Prime-boost vaccination strategy in women with high-grade, noncervical anogenital intraepithelial neoplasia: clinical results from a multicenter phase II trial

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2006 May-Jun;16(3):1075-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00598.x.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the clinical effectiveness of a prime-boost human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine regimen. A nonrandomized phase II prime-boost vaccine trial was conducted. Women with biopsy-proven anogenital intraepithelial neoplasia (AGIN) 3 were vaccinated with three doses of a recombinant fusion protein comprising HPV 16, E6/E7/L2 (TA-CIN) followed by one dose of a recombinant vaccinia virus encoding HPV 16 and 18 E6/E7 (TA-HPV). Clinical responses were evaluated by serial photographs, symptomatology, and biopsies before and after vaccination. Twenty-nine women were vaccinated; 27 with vulval intraepithelial neoplasia 3 and 2 with vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3. Clinical responses were seen in five women (17%), with one complete and five partial responses. Fifteen women (62%) had symptomatic improvement. No serious adverse effects were recorded. This is the first trial of a prime-boost vaccination regimen using heterologous HPV vaccines (TA-CIN followed by TA-HPV) in the management of AGIN. Since the prime-boost approach in this cohort offered no significant advantages over single TA-HPV vaccination, there are no further studies planned using this protocol. Future studies are warranted to define responders to immunotherapy.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anus Neoplasms / therapy
  • Carcinoma in Situ / therapy*
  • Female
  • Genital Neoplasms, Female / therapy*
  • Human papillomavirus 16 / genetics
  • Human papillomavirus 16 / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Immunization, Secondary / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / therapeutic use
  • Vaccinia virus / immunology

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Synthetic
  • human papillomavirus vaccine, TA