserIn]
Boekestijn, Sanne [VerfasserIn]
Loof, Nikki M [VerfasserIn]
Quint, Wim G V [VerfasserIn]
van Noesel, Carel J M [VerfasserIn]
van der Wal, Allard C [VerfasserIn]
Richel, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Krebber, Wilhelmus J T A [VerfasserIn]
Melief, Cornelis J M [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Henry J C [VerfasserIn]
Prins, Jan M [VerfasserIn]

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Cancer Vaccines
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-3361

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360402585