Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Plasmid DNA Therapeutic Vaccine(GX-188E)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02596243 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified July 2017 by Genexine, Inc..
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 4, 2015
Last Update Posted : July 12, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia | Biological: GX-188E Biological: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 134 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center, Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and the Safety of GX-188E, a DNA-based Therapeutic Vaccine, Administered Intramuscularly by Electroporation(EP) in HPV Type 16 and/or 18 Positive Patients With Biopsy-proven Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2(CIN2), Grade 2/3 (CIN2/3), Grade 3(CIN3) |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: GX-188E
GX-188E + EP
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Biological: GX-188E
1mg of GX-188E administered IM using EP device at day 0, week 4 and week 12.
Other Name: DNA therapeutic vaccine |
Placebo Comparator: placebo
Placebo + EP
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Biological: Placebo
0.5mL of Placebo administered IM using EP device at day 0, week 4 and week 12.
Other Name: Placebo-control |
- Number of participants with histopathological regression of cervical lesions to CIN1 or less [ Time Frame: 36 weeks ]The number of participants with cervical lesions regress to CIN1 or less at the 36 week visit
- Number of participants with Clearance of HPV 16 or 18 in combination with histopathological regression of cervical lesions to CIN1 or less [ Time Frame: 36 weeks ]The number of participants with clearance of HPV 16 or 18 in combination with histopathological regression of cervical lesions to CIN1 or less at the 36 week visit

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female subjects age 18-60 years
- Histologically confirmed HPV-16 or HPV-18 asspcoated CIN2, CIN 2/3 or CIN3 from tissue collected less than 10 weeks prior to Vaccination/EP #1 with overall lesion sizes less than 50% of the cervix area and no evidence of invasive cancer in any specimen;
- Colposcopy is satisfactory based on visualization of the entire squamocolumnar junction and the upper limit of the entire aceto-white or suspected CIN disease area;
- Healthy subjects as judged by the Investigator based on medical history, PE, and normal results for an ECG, CBC, Serum Chemistries, CPK and urinalysis done up to 4 weeks prior to enrolment;
- For women who are not postmenopausal (at least 12 months of nontherapy- induced amenorrhea) or surgically sterile (absence of ovaries and/or uterus): agreement to remain abstinent or use a highly effective method of contraception during the treatment period and throughout Week 36 response evaluation visit.
- Able and willing to comply with all study procedures and voluntarily signs informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unsatisfactory colposcopy defined as incomplete visualization of the entire squamocolumnar junction and the upper limit of the entire aceto-white or suspected CIN disease area;
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
- Immunosuppression including any concurrent condition requiring the continued use of systemic or topical steroids at or near the injection site [deltoid, upper arm] (excluding inhaled and eye drop-containing corticosteroids) or the use of immunosuppressive agents. All other corticosteroids must be discontinued > 4 weeks prior to Day 0 of study vaccine administration; autoimmune disorders, transplant recipients;
- History of previous therapeutic HPV vaccination (individuals who have been immunized with licensed prophylactic HPV vaccines (e.g. Gardasil®, Cervarix®) are not excluded);
- Positive serological test for hepatitis C virus or hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
- Administration of any blood product within 3 months of enrollment;
- Administration of any licensed vaccine within 2 weeks of enrollment (4 weeks for measles vaccine);
- Participation in a study with an investigational compound or device within 30 days prior to signing informed consent;
- Cardiac pre-excitation syndromes (such as Wolff-Parkinson-White);
- History of seizures (unless seizure free for 5 years);
- Tattoos, scars, active lesions/rashes or any implantable leads within 3 cm of the intended site of vaccination/EP;
- Any electronic medical implants (such as cardiac pacemaker);
- Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements;
- A tendency for severe haemorrhage following acute trauma;
- Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained (involuntarily incarcerated) for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (i.e. infections disease) illness must not be enrolled into this study;
- Any other conditions judged by the investigator that would limit the evaluation of a subject.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02596243
Estonia | |
East Tallinn Central Hospital | |
Tallinn, Estonia, 10119 | |
North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation | |
Tallinn, Estonia, 13419 | |
Tartu University Hospital | |
Tartu, Estonia, 51014 | |
Korea, Republic of | |
Inje University Busan Paik Hospital | |
Busan, Korea, Republic of, 47392 | |
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center | |
Daegu, Korea, Republic of, 41931 | |
Severance Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 03722 | |
Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 04619 | |
CHA Gangnam Medical Center | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 06135 | |
The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 06591 | |
Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 07441 | |
Ehwa Womans University Mokdong Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 07985 | |
Korea University Guro Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 080308 | |
Ukraine | |
Kharkiv medical academy of postgraduate education | |
Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61070 | |
National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine | |
Kyiv, Ukraine, 04050 | |
Multi-profile Medical Center (University Clinic No. 1) of Odesa National | |
Odessa, Ukraine, 65026 | |
State Institution Zaporizhzhia Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education | |
Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, 69071 |
Principal Investigator: | Terje Raud, MD | Tartu University Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Kersti Kukk, MD | North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation | |
Principal Investigator: | Aira Peri, MD | East Tallinn Central Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Tetiana Tatarchuk, MD | National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine | |
Principal Investigator: | Nataliya Lutsenko, MD | State Institution, Zaporizhzhia Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education Ministry of Health of Ukraine | |
Principal Investigator: | Sergiy Kartashov, MD | Kharkiv medical academy of postgraduate education | |
Principal Investigator: | Natalia Rozhkovska, MD | Multi-profile Medical Center (University Clinic No. 1) of Odesa National Medical University |
Responsible Party: | Genexine, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02596243 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HPV-EU-001 |
First Posted: | November 4, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 12, 2017 |
Last Verified: | July 2017 |
CIN2, CIN2/3, CIN3 Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia High-Risk HPV HPV infection |
precancer Diseases Double Blind Safety/Efficacy |
Neoplasms Carcinoma in Situ Uterine Cervical Dysplasia Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Precancerous Conditions Uterine Cervical Diseases Uterine Diseases |
Genital Diseases, Female Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases Genital Diseases Vaccines Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |