Cervical CancerPhase 1/2NCT04287868
Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Advanced HPV Associated Malignancies
A Phase 1/2 study testing PDS0101, M7824 and NHS-IL12 in people with Cervical Cancer and HPV Cancers, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Background: More than 30,000 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers occur annually in the United States. When these cancers spread, they do not respond well to standard treatments and are often incurable. Researchers want to see if a mix of drugs can help. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers, Anal Cancer
- What is being tested?
- PDS0101, M7824 and NHS-IL12
- Type of treatment
- Vaccines, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 51 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 9 Jun 2020to 14 May 2026
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Subjects with cytologically or histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic human papilloma virus (HPV) associated malignancies:
- Cervical cancers;
- cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (P16+) Oropharyngeal cancers;
- Anal cancers;
- Vulvar, vaginal, penile, and squamous cell rectal cancers;
- Other locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (e.g., lung, esophagus) that are known HPV+.
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- Subjects must have measurable disease, per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) 1.1.
- Subjects must have received one prior line of systemic chemotherapy as well as checkpoint therapy if checkpoint therapy is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for that specific tumor type (e.g., head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1+) cervical cancer). Prior checkpoint therapy is not needed where checkpoint therapy has not been FDA approved for that specific tumor type (e.g., anal, vaginal, vulvar, penile, PDL1 negative cervical). Exceptions to the above include participant who are not eligible to receive the above therapies or who decline these standard treatment options after appropriate counseling has been provided.
- Age >= 18 years.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <= 2.
- Adequate hematologic function at screening, as follows:
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >=1 x 10^9/L;
- Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL;
- Platelets >=75,000/microliter.
- Adequate renal and hepatic function at screening, as follows:
- Serum creatinine <= 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) OR Measured or calculated creatinine clearance >=40 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels > 1.5 X institutional ULN (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl);
- Bilirubin <= 1.5 x ULN OR in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, a total bilirubin <= 3.0 x ULN;
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <= 2.5 x ULN, unless liver metastases are present, then values must be <= 3 x ULN).
- The effects of the immunotherapies on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because immunotherapeutic agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use highly effective contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for two months after study treatment. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
- Participants serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis (Hep) B, Hep C are eligible as long as the viral loads are undetectable by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HIV positive participants must have clusters of differentiation 4 (CD4) count >= 200 cells per cubic millimeter at enrollment, be on stable antiretroviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have no reported opportunistic infections or Castleman's disease within 12 months prior to enrollment.
- Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Who cannot join
- Participants with prior investigational drug, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or any prior radiotherapy (except for palliative bone directed therapy) within the past 28 days prior to the first drug administration except if the investigator has assessed that all residual treatment-related toxicities have resolved or are minimal and feel the participant is otherwise suitable for enrollment. Participants may continue adjuvant hormonal therapy in the setting of a definitively treated cancer (e.g., breast cancer).
- Known intolerance to or life-threatening side effects resulting from prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
- Major surgery within 28 days prior to the first drug administration (minimally invasive procedures such as diagnostic biopsies are permitted).
- Known active brain or central nervous system metastasis (less than a month out from definitive radiotherapy or surgery), seizures requiring anticonvulsant treatment (<3 months) or clinically significant cerebrovascular accident (<3 months). In order to be eligible participant must have repeat central nervous system (CNS) imaging at least a month after definitive treatment showing stable CNS disease. Participants with evidence of intra-tumoral or peritumoral hemorrhage on baseline imaging are also excluded unless the hemorrhage is grade <= 1 and has been shown to be stable on two consecutive imaging scans.
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study because these drugs have not been tested in pregnant women and there is potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with these immunotherapies, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated on this protocol.
