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Regression of papilloma high-grade lesions (CIN 2 and CIN 3) is stimulated by therapeutic vaccination with MVA E2 recombinant vaccine

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the etiologic agent for cervical cancer. In Mexico, a women dies every 2 h, and since 1990 the statistics have shown that the numbers of deaths are increasing. We conducted a phase II clinical trial to evaluate the potential use of the MVA E2 recombinant vaccinia virus in treating high-grade lesions (CIN 2 and CIN 3) associated with oncogenic papillomavirus. Fifty-four female patients with high degree lesions were treated either with an MVA E2 therapeutic vaccine or with conization. Thirty-four women received the therapeutic vaccine, at a total of 107 virus particles per dose injected directly into the uterus once every week over a 6-week period. Twenty control patients were treated with conization. By colposcopy, 19 patients out of 34 showed no lesion, in three patients the lesions were reduced by 85–90%, in eight other lesions had reduced by 60%, and in four more patients, they were reduced by 25%. Histological analysis showed total elimination of high-grade lesions in 20 out of 34 patients after treatment with MVA E2. Eleven patients had a 50% reduction in lesion size. In two other patients, the lesion was reduced to CIN 2 and in one more patient the lesion was reduced to low grade (CIN 1). All patients developed antibodies against the MVA E2 vaccine, and generated a specific cytotoxic response against papilloma-transformed cells. DNA viral load was significantly reduced in MVA E2-treated patients. Conization eliminated the lesions in 80% of the patients, but patients did not develop cytotoxic activity specific against cancer cells and did not eliminate the papillomavirus. In addition, three patients treated with conization had recurrence of lesions 1 year later. These results show that therapeutic vaccination with MVA E2 proved to be very effective in stimulating the immune system against papillomavirus, and in generating regression of high-grade lesion.

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  1. Hospital de Gineco Obstetricia, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico

    E García-Hernández, J L González-Sánchez & A Andrade-Manzano

  2. FES Zaragoza, National Autonomous University of México, Mexico City, Mexico

    M L Contreras

  3. Hospital de la Mujer, Jacona, Zamora Michoacan, Mexico City, Mexico

    S Padilla

  4. Jefatura de Prestaciones Médicas, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico

    C C Guzmán

  5. Lemery, S.A de C.V, Mexico City, Mexico

    R Jiménez, L Reyes, G Morosoli & M L Verde

  6. Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, National Autonomous University of México, Mexico City, Mexico

    R Rosales

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García-Hernández, E., González-Sánchez, J., Andrade-Manzano, A. et al. Regression of papilloma high-grade lesions (CIN 2 and CIN 3) is stimulated by therapeutic vaccination with MVA E2 recombinant vaccine. Cancer Gene Ther 13, 592–597 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.cgt.7700937

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