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HPV-Associated Cervical CarcinomaPhase 1/2NCT05639972

E7 T-cell Receptor (TCR) -T Cell Induction Therapy for Locoregionally Advanced HPV-associated Cancers

A Phase 1/2 study testing E7 TCR-T cells and Aldesleukin in people with HPV-Associated Cervical Carcinoma and HPV-Related Carcinoma, run by Christian Hinrichs at 2 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of administration of a single dose of E7 TCR-T cells as induction therapy prior to definitive treatment (chemoradiation or surgery) of locoregionally advanced HPV-associated cancers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
E7 TCR-T cells and Aldesleukin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
11 Aug 2025to 1 Oct 2028
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must meet all the following criteria to participate in this study.

  1. Histologically confirmed carcinoma of a primary tumor site and stage indicated in Table 3 of the protocol.
  2. Tumor with HPV16 genotype as determined by testing performed in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory.
  3. HLA-A*02:01 allele determined by testing performed in a CLIA certified laboratory. Participants may be enrolled based on low resolution typing (i.e., HLA-A*02) but the HLA-A*02:01 allele type must be confirmed prior to apheresis.
  4. Measurable disease per RECIST Criteria Version 1.1 or PERCIST.
  5. Age ≥ 18 years.
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at screening.
  7. Negative pregnancy test for women under 55 and all women who have had a menstrual period in the last 12 months. A pregnancy test is not required for women who have had a bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy.
  8. Men and women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (i.e., intrauterine device, hormonal barrier method of birth control, abstinence, tubal ligation, or vasectomy) prior to study entry and for four months after treatment. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  9. Seronegative for HIV antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C antibody. If a hepatitis C antibody test is positive, then testing for antigen by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) must be negative.
  10. Participants must have organ and marrow function as defined below:
  11. Leukocytes > 3,000/mcL
  12. Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500/mcL
  13. Platelets > 100,000/mcL
  14. Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
  15. Total bilirubin within normal institutional limits except in participants with Gilbert's Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL.
  16. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (SGOT)/ alanine transaminase (ALT) (SGPT) < 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  17. Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) >50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal (by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation).
  18. International normalized ratio (INR) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 X ULN unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy. Subjects on anticoagulant therapy must have a PT or aPTT within therapeutic range and no history of severe hemorrhage.
  19. Participants must be able to understand and be willing to sign the written informed consent document.
  20. Participants must agree to participate in Rutgers protocol 192103 (Pro2021002307) for gene therapy long term follow up and in Rutgers protocol 192002 (Pro2021000281) for biospecimen studies.

Note: Patients may have undergone minor surgical procedures with the past three weeks, as long as all toxicities have recovered to Grade 1 or less.

Exclusion Criteria: Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  1. Have received prior systemic therapy or definitive chemoradiation for the cancer that is being treated on this protocol. Palliative radiation therapy for symptom management, such as to control tumor-induced bleeding, is permitted.
  2. Current treatment with another investigational agent.
  3. History of severe allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to agents used in this study.
  4. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness such as active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations at the time of treatment that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  5. Subjects with HLA-A*02:01 damaging mutation or allele loss detected by research or clinical sequencing will not be eligible.
  6. Documented LVEF of less than or equal to 45% tested. The following participants will undergo cardiac evaluations:
  7. Clinically significant atrial and/or ventricular arrhythmias including but not limited to: atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, second or third degree heart block or
  8. Age ≥ 50 years old
  9. Participants with baseline screening pulse oxygen level of ≤ 92% on room air will not be eligible. If the underlying cause of hypoxia improves, they may be reevaluated.
  10. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with E7 TCR T cells, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with E7 TCR T cells. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
  11. Participants with a systemic immunodeficiency including acquired deficiency such as HIV or primary immunodeficiency such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease are ineligible. The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Participants who have decreased immune competence may be less responsive to the treatment.
  12. Participants on immunosuppressive drugs including corticosteroids unless meeting criteria outlined in Section 6.1 (Prohibited Medications).
  13. Participants with potentially severe autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, or systemic lupus erythematosus are not eligible. Patients with less severe autoimmune diseases such as hypothyroidism, vitiligo, and other minor autoimmune disorders are eligible.
  14. Participants with prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment is unlikely to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessments of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. Examples include, but are not limited to:
  15. Carcinoma in situ
  16. Cutaneous skin cancers requiring only local excision
  17. Low grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
  18. Low grade prostate cancer
  19. Subjects who received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to enrollment are not eligible.
  20. Determination by the Principal Investigator that participation is not in the best interest of the research subject or may jeopardize the safety of the subject or integrity of the clinical trial data.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

United States2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

    Tobi Adewale, 732-710-2406, olutobi@cinj.rutgers.edu

    Recruiting
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

    Tobi Adewale, 732-710-2406, olutobi@cinj.rutgers.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Feasibility Study of E7 TCR-T Cell Induction Therapy for Locoregionally Advanced HPV-Associated Cancers

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of administration of a single dose of E7 TCR-T cells as induction therapy prior to definitive treatment (chemoradiation or surgery) of locoregionally advanced HPV-associated cancers. The intent of E7 TCR-T cell treatment is to shrink or eliminate tumors and thereby facilitate definitive therapy and increase overall survival.