- Active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immunostimulatory agent with exception of:
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- Diabetes type I, eczema, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, hypo- or hyperthyroid disease or other mild autoimmune disorders not requiring immunosuppressive treatment;
- Subjects requiring hormone replacement with corticosteroids are eligible if the steroids are administered only for the purpose of hormonal replacement and at doses <= 10 mg of prednisone or equivalent per day;
- Administration of steroids for other conditions through a route known to result in a minimal systemic exposure (topical, intranasal, intro-ocular, or inhalation) is acceptable;
- Subjects on systemic intravenous or oral corticosteroid therapy with the exception of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (<= the equivalent of prednisone 10 mg/day) or other immunosuppressives such as azathioprine or cyclosporin A are excluded on the basis of potential immune suppression. For these subjects these excluded treatments must be discontinued at least 1 weeks prior to enrollment for recent short course use (<= 14 days) or discontinued at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment for long term use (> 14 days). In addition, the use of corticosteroids as premedication for contrast- enhanced studies is allowed prior to enrollment and on study.
- Subjects with a history of serious intercurrent chronic or acute illness, such as cardiac or pulmonary disease, hepatic disease, bleeding diathesis or recent (within 3 months) clinically significant bleeding events, or other illness considered by the Investigator as high risk for investigational drug treatment.
- Subjects unwilling to accept blood products as medically indicated.
- History of non-HPV associated second malignancy within 3 years of enrollment except localized malignancy which has been adequately treated or malignancy which does not require active systemic treatment (e.g., low risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CCL). Patients taking adjuvant hormonal therapy for definitively treated cancers (e.g., breast cancer) are eligible.
- Subjects with a known severe hypersensitivity reaction to a monoclonal antibodies (grade >/= 3 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5) will be evaluated by the allergy/immunology team prior to enrollment.
- Receipt of prior lymphodepleting chemotherapy (e.g., cyclophosphamide, fludarabine) or any organ transplantation requiring ongoing immunosuppression.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
About this study
Official title: Phase I/II Trial of Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Advanced HPV Associated Malignancies
Background:
More than 30,000 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers occur annually in the United States. When these cancers spread, they do not respond well to standard treatments and are often incurable. Researchers want to see if a mix of drugs can help.
Read more
Objective:
To learn if a mix of immunotherapy drugs can shrink tumors in people with HPV associated cancers.
Eligibility:
People ages 18 and older with locally advanced or metastatic HPV associated cancer, such as cervical cancers; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (P16+) oropharyngeal cancers; anal cancers; vulvar, vaginal, penile, and squamous cell rectal cancers; or other locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (e.g., lung, esophagus) that are known HPV+ cancers
Design:
Participants will be screened with:
- medical history
- disease confirmation (or tumor biopsy)
- physical exam
- body scans (computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or nuclear)
- blood tests
- electrocardiogram (to measure the electrical activity of the heart)
- urine tests.
Participants will get PDS0101 injected under the skin every 4 weeks for 6 doses. Then they will get it every 3 months for 2 doses.
Participants will get M7824 (MSB0011395C) by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks. For this, a needle is inserted into a vein. The drug is given over a 1-hour period.
Participants will get NHS-IL12 injected under the skin every 4 weeks.
Participants will get the study drugs for up to 1 year. They will visit the NIH every 2 weeks. They will repeat the screening tests during the study.
About 28 days after treatment ends, participants will have a follow-up visit or telephone call. Then they will be contacted every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months after that, for the rest of their life.
Patients with cervical cancer with prior pelvic radiation and boost brachytherapy will be enrolled in a separate cohort to evaluate safety and preliminary evidence of efficacy...
Read the detailed description
Background:
Metastatic or refractory/recurrent HPV associated malignancies (cervical, anal, oropharyngeal cancers etc.) are poorly palliated by standard therapies. There is an unmet need for active treatments for these tumors.
In a phase I trial of M7824 (MSB0011395C) (NCT02517398) 15 out of 43 (34.9%) participants with HPV associated malignancies had radiographic tumor responses according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or Immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST).
While the response rate observed with M7824 appears to be higher than single agent programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors alone (15-20%), the majority of patients with these diseases still do not seem to benefit from immunotherapy.
Preclinical studies suggest that the use of a combination of multiple immunotherapy agents may have improved anti-tumor efficacy.
