Immune cell therapy takes on HPV
NCT ID NCT03351855
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether infusing HPV-specific immune cells (HPV-CTLs) can safely reduce or clear HPV infection in people who haven't responded to standard treatments. Up to 100 participants will receive 2 to 4 infusions of these cells. The study measures safety and viral load changes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HPV-specific immune cells (HPV-CTLs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for persistent HPV infections that don't respond to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Risks include immune reactions or lack of viral clearance.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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6 months to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written, informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedures. 2. Evidence of HPV virus activation (viral DNA) or high risk of HPV infection. 3. Not suitable for routine treatment or invalid to antiviral drugs. 4. Patients with viral disease symptoms and confirmed by biopsy, regardless of the level of virus DNA. 5. Age less than 75 years. 6. Did not use Penicillin or β-lactam antibiotics, or the lowest dose of other antibiotics. 7. Initial hematopoietic reconstitution: neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm\^3, platelet (PLT) ≥ 1,000/mm\^3. 8. Proper renal and hepatic functions (ULN denotes "upper limit of normal range"): Creatinine ≤ 2\*ULN, Bilirubin ≤ 2\*ULN, SGOT/ SGPT ≤ 3\*ULN. 9. If HPV-CTL is not from the patient's own, then the provider of HPV-CTL needs to meet the following criteria: * did not receive chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to blood collection, and did not take any steroids for the previous week, did not use Penicillin or β-lactam antibiotics, or the lowest dose of other antibiotics. * white blood cells ≥ 3,500 / μl, lymphocytes ≥ 750 / μl. 10. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test was negative. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject or the donor of BMT recipient 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. 2. Subject is albumin-intolerant. 3. Subject with life expectancy less than 8 weeks. 4. Subject participated in other investigational somatic cell therapies within past 30 days. 5. Subject with positive pregnancy test result.
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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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Shenzhen Geno-immune Medical Institute
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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