This study seeks to determine 1) if E7 TCR-T cells can be administered without undue delay in definitive treatment, 2) the tumor response rate to E7 TCR-T cell treatment, and 3) the disease-free survival rate at 2 and 5 years.

Participants will undergo an apheresis procedure to obtain T cells that will be genetically engineered to generate E7 TCR-T cells. They will receive a conditioning regimen, a single infusion of their own E7 TCR-T cells, and adjuvant aldesleukin. Participants will follow up to assess safety and determine tumor response and will return to their primary oncology team for definitive therapy.

Read the detailed description

This is a single-arm, single-cohort, single-center, feasibility study to determine the feasibility of E7 TCR-T cell induction therapy for locoregionally advanced human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers (LAHPVC). Participants must have LAHPVC with HPV-16-positive cancer (tumor test) and the human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-A*02:01 allele (blood test). Participants will undergo apheresis for generation of autologous, gene-engineered, E7 TCR-T cells. One week after apheresis, they will receive a non-myeloablative lymphocyte-depleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. Conditioning will be followed by a single infusion of E7 TCR T cells and adjuvant high-dose aldesleukin. Participants will follow up 3 weeks and 6 weeks after treatment. Tumor response will be assessed by imaging studies at the 6-week time point. Participants will be referred back to their primary oncology team for definitive therapy after the 6-week assessment (or earlier if tumors do not appear to be responding). Participants will be followed to determine 2- and 5-year disease free survival.

Being tested
E7 TCR-T cells, Aldesleukin
Keywords
HPV, Cell therapy, Adoptive cell therapy, Immunotherapy, Radiation, Chemoradiation, CAR-T, cell therapy, Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte, TCR, T cell, Gene therapy, Cervical cancer, Oropharyngeal cancer, Anal cancer, Vulvar cancer, Vaginal cancer, Penile cancer, Induction therapy
Medical subject headings
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, Anus Neoplasms, Vulvar Neoplasms, Penile Neoplasms, Vaginal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • E7 TCR-T cellsBiological

    Also called E7 TCR, HPV TCR, TIL, Adoptive cell transfer

    Participants will receive a conditioning regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. E7 TCR-T cells will be administered as a single intravenous infusion.

  • AldesleukinDrug

    Also called Proleukin

    Within 24 hours after E7 TCR-T cell infusion, aldesleukin 720,000 IU/kg IV will be administered every 8 hours as an inpatient for up to 3 doses. Aldesleukin dosing will be stopped for aldesleukin-related grade 3 or greater toxicity other than flushing, fever, chills, or hemodynamic changes (tachycardia or hypotension) that respond to crystalloid infusion. Aldesleukin may also be stopped at any time at investigator discretion.

Study groups in NCT05639972
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
E7 TCR-T cellsExperimentalSubjects will receive a conditioning regimen, E7 TCR-T cells, and aldesleukin.
Receives: Biological: E7 TCR-T cells; Drug: Aldesleukin

What is being measured

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

  1. Feasibility of administering E7 TCR-T cell therapy as induction treatment for LAHPVC

    Proportion of subjects who complete treatment without an event that meets criteria for feasibility failure

    Measured: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Objective tumor response rate at 6-weeks after treatment

    Tumor response as assessed by imaging using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria Version 1.1 or PERCIST

    Measured: 6 weeks

  2. 2-year and 5-year disease free survival (DFS)

    DFS will be determined using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Dec 2022
  2. Study start11 Aug 2025
  3. Primary completion1 Oct 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2028 (estimated)

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
This is a single-arm feasibility study.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05639972
Sponsor's protocol ID
192104
Other IDs
Pro2022000437
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
28 Nov 2022
Last updated
6 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after deidentification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

Publications

  • Nagarsheth NB, Norberg SM, Sinkoe AL, Adhikary S, Meyer TJ, Lack JB, Warner AC, Schweitzer C, Doran SL, Korrapati S, Stevanovic S, Trimble CL, Kanakry JA, Bagheri MH, Ferraro E, Astrow SH, Bot A, Faquin WC, Stroncek D, Gkitsas N, Highfill S, Hinrichs CS. TCR-engineered T cells targeting E7 for patients with metastatic HPV-associated epithelial cancers. Nat Med. 2021 Mar;27(3):419-425. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-01225-1. Epub 2021 Feb 8.

    PubMed 33558725

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing E7 TCR-T cells and Aldesleukin in people with HPV-Associated Cervical Carcinoma and HPV-Related Carcinoma, run by Christian Hinrichs at 2 sites 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?

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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Tobi Adewale (732-710-2406, olutobi@cinj.rutgers.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Feasibility of administering E7 TCR-T cell therapy as induction treatment for LAHPVC (time frame: 6 weeks). 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 NCT05639972, 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 6 Oct 2026.

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