Specifically, preclinical studies have shown that the combination of three immunotherapy agents (1) a therapeutic vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) positive cancers (PDS0101), (2) a bifunctional fusion protein targeting programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and transforming growth factor (TGF) beta (M7824), and (3) a tumor targeted immunocytokine (NHS-IL12) produces greater anti-tumor activity than any single or dual combination of these agents.
Objective:
To evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria (RECIST 1.1) of the combination of (1) a therapeutic vaccine against HPV positive cancers (PDS0101), (2) a tumor targeted immunocytokine (NHS-IL12) and (3) a bifunctional fusion protein targeting PD-L1 and TGF beta (M7824) in subjects with checkpoint naive advanced HPV associated malignancies.
Eligibility:
Age >= 18 years old.
Subjects with cytologically or histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic HPV associated malignancies:
Cervical cancers;
P16+ Oropharyngeal cancers;
Anal cancers;
Vulvar, vaginal, penile, and squamous cell rectal cancers;
Other locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (e.g. lung, esophagus) that are known HPV+.
Prior first line systemic therapy is required unless the participant declines standard treatment after appropriate counseling has been provided.
Subjects must have measurable disease.
Design:
This is a phase I/II trial of combination immunotherapy.
The trial will be conducted using a Simon optimal two-stage design.
Participants will receive HPV vaccine + NHS-IL12 + M7824.
The first six participants will be evaluable for dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) and accrual will only continue to 8 participants who have not been treated with checkpoint inhibitors if less than 2 out of the first 6 participants experience a DLT.
If three or more out of eight participants who have not been treated with checkpoint inhibitors have objective responses accrual will be expanded to enroll 20 evaluable participants.
Patients with cervical cancer with prior pelvic radiation and boost brachytherapy will be enrolled in a separate cohort to evaluate safety and preliminary evidence of efficacy.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers, Anal Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Vulvar, Vaginal, Penile, Rectal Cancer
- Being tested
- PDS0101, M7824, NHS-IL12
- Keywords
- HPV Cancers, HPV Associated Malignancies, Vaccine, Immunotherapy, Immuno-oncology
- Medical subject headings
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Anus Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
PDS0101Biological
PDS0101 will be administered on Day (D)1, D15, D29 followed by booster vaccines every 4 weeks for up to a year. Subcutaneous 1.0mL (2.4mg of total peptide and 3 mg of R-DOTAP) injection.
M7824Biological
Also called MSB0011395C
M7824 will be administered at a flat dose of 1,200 mg intravenous (IV) (over 1 hour) once every 2 weeks.
NHS-IL12Biological
NHS-IL12 will be administered at as dose of potentially de-escalating doses by subcutaneous (SC) injection every 4 weeks.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cohort 1, Arm 1: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies | Experimental | Triple Therapy: PDS0101 + NHS-IL12 + M7824 (MSB0011395C); The dose level of NHS-IL12 may decrease depending on dose limiting toxicity (DLT) events. The dose level of human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) vaccine and M7824 will remain constant.
If more than 3 of 8 participants have an objective response then accrual will be expanded to 20 evaluable participants. Receives: Biological: PDS0101; Biological: M7824; Biological: NHS-IL12 |
| Cohort 2, Arm 2: Cervical Cancer With Prior Pelvic Radiation and Boost Brachytherapy | Experimental | Triple Therapy: PDS0101 + NHS-IL12 + M7824 (MSB0011395C); PDS0101 + NHS-IL12 + M7824; Reduced doses.
May enroll up to 12 participants for a safety evaluation and up to 12 additional participants for preliminary evaluation of efficacy and further evaluation of safety. Receives: Biological: PDS0101; Biological: M7824; Biological: NHS-IL12 |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Best Overall Response (BOR) in Checkpoint Naive and Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) Resistant Disease in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies
BOR is defined as a complete response or partial response assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Complete response is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Partial response is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.
Measured: Every 2 months, up to approximately 10 months
Secondary outcomes (6)
Number of Participants With Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 Treatment Related Adverse Events
Adverse events were assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. Grade 1 is mild. Grade 2 is moderate. Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening. Grade 5 is death related to adverse event.
