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A Phase II Study of Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy for Human Papillomavirus–associated Epithelial Cancers

Sanja Stevanović, Sarah R. Helman, John R. Wunderlich, Michelle M. Langhan, Stacey L. Doran, Mei Li M. Kwong, Robert P.T. Somerville, Christopher A. Klebanoff, Udai S. Kammula, Richard M. Sherry, James C. Yang, Steven A. Rosenberg and Christian S. Hinrichs
Sanja Stevanović
1Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Bethesda, Maryland.
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Sarah R. Helman
1Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Bethesda, Maryland.
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John R. Wunderlich
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Michelle M. Langhan
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Stacey L. Doran
1Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Bethesda, Maryland.
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Mei Li M. Kwong
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Robert P.T. Somerville
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Christopher A. Klebanoff
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Udai S. Kammula
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Richard M. Sherry
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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James C. Yang
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Steven A. Rosenberg
2Surgery Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Christian S. Hinrichs
1Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • For correspondence: hinrichs@nih.gov
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-2722 Published March 2019
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    Clinical responses in patients after HPV-TIL therapy. A, Waterfall plot of the maximum change in the sum of target lesions, as compared with baseline measurements, in 29 patients. CR, complete response; PR, partial response; PD, progressive disease; +, stable disease. B, Spider plots of the change in the sum of target lesions from pretreatment baseline in 29 patients. Black circles (Embedded Image) indicate ongoing responses; open squares (Embedded Image) indicate PD due to either a new lesion(s) or increasing target or nontarget lesion(s). Black triangle (Embedded Image) indicates PD in patient 24 with oropharyngeal cancer due to development of a new brain lesion after a PR of 5 months in duration. C and D, Contrast-enhanced CT scans obtained at baseline and after treatment for patient 24 with oropharyngeal cancer (C) and patient 26 with anal cancer (D). Tumors are marked by yellow arrows. Patient 24 had disease involving his left lung (first and second row) and mediastinum (third and fourth row). He experienced a PR of 5 months in duration due to a new brain lesion that was surgically excised. He was followed off-protocol, and his target lesions continued to regress, and there was no evidence of disease at most recent follow-up 51 months after treatment. Patient 26 had disease involving both lungs (first and second row). She experienced a PR of 4 months in duration due to increase in her target lesions.

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    HPV reactivity of the infused T cells and peripheral blood T cells after infusion. A and B, Infused HPV-TILs to 27 patients with cervical and noncervical cancer with HPV16+ or HPV18+ tumors were assessed for reactivity against HPV type–specific E6 and E7 oncoproteins using CD137 upregulation by flow cytometry (A), and (IFNγ) production assays (B). The HPV-type of each patient's tumor is provided in Table 1. Patients 10 and 14 had non-HPV16+/18+ tumors and were not included in this analysis. Values shown represent sum of HPV-type–specific E6 and E7 reactivity after background subtraction (gp100). CD137 upregulation is depicted for CD3+ T cells. Data are representative of two independent experiments for patients 11 to 13 and 15 to 29, and one experiment for patients 1 to 9 due to unavailability of samples. C, Peripheral blood (PB) T cells from before and 1 month after treatment were assessed by IFNγ ELISA for reactivity against HPV-type–specific E6 and E7 oncoproteins in 22 patients (5 responding and 17 nonresponding patients). Patient numbers are indicated in the parentheses. Patients 1, 6, 16, 25, and 26 did not have available samples for this analysis. Patients 10 and 14 had non-HPV16+/18+ tumors and were not included in this analysis. Values shown represent sum of HPV-type–specific E6 and E7 spot-forming cells (SFC) after background subtraction (gp100). Eight of 22 patients had discernable HPV reactivity (>20 SFC after background subtraction). Data are representative of two independent experiments for patients 11–13, 15, 17–24, and 27–29, and one experiment for patients 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 due to unavailability of samples. CR, responding patient with a complete response; PR, responding patients with a partial response; NR, nonresponding patient.

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    Characteristics of patients and administered T cells

