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HIV InfectionPhase 4OPTIMONCT04265950

Establishing Optimal Number of Doses for HPV Vaccination in Children and Adolescents Living With HIV, OPTIMO Trial

A Phase 4 study testing Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine in people with HIV Infection, run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at 3 sites in 3 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This phase IV trial compares 3 different dosing schedules to find the optimal number of doses for HPV vaccination in children and adolescents living with HIV. Comparing 3 different dosing schedules may help researchers determine whether a single dose of HPV vaccine could be effective in preventing HPV in children and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 9 to 13 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infection
What is being tested?
Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine
Type of treatment
Vaccines
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
97 participants
Where
3 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
10 Mar 2022to 11 Jun 2026
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 9 to 13 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • ARMS 1-3: Children must be living with HIV. HIV infection documented by positive molecular test or positive serologic test.
  • ARM 4: Children must be healthy (e.g., without autoimmune disease or cancer) and not infected with HIV
  • ARMS 1-3: Children must be on a consistent, clinically appropriate combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen for > 6 months prior to study enrollment
  • Children must be 9-13 years-old (at or after 9th birthday, prior to 14th birthday) at enrollment. This will allow vaccination of participants within the recommended age range for receipt of HPV vaccination in Peru and Brazil. Only children ages 9-11 (at or after 9th birthday, prior to 12th birthday) will be enrolled into arms 3 and 4
  • Clinical laboratory values for children in Arms 1, 2, \& 3 (CLWH) must be as described below:
  • CD4% >15% or CD4 counts >200 cells/ mm3
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  • VL (<400 copies/mL)
  • All female participants must not be pregnant (all females will receive pregnancy tests at all vaccine visits prior to receipt of study vaccine). The effects of Gardasil 9 on the developing human fetus at the recommended therapeutic dose are unknown. If pregnancy is confirmed during the screening process, enrollment will not occur. If pregnancy occurs after the first vaccine dose, additional vaccine doses will not be administered, but the child will remain in study follow-up.
  • We anticipate that all children will enter the study prior to sexual debut. Sexual debut will be ascertained by participant questioning in Haiti. Physical examination will not be performed at any of the study sites. Potential participants who report sexual activity will not be enrolled
  • Children in all arms must have the ability to understand and the willingness to assent to the study. Parents or guardians must be able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document

Who cannot join

  • Children who have a serious illness requiring treatment with systemic medications other than ART (excluding short course oral steroids or inhaled steroid treatment for asthma), are currently under immunomodulatory therapy, received immunosuppressive therapy (> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent for > 1 week) in the 6 months prior to enrollment date
  • Children who received any vaccine within 3 weeks prior to enrollment date (these children will be encouraged to enroll after 3 weeks have passed)
  • Children who received blood-derived products within 6 months prior to enrollment or planned use during the study period
  • Children who weigh less than 18 kilograms
  • Children with cancer being treated with chemotherapy or radiation
  • Potential participants receiving any other investigational agents may be excluded in the opinion of the supervising physician
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  • Children in all arms with contraindications to vaccination, including pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Children having received HPV vaccination before study entry
  • Children with evidence of sexually transmitted HIV infection
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to HPV vaccination

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 3 countries.

3 sites in 3 countries

Brazil1 site
  • Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) STD and AIDS Clinical Research Laboratory

    Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360

Other trials in Brazil

Haiti1 site
  • GHESKIO Center

    Port-au-Prince

Other trials in Haiti

Peru1 site
  • Via Libre

    Lima, 15001

Other trials in Peru

About this study

Official title: Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Trial in Children and Adolescents to Establish Optimal Number of Doses for HPV Vaccination in Children and Adolescents Living With HIV

This phase IV trial compares 3 different dosing schedules to find the optimal number of doses for HPV vaccination in children and adolescents living with HIV. Comparing 3 different dosing schedules may help researchers determine whether a single dose of HPV vaccine could be effective in preventing HPV in children and adolescents living with HIV.

Read the detailed description

OUTLINE: Participants living with HIV are randomized to one of three arms. HIV-negative participants are assigned to a fourth arm.

ARM 1: Participants living with HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine intramuscularly (IM) at enrollment, and at 2 and 6 months. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 30 months.

ARM 2: Participants living with HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment and at 6 months. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 30 months.

ARM 3: Participants living with HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 24 months and recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine completion dose IM at 30 months.

ARM 4: Participants without HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 24 months and recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine completion dose IM at 30 months.

