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NCT Number: NCT03721978

REVEAL 2 Trial (Evaluation of VGX-3100 and Electroporation for the Treatment of Cervical HSIL)

HPV-303 is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of VGX-3100 delivered intramuscularly (IM) followed by electroporation (EP) delivered with CELLECTRA™ 5PSP in adult women with histologically confirmed high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 [CIN2] or grade 3 [CIN3]) of the cervix, associated with human papillomavirus (HPV-16) and/or HPV-18.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women aged 18 years and above
  • Confirmed cervical infection with HPV types 16 and/or 18 at screening
  • Cervical tissue specimen/slides provided to Study Pathology Adjudication Committee for diagnosis scheduled to be collected within 10 weeks prior to anticipated date of first dose of study drug
  • Confirmed histologic evidence of cervical HSIL at screening
  • Must be judged by Investigator to be an appropriate candidate for the protocol-specified procedure required at Week 36
  • With respect to their reproductive capacity must be post-menopausal or surgically sterile or willing to use a contraceptive method with failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly from screening until Week 36
  • Normal screening electrocardiogram (ECG)

Exclusion criteria

  • Microscopic or gross evidence of adenocarcinoma-in-situ (AIS), high grade vulvar, vaginal, or anal intraepithelial neoplasia or invasive cancer in any histopathologic specimen at screening
  • Cervical lesion(s) that cannot be fully visualized on colposcopy
  • History of endocervical curettage (ECC) which showed cervical HSIL indeterminate, or insufficient for diagnosis
  • Treatment for cervical HSIL within 4 weeks prior to screening
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or considering becoming pregnant during the study
  • History of previous therapeutic HPV vaccination
  • Immunosuppression as a result of underlying illness or treatment
  • Receipt of any non-study, non-live vaccine within 2 weeks of Day 0
  • Receipt of any non-study, live vaccine within 4 weeks of Day 0
  • Current or history of clinically significant, medically unstable disease or condition which, in the judgment of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the participant, interfere with study assessments or endpoint evaluation, or otherwise impact the validity of the study results
  • Presence of acute or chronic bleeding or clotting disorder that would contraindicate IM injections, or use of blood thinners within 2 weeks of Day 0
  • Participation in an interventional study with an investigational compound or device within 30 days of signing informed consent
  • Less than two acceptable sites available for IM injection

Treatment and study plan

VGX-3100

Biological

1 milliliter (mL) VGX-3100 injected IM.

Matched placebo

Biological

1 mL of matched Placebo injected IM.

CELLECTRA™-5PSP

Device

CELLECTRA™-5PSP used for EP following IM injection of VGX 3100.

Primary outcomes

  1. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Histologic Evidence of Cervical HSIL on Histology Sample and No Evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 in Cervical Samples

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Baseline biomarker-positive participants with no histologic (i.e., biopsies or excisional treatment) evidence of cervical HSIL, no evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 at Week 36, and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or low-grade intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Cervical samples for HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 were collected using the ThinPrep™. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for Safety Population: Number of Participants With Any Local and Systemic Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: From Baseline to Week 40

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of the pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Pre-existing conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as AEs. Nausea, fatigue, injection site bruising, injection site erythema, injection site haematoma, injection site induration, injection site pain, injection site pruritus, injection site swelling, malaise, pyrexia, arthralgia, myalgia, headache and erythema were considered as local and systemic AEs for baseline biomarker-positive participants for safety population.

  2. Safety Population: Number of Participants With Local and Systemic AEs

    Time frame: From Baseline to Week 40

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of the pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Pre-existing conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as AEs. Nausea, chills, fatigue, injection site bruising, injection site erythema, injection site haematoma, injection site haemorrhage, injection site induration, injection site oedema, injection site pain, injection site paraesthesia, injection site pruritus, injection site swelling, malaise, pain, pyrexia, temperature regulation disorder, arthralgia, myalgia, headache and erythema were considered as local and systemic AEs for safety population.