Measured: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 34 months and 20 days.
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Time
PFS is defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurs first. Participants who do not have disease progression or have not died at the end of follow up will be censored at the last known date the participant was progression free. Progression was assessed according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Progressive disease is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progressions.
Measured: PFS is defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurs first, up to 53 months
Overall Survival (OS)
OS will be evaluated using Kaplan-Meier methods and is defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of death (any cause). Participants who are alive at the end of follow up will be censored at the last known date alive.
Measured: The time from the date of first treatment to the date of death (any cause), up to 67 months
Ratio of Participants That Are Hospitalized Because of Adverse Events Attributed to Disease Progression.
Response was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Progressive disease is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progressions.
Measured: While participant on study; an average of 3 months
Number of Treatment Related Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 Adverse Events
Adverse events were assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. Grade 1 is mild. Grade 2 is moderate. Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening. Grade 5 is death related to adverse event.
Measured: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 34 months and 20 days.
Duration of Response (DOR)
DOR is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that progressive disease (PD) is objectively documented and is evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Response was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Complete response is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Partial response is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters. Progressive disease is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progressions.
Measured: At disease progression, an average of 10 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Feb 2020
- Study start9 Jun 2020
- Primary completion26 Jul 2022
- Study completion14 May 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Cervical CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 51 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Charalampos Floudas, MD, DMSc, MS, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Charalampos Floudas, M.D., Principal investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04287868
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 200045
- Other IDs
- 20-C-0045
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 26 Feb 2020
- Last updated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: All individual participant data (IPD)recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. In addition, all large-scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP). All collected IPD will be shared with collaborators under the terms of collaborative agreements.
Publications
Floudas CS, Goswami M, Donahue RN, Pastor DM, Redman JM, Brownell I, Turkbey EB, Cordes LM, Steinberg SM, Manu M, Francis DC, Lamping E, Marte JL, Kackley M, Krauss E, Manukyan M, Jochems C, Schlom J, Gulley JL, Strauss J. Novel Combination Immunotherapy and Clinical Activity in Patients With HPV-Associated Cancers: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Apr 1;11(4):394-399. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.6998.
PubMed 39976981
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase I/II Trial of Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Advanced HPV Associated Malignancies
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04287868
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 200045
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers, Anal Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Vulvar, Vaginal, Penile, Rectal Cancer
- Keywords
- HPV Cancers, HPV Associated Malignancies, Vaccine, Immunotherapy, Immuno-oncology
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 51 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 9 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 14 May 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Feb 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 18 Nov 2023
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background:
More than 30,000 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers occur annually in the United States. When these cancers spread, they do not respond well to standard treatments and are often incurable. Researchers want to see if a mix of drugs can help.
Objective:
To learn if a mix of immunotherapy drugs can shrink tumors in people with HPV associated cancers.
Eligibility:
People ages 18 and older with locally advanced or metastatic HPV associated cancer, such as cervical cancers; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (P16+) oropharyngeal cancers; anal cancers; vulvar, vaginal, penile, and squamous cell rectal cancers; or other locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (e.g., lung, esophagus) that are known HPV+ cancers
Design:
Participants will be screened with:
- medical history
- disease confirmation (or tumor biopsy)
- physical exam
- body scans (computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or nuclear)
- blood tests
- electrocardiogram (to measure the electrical activity of the heart)
- urine tests.
Participants will get PDS0101 injected under the skin every 4 weeks for 6 doses. Then they will get it every 3 months for 2 doses.
Participants will get M7824 (MSB0011395C) by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks. For this, a needle is inserted into a vein. The drug is given over a 1-hour period.
Participants will get NHS-IL12 injected under the skin every 4 weeks.
Participants will get the study drugs for up to 1 year. They will visit the NIH every 2 weeks. They will repeat the screening tests during the study.
About 28 days after treatment ends, participants will have a follow-up visit or telephone call. Then they will be contacted every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months after that, for the rest of their life.
