New combo therapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cervical cancer
NCT ID NCT04646005
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study tested a combination of the immunotherapy drug cemiplimab and an HPV16-targeting vaccine (ISA101b) in 113 adults with recurrent or metastatic HPV16-positive cervical cancer that had progressed after first-line chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors and improve survival. The trial has been completed, and results will help determine if this approach is safe and effective enough for further study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cemiplimab (an immunotherapy drug) and ISA101b (a vaccine targeting HPV16)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced HPV16 cervical cancer whose disease has worsened after standard chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with a moderate number of participants, so results may not be definitive. The combination may cause immune-related side effects, and not all patients may respond.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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113 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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May 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult patients ≥18 years of age (or the legal age of adults to consent to participate in a clinical study per country specific regulations). 2. Has histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic HPV16 positive cervical cancer as determined by an investigational HPV16 PCR assay, who have experienced disease progression after treatment with platinum containing therapy as defined in the protocol 3. Patient must be determined to be positive for HPV16 genotype, as determined by a specified central reference laboratory. 4. Patient must have measurable disease as defined by RECIST 1.1. 5. Must have received prior bevacizumab and taxol unless meets pre-specified protocol criteria 6. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 7. Has adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined in the protocol. 8. Anticipated life expectancy ≥20 weeks. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment with an agent that blocks the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. 2. Prior treatment with other systemic immune-modulating agents as defined in the protocol 3. Major surgery or radiation therapy within 14 days of first administration of study drug 4. Has received treatment with an approved systemic therapy within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug, or has not yet recovered (ie, grade ≤1 or baseline) from any acute toxicities except for laboratory changes as described in the protocol 5. Has another malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment and/or history of malignancy other than cervical cancer within 3 years of date of first planned dose of study drug as defined in the protocol 6. Has any condition that requires ongoing/continuous corticosteroid therapy (\>10 mg prednisone/day or anti-inflammatory equivalent) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. 7. Has ongoing or recent (within 5 years) evidence of significant autoimmune disease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments as defined in the protocol NOTE: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arizona Oncology Associates
Tucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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Arizona Oncology Associates
Tucson, Arizona, 85711, United States
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CHIREC Delta Hospital / Chirec Cancer Institute
Brussels, 1160, Belgium
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Centro De Novos Tratamentos Itajai
Itajaí, Santa Catarina, 88301-220, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisa em Oncologia - Uniao Brasileira de Educacao e Assistencia Hospital Sao Lucas da PUCRS
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy
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Fundacao Pio XII - Hospital de Cancer de Barretos
Barretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
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Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, 06273, South Korea
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Hospital Doctor Josep Trueta - Institut Catala d'Oncologia (ICO)
Girona, Catalonia, 17007, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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IRCCS-Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, 20141, Italy
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Instituto COI de Pesquisa, Educacao e Gestao - COI Clinicas Barra Da Tijuca (COI Clinicas Oncologicas Integradas SA)
Rio de Janeiro, 22793-080, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Cancer Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva ¿ INCA
Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, 20220-410, Brazil
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS
Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, 47014, Italy
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, 08308, South Korea
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Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, Limburg, 6229 HX, Netherlands
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Radboudumc
Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Regeneron Research Site
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Clinical Oncology Dispensary 1 Of Healthcare Department Of Krasnodar Region
Krasnodar, Krasnodarskiy Kray, 350040, Russia
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Ghent, East Flanders, 9000, Belgium
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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University of Ulsan College of Medicine - Asan Medical Center (AMC)
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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