    Within CD3+ (%)Response
    PatientAge (years)/genderHistologyHPV typeSites of diseasePrior systemic treatmentCells (×109)CD4+CD8+No. of IL2 dosesTypeDuration or TTP (months)
    Cervical cancer
     130/FASC18Iliac lymph nodes, lung, lung hilum, retroperitoneum, vaginal cuffCisplatin101.429727PD1
     253/FSCC18Bone, liver, lung, lung hilum, mediastinum, pelvisCisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, topotecan, ixabepilone, dimethane sulfonate126.010903PR3
     336/FSCC16Iliac lymph nodes, lung hilum, mediastinum, retroperitoneumCisplatin, vincristine, bleomycin, gemcitabine, paclitaxel, topotecan152.021832CR67+
     455/FSCC16Axilla, breast, liver, omentum, pleura, soft tissueCisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, fluorouracil, irinotecan, dovitinib, pemetrexed80.123767PD2
     544/FSCC18Brain, mediastinum, supraclavicular nodesCisplatin90.066295PD2
     636/FAC18Abdominal wall, liver surface, paracolic, pelvis, retroperitoneumCisplatin74.714868CR53+
     759/FAC18Abdominal wall, lungCisplatin, paclitaxel, carboplatin, bevacizumab33.436588PD1
     831/FASC18Pelvis, perihepatic massCisplatin, paclitaxel46.164299PD2
     937/FAC18Axilla, bone, lung, mediastinum, pelvis, retroperitoneumCisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, ipilimumab70.233596PD1
     1039/FSCCnot 16/18Adrenal, retroperitoneumCisplatin, paclitaxel, bevacizumab100.08925PD2
     1131/FSCC16Cervix, iliac lymph nodes, retroperitoneumCarboplatin, paclitaxel, bevacizumab77.057411PD2
     1248/FSCC16Bone, inguinal lymph nodes, lung, mediastinum, retroperitoneumCisplatin, paclitaxel, bevacizumab, listeria-based vaccine trial70.69340PR3
     1330/FSCC18Cervix, inguinal lymph nodes, lung, mediastinumCisplatin, brachytherapy101.367273PD3
     1449/FSCCnot 16/18Gastro-esophageal junction, mediastinum, retroperitoneumCisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, topotecan, bevacizumab68.853412PD2
     1561/FAC16Bone, inguinal lymph nodes, lungCarboplatin, docetaxel, cisplatin, topotecan, ifosfamide, adriamycin, etoposide73.984161PD3
     1651/FSCC18Liver, pelvic, peripancreatic, spleenCisplatin, gemcitabine, carboplatin, paclitaxel, bevacizumab11571290PD2
     1763/FSCC18Lung, lung hilumCisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, bevacizumab112.078224PD5
     1835/FNE18Lung, lung hilum, liverCisplatin, etoposide, topotecan, paclitaxel, bevacizumab9.067343PR3
    Noncervical cancer
     1955/MTonsillar SCC16Axilla, lung, subcutaneous tissueCisplatin, fluorouracil, taxotere, carboplatin, cetuximab89.19621PD2
     2060/MHead/neck SCC16Axilla, bone, liver, peripancreatic, periportal lymph node, pleuraCisplatin, capecitabine, carboplatin150.029646PD2
     2158/FAnal SCC16Lung, mediastinum, pleuraCisplatin, fluorouracil, carboplatin, paclitaxel, cetuximab, irinotecan31.547502PD3
     2250/FAnal SCC16Mediastinum, retroperitoneumCisplatin, fluorouracil, mitomycin C, paclitaxel, carboplatin69.075165PD8
     2358/FAnal SCC16Iliac lymph nodes, liver, retroperitoneumCisplatin, fluorouracil, mitomycin C47.58691PD2
     2460/MTonsillar SCC16Lung, mediastinumCisplatin, docetaxel, bevacizumab, cetuximab, fluorouracil, gemcitabine130.941513PR5
     2549/FAnal SCC16PleuraCisplatin, fluorouracil, rigosertib, capecitabine133.067205PD2
     2648/FAnal SCC16LungCisplatin, fluorouracil, mitomycin C, capecitabine18.447505PR4
     2752/MHead/neck SCC16Axilla, chest wall, lung hilum, mediastinum, subcutaneous tissueCisplatin, fluorouracil, taxotere125.09735PD2
     2860/MHead/neck SCC16Lung, lung hilum, mediastinum, para-aortic lymph node, pleuraCisplatin, carboplatin, fluorouracil, cetuximab, pembrolizumab102.06944PD3
     2956/FVaginal AC16Lung, lung hilum, scapula, para-spinalCisplatin, paclitaxel, carboplatin, pemetrexed107.046555PD4
    • Abbreviations: AC, adenocarcinoma; ASC, adenosquamous cell carcinoma; F, female; M, male; NE, neuroendocrine; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; TTP, time to progression.

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    Adverse events (grades 3 and 4)

    Adverse eventNo. of patients (#)
    Lymphopenia29
    Neutropenia29
    Thrombocytopenia29
    Anemia25
    Infectiona17
    Febrile neutropenia12
    Metabolic disorders12
    Hypoxia8
    Nausea/vomiting6
    Dyspnea4
    Diarrhea3
    Fatigue3
    Hypotension3
    Cystitis2
    Hemorrhageb2
    Oliguria2
    Renal failurec2
    Syncope2
    Ureteral obstructiond2
    Dysphagia1
    Confusion1
    • ↵aIncludes positive surveillance blood cultures.

    • ↵bAssociated with radiation colitis in 1 patient and with an in situ cervical carcinoma in 1 patient.

    • ↵cAssociated with progressing pelvic tumor in 1 patient.

    • ↵dAssociated with progressing pelvic tumors in 2 patients.

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A Phase II Study of Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy for Human Papillomavirus–associated Epithelial Cancers
Sanja Stevanović, Sarah R. Helman, John R. Wunderlich, Michelle M. Langhan, Stacey L. Doran, Mei Li M. Kwong, Robert P.T. Somerville, Christopher A. Klebanoff, Udai S. Kammula, Richard M. Sherry, James C. Yang, Steven A. Rosenberg and Christian S. Hinrichs
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