Conditions
HIV Infection
Being tested
Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine
Keywords
HPV vaccination, HIV infected children
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent VaccineBiological

    Also called Gardasil 9, Nonavalent HPV VLP Vaccine, Recombinant HPV Nonavalent Vaccine, Recombinant Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine

    Given IM

Study groups in NCT04265950
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1 (3 doses of 9vHPV vaccine)ExperimentalParticipants living with HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment, and at 2 and 6 months. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 30 months.
Receives: Biological: Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine
Arm 2 (2 doses of 9vHPV vaccine)ExperimentalParticipants living with HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment and at 6 months. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 30 months.
Receives: Biological: Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine
Arm 3 (1 dose of 9vHPV vaccine)ExperimentalParticipants living with HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment. Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 24 months and recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine completion dose IM at 30 months.
Receives: Biological: Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine
Arm 4 (1 dose of 9vHPV vaccine)Active comparatorParticipants without HIV receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine IM at enrollment . Participants also receive recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine booster dose IM at 24 months and recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine completion dose IM at 30 months.
Receives: Biological: Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) neutralizing antibody geometric mean titers (GMTs) (Arm 1 versus [vs.] Arm 2)

    Pseudovirion (PsV)-based neutralization assays will be used to establish HPV 16 neutralizing antibody GMT.

    Measured: At 24 months after the last dose of each vaccine regimen

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) neutralizing antibody GMTs (Arm 1 vs. Arm 2)

    Pseudovirion (PsV)-based neutralization assays will be used to establish HPV 18 neutralizing antibody GMT.

    Measured: At 24 months after the last dose of each vaccine regimen

  2. Change in HPV16 and HPV18 binding antibody median fluorescence intensity-MFI (slope) (Arm 1 vs. Arm 2)

    The Luminex immunoassay-based assay will be used to measure HPV 16 and HPV 18 binding antibody MFI.

    Measured: Between 1 month after the last dose and 18 months after the last dose, and between 18 months and 24 months after the last dose of each vaccine regimen

  3. HPV16 and HPV18 neutralizing antibody GMTs (Arm 2 vs. Arm 3)

    Pseudovirion (PsV)-based neutralization assays will be used to establish HPV 16 and HPV 18 neutralizing antibody GMT.

    Measured: At 24 months after the last vaccine dose

  4. Change in HPV16 and HPV18 binding antibody MFI (slope) (Arm 2 vs. Arm 3)

    The Luminex immunoassay-based assay will be used to measure HPV 16 and HPV 18 binding antibody MFI.

    Measured: Between 1 month and 18 months after the last vaccine dose, and between 18 months and 24 months after the last vaccine dose

  5. Binding antibody MFI to all 9 vaccine HPV types (Arm 2 vs. Arm 3)

    Compare the response to a 0, 6- months two-dose schedule vs. a 0, 24-months two-dose schedule in children living with HIV (CLWH). The Luminex immunoassay-based assay will be used to measure HPV 16 and HPV 18 binding antibody MFI, as well as the binding antibody MFI for other HPV types.

    Measured: At month 7 in Arm 2 and month 25 in Arm 3

  6. HPV16 and HPV18 neutralizing antibody GMTs (Arm 3 vs. Arm 4)

    Pseudovirion (PsV)-based neutralization assays will be used to establish HPV 16 and HPV 18 neutralizing antibody GMT.

    Measured: At 24 months after the first (single) vaccine dose

  7. Change in HPV16 and HPV18 binding antibody MFI (slope) (Arm 3 vs. Arm 4)

    The Luminex immunoassay-based assay will be used to measure HPV 16 and HPV 18 binding antibody MFI.

    Measured: Between 1 month and 18 months after the single vaccine dose, and between 18 months and 24 months after the first (single) vaccine dose

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Feb 2020
  2. Study start10 Mar 2022
  3. Primary completion12 May 2026
  4. Study completion11 Jun 2026

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
97 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04265950
Sponsor's protocol ID
RG1007065
Other IDs
U54CA242977, NCI-2020-01098, 10521
Acronym
OPTIMO
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
7 Feb 2020
Last updated
2 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Pinto-Santini D, Jalil EM, Fernandes GT, Hilaire G, Kolevic L, Cabello R, Grinsztejn B, Pape W, Deschamps MM, House MG, Brofsky E, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Dasgupta S, Pasalar S, Madeleine MM, Carter J, Prabhu PR, Galloway D, Duerr A. ULACNet-301, OPTIMO protocol: optimizing HPV vaccination regimen for cancer prevention in children and adolescents living with HIV. BMC Cancer. 2025 Jan 27;25(1):151. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-13551-z.

    PubMed 39871186

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine in people with HIV Infection, run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at 3 sites in 3 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in Brazil, Haiti, Peru. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) neutralizing antibody geometric mean titers (GMTs) (Arm 1 versus [vs.] Arm 2) (time frame: At 24 months after the last dose of each vaccine regimen). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04265950, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jul 2026.

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