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An Investigational Vaccine (pNGVL4a-Sig/E7[detox]/HSP70 and TA-HPV) Prior to Cell Collection in Healthy Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplant Donors

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial tests the safety and side effects of an investigational vaccine (pNGVL4a-Sig/E7[detox]/HSP70 and TA-HPV) prior to cell collection in healthy partially immune system matched relatives (haploidentical) stem cell transplant donors. Scientists have found that a family of viruses called the human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause certain cancers, particularly in the head and neck and cervix. Most of these cancers are caused by a specific type of HPV called HPV16. This research is being done to see if giving donors an investigational vaccine against HPV causes the immune system to respond and generate HPV-specific white blood cells. HPV16+ cancer patients, receiving a transplant from a donor who has been vaccinated with pNGVL4a-Sig/E7[detox]/HSP70 and TA-HPV, may receive a stronger immune response and more effectively treat their cancer. Giving pNGVL4a-Sig/E7(detox)/HSP70 and TA-HPV may be safe and tolerable prior to cell collection in healthy haploidentical stem cell transplant donors.