🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2024-11-11

HPV Vaccine, Imiquimod, and Metformin Combination Trial (NCT06686043)

A Phase 2 Study of HPV L1 Vaccine in Combination With Imiquimod and Metformin in Cervical, Vaginal, and Vulvar Cancers

🟢 Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore whether additional treatments can help strengthen the participant's immune system to fight cancer caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact. The trial will also monitor the safety of these treatments. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the combination of treatments help the participant's body fight the cancer more effectively when used alongside standard therapy? What side effects or medical issues arise when using these experimental treatments? Researchers will use three experimental therapies along with the participant's standard treatment to find out if these therapies work better together than standard treatment alone. Participants will: Receive HPV vaccinations during the 2nd and 4th week of radiation, and again at weeks 8, 10, 12, and 16 after completing radiation. Have blood samples taken, tumor cells brushed from the surface, and imiquimod cream applied during each visit. Take a daily metformin pill and apply an imiquimod suppository three times a week for two weeks after each visit.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (19 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (7 items).

Location: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center — Houston, Texas

Age range: 18 Years to 64 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Patients who have untreated, new or progressive brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to agents used in study.
  • Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness.
  • Patients with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because cervical carcinoma or vulva carcinoma patients have undergone treatment rendering the patient infertile. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with cervical carcinoma or vulva carcinoma, breastfeeding should be discontinued.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)

  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center — Houston, Texas
  • Harris Health Smith Clinic — Houston, Texas

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (832) 826-8071

Email: Keneshia.Lane@bcm.edu

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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