Patients with cervical cancer with prior pelvic radiation and boost brachytherapy will be enrolled in a separate cohort to evaluate safety and preliminary evidence of efficacy...
Detailed description
Background:
Metastatic or refractory/recurrent HPV associated malignancies (cervical, anal, oropharyngeal cancers etc.) are poorly palliated by standard therapies. There is an unmet need for active treatments for these tumors.
In a phase I trial of M7824 (MSB0011395C) (NCT02517398) 15 out of 43 (34.9%) participants with HPV associated malignancies had radiographic tumor responses according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or Immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST).
While the response rate observed with M7824 appears to be higher than single agent programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors alone (15-20%), the majority of patients with these diseases still do not seem to benefit from immunotherapy.
Preclinical studies suggest that the use of a combination of multiple immunotherapy agents may have improved anti-tumor efficacy.
Specifically, preclinical studies have shown that the combination of three immunotherapy agents (1) a therapeutic vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) positive cancers (PDS0101), (2) a bifunctional fusion protein targeting programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and transforming growth factor (TGF) beta (M7824), and (3) a tumor targeted immunocytokine (NHS-IL12) produces greater anti-tumor activity than any single or dual combination of these agents.
Objective:
To evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria (RECIST 1.1) of the combination of (1) a therapeutic vaccine against HPV positive cancers (PDS0101), (2) a tumor targeted immunocytokine (NHS-IL12) and (3) a bifunctional fusion protein targeting PD-L1 and TGF beta (M7824) in subjects with checkpoint naive advanced HPV associated malignancies.
Eligibility:
Age >= 18 years old.
Subjects with cytologically or histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic HPV associated malignancies:
Cervical cancers;
P16+ Oropharyngeal cancers;
Anal cancers;
Vulvar, vaginal, penile, and squamous cell rectal cancers;
Other locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (e.g. lung, esophagus) that are known HPV+.
Prior first line systemic therapy is required unless the participant declines standard treatment after appropriate counseling has been provided.
Subjects must have measurable disease.
Design:
This is a phase I/II trial of combination immunotherapy.
The trial will be conducted using a Simon optimal two-stage design.
Participants will receive HPV vaccine + NHS-IL12 + M7824.
The first six participants will be evaluable for dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) and accrual will only continue to 8 participants who have not been treated with checkpoint inhibitors if less than 2 out of the first 6 participants experience a DLT.
If three or more out of eight participants who have not been treated with checkpoint inhibitors have objective responses accrual will be expanded to enroll 20 evaluable participants.
Patients with cervical cancer with prior pelvic radiation and boost brachytherapy will be enrolled in a separate cohort to evaluate safety and preliminary evidence of efficacy.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cohort 1, Arm 1: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies | Experimental | Biological: PDS0101, Biological: M7824, Biological: NHS-IL12Triple Therapy: PDS0101 + NHS-IL12 + M7824 (MSB0011395C); The dose level of NHS-IL12 may decrease depending on dose limiting toxicity (DLT) events. The dose level of human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) vaccine and M7824 will remain constant. If more than 3 of 8 participants have an objective response then accrual will be expanded to 20 evaluable participants. |
| Cohort 2, Arm 2: Cervical Cancer With Prior Pelvic Radiation and Boost Brachytherapy | Experimental | Biological: PDS0101, Biological: M7824, Biological: NHS-IL12Triple Therapy: PDS0101 + NHS-IL12 + M7824 (MSB0011395C); PDS0101 + NHS-IL12 + M7824; Reduced doses. May enroll up to 12 participants for a safety evaluation and up to 12 additional participants for preliminary evaluation of efficacy and further evaluation of safety. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (21 listed)
- Subjects with cytologically or histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic human papilloma virus (HPV) associated malignancies:
- Cervical cancers;
- cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (P16+) Oropharyngeal cancers;
- Anal cancers;
- Vulvar, vaginal, penile, and squamous cell rectal cancers;
Key exclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Participants with prior investigational drug, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or any prior radiotherapy (except for palliative bone directed therapy) within the past 28 days prior to the first drug administration except if the investigator has assessed that all residual treatment-related toxicities have resolved or are minimal and feel the participant is otherwise suitable for enrollment. Participants may continue adjuvant hormonal therapy in the setting of a definitively treated cancer (e.g., breast cancer).
- Known intolerance to or life-threatening side effects resulting from prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
- Major surgery within 28 days prior to the first drug administration (minimally invasive procedures such as diagnostic biopsies are permitted).
- Known active brain or central nervous system metastasis (less than a month out from definitive radiotherapy or surgery), seizures requiring anticonvulsant treatment (<3 months) or clinically significant cerebrovascular accident (<3 months). In order to be eligible participant must have repeat central nervous system (CNS) imaging at least a month after definitive treatment showing stable CNS disease. Participants with evidence of intra-tumoral or peritumoral hemorrhage on baseline imaging are also excluded unless the hemorrhage is grade <= 1 and has been shown to be stable on two consecutive imaging scans.
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study because these drugs have not been tested in pregnant women and there is potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with these immunotherapies, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated on this protocol.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| PDS0101PDS0101 will be administered on Day (D)1, D15, D29 followed by booster vaccines every 4 weeks for up to a year. Subcutaneous 1.0mL (2.4mg of total peptide and 3 mg of R-DOTAP) injection. | Biological | Cohort 1, Arm 1: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies, Cohort 2, Arm 2: Cervical Cancer With Prior Pelvic Radiation and Boost Brachytherapy |
| M7824Also: MSB0011395CM7824 will be administered at a flat dose of 1,200 mg intravenous (IV) (over 1 hour) once every 2 weeks. | Biological | Cohort 1, Arm 1: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies, Cohort 2, Arm 2: Cervical Cancer With Prior Pelvic Radiation and Boost Brachytherapy |
| NHS-IL12NHS-IL12 will be administered at as dose of potentially de-escalating doses by subcutaneous (SC) injection every 4 weeks. | Biological | Cohort 1, Arm 1: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies, Cohort 2, Arm 2: Cervical Cancer With Prior Pelvic Radiation and Boost Brachytherapy |
Primary outcome
Best Overall Response (BOR) in Checkpoint Naive and Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) Resistant Disease in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies
Time frame: Every 2 months, up to approximately 10 months
BOR is defined as a complete response or partial response assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Complete response is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Partial response is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.
6 secondary outcomes
Number of Participants With Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 Treatment Related Adverse Events
Time frame: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 34 months and 20 days.
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Time
Time frame: PFS is defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurs first, up to 53 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: The time from the date of first treatment to the date of death (any cause), up to 67 months
Ratio of Participants That Are Hospitalized Because of Adverse Events Attributed to Disease Progression.
Time frame: While participant on study; an average of 3 months
Number of Treatment Related Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 Adverse Events
Time frame: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 34 months and 20 days.
Duration of Response (DOR)
Time frame: At disease progression, an average of 10 months
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Jun 2026.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39976981Floudas CS, Goswami M, Donahue RN, Pastor DM, Redman JM, Brownell I, Turkbey EB, Cordes LM, Steinberg SM, Manu M, Francis DC, Lamping E, Marte JL, Kackley M, Krauss E, Manukyan M, Jochems C, Schlom J, Gulley JL, Strauss J. Novel Combination Immunotherapy and Clinical Activity in Patients With HPV-Associated Cancers: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Apr 1;11(4):394-399. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.6998.
- NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web PageLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. All individual participant data (IPD)recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. In addition, all large-scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP). All collected IPD will be shared with collaborators under the terms of collaborative agreements.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Charalampos Floudas, M.D. principal investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing PDS0101, M7824 and NHS-IL12 in people with Cervical Cancer and HPV Cancers, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.
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 21 inclusion and 15 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 30 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 18 Nov 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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?
Best Overall Response (BOR) in Checkpoint Naive and Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) Resistant Disease in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Malignancies (time frame: Every 2 months, up to approximately 10 months). 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 NCT04287868, 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 30 Jun 2026.