  3. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for Safety Population: Number of Participants With Any Treatment Emergent AEs (TEAEs) and Serious TEAEs (Including Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction [SUSAR] and Unexpected Adverse Device Effect [UADE])

    Time frame: From Baseline to Week 40

    AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. Serious AE (SAE) is any experience that suggested significant hazard, contraindication, side effect/precaution, & fulfilled any of the following: fatal, life-threatening, required in-patient hospitalization/prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect, was medically significant/required intervention to prevent other outcomes. TEAEs are any AEs starting on or after the first administration of any investigational product (IP). TEAEs included both serious and non-serious TEAEs. UADE is any SAE on health/safety or any life-threatening problem/death caused by, or associated with a device, if that effect, problem/death was not previously identified in nature, severity/degree of incidence in the investigational plan or application.

  4. Safety Population: Number of Participants With Any TEAEs and Serious TEAEs (Including SUSAR and UADE)

    Time frame: From Baseline to Week 40

    AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. SAE is any experience that suggested significant hazard, contraindication, side effect, or precaution, and fulfilled any of the following criteria: fatal, life-threatening, required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect, was medically significant or required intervention to prevent other outcomes. TEAEs are defined as AEs starting on or after the first administration of any IP. TEAEs included both serious and non-serious TEAEs. UADE is any SAE on health/safety or any life-threatening problem/death caused by, or associated with a device, if that effect, problem/death was not previously identified in nature, severity/degree of incidence in the investigational plan or application.

  5. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Histologic Evidence of Cervical HSIL on Histology Sample and No Evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 in Cervical Samples

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Participants with no histologic (i.e., biopsies or excisional treatment) evidence of cervical HSIL, no evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 at Week 36, and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or low-grade intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Cervical samples for HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 were collected using the ThinPrep™. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  6. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Histologic Evidence of Cervical HSIL on Histology Sample

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Baseline biomarker-positive participants with no histologic (i.e., biopsies or excisional treatment) evidence of cervical HSIL at Week 36 and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or LSIL. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  7. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Histologic Evidence of Cervical HSIL on Histology Sample

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Participants with no histologic (i.e., biopsies or excisional treatment) evidence of cervical HSIL at Week 36 and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or LSIL. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  8. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 in Cervical Samples by Type Specific HPV Testing

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Baseline biomarker-positive participants with no evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 at Week 36 time frame and participants in whom an excision or biopsy sample was not obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. Cervical samples for HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 were collected using the ThinPrep™. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  9. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 in Cervical Samples by Type Specific HPV Testing

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Participants with no evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 at Week 36 and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. Cervical samples for HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 were collected using the ThinPrep™. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  10. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Histologic Evidence of LSIL or HSIL on Histology Sample

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Baseline biomarker-positive participants with no histologic evidence of cervical HSIL, squamous atypia, or LSIL at Week 36 and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of LSIL was defined as no evidence of cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN1), CIN2, or CIN3 on biopsies or excisional treatment. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or LSIL. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  11. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Evidence of Histologic LSIL or HSIL on Histology Sample

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Participants with no histologic evidence of cervical HSIL, squamous atypia, or LSIL at Week 36 and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of LSIL was defined as no evidence of CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3 on biopsies or excisional treatment. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or LSIL. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  12. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Evidence of LSIL or HSIL on Histology Sample and No Evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 by Type Specific HPV Testing

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Baseline biomarker-positive participants with no histologic evidence of cervical HSIL, squamous atypia, or LSIL, no evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 by type specific HPV testing at Week 36, and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of LSIL was defined as no evidence of CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3 on biopsies or excisional treatment. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or LSIL. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  13. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Evidence of LSIL or HSIL on Histology Sample and No Evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 by Type Specific HPV Testing

    Time frame: At Week 36

    Participants with no histologic evidence of cervical HSIL, squamous atypia, or LSIL, no evidence of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 by type specific HPV testing at Week 36, and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. No evidence of LSIL was defined as no evidence of CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3 on biopsies or excisional treatment. No evidence of HSIL was defined by histology as negative, squamous atypia, or LSIL. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  14. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Progression of Cervical HSIL to Cervical Carcinoma

    Time frame: From Baseline at Week 36

    Baseline biomarker-positive participants with no histologic evidence of cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) or cervical carcinoma at Week 36 relative to baseline and participants in whom an excision or biopsy sample was not obtained between initial dose up to Week 36 were considered as responders. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  15. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants With No Progression of Cervical HSIL to Cervical Carcinoma

    Time frame: From Baseline at Week 36

    Participants with no histologic evidence of cervical AIS or cervical carcinoma at Week 36 relative to baseline and participants who did not have unscheduled excision or biopsy sample obtained between the initial dose up to Week 36 were considered to be responders. The efficacy time frame is defined by a biopsy or surgical excision at any time starting from 14 days prior to the protocol-specified target date of Week 36. The first tissue removal sample within the time frame determines the histology endpoint.

