Phase 2
N=23
VGX-3100 Delivered Intramuscularly (IM) Followed by Electroporation (EP) for the Treatment of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 Related Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal, High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL) in Individuals Seronegative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1/2
Anal Neoplasm
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03499795 ↗Enrolled (actual)
23
Serious AEs
4.4%
Results posted
Jul 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants With no Histologic Evidence of Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal HSIL and no Evidence of HPV-16/18 at Week 36 — 9.1 percentage of participants — p=0.8633
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- VGX-3100 (Biological); CELLECTRA™ 5PSP (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals
- Primary completion
- Jun 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage of Participants With no Histologic Evidence of Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal HSIL and no Evidence of HPV-16/18 at Week 36 |
9.1 | 0.8633 |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With at Least One Local and Systemic Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During 7 Days Following Each Dose |
21 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With at Least One Adverse Event (AE) |
23 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants With no Evidence of Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal HSIL at Week 36 |
13.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants With no Evidence of HPV-16/18 From Intra-Anal and/or Peri-Anal Tissue by Type-Specific HPV Testing at Week 36 |
45.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants With no Evidence of HPV-16/18 From Intra-Anal Swab by Specific HPV Testing at Week 36 |
31.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants With no Evidence of Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL) or HSIL at Week 36 |
9.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants With no Progression of Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal HSIL to Carcinoma From Baseline to Week 36 |
100 | — |
| SECONDARY Percent Change From Baseline in the Number of Intra-Anal and/or Peri-Anal Lesions as Determined by the Investigator at Weeks 36, 64, and 88 |
-14.2; -3.3; -40.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Change From Baseline in Frequency of HPV-16/17 E6/E7-specific CD8+/CD137+ Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) That Were Perforin Positive at Week 15 |
4.491 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants With no Histologic Evidence of Anal or Anal/Peri-Anal HSIL or no Evidence of HPV-16/18 at Week 36 |
50.0 | — |
Summary
This is a phase 2, open-label efficacy study of VGX-3100 administered by intramuscular (IM) injection followed by electroporation (EP) in adult men and women who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative with histologically confirmed anal or anal/peri-anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) associated with human papilloma virus (HPV)-16 and/or HPV-18. Approximately 24 participants will receive at least 3 doses of VGX-3100.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Negative screening test for HIV-1/2 within 30 days of Dose 1;
- Confirmed anal or anal/peri-anal HPV-16/18 infection at Screening by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from HSIL specimen;
- Anal tissue specimen/slides for diagnosis must be collected within 10 weeks of first dose of VGX-3100;
- At least one anal or anal/peri-anal (AIN2/3 and/or PAIN2/PAIN3) lesion that is histologically-confirmed as HSIL at Screening;
- Appropriate candidate for histology collection procedures (i.e. excision or biopsy) as judged by the Investigator;
- Female subjects must be post-menopausal, surgically sterile or agree to avoid pregnancy by continued abstinence or use of a contraceptive method with failure rate of less than 1% per year from Screening to one month after last dose of study medication (Week 12 or Week 40)
- Men who could father a child must agree to use at least one form of birth control during or continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse prior to the study, for the duration of study participation and one month after last dose of study medication.
- Normal Screening electrocardiogram (ECG).
Exclusion Criteria
- Untreated micro invasive or invasive cancer;
- Biopsy-proven Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN) and not undergoing medical care and/or treatment for VAIN;
- Biopsy-proven Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN) and not undergoing medical care and/or treatment for VIN;
- Biopsy-proven Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) 2/3 and not undergoing medical care and/or treatment for CIN;
- Biopsy-proven Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) and not undergoing medical care and/or treatment for PIN;
- Anal or anal/peri-anal HSIL that is not accessible for sampling by biopsy instrument;
- Intra-anal and/or peri-anal lesion(s) that cannot be fully visualized at Screening;
- Inability to have complete and satisfactory high resolution anoscopic exams (HRAs)
- Any treatment for anal or anal/peri-anal HSIL (e.g. surgery) within 4 weeks of Screening;
- Pregnant, breast feeding or considering becoming pregnant within one month following the last dose of study medication;
- Presence of any abnormal clinical laboratory values greater than Grade 1 per Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 within 45 days prior to Day 0 or less than Grade 1 but deemed clinically significant by the Investigator;
- Immunosuppression as a result of underlying illness or treatment;
- History of previous therapeutic HPV vaccination;
- Receipt of any non-study related non-live vaccine within 2 weeks of any VGX-3100 dose;
- Receipt of any non-study related live vaccine (e.g. measles vaccine) within 4 weeks of any VGX-3100 dose;
- Significant acute or chronic medical illness that could be negatively impacted by the electroporation treated as deemed by the Investigator;
- Current or history of clinically significant, medically unstable disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject, interfere with study assessments or endpoint evaluation, or otherwise impact the validity of the study results;
- Prior major surgery within 4 weeks of Day 0;
- Participation in an interventional study with an investigational compound or device within 4 weeks of signing the ICF;
- Any illness or condition that in the opinion of the Investigator may affect the safety of the subject or the evaluation of any study endpoint.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03499795). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.