Clinical Research Directory

Detecting HPV DNA in Anal and Cervical Cancers

This is a research study for individuals who have cancer associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) and are being treated with radiation as part of standard care for their cancer. Doctors leading this study will use blood tests to find out if they can detect the HPV virus in the blood of study participants before, during, and after radiation treatment. They will also collect blood and archival tumor tissue (from a previous biopsy) to perform other tests in the future that could provide more information about HPV-associated cancers and how they respond to treatment. Participation in this study will last approximately 2 years.

E7 TCR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Cancers

This is a phase II clinical trial to assess the clinical activity of immunotherapy with E7 TCR-T cells for metastatic HPV-associated cancers. HPV-associated cancers in include cervical, throat, penile, vulvar, vaginal, anal, and other cancers. Participants will receive a conditioning regimen, E7 TCR-T cells, and aldesleukin. Clinical response to treatment will be determined.

Phase Ib/II of TG4001 and Avelumab in HPV16 Positive R/M Cancers

The study will consist of two parts : In the phase Ib: safety will be assessed in consecutive cohorts of 3 to 6 participants at increasing doses of TG4001 in combination with avelumab according to a 3+3 design. There will be no intra-participant dose escalation. In the phase II part 1, evaluation of efficacy and further evaluation of safety of the combination of TG4001 and avelumab will be performed in a single arm of participants with recurrent or metastatic HPV-16 positive advanced malignancies. In the phase II part 2, evaluation of efficacy of the combination of TG4001 and avelumab will be performed in a randomized, open-label controlled study comparing TG4001 in combination with avelumab to avelumab alone in participants with HPV-16 positive advanced malignancies. In both phases, evaluation of tumor response will be done locally according to RECIST 1.1. All participants will be followed up until disease progression, death, or unacceptable toxicity, or study withdrawal for any reason, whichever occurs first.

A Study to Evaluate Lenti-HPV-07 Immunotherapy Against HPV+ Cervical or Oropharyngeal Cancer

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety and efficacy of a potential new treatment called Lenti-HPV-07 in patients with a cancer induced by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The main questions aim to answer are: * Is Lenti-HPV-07 safe? * Does Lenti-HPV-07 induce an immune response? Participants will be assigned to a group based on their cancer type * either study drug group A: recurrent and/or metastatic cancer * or study drug group B: newly diagnosed with locally advanced cancer After they finish the study treatment, they will be followed for up to 1 year. Follow-up visits will occur via clinic visits or phone calls 4 weeks after the last study treatment and then quarterly for up to 1 year.

Dynamic ctDNA Assessment in Cervical and Anal Canal Tumors: Optimizing Follow-up and Clinical Outcomes

After definitive radiotherapy (RT) treatment (with or without chemotherapy), cervical and anal canal neoplasms frequently exhibit disease persistence or recurrence. Due to the local inflammatory process post-treatment, response assessment by imaging (current gold standard) is limited, often necessitating multiple follow-ups and repeated invasive biopsies. Conventional follow-up is complex and costly, requiring equipment from secondary and tertiary services, trained radiologists, and patient exposure to radiation and contrast. In this context of human papillomavirus(HPV)-related neoplasms, recent studies have demonstrated the role of ctDNA (circulating tumor DNA) in assessing the risk of recurrence or disease progression, providing a rationale for using the tool in two fronts: * Optimizing follow-up based on serial monitoring of ctDNA; * Selecting patients with positive ctDNA after RT, who are at high risk of recurrence, for treatment intensification. Monitoring with ctDNA as a standalone follow-up tool in cases evolving with negative ctDNA after RT has the potential to replace imaging exams, being a minimally invasive test performed on a peripheral blood sample. Currently, ctDNA testing has expensive methodologies not available in the Unified Health System (SUS). This project aims to develop a methodology for ctDNA evaluation focused on HPV ctDNA research that is low-cost and executable in SUS, as well to assess the accuracy of this test in the population with HPV-related tumors. Additionally, we will evaluate whether the early introduction of immunotherapy in patients with positive ctDNA after definitive treatment can increase cure rates. Immunotherapy already has a well-defined role in the treatment of metastatic HPV-related neoplasms. Recently, the use of anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD1) has also shown benefits in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer with a high risk of recurrence who are candidates for chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Therefore, its use focused on HPV-related tumors, as well as a better understanding of which patients benefit from this strategy, warrants further investigation.

A Basket Study of Customized Autologous TCR-T Cell Therapies in Patients With Locally Advanced (Unresectable) or Metastatic Solid Tumors

TScan Therapeutics is developing cellular therapies across multiple solid tumors in which autologous participant-derived engeneered T cells are engineered to express a T cell receptor that recognizes cancer-associated antigens presented on specific Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) molecules. This is a multi-center, non-randomized, multi-arm, open-label, basket study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of single and repeat dose regimens of TCR'Ts as monotherapies and as T-Plex combinations after lymphodepleting chemotherapy in participants with locally advanced, metastatic solid tumors disease.

Cervical Cancer Screening Based on First-void Urine Self-sampling to Reach un(Der)-Screened Women: ScreenUrSelf Trial

The goal of the ScreenUrSelf trial is to increase cervical cancer screening attendance and compliance to follow-up by offering a first-void urine self-sampling alternative to women who are currently not participating in the organized cervical cancer screening program (defined in this project as un(der)-screened women), either on the woman or her physician's personal initiative, or by responding on the invitation letter.

Comparison of 5-ALA Photodynamic Therapy and CO2 Laser for Treating Persistent Low-Grade Cervical Lesions With High-Risk HPV Infection

Non-RCT clinical trial comparing 5-ALA photodynamic therapy and CO2 laser for persistent high-risk HPV-related low-grade cervical lesions.

Phase 1 Dose-escalation Study of FluBHPVE6E7 in HPV16-infected Women

BS-02 is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1 dose escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of FluBHPVE6E7, in women infected with HPV-16. with cervical cytological evaluation negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM), atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US), low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), or low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN1).

HPV Immunological Markers of Cervical Persistent Infection and Oncogenesis

The aim of this observational study is to build an immunological assay to quantify an immunoscore system for clinical practice, which could identify HPV lesions with a risk of persistent cervical infection, which represents the main predictive factor of neoplastic evolution. A pattern of host immunological factors and HPV-related parameters, in order to identify an algorithm of risk stratification and tailoring treatment will be identified. Finally, in patients with HPV infection, a virus specific immunity after vaccination will be quantified, in order to highlight those patients who have the most significant risk of infection persistence.

Developing a Combined Molecular Screening and Triage Test for Cervical Cancer in Self-samples

The goal of the COMBISCREEN project is to develop a fully molecular cervical screening and triage approach that is applicable on self-samples, which are an easily accessible and non-invasive source of biomarkers. The project allows a one-step screening and triage modality and thereby identifies women with clinically relevant disease that are in need of treatment.