  16. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for ITT Population: Percentage of Participants Who Have Cleared HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 in Non-cervical Anatomic Locations

    Time frame: From Baseline at Week 36

    Percentage of baseline biomarker-positive participants who have cleared HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 on specimens from non-cervical anatomic locations (oropharynx, vagina and intra-anal) at Week 36 Visit compared to baseline were reported.

  17. ITT Population: Percentage of Participants Who Have Cleared HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 in Non-cervical Anatomic Locations

    Time frame: From Baseline at Week 36

    Percentage of participants who have cleared HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 on specimens from non-cervical anatomic locations (oropharynx, vagina, and intra-anal) at Week 36 Visit compared to baseline were reported.

  18. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for mITT Population: Serum Concentrations of Anti-HPV-16 and Anti-HPV-18 Antibody

    Time frame: At Week 15 and Week 36

    A standardized binding enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to measure the anti-HPV-16/18 antibody response induced by VGX-3100. E7 is a viral protein produced by cells infected by HPV-16/18.

  19. mITT Population: Serum Concentrations of Anti-HPV-16 and Anti-HPV-18 Antibody

    Time frame: At Week 15 and Week 36

    A standardized binding ELISA was performed to measure the anti-HPV-16/18 antibody response induced by VGX-3100. E7 is a viral protein produced by cells infected by HPV-16/18.

  20. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for mITT Population: Change From Baseline in Interferon-Gamma Response Magnitude at Week 15 and 36

    Time frame: Baseline; Week 15 and Week 36

    Assessment of cellular immune activity occurred via the application of the Interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (IFN-γ ELISpot). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from whole blood sample were used for analysis. E6 and E7 are viral proteins produced by cells infected by HPV-16/18.

  21. mITT Population: Change From Baseline in Interferon-Gamma Response Magnitude at Week 15 and 36

    Time frame: Baseline; Week 15 and Week 36

    Assessment of cellular immune activity occurred via the application of the IFN-γ ELISpot. PBMCs isolated from whole blood sample were used for analysis. E6 and E7 are viral proteins produced by cells infected by HPV-16/18.

  22. Baseline Biomarker-positive Participants for mITT Population: Change From Baseline in Flow Cytometry Response Magnitude at Week 15

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 15

    Assessment of cellular immune activity was measured using the application flow cytometry for the purposes of performing a Lytic Granule Loading Assay. The Lytic Granule Loading assay examines the following external cellular markers: CD3, CD4, CD8 (T cell identification), CD137, CD38, and CD69 (T cell activation markers) as well as PD-1 (exhaustion/activation marker). Here, changes from baseline in the percentage of CD8+CD137+Perforin+, CD8+CD38+Perforin+, and CD8+CD69+Perforin+ are reported.

  23. mITT Population: Change From Baseline in Flow Cytometry Response Magnitude at Week 15

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 15

    Assessment of cellular immune activity was measured using the application flow cytometry for the purposes of performing a Lytic Granule Loading Assay. The Lytic Granule Loading assay examines the following external cellular markers: CD3, CD4, CD8 (T cell identification), CD137, CD38, and CD69 (T cell activation markers) as well as PD-1 (exhaustion/activation marker). Here, changes from baseline in the percentage of CD8+CD137+Perforin+, CD8+CD38+Perforin+, and CD8+CD69+Perforin+ are reported.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Inovio Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of VGX-3100 Delivered Intramuscularly Followed by Electroporation With CELLECTRA™ 5PSP for the Treatment of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 Related High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL) of the Cervix

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 26, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2024

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