Engineered Immune Effectors Against Cervical Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03362619 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2019 by Lung-Ji Chang, Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : December 5, 2017
Last Update Posted : September 19, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cervical Cancer | Biological: CC-EIEs | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Cervical cancer (CC) is a cancer arising from the cervix. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes more than 90% of the cases. Other risk factors include smoking, a weak immune system, birth control pills, starting sex at a young age, and having many sexual partners, but these are less important. Worldwide, CC is both the fourth-most common cause of cancer and the fourth-most common cause of death from cancer in women. The treatment of CC consists of surgical intervention, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Adoptive immunotherapy with cytotoxic T lymphocytes reactive with specific viral antigens has proven to be effective. Here, the investigators aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of multiple infusions of CC-specific engineered immune effectors including cytotoxic T lymphocytes in patients.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Innovative Treatment of Cervical Cancer Using Engineered Antigen-specific Immune Effectors (EIEs) |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 15, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 31, 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: CC-EIEs
Autologous cervical cancer specific engineered immune effectors (EIEs)
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Biological: CC-EIEs
2 to 4 infusions, once a week, for 1x10^5~1x10^7 CTLs/kg via IV, abdominal cavity or intratumoral injection each time |
- Safety of CC-EIEs in patients using CTCAE version 4.0 standard to evaluate the level of adverse events [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Physiological parameter (measuring cytokine response, fever, symptoms)
- Functional analyses of CC-EIEs in vitro [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]The specificity of CC-EIEs in vitro will be analysed by enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELISPOT).
- Anti-tumor effects [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Objective response, such as complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD) will be assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written, informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedures.
- Age older than 10 years.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS of 0 or 1.
- Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks.
- Not pregnant, and on appropriate birth control if of childbearing potential.
- Evidence of high-risk HPV infection.
- Stage III-IV or recurrent cervical cancer.
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Initial hematopoietic reconstitution with
- neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm^3;
- platelet (PLT) ≥ 100,000/mm^3.
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Proper renal and hepatic functions (ULN denotes "upper limit of normal range") with
- serum creatinine ≤ 2×ULN;
- serum bilirubin ≤ 2×ULN;
- AST/ALT ≤ 2×ULN;
- ALKP ≤ 5×ULN;
- serum bilirubin. 2.0 is acceptable in the setting of known Gilbert's syndrome.
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) test negative.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with
- cervical benign lesions: cervical columnar epithelium ectopic, cervical polyps, cervical endometriosis and cervical tuberculous ulcers;
- cervical benign tumors: cervical submucous myoma, cervical cancer, cervical papilloma.
- Patients with evidence of abdominal free air not explained by paracentesis or recent surgical procedure (prior, current or planned treatment).
- Previous exposure to mouse SCC antibody.
- Current or recent treatment (within the 28-day period prior to Day 0) with another investigational drug or previous participation in this study.
- Minor surgical procedures within 2 days prior to Day 0 (including central venous access device placement for chemotherapy administration, tumor biopsies, needle aspirations).
- Pregnant or lactating females.
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Inadequate bone marrow function with
- absolute neutrophil count < 1,000/mm^3;
- platelet count < 100,000/mm^3;
- Hb < 9 g/dL.
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Inadequate liver and renal function with
- serum (total) bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN;
- AST & ALT > 2.5 x ULN (> 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases);
- alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 x ULN;
- serum creatinine >2.0 mg/dl (> 177 μmol/L);
- urine dipstick for protein uria should be < 2+. Patients with ≥ 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate < 1 g of protein/24 hr.
- Serious active infection requiring i.v. antibiotics at during screening.
- Subject actively infected with HCV (HCV antibody positive), HBV (HBsAg positive), HIV (HIV antibody positive), HTLV (HTLV antibody positive), Treponema pallidum antibody positive or TB culture positive.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03362619
Contact: Lung-Ji Chang, PhD | 86-075586725195 | c@szgimi.org |
China, Guangdong | |
Jinshazhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine | Recruiting |
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510415 | |
Contact: Qichun Cai, MD 86-13802830754 | |
Shenzhen Geno-immune Medical Institute | Recruiting |
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 518000 | |
Contact: Lung-Ji Chang, PhD 86-075586725195 c@szgimi.org | |
China, Yunnan | |
Yunnan Cancer Hospital & The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University & Yunnan Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Kunming, Yunnan, China, 650000 | |
Contact: Xun Lai, MD 13577096609 1729112214@qq.com |
Principal Investigator: | Lung-Ji Chang, PhD | Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute | |
Study Director: | Qichun Cai, MD | Jinshazhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine | |
Study Director: | Xun Lai, MD | Yunnan Cancer Hospital & The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University & Yunnan Cancer Center |
Responsible Party: | Lung-Ji Chang, President, Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03362619 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GIMI-IRB-17019 |
First Posted: | December 5, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 19, 2019 |
Last Verified: | September 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Cervical cancer Cytotoxic lymphocyte CC-CTL |
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Uterine Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Uterine Cervical Diseases |
Uterine Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases Genital Diseases |