Cervical CancerPhase 1NCT03578406
HPV-E6-Specific Anti-PD1 TCR-T Cells in the Treatment of HPV-Positive NHSCC or Cervical Cancer
A Phase 1 study testing HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells in people with Cervical Cancer and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Human papillomavirus infections 16 (HPV16) is known to be a high-risk factor to induce cervical cancers. To date, HPV16-related cervical cancer is still a major concern in developing countries where vaccination is not prevalent. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Cervical Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- What is being tested?
- HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 9 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2018to 30 Oct 2022
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Expected to live longer than 12 weeks
- PS 0-2
- Pathology confirmed as HPV16 positive malignant tumor, either metastatic or recurrent disease
- Creatinine <2.5mg/dl
- ALT/AST is lower than three times ULN.
- No contraindications of leukocyte collection
- Before entering the trial, women must adopt a reliable method of contraception until 30 days after infusion.
- Understand this trial and have signed an informed consent
Who cannot join
- Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis
- With other uncontrolled malignant tumors.
- Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C activity period, HIV infected patients
- Any other uncontrolled disease that interferes with the trial
- Patients with severe heart and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, cerebral thrombosis and cerebral hemorrhage
- Untreated hypertension or hypertensive patients
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- A person with a history of mental illness that is difficult to control
- Researchers do not consider it appropriate to participate in this trial
- Patients who have been using immunosuppressive agents for a long time after organ transplants, except for recent or current inhaled corticosteroids
- Subjects who have been pregnant or nursing, or who plan for pregnancy within 2 months of treatment or after the end of treatment
- An illness affects a person who signs a written consent or complies with a study procedure, or who is unwilling or unable to comply with the research requirements
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Two-Arm Open-Labeled Trial of HPV-E6-Specific TCR-T Cells With or Without Anti-PD1 Auto-secreted Element in the Treatment of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Carcinoma or Cervical Cancer
Human papillomavirus infections 16 (HPV16) is known to be a high-risk factor to induce cervical cancers. To date, HPV16-related cervical cancer is still a major concern in developing countries where vaccination is not prevalent. Concurrent therapies for cervical cancers have limited response rate and high chance of relapse. However, HPV16-induced cancers provided an ideal target for T cell-based immunotherapy due to the non-self origins. Engineered T cells bearing a TCR (TCR-T) that can specifically recognize the presented HPV antigen become a viable approach to treat this type of cancer. Though engineered T therapies have been well-recognized in hematological cancers, solid cancer treatment has been a major hurdle due to the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment. One key mechanism of tumor-elicited suppression is the PDL1-PD1 interaction which induces T cell exhaustion. Therefore, TCR-T cells armed with a PD1 antagonist could further enhance the efficacy of TCR-T in solid cancers.
- Being tested
- HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells
- Medical subject headings
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
HPV E6-specific TCR-T cellsDrug
Patients were infused with HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| HPV TCR-T | Experimental | HPV E6-specific TCR-T cell Receives: Drug: HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose
Verify the MTD of TCR-T cells for HPV16 E6 antigen for treatment. Nine patients will be enrolled in this project, using a dose-climbing approach, with every three patients as a group. The first group of patients returned to 5x106/kg TCR-T cells, the second group returned to 1x107/kg TCR-T cells, and the third group returned to 5x107/kg TCR-T cells
Measured: 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jul 2018
- Study start1 Sep 2018
- Primary completion30 Apr 2022
- Study completion30 Oct 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Cervical CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- TCRCure Biopharma Ltd.
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Qingzhu Jia, M.D., Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing
- Investigators
- Bo Zhu, Principal investigator, Oncology of Department, Xinqiao Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03578406
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- XQDC20180520
- Status last verified
- Jan 2026
- First submitted
- 28 May 2018
- Last updated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Two-Arm Open-Labeled Trial of HPV-E6-Specific TCR-T Cells With or Without Anti-PD1 Auto-secreted Element in the Treatment of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Carcinoma or Cervical Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03578406
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- XQDC20180520
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Xinqiao Hospital of ChongqingUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- TCRCure Biopharma Ltd.
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Oct 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Jul 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Human papillomavirus infections 16 (HPV16) is known to be a high-risk factor to induce cervical cancers. To date, HPV16-related cervical cancer is still a major concern in developing countries where vaccination is not prevalent. Concurrent therapies for cervical cancers have limited response rate and high chance of relapse. However, HPV16-induced cancers provided an ideal target for T cell-based immunotherapy due to the non-self origins. Engineered T cells bearing a TCR (TCR-T) that can specifically recognize the presented HPV antigen become a viable approach to treat this type of cancer. Though engineered T therapies have been well-recognized in hematological cancers, solid cancer treatment has been a major hurdle due to the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment. One key mechanism of tumor-elicited suppression is the PDL1-PD1 interaction which induces T cell exhaustion. Therefore, TCR-T cells armed with a PD1 antagonist could further enhance the efficacy of TCR-T in solid cancers.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| HPV TCR-T | Experimental | Drug: HPV E6-specific TCR-T cellsHPV E6-specific TCR-T cell |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Expected to live longer than 12 weeks
- PS 0-2
- Pathology confirmed as HPV16 positive malignant tumor, either metastatic or recurrent disease
- Creatinine <2.5mg/dl
- ALT/AST is lower than three times ULN.
Key exclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis
- With other uncontrolled malignant tumors.
- Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C activity period, HIV infected patients
- Any other uncontrolled disease that interferes with the trial
- Patients with severe heart and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, cerebral thrombosis and cerebral hemorrhage
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| HPV E6-specific TCR-T cellsPatients were infused with HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells | Drug | HPV TCR-T |
Primary outcome
To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time frame: 8 weeks
Verify the MTD of TCR-T cells for HPV16 E6 antigen for treatment. Nine patients will be enrolled in this project, using a dose-climbing approach, with every three patients as a group. The first group of patients returned to 5x106/kg TCR-T cells, the second group returned to 1x107/kg TCR-T cells, and the third group returned to 5x107/kg TCR-T cells
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Jan 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Bo Zhu principal investigator
Oncology of Department, Xinqiao Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing HPV E6-specific TCR-T cells in people with Cervical Cancer and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (time frame: 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jan 2026.