Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Nonavalent Vaccine in Preventing Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancer in Adult Women After Kidney Transplant

Overview

About this study

This trial studies whether the nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine given to adult women prior to kidney transplantation can help the body build and maintain an effective immune response during the post-transplant period when they receive immunosuppressive drugs to prevent transplant rejection. This study will help inform our scientific understanding about vaccine-induced immune responses among immunosuppressed individuals.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female candidate for renal transplant, expected to undergo transplant surgery >= 30 days and =< 12 months after enrollment.
    • For potential participants on the institutional waiting list for deceased donor transplant, a study clinician confirms the candidate is likely to receive a transplant within the next 12 months, taking into account the candidate's priority on the waiting list, age, medical status, institutional policies, and scores like the Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) Score and Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (CPRA) percentage, etc.
    • For potential participants expected to undergo a living donor transplant, one or more donor(s) have been identified and is/are in work-up (even though all work-up status may or may not be complete); a study clinician confirms the living donor transplant is likely to be scheduled within the next twelve months after taking into account donor work-up progress, age and medical status, and institutional policies.
      • Note: the study was originally restricted to participants who were expecting to receive only living donor renal transplants; however, less than a third of kidney transplants in the United States occur with kidneys from living donors; a majority of transplants are in the setting of donation of kidneys from deceased donors; to permit efficiencies in accrual, the study is amended to also open enrollment to recipients of deceased donor kidneys.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 1 (Karnofsky >= 70%).
  • Women who are able to become pregnant must have a confirmed negative pregnancy test result within the past 28 days prior to enrollment and must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her study physician immediately; women who have had a both ovaries removed or a tubal ligation will not be required to have a pregnancy test.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document and medical release form.
  • Willing and able to comply with trial protocol and follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous prophylactic HPV vaccination.
  • Prior organ transplant.
  • Anticipated desensitization treatment.
  • Current use of any other investigational agents.
  • History of allergic reactions to yeast or attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant or intention to get pregnant; pregnant women are excluded from this study.
  • Carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the cervix or history of cervical cancer.
  • History of active malignancy, including basal/squamous cell skin cancer.
  • Prior hysterectomy.
  • Concurrent illness, such as known psychiatric disorders or substance abuse (i.e., average alcohol consumption of more than 3 drinks per day), which in the opinion of the investigators would compromise either the patient or the integrity of the data.
  • Patients on anticoagulation or with bleeding disorders should be evaluated by a physician for risk/benefit of bleeding disorders with intramuscular injections prior to study enrollment; patients determined to be at high risk for bleeding with intramuscular injections will be excluded.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Raymund Razonable, M.D.

Closed